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park ave boy
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What Was The Silliest "Offense" That You Were Counseled For?
by minimus inwhen i was a teenager, i was told by an elder that because i smiled a lot and was known for my good sense of humor, that i should come across as "more serious".
so before i was appointed a ms, while in my late teens, i transformed myself into a much more "serious" brother.. were you ever told that you needed to work on something that you knew was stoopid?.
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The TOP 5 Most Dangerous Teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses
by park ave boy infirst i want to say happy new year to everyone here including you lurkers!
i was able to get away with my whole family for xmas and new years up to maine away from everything.
i mean everything and it felt great.
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Like I said I listed the obey the 7 fat bastards as number one because it is the key pin to everything else. But your point is well taken. I should swap out number 4 with pedo and abuse within the Borg. -
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January jw-tv broadcast with Lett
by bohm inlett is back with a vengance!.
* the last money-begging effort increased donations by 15% for two months; a letter by a 13 year old who donated is read out loud.
* since last may "so many good things have happened".
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Am I the only one who wants to reach through the monitor and ring his neck? I can't stand that clown! -
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The TOP 5 Most Dangerous Teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses
by park ave boy infirst i want to say happy new year to everyone here including you lurkers!
i was able to get away with my whole family for xmas and new years up to maine away from everything.
i mean everything and it felt great.
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park ave boy
Thank you Orphancrow! Really, is that so? More than Jamestown each year? I would love to see the actual numbers because that is another piece of evidence for the AG to read and add to the list. This cult needs to be dismantled from the top down. And like yesterday already.
But the reason I listed it as number 3 is because without the "you MUST obey the 7 fat bastards" then the blood transfusion doctrine would be null and void.
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Letter to my wife
by Truthexplorer ini decided to write the following letter to my wife after years of frustration.
it was the only way i could express my feelings to her.
so far i have had a mixed reaction from her which i can later tell you about.
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I'd love to read the whole letter but the formatting is really bad. Only half the letter is showing. Can you reformat this? I love the way it sounds thus far! -
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Ex JW's - Which Christian denomination are you with now and why?
by Truthexplorer inthis is a question for ex jw's who have joined another christian faith group.
the purpose of my question iis to find out which christian faith group you chose after leaving watchtower and what convinced you to travel this new spiritual path you are on.
i am interested to know because i personally would like to find a genuine faith group where i can feel true christian liberty as i initially thought i had with the witnesses.
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The TOP 5 Most Dangerous Teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses
by park ave boy infirst i want to say happy new year to everyone here including you lurkers!
i was able to get away with my whole family for xmas and new years up to maine away from everything.
i mean everything and it felt great.
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First I want to say happy new year to everyone here including you lurkers! I was able to get away with my whole family for Xmas and new years up to Maine away from everything. I mean everything and it felt great. I forgot how nice it is to "return to nature" and just enjoy life, family and friends for who they are. As you guys know, my parents were homophobic demons when they were in the JWborg and I was shunned. It is so nice to have them back! Now we are closer than ever and it feels great! Anyways, I was thinking about my life growing up as a JW and I compiled my list of the top 5 most dangerous teachings. Forgive if this has been a topic before but I couldn't find a top 5 list like this. Here is my list in order of evilness and danger. I counted at least 20 very dangerous teachings that should be enough for the AG to investigate this cult but narrowed it down to the top 5. Feel free to add or change it!
5.) Forbidding any research of biblical history, early JWborg history or anything outside of the WT library. In short, as a member of this cult, you must ask yourself why you are only allowed a sanitized version of history. The answer is that without removing the damning parts of history like Jerusalem being destroyed in 587 BCE and NOT 607 BCE, or Rutherford being a drunk, Russel being a Freemason and using pyramidology to predict dozens of "end of the world" dates, there would be zero basis for belonging to this cult. Like the Wizard of OZ said, "don't look at the man behind the curtain." Ask yourself why not. What is there to hide if it is "THE TRUTH"
4.) Forbidding of birthday celebrations, holidays, mother's day, father's day etc and participation in school activities. I know this was hard for me growing up in school. I was always the outcast, not being able to participate in the Christmas concerts like all the other kids. Hell, even the Jewish kids sang Xmas songs! But not me. Then the birthdays and every other holiday including THANKSGIVING. It creates a boundary of "us" vs "them" and we are to imply that we are better because of it and "they" are ignorant and clueless about what "god" wants. Yeah, CULT WARNING!
3.) Blood. The evidence is overwhelming that in an emergency situation, blood transfusions SAVE much more lives than it kills. Sure, in some limited situations, bloodless surgery is better for the patient because blood loss is NOT AN ISSUE. In short, I sense a major class action lawsuit coming that will knock this cult down and out and it has to do with thousands of JWborgs who have died as a result of listening to pseudo science of the 7 Fat Bastards in Brooklyn.
