Posts by jp1692

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Trump mentality = Watchtower mentality

by doubtfull1799 in

the fake news is working overtime.

just reported that, despite the tremendous success we are having with the economy & all things else, 91% of the network news about me is negative (fake).

why do we work so hard in working with the media when it is corrupt?

jp1692

I am constantly amazed how many people on this forum -- former cult members all -- will unquestioningly line up behind Donald Trump and diss anyone that criticizes him even though there is quite a lot to be critical of.

You'd think after leaving one cult people would be a little more hesitant to join another, but apparently not. So much of how Trump acts and behaves is identical to that of the cult we all left. It's frankly quite weird that so many on this forum fail to see that. But I guess it just proves the well documented phenomenon that many people that leave one cult with frequently run to another because it's familiar and seems to provide them for what they think they need.

(I predict multiple "Dislikes" for this post but without anyone actually addressing the factual nature of my post.)

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Overlapping Generations

by JRK in

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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.

jp1692

It's overlapping bullshit.

C'mon. This "doctrine" -- and it pains me to even call it that -- is the abso-fucking-lutely stupidest thing the WTBTS has ever come up with, and they've come up with some really stupid shit!

In a way, it's brilliant: it shows how gullible and desperate the average cult member is to belong to something no matter how dumb and to follow their leaders unquestioningly and uncritically. All the leaders have to do is come up with something -- it apparently doesn't matter how ridiculous or illogical it is -- and the "sheeple" will ooh and aah and say, "Oh. Yes, that's right! Look how wonderful Jehovah is!" and keep right on following no matter what.

Let's review: It's a cult!

Aren't we glad we have superior personal integrity, courage and critical thinking skills to call bullshit on this kind of nonsense!

Does that sound arrogant? Nah. It's just the truth, the real truth.

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Is the GB guilty of crimes against humanity?

by Chook in

the changing of doctrine that cost brothers their lives or future happiness .

told flock to get no education .told sisters for one hundred years that having children wasn’t gods priority .

deaths resulted from no organ transplants and blood fractions.

jp1692

Is the GB guilty of crimes against humanity?

Yes they are.

It's a cult and the leaders of this cult are completely morally culpable. Sadly, the United States of America currently does not have laws to prosecute such crimes, but instead provides cover for charlatans and con men.

Just because what they do is not illegal doesn't make it right.

Let's review: It's a cult!

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Neanderthals - Meet Your Ancestors

by Earnest in

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tonight (sunday, 13th may) at 20:00 on bbc 2 ... for neanderthal believers, agnostics and deniers.. this first programme in a two-part series investigates what neanderthals looked like and and how they lived in their ice age world.

it turns out that almost everything we thought we knew about them is wrong.

they weren't hunched, grunting, knuckle-dragging ape-men at all.

jp1692

EQV: [When “these scientists 'discover' something 'new' about something [it is] Kind of like the Governing Body shedding new light.”

No!

This comment shows a complete ignorance of how both scientists and cults leaders work.

Scientists try to find empirical data and objective evidence to help us understand how things really are. Peer review and repeatability are essential to a working hypothesis. Scientists welcome questions and must be willing to admit when they are wrong when the evidence indicates otherwise.

Cult leaders make shit up based solely on whatever suits their agenda or mood, they absolutely do NOT tolerate questions, they will put any and all pressure possible and necessary on anyone that dares to question them in order to silence dissenters and maintain absolute control over their mindlessly obedient followers, and cult leaders will never, ever admit error or defeat even in light of overwhelming evidence of their mistakes, failings and other errors and shortcomings.

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The Label Of "Apostate" And It's Effects

by pale.emperor in

in my psychology studies we've been examining the use of "labels" and how they influence peoples behaviour.

i sometimes wonder if the gb or their helpers know exactly what they're doing when it comes to psychological manipulation.. it's been observed that by labeling someone or something it changes your entire perception of that person or thing.

it colours it entirely, quite unfairly in some cases.

jp1692

Why not [label them] the apostate governing body?

Good idea. It certainly fits. This is NOT the religion I joined in the '80s.

WT leadership from Rutherford to the current GB have gradually apostatized from pretty much every core teaching the CT Russell had when he formed this religion in the 19th century.

Let's review: It's a cult!

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Motherly Love, that "Unbreakable Bond"

by Simon in

my father died a couple of months ago.

he'd been ill for some time and had many health scares and heart troubles over the years but always managed to keep on going.

then one time he didn't.. i'm glad i got to know him again and spend some more time with him after so many years missed because of the wts but those years will always be lost forever.

jp1692

Simon, sorry to hear about your dad AND your mom.

Glad the wedding went well, it was really good you could attend and take your son.

jp

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David Splanes how to get everyone to agree when voting in elders meetings

by Kevin McFree in

https://youtu.be/j3htfvmgr50.

jp1692

"You can agree with us, or you can be wrong!"

Let's review: It's a cult!

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Gerrit Lösch gives a special talk the Norval Assembly Hall in Georgetown Canada

by wannaexit in

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the first part was all about the the evils of higher education.

i couldn't stand it and left.

was anybody there today?

jp1692

WildThing: Thanks for finding and sharing those statistics.

So making more money is important, but NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING to recent incoming freshmen.

They are more interested in getting a better job, gaining a general education and appreciation of ideas, and getting training for a specific career. Laudable goals all!

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