Della Street

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  A&E - Cults and Extreme Belief - Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Incognito in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i haven't seen this posted.. tuesday may 29, 2018 @ 10pm (new york time zone).

  cults and extreme belief - jehovah's witnesses.

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  Della Street

  couple of comments:

  1) Where did the "Witness of Jehovah" cartoon come from? I'd never seen this before.

  2) Going to HQ was a little overdone. What large organization could you go to, and drop in on the CEO or someone from the Board of Directors without an appointment of some kind??

  3) I think Romy is a little too whiny at the begnning - it would have been more powerful to simply state what the doctrine or rules and let people draw their own conclusions.

  4) The Anderson's were excellent!!

  5) The posted JW Child Abuse Policy contains some items that are new, and perhaps even only recently instigated. I wish there had been more discussion on how the policy has developed.
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  A&E - Cults and Extreme Belief - Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Incognito in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i haven't seen this posted.. tuesday may 29, 2018 @ 10pm (new york time zone).

  cults and extreme belief - jehovah's witnesses.

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  Della Street

  should we have a virtual viewing party?? :-)
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  Study edition august 2018 about news sources

  by Gorbatchov in

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  2. friends

  the study edition of august 2018 mentions the 3 reliable news sources for jehovah's witnesses:.

  "breaking news" at jw.org.

  "news" at jw.org.

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  Della Street

  So is watching CNN, FOX or NPR going to qualify me as apostate now??
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  Canada Branch Financials are Posted (The Bleeding Appears Very Real)

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  posted here:.

  https://docs.zoho.com/sheet/published.do?rid=740aq85115d1a04174c4d867e056351ad6836.

  biggest changes:.

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  Della Street

  I don't think it is as bad as it looks. Line 4330 - Other Liabilities is a big line item where I suspect they are funneling money to other entities based on the amount.
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  Movie Apostacy

  by blownaway in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  where can i watch this?

  i saw it was limited release last sept. but it should be out now.

  anyone know?

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  Della Street

  looks like you can rent the content on that website or amazon...
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  Regional Convention New Releases

  by pixel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the new releases for the regional convention are out at the borg's page.

  but remember, you can not see them unless first you attend....

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  Della Street

  Where did you find the new releases? All I could find was a trailer for the new Jonah movie.
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  The political left, perfectly captured in one short video exchange

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  this perfectly encapsulates the behaviour and opinions of the left and dave rubin nails it - "you're not oppressed, you're entitled".. lots of of shouting and claims of being denied rights to speak but nothing really to say when given a mic, just endless shouting and baseless confused claims about 'free speech'.

  hey, some blm bitches try and get in on it too because, why not.. constant "i have a question, i have a question ..." as though she isn't allowed to ask it when the reality is she really has nothing to say, she just wants to stop other people being able to talk.

  what a stupid cunt.. sadly, the left is indoctrinating a generation to think that *this* is what political discourse and "taking a stand" is.

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  Della Street

  My views on issues land pretty much in the middle. The issue I have with what gets public attention from each side is that regular people demonstrate an inability to engage in debate or conversation about issues without resorting to personal attacks and the lack of respect for people they don't agree with or understand. In the OP, the girl was referred to as a cunt and there is a lot of other name-calling in this thread. Is this the kind of people we want to be?

  I'm sure we can engage the topics without resorting to using easy but inaccurate names as a substitute for real thinking.
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  The political left, perfectly captured in one short video exchange

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. current

  this perfectly encapsulates the behaviour and opinions of the left and dave rubin nails it - "you're not oppressed, you're entitled".. lots of of shouting and claims of being denied rights to speak but nothing really to say when given a mic, just endless shouting and baseless confused claims about 'free speech'.

  hey, some blm bitches try and get in on it too because, why not.. constant "i have a question, i have a question ..." as though she isn't allowed to ask it when the reality is she really has nothing to say, she just wants to stop other people being able to talk.

  what a stupid cunt.. sadly, the left is indoctrinating a generation to think that *this* is what political discourse and "taking a stand" is.

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  Della Street

  That was one of the most ridiculous conversations I've ever witnessed.

  She started out asking a good question, but then couldn't get it together to actually engage in a real conversation.

  Sad.
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  Overlapping Generations

  by JRK in

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  2. friends

  i remember when that came out, my mother didn't catch it in the original article in the wt.

  it was in one of the review "do you remember" thingies that she caught it.

  she asked me if it means what she thought it meant.

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  I also think this overlapping generation idea was something that allows them to keep appointing younger and younger people to the Governing Body. It seems like all of the "helpers" at some point realize they are anointed and promoted when they need more buts in chairs.

  I am so glad I don't try to turn my brain into a pretzel to try and make this stuff make sense when it doesn't. So much made up shit.
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  Fading with Confidence

  by gone for good in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  abandoning a damaging cult is not a crime, in fact it might be viewed as a moral imperative given the levels of abuse awaiting those surrendering to its teachings and worse –its "ecclesiastic authority".. it has always seemed counter productive to inform potential enemies when your life´s goals now conflict with their rigid agendas.

  disassociation letters and manifestos may be cathartic in the writing, but the outcome is a 100% certainty because of the inflexibility and lack of caring by the very group it is delivered to.. .

  "fading" from under "high control" seems an oxymoronic risk at best, and currently faders walk on eggshells and look over their shoulders for years during and after the attempt - fearful that the price of their freedom will be the destruction of their friendships and family ties.. perhaps a peculiar additional preparation to a fade can reverse the balance of power – and high control cults are all about power.. .. bear in mind: - .

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  I have successfully faded. People are polite but I am not included in anything. So, shunned, yes. But as I told my mom, the same people who talked to me when I went to meeting talk to me now, so what is the difference?

  If they want to hunt me down and disfellowship me, fine. But I will not disassociate because that is giving them authority over me they do not have the right to have.