2.) Shunning. I know you would expect this to be number 1 on the list. (there is one even more dangerous!) Shunning is not only NOT scriptural, it has destroyed thousands of families and the sole purpose of this evil doctrine is to keep the rank and file in check. But it is beginning to backfire. I personally don't care if they change it or not. If they don't change it, the R&F will leave in increasing drips and drops, taking others with them and planting seeds of truth along the way. If they do change it, they will have 50% leave overnight. Depression, suicides and general anxiety. All because of one simple teaching, many JWborg, like myself were raised as a child in this cult. Get baptized at 12? Prepare to be shunned for your actions. You as a 12 year old should have known what you were doing! Don't get baptized at 12? Prepare to be shunned anyways by not being invited to gatherings. Let's review: It's a cult!
1.) You MUST obey the Governing body with everything, even if you don't understand why or if it makes no sense at all. Just OBEY. Do I honestly need to expound on this? I don't think so!
You have only one option:
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Predictions for 2016
by LevelThePlayingField inso, it's that time of year again.
here's a few of my predictions.
) no armageddon.
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Ohhhhhhhh boy! I love me some of this thread! Let me get out my "kreestale" ball.
OK I SEE IN 2016:
1.) One of the GB members leave or resign or DA'd. It looks like.... a man.... older.... his name is Gerbil, or Gerry... or Gerrit. Yes. That's it. Gerrit. An Austrian fellow. His conscience bothers him about something he knows. He's trapped. But... he wants out.
2.) The WTBTS gets involved in a real estate deal to sell off a property they own. It is very large transaction... but it sours and falls apart. I see a powerful man, a political man perhaps get involved and files a lawsuit against the WTBTS for a very large amount.... they get dragged through the court system over it and it lasts many years. In the end the WTBTS are forced to sell much of the property at a large discount... yes, 50% of what they first estimated.
3.) The GB will claim new light has risen from their gaseous inner intestines... it will be involving a date... I cannot see the date... oh yes wait... it is 2114 minus 200. Ok that is the first number. The second number is 587 plus 20, and I see a donkey... no rather a jackass, a large jackass who wears glasses and he speaks! Wait more coming in,,.he also has a name... Mike. No... Matt... no... Morbid... Morebus.... Morris! That's it! Morris....A new edict will be issued about the years 1914 and 607.
4.) A 4 part Watchtower lesson on the evil power of the internet and apostasy. I see lots of direction in this one. It says you must obey the 7 wise men or be cut off from the borg. It says you must not view ANY websites about Jehovah's Witnesses, Jehovah, the Governing Body or the Watchtower except one called JWorg. But this will backfire and hundreds of thousands of members will wake up and go against the WTBTS and leave!
5.) Little children. Big bad old men. Australia. Royal Commission. England. France. Portugal. I see the WTBTS in deep shit. Literally deep shit and they dig themselves deeper in it. 33% members. That is all I see.
That is all I can see. Too much power needed to see through the evil of the WTBTS. But in summary, the WTBTS has the worst year in its history and 2016 begins the great decline and collapse of the WTBTS.
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De muslim rebels are try to enforce Islam on my family and de village.
by Ogwambi-Odoki inmy name is ogwambi odoki, but my friends dey call me og.
i live in a village in rural uganda near the city of gulu.
my family has been jehovah witnesses for two genorations since de first missionaries came to de village many moons ago.
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If Mark Sanderson had an evil twin in Africa...
TROLL!
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Muslims Mocking ISIS Deserve Respect
by cofty inabu bakr al-baghdadi put out an audio recording on saturday calling on muslims to join the fight.
it is his first public pronouncement in over 7 months.. a number of muslims have taken to twitter to mock the self-styled caliph of the islamic state with comments like "i've got star wars on sunday, maybe later" and "would do but there's engineering work on the trains around london bridge.
soz".
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park ave boy
Then you have missed all of my many posts criticising Islam. IMO Douglas Murray, Maajid Nawaz, Sam Harris and Ayan Hirsi Ali are the voices of reason among a flood of wilfully blind regressive liberal commentators.
My OP is an observation that there are some rational muslims who have adopted western values about freedom and democracy and that they should be respected and encouraged.
Ok sorry I have not read all your posts. Yup you phrased it right "willfully ignorant." But a few, very small number have been westernized. I do know a Muslim who I didn't know was Muslim until recently and she is very secular. I think she is more about the family traditions than the doctrine. There is hope some will wake up but there are so many of them and growing everyday. I see nothing but more radicalization and terror as they increase their presence in western nations. Even if a few step up and be brave against their cult, the majority will not.
