Dummheit

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  Is the Pioneer School being eliminated?

  by wannaexit in

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  i heard from the semi reliable source that the pioneer schools will go the way of the dodo bird next year.. i could see this happening.

  it used to be that you went to the the pioneer school once.

  then they allowed dubs to go every 5 years.

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  Dummheit

  Show me pioneers from the NT? Perhaps they exist in the NWT?!
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  This is for all JW's out there...

  by Divergent in

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  sorry to be so blunt, but you only have yourself to blame if you realize something is wrong but allow your cognitive dissonance to kick in.

  if you are confronted with facts which are reported by reliable sources which are hard to dispute and deny, and you choose to dismiss these as "apostate lies" rather than looking at these from an objective point of view, it's your fault and you deserve the consequences of willful ignorance!.

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  Dummheit

  Unfortunately, most people are quite happy and fulfilled in the early stages of their involvement in any cult (otherwise cults wouldn't exist). Cults try to shower newcomers with attention and positive reinforcement which draws people deeper into the organization. By the time alarm bells start ringing for many people, they have invested a great portion of their lives in the cult and acting on that cognitive dissonance now carries a great cost--one's relationships (familial and personal), work situation sometimes and a fear of the unknown. It is understandable that some people just stuff all the doubt back in and try to carry on best as possible. I feel sympathy for those who are going through the struggle to break free from the drudgery of JW slavery.
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  Not on a WTS Cover - Famine Continues to Decline

  by berrygerry in

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  that darn satan keeps confusing those horsies in apocalypse - they seem to be going in reverse.. http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/global-hunger-calamitous-famine-eradicated-last-50-years.

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  Dummheit

  I have never been a Jehovah Witness but was involved in a similar controlling religion. I have maintained an interest in the major cults such as JW's, Mormons and even minor players like Scientology (I think that many people were like me in honestly believing that surrendering any critical thinking to their cult will bring them to God).

  I believe that the Jehovah Witnesses have been in decline in North America for about ten years or so, based on the decline that I have seen in my former controlling group (I don't believe any numbers that the WT produces). The Watch Tower organization reminds me of the former East Germany before it collapsed (not that I expect the WT to suddenly dissolve). East Germany tottered along for years with its internal problems papered over for the most part. It provided a bland and secure environment for its citizens who in turn believed or pretended to believe the propaganda that the state produced (common joke was that we pretend to work and they pretend to pay us). East Germany slowly weakened but hung on with support from Russia which was hardly in better condition. When the system collapsed, the end came quickly. I suspect that the Watch Tower will soon experience a critical tipping point after which it will transform itself into a smaller and ever diminishing organization. I fear that the remainder may become even more fanatical as they try to adjust to the new reality and the ever changing WT dogma.