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  NEW BOOK! Exit to life: How I stopped being a JW

  by darkspilver in

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  1 april 2017 - a new book has been released today titled "exit to life: how i stopped being a jehovah's witness".

  the three-part structure of the work on the basis of his first names - i. konja, ii.

  simon, iii.

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  scratchme1010

  Sounds interesting (hopefully it's not an April fool's day joke :-)
  
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  Did you have a favorite pub . . .

  by compound complex in

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  publication, that is?.

  i just found all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial in storage.

  i enjoyed studying it, as well as make sure of all things, hold fast to what is fine.. our thinking has changed, of course, but, back then, did you have a wt publication you especially liked?.

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  scratchme1010

  Our thinking has changed, of course, but, back then, did you have a WT publication you especially liked?
  

  Back in the day when I decided to give that Jehovah thing a serious try, it was one of the same books that you chose. It was the "All Scripture..."

  I do have a favorite pub (of the other kind) too.
  
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  Banned or Not It Will Be Spun By WT

  by mr_doubtful in

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  banned: proof we are true christian's because we are being persecuted!

  (despite the other extreme religions in the same boat).

  not banned: no man can forge a weapon against jehovah!

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  scratchme1010

  Yes, they say a lot of contradicting crap and still want to be right in everything.
  
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  Latest elders meeting during circuit visit

  by Saltheart Foamfollower in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those not aware:- during the circuit visit there is a meeting with elders &ministerial servants based on an outline.

  the mss are dismissed then local matters (eg new elders, meeting attendance etc) are discussed.

  recently there has also been a part of the outline just for elders - one year it was about stopping anyone dressing in a "gender blurring" way from going on the ministry.. the latest visit has a section of the outline for elders.

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  Thank you for sharing this, Saltheart Foamfollower. I think that this is valuable information for the lurkers and for people who still have doubt about the way the WT handles their priorities.

  Personally none of it surprises me, but it is great information to share. Thanks.
  
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  My mom is into "The Secret"

  by BlackWolf in

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  lately my mom's gotten into all kinds of weird "power of positive thinking" kind of stuff.

  she watches "the secret" and bob proctor videos all the time, and now she's trying to get me into it.

  to me her being into this sort of thing seems kind of hypocritical.

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  Anyways what do you guys think? Is the "law of attraction" approved by the watchtower? In my opinion the whole concept of it is bs and I hate that she is so controlled by her emotions that she will believe anything. She is always mad at me for listening to my "satanic" music yet she gets to do whatever she wants I guess.
  

  I wouldn't be too harsh with her. I don't know her and don't know the entire situation, but based on people I know and my own personal experiences, my guess is that there's a very, very fine line that divides "positive thinking" and denial of the sad realities. A lot of JWs' brainwashing is masked with a false sense of security and certainty about the future. Being already conditioned that way, the I guess it shouldn't be too surprising that she may fall into denial, probably maybe realizing that the WT isn't giving her the certainty or sense of security it has.

  Just a guess, and I may be way off. Either way, I hope that she awakes. Facing reality can be very, very painful. Pipe dreams glazed as "positive thinking" may be what a person needs at a given moment.
  
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  GoBo hints we want all to dress American I

  by oppostate in

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  2. humour

  in this wt literature illustration from a german kingdom hall, one can see that the two nonwestern jw's on the right are featured as needing to improve on their choice of clothing and become more american like the gobo wishes them all to be.. .. .

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  I think that I saw that or a similar illustration before. I remember stating that I wonder what does any of that has to do with eternal life in paradise or being a decent person. Not to mention that that's some very capricious Jehovah is that's so important.

  Thanks for sharing.
  
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  Aren't you a bit amazed that the WTS/JWS is still around ?

  by Finkelstein in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know i am, to me its a bit of a peculiar anomaly that the wts is still around and functioning in reflection of its decades and now complete century that the wts has been bullshitting to people .

  organizations like the church of god have shrunk dramatically from its heyday of the 1980's, this too was another organization that spread and grew by publishing its own magazine proclaiming a armageddon soon doctrine and its main publication was called " the truth " .

  i'm guessing some of this has to do with the fact that people who get lured into this cult aren't aware of its past, its doctrines, the people who started it and so forth.

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  Based on what I know about this types of organizations, I am in fact, amazed. I have to give them credit for managing to survive for so long.

  Experts in cults and researchers of these types of groups, all agree that there are two types of cults that tend to have short longevity. One are the type of cults that are based on recovery from addictions. They tend not to last because a lot of the recovery stuff doesn't resonate with second or third generations who have never experienced addictions or its effects, the way people who joined did. Hence, people just don't care much about recovery from an addiction that they don't have.

  The second type of groups is where the WT falls into. Those are the groups that predict the end of the world. I guess that unlike other groups that get disbanded after the "end" date comes and goes and they are still here, the WT never gives a specific date. All they do is keep saying that "it's right around the corner". Those groups that predict things and give dates for some major event end, sometimes abruptly, sometimes slowly. The WT has been masterful in keeping their people expecting for an end that never arrives.
  
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  DATA-DOG's first ST. Patrick's Day Celebration!!!!

  by DATA-DOG in

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  ah, st.particks day!!

  with the exception of halloween, could there be a more evil celebration of this planet??.

  well, get your morning cup of coffee, irish if you prefer, and let d-dog enthrall you with a tale so scandalous, so full of debachery, so incredible perverse, that it should be called, "50 shades of kray!".

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  scratchme1010

  Great read. Happy St. Patrick's day!
  
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  West Coast North American Trip

  by konceptual99 in

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  i am planning a trip to the west coast from vancouver down to southern ca and would like to be able to discuss it with some of you guys who know that part of the world.

  i would like to do it in private so as not to give things away to anyone snooping so wondering on the best way of having a private group chat.

  facebook maybe?.

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  Enjoy your trip. I'm in the East coast.
  
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  Share, Please: Pictures of Your Garden

  by compound complex in

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  paradise regained, at home:.

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  I'm in a city. I can give you a picture of Central Park!