Posts by Anna Marina

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Why go online

by asp59 in

so why do you think org went online?

they were selling khs left and right for years.

plus video talks and new building for filming videos.

Anna Marina

At first they were anti-things like Facebook - then they did an about turn. As if someone up-top had a light-bulb moment.

I think the Zoom meetings give them greater psychological control - they can analyse eye movement, vocabulary, willingness to engage. The official website will provide futher data. They can set out key performance indicators and use the electric cattle prod of statistical targets to make life unbearable for everyone. After all Prince Albert (Queen Victoria's husband) said the new religion would be statistics.

Statistics tend to work a treat - and with WT's Jackson-Pollock-does-rocket-science approach to arithmetic, should be a total mind-bender.

I don't doubt they want contributions but above all they'd want performance.

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So in the assembly they put in no use of medical drugs

by tottenkopf in

so watching the cults assembly video i am a bit confused about the whole girl asking about marijuana.

non medical use what exactly is that.

what do they mean "medical?

Anna Marina

Market share?

In a tough harsh world, Christianity provides comfort. The poor tend to be treated the worst.

Christianity keeps you facing reality and addressing problems. Misuse of drugs can be like putting your head in the sand and not facing reality and not learning problem solving skills.

Christianity provides power, misuse of drugs weakens.

If you want to push dope and be the most successful, you need to wipe out the competition. Christianity is one of your competitors. So you try to knock it out of the ring.

Similarly if you have set up a false religion and want to be the most successful, dope (legal or illegal) is one of your competitiors, so you have to try to knock it out of the ring, along with Christianity.

If you need people to lay miles of cable, put up scaffolding or drive diggers, they've got to be able to calculate. And you don't want them falling asleep or how can you indoctrinate them? Let alone drive them to work endlessly for you.

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So What Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Do Now?

by minimus in

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they don’t go to conventions .

they don’t go to assemblies.

they don’t go to meetings.

Anna Marina

I hear reports of apostate YouTube video binging. People are leaving in higher numbers.

And bloggers here are doing their bit - I know people in my ex cong read stuff here (hiya to ya all:D)

So round of applause to everyone putting out info and doing your bit to encourage these poor trapped people to get out of Watchtower's clutches. It's working.

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What defines a "Woman of Color" in Today's World?

by RubaDub in

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we hear daily "a woman or color".

one person here mentioned that nikki haley (parents are from india) is a woman of color.. what defines "woman of color?

" is there some scan gun that they put point at your head and defines the pigmentation?.

Anna Marina

People talk of race issues when they actually mean values issues.

A Moslem went on to me about issues faced as a Moslem and he defined it all as racism. Moslem is white and acts like a bully.

Question - could Nazis moan at Jews about racism if the Jews distance themselves from them because of the Holocaust? Cause in the end that's what it all comes down to - values. How you treat others. If you really insist on being a horrible murderous, lying so and so, then end up alienated because of it, don't try saying it's cause of your skin colour.

Really it is a good idea to treat people as you would like to be treated youself. Then funnily enough people tend to like you. Not all - but a good few.

I got df'd by WT but guess what, not everyone shuns me - why? Cause I tries to be nice, understanding and patient. Not always easy but worth it.

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What defines a "Woman of Color" in Today's World?

by RubaDub in

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friends

we hear daily "a woman or color".

one person here mentioned that nikki haley (parents are from india) is a woman of color.. what defines "woman of color?

" is there some scan gun that they put point at your head and defines the pigmentation?.

Anna Marina

It's the concept of alienation.

I am a ... [fill in whatever you want so long as you can spin it] = alienated.

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The Black Goat in the JW Covid-19 Report - 2020 Governing Body Update #5

by Oh-my-God in

did you notice this?

2020 governing body update #5. https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/docid-702020307_1_video.

why do they show the black goat in the picture?

Anna Marina

Hi again Cookiemaster - Rosicrucianism is a futher part of WT's history. Rosicrucianism possibly has its root in the ideas of Franciscan friar, Robert Bacon aka Dr Mirabilis. By 1260 there were ideas that a new age of holy spirit would come about. Progress, invention and utopia were common themes to such movements. You see these ideas in some of Watchtower's more bizarre articles such as when Joseph Rutherford said cream separators and adding machines were evidence of Christ's presence. Early sci-fi I guess.

In the 1800s Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein based on Man bringing about horror through unhallowed arts. Percy Bysshe Shelley, the romantic poet was interested in secret societies working for the revolution and bringing about a utopian new world order. The romantic poets were much drawn to Persian Sufism.

Lord Byron, another romantic poet greatly influenced the Decemberists.

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2020-08-S-236-E-- Instructions For New Regular Pioneers!

by Atlantis in

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2 documents.

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2020-08 instructions for new regular pioneers, s-236-e, in english and in spanish.time to grab the hair brush.https://docdro.id/ikgig7gpetra!.

Anna Marina

What a horrible contract that is. Work your socks off, then DO MORE!

I know ones who would sign on to pioneer that month just to get the applause, then dib out as ill or whatever. Just 'oops' not be able to do it.

So if you are in the know, you know you can sign on to pioneer regularly (or just for the month), then not do the hours.

When I was a regular pioneer and I could no longer get my hours in I spoke to the elders and I was given massive consessions. To keep me on, I reckon I was offered a golden ticket by a CO, '0 hours, its ok, just stay on.' But I knew what it'd look like to the congregation. I'd be held up as an example of a hard working pioneer which they should strive to emulate. I thought that as so cruel to make them feel bad just because they didn't realise I wasn't having to do my hours. They wouldn't get told that.

Anyway I stood down. If I remember correctly... it wasn't announced.

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meditation now OK

by tottenkopf in

i see ken flodine spelling saying in the new zoom assembly that you should meditate.

when i was in the cult that was a huge no no.

it was called blanking your mind and the demons could take control.

Anna Marina

I got thrown out for sticking to the Bible but the drug dealer is welcomed with open arms.

I wouldn't be allowed to comment now if I went to a meeting but he could.

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2020-08-S-236-E-- Instructions For New Regular Pioneers!

by Atlantis in

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friends

2 documents.

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2020-08 instructions for new regular pioneers, s-236-e, in english and in spanish.time to grab the hair brush.https://docdro.id/ikgig7gpetra!.

Anna Marina

And me please.

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Are You One of the People Considered "Essential" ???

by RubaDub in

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i keep hearing all of the things about "essential" people in this convid-19 virus thing.. well, i woke up this morning, did my morning poop, and just felt like i am essential.

i walked around my house while my wife was still sleeping, did the alexa thing to hear the daily text.

it made me feel good.

Anna Marina

A Groupon green handshake. Oh Rubadub, that is so clever. I take off my bobble hat to you. I am so impressed I'll even take the bobble off my bobble hat.