Posts by FingersCrossed

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James 2:26 - "faith without works is dead"

by leaving_quietly in

i was contemplating this verse this morning... what did james mean by "works"?

and it hit me like a bolt of lightning.. now, wts would have us believe these "works" are preaching and meetings.

however, could that be what james was referring to?

Steve Hassan's BITE model mapped to WTS Part 1

by Julia Orwell in

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this is a project i've started to prove i'm not an apostate: mapping bite to wts.

part one is the first criteria of cult control, behaviour control.

feel free to add to these subheadings too, as many of you were in a lot longer than me and have been in bethel or been elders.. .

FingersCrossed

Awesome works Julia!! It will be great if there is any written evidence such as their own publications that shows they actually do all these...

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Just my little story

by MinistryOfTruth in

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i have been lurking here for about a month or two.

it is really awesome to read so many similar experiences.. for example, when i was still 'in' i wondered if i was the only one in the hall that really hated the meetings.

FingersCrossed

For every post posted by someone new here, it is a great joy! Welcome MinistryofTruth!!

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Emotional Abuse - 10 signs to watch out for in a relationship

by sd-7 in

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http://shrink4men.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/10-signs-your-girlfriend-or-wife-is-an-emotional-bully/.

the above link explains it well.

i've probably encountered it before, but i think it warrants a mention once more.

FingersCrossed

If only the dubs can relate it to their relationship with the Borg...

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the journey of my children in awakening

by Aussie Oz in

at the request of some, i have gone through many of my posts of the last 3 years to collect all my methods i used to awaken my children to the truth about the truth.. from oldest to newest (i will do them in a few posts so its not an endless scroll thru).

had a bit of a chat today about the internet (which i know he likes to use at my place).

in his use of the net today i found one site he visited was one i had visited to get a pdf of a society publication.

FingersCrossed

Mark for reading. Great one for sure

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Did the apostles REQUIRE absolute unity among the 1st century congregation?

by I_love_Jeff in

i posted this question on ya!

for the jehovah's witnesses about an hour ago and only received one answer.

how would you (ex-jehovah's witnesses) respond to this question.

FingersCrossed

Churches all over the whole had many differences, and need no organisation to organize them. Yet they are following and serving the same Jesus Christ! That's true unity, not a forced one.

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Did the apostles REQUIRE absolute unity among the 1st century congregation?

by I_love_Jeff in

i posted this question on ya!

for the jehovah's witnesses about an hour ago and only received one answer.

how would you (ex-jehovah's witnesses) respond to this question.

FingersCrossed

Barnabas and Paul had some disagreements and they went their own way but they were still united in Christ

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CULT Characteristics - Discovery Channel

by Murray Smith in

i know this topic has been done to death in the past, but thought it worth a post for those who may not yet have made an evaluation of jehovah's witnesses in this light.

not all characteristics are mirrored exactly by jehovah's witnesses, but the chief factors described below are present to a disturbing degree.

i have highlighted the obvious areas of correlation.