Cults by their very nature have to create phobias and a us vs them mentality to maintain control. Free and open discussion would create a mass exodus from this religion. Fear must always be used. Think about who would waste hundreds of hours a year giving away books they paid for if they found out it wasn't needed For god to love you.
Posts by trujw
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22why is the org acting worried?
by Crazyguy inthe latest statistics from the year book seems to indicated that no great increase of leavers, so why is the org seem to be acting like thier worried?
more talks about apostates, more asking for money, more talks about loyalty, etc.
what's up?.
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What's the next big organizational change you predict could happen?
by Island Man inyadda yadda 2 predicted a change in the bookstudy arrangement.
what future changes do you predict could/would happen?.
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trujw
As far as doctrine not much just little bs stuff here and there that the masses will orgazem over as a sign of Armageddon coming. unless money starts really drying up or membership starts to take a dive.
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What's the next big organizational change you predict could happen?
by Island Man inyadda yadda 2 predicted a change in the bookstudy arrangement.
what future changes do you predict could/would happen?.
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trujw
I think there is going to be another high ranking defection in the next few years.
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What will the JW religion be like in 2015?
by JimmyPage inover 100 years into the reign of christ and six more years of damage from the internet.
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what do you envision?.
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trujw
The governing body really could use a Mary lol
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New "Generations" WT Study Article in 2014??
by daringhart13 ini see people mentioning this and have visited the site looking at all posted wt's.......i see no paragraph's discussing 'generations'....does anyone have any direction?.
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trujw
Evidently Jesus meant generations. Professor I P freely of modesto jr college said. Generations..............can...........mean Lappers. Another noted biblical scholar from Oakdale middle school once said "my school year.......overlapped with summer school.......generation"
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JWs took off from work in 1975?
by skeeter1 ina friend of mine is an electrician supervisor.
back in 1975, one of his employees was a jw.
the jw was so convinced that 1975 would bring the end of the world, that the jw took off from work (like, the first week in january) and sat on the top of a north carolina mountain waiting for armegheddon.
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trujw
So sad I heard HQ's was buying property and expanding during this time. New presses etc. I think freeminds has talked a lot about it.
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Transfusion Experience from France
by Bells inlong story short - my in-laws know that i strongly disagree with their blood doctrine.
i received 3rd degree burns as a toddler and without blood, i would have died.
no doubt this is much of the reason that i feel the way i do.. my mil sent me an article, saying that i might find it of interest - in other words, it is an example to 'refute my contradictions about blood transfusions'.
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trujw
This is from a group of people that believed smurf stuffed animals can walk and talk. I know my mom was a believer and thrown mine out in the 80's.
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What Was Your First Experience In Exposing Yourself To "Apostasy"?
by minimus inas a young teenager, i would look at "apostate" books at the city library.
i was always intrigued as to what was sooo bad and other than a few writings of some that seemed like they hated the witnesses, i would clandestinely look at literature, especially in "christian" bookstores.. it took years for me to finally disconnect.
i will say that ray franz' books enlightened me the most!.
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trujw
With me it was hundreds of pin Pricks. My dad was non jw and i always felt something as a teenager saying something aint right. I started having more problems when the elder I worked under was caught by me stealing from our company. I was then told by my employer it went back years. Wait I thought he has only been an elder recently I think 1 year. then reporting time had me doubting after reading Matt 6:1. What blew the door open was at the library (something I loved to do before the internet)and seeing David reeds book Jehovah's Witness answered verse by verse. With my hands shaking i took it along with other books to hide it. Then started reading. Still kinda thought back in 1993 could this book be true. There was a reference to COC. Found it and that was it.
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Why doesn't the GB come out with specific rules on counting time
by trujw ini think we all know the reason millions of less hours.
when i was in we went to a rv by the kingdom hall then drove 30 minutes out to the country to knock on a door then back to the city for one more door.
god must be so proud!
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trujw
"Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. Matt 6:1 I quoted this to an elder as to why I didn't report my time. It was the greatest silence I ever heard.
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Why doesn't the GB come out with specific rules on counting time
by trujw ini think we all know the reason millions of less hours.
when i was in we went to a rv by the kingdom hall then drove 30 minutes out to the country to knock on a door then back to the city for one more door.
god must be so proud!
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trujw
For some reason I don't ever remember being told how I could count time. I Rember some counted from when they left their house until they returned. I loved the bus stop dump.