Because I have slipped the noose so far regarding DF, JWs have heard I'm opposed yet corporate sanctions haven't applied yet, whenever I run into JWs such as 2 days ago . I ran into elder who has in past tried to linch me in judicial hearings but is in cong next door now. He inquired as to where I was living and I said I was only in state for 4 days ( my version of theocratic warfare ) I could feel the cult culling moving closer, I just applied my Teflon coating. As to shunning I'm very fortunate that I have no blood relatives under WT control. As regards shunning the JW religion taught us to be thick skinned regarding people with opposing religious views , if 8 million shun so what , I can't talk Chinese and if I went to China 1 billion would shun based on no communication, suits me fine.
Posts by Chook
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4The Surprise Of Many Over Shunning From Family And Friends
by dubstepped ini think there's a level of cognitive dissonance that is present within many that leave over the shunning thing.
i hear so many tales of people that leave and think that their family will talk to them.
sure, that does happen, but it's by far the minority.
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How Many Here Used To Sneak Looking At "apostate" Material?
by minimus ini did!
even when i was in junior high school i would go to the library and look for anything that was about charles taze russell or millenial dawn or jehovah's witnesses..... maybe i was an "apostate " in the making..
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Chook
I looked at the forbidden word, dumbass me took a while to process it all , especially coming to realise that I taught my family this bullshit, it's a bit daunting knowing you spoon fed the shit to our love ones.
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We do sound like a cult
by notalone in"we do sound like a cult..." so in the last few conversations i have had with my still deeply in friend she has mentioned this a couple times when lamenting things that don't seem right.
she has a relative that left and is telling everyone jw's are a cult.
she is very defensive and deeply disturbed by this accusation.
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Chook
There is no better word than CULT to describe this group, Notalone the most encouraging thing said is there is " things don't seem right and she is not going to be silenced " I think she will qualify for the priesthood of apostasy. Give her time it's all these conflicting arguments racing her mind, her mind hopefully will process them correctly, this is the most encouraging read I've read today .
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Breaking News, London: Van Ploughs into Pedestrians
by Simon in3 male passengers then get out and start stabbing / shooting people according to early reports.. but it could have been anyone for any reason, who knows, possibly jehovahs witnesses or amish.. maybe we'll never know the reason but i'm sure there will be people praying for those involved and hashtags.. thus solving the problem once and for all.. just "life in a big city" according to the muslim mayor of london, sadiq khan..
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Chook
I believe everyone has a right to bear arms and a I would gladly accomodate these terrorists with a head full of lead. I think on US soil they might have joined god quicker. It's a shame because there is good and bad in all cultures, it's just that the punishment has to be as barbaric so these sick bastards feel some pain.
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At what percentage would you rate Trump fighting North Korea in next 12 months ?
by Chook ini'm not real sure if it's 50/50 but i know trump has a lot of key advisers that live for the war machine, and what's the good of weapons that never get used.
kimmy seems hell bent on a fireworks display..
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I'm not real sure if it's 50/50 but I know trump has a lot of key advisers that live for the war machine, and what's the good of weapons that never get used. Kimmy seems hell bent on a fireworks display.
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How Do You Get Most of Your News?
by minimus ini read that many people get their news from facebook.
i look online mostly at fox news and the drudge report.
very seldom do i look at cnn.😎.
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Financial news - Martin Armstrong blog and zero hedge.
Normal news- Daily mail online
religous news - on here
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How do I get you to Visit my house
by I have question inokay simply put i am not of your faith however my faith allows me to learn and study other people's beliefs and faith's.
now i believe at least from what i have seen that you people are humble and respectful, when interacting with me.
and that watchtower book thing u hand out has actually helped me in the past.... taught me that resentment only hurts me and not the person i resented, that was really needed at the time.
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Ask this one question, are the baptised children in your faith free to explore other religions with out family sanctions. They will probably lie with the answer, but insist on this subject, and ask how they correlate this with Jesus.
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JW bible study
by Chook inhas anyone had a study with jws with the goal of helping them see ttat..
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Has anyone had a study with JWs with the goal of helping them see TTAT.
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Talk to my Dad about beards.
by LovingLifeNow inso i spoke to my elder dad the other day, and he asked if i still am sporting a beard.
i said yes, then i said, "i thought the society said its ok to have a neat trimmed beard now?
" he said "no, no, no..if you read the article , it says in countries where it is accepted" so my response was "ummm, its pretty accepted here in america"..which he says "it reflects your spirituality" "if another wittness saw you, they would know you are weak"...i was like, "ok, i don't get it, and i follow christ/god, not men..." then he said in his hall" if a brother came in with a beard , he would not have privelages" then i just gave up, and tried to change the subject..ugggggggggg if these people would just listen to themselves , they would see the sillyness of there teachings...
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Chook
Could you really imagine that any of those famous Israelites could comprehend that the god of Abraham would condemn facial hair. American corporate image has precedence over natural facial features.
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This Weekend's Watchtower Study "What You Vow, Pay" from April issue
by BluesBrother injust some random thoughts here... theme scripture is matt.5: 33 .
we already had a thread explaining that jesus added a "but" after those words.
however, few would argue against the principle of keeping one's word.
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Chook
I would bet my left testicle ,what you vow you pay will come in form of a regular electronic payment system introduced so the poor brothers stay poor and the GB continue to eat eye fillet steak.