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  Non JW and JW friendships

  by ricsa in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  himy story is as follows.

  i've been friends with a guy for round 1,5 years.

  he told me once he had another guy friend who was gay.

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  Moreconfusedthanever - a lot of jws I know recommend making friends with people first and then over time exposing them to tidbits of the truth and whetting their appetite. They say letting people see we're normal first makes people more likely to be receptive later
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  The hypocrisy of today's Watchtower

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i don't really need to explain anything really.

  all i can say is that i was gob smacked at the sheer audaciousness of the entire study article.

  i'm still speechless.

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  Pale emperor - i was in front of a JC 10 year ago and it was awful. They wanted to know every exact intimate detail and you feel absolutely tiny and worthless after its over. 3 elders chatting to 1 sister was extremely intimidating and uncomfortable especially with all the intimate questions they asked. Then i couldn't be at the meeting when it was announced I was publicly reproved coz i was so embarrassed
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  Will The Governing Body Be Resigning From Controlling The Corporation When Things Get Worse And Worse?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  will they be making a lot of their gb helpers full fledge gb?

  i think as they continue to loose money and members and contributions dry up, that many might be thinking how to get out of this financial mess with some sort of golden parachute, and hand over the reigns to their helpers.. i'm sure with all this bad that is happening to the corporation they would welcome an early retirement with a nice comfy nest egg away from all this bad publicity away from the public eye.

  why do they want to keep fighting a losing battle give over their power for a nice comfy retirement.

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  When they run out of money they'll probably just say Jehovah has said the time for preaching is at its end and the work is done. Now it's time for the great tribulation
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  The hypocrisy of today's Watchtower

  by UnshackleTheChains in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i don't really need to explain anything really.

  all i can say is that i was gob smacked at the sheer audaciousness of the entire study article.

  i'm still speechless.

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  Yeah throughout the whole watchtower I was sitting thinking how much like the scribes and Pharisees the wts/GB are
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  Guilt trip

  by Jrjw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  did anyone have other jws try to guilt trip them when they were leaving or if you were making a decision which jws felt was wrong but wasn't unscriptural?

  i'm getting people guilt tripping me to eventually get back with my emotionally, spiritually and mentally abusive husband who i'm separated from.

  i feel sick at the thought of getting back together and putting myself through that nightmare again but i'm being told its what jehovah wants coz he doesn't want families to be apart.

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  Thanks Mr flipper. I have a lot of reading to do 😊
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  Mind control

  by Jrjw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ive just watched on youtube the b.i.t.e model of cult mind control by steve hassan.

  all 23 steps apply to the wts.

  its awful knowing i was tricked and how subtly it was done without me even knowing.

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  Scratchme1010 - fear of not listening to them. I felt once I knew what learned off them from the bible that i couldn't just ignore it and had no choice coz I'd be destroyed along with my daughter at Armageddon if I didn't listen
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  Mind control

  by Jrjw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ive just watched on youtube the b.i.t.e model of cult mind control by steve hassan.

  all 23 steps apply to the wts.

  its awful knowing i was tricked and how subtly it was done without me even knowing.

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  Ive just watched on YouTube the B.I.T.E model of cult mind control by Steve hassan. All 23 steps apply to the wts. Its awful knowing i was tricked and how subtly it was done without me even knowing. There are some other great videos by him on there too that are well worth watching. He's an expert on cult mind control for any of you who havent heard of him. I never believed my family when they told me jws are a cult and that they've brainwashed me, I used to laugh it off as completely ridiculous
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  Guilt trip

  by Jrjw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  did anyone have other jws try to guilt trip them when they were leaving or if you were making a decision which jws felt was wrong but wasn't unscriptural?

  i'm getting people guilt tripping me to eventually get back with my emotionally, spiritually and mentally abusive husband who i'm separated from.

  i feel sick at the thought of getting back together and putting myself through that nightmare again but i'm being told its what jehovah wants coz he doesn't want families to be apart.

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  The only reason I can't hand in disassociation letter yet is coz I need to build a network of non jw friends once I Move. I'll be gone asap once that happens. My ex will be a nightmare about our son as well saying im gonna kill him at Armageddon if I leave. I'll just say you aren't allowed to talk about spiritual things with someone who's supposed to be treated as disfellowshiped and I'll report you to the elders if you continue 😊 hopefully that will shut him up
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  Guilt trip

  by Jrjw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  did anyone have other jws try to guilt trip them when they were leaving or if you were making a decision which jws felt was wrong but wasn't unscriptural?

  i'm getting people guilt tripping me to eventually get back with my emotionally, spiritually and mentally abusive husband who i'm separated from.

  i feel sick at the thought of getting back together and putting myself through that nightmare again but i'm being told its what jehovah wants coz he doesn't want families to be apart.

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  Yes when they talk nicely to you it makes you stay questioning your decision. I can't be part of an organisation that's told so many lies and hidden them and that has such a terrible stance on child abuse. I have tip keep reminding myself of this when i start questioning my decisions lol. Wish I was away from the cult and it was all in the past now. I have some very persistent friends(although they're conditional ones) and if I haven't managed to fade by end of this year I'm just gonna disassociate myself to get away from it all
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  Guilt trip

  by Jrjw in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  did anyone have other jws try to guilt trip them when they were leaving or if you were making a decision which jws felt was wrong but wasn't unscriptural?

  i'm getting people guilt tripping me to eventually get back with my emotionally, spiritually and mentally abusive husband who i'm separated from.

  i feel sick at the thought of getting back together and putting myself through that nightmare again but i'm being told its what jehovah wants coz he doesn't want families to be apart.

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  I'm planning on doing that eventually and the sooner the better. They don't make it easy to just leave