scratchme1010

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  Material such as the film at the end of this years convention confirms that I was right to take my kids out the religion

  by jambon1 in

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  7 years ago

  it’s quite affirming to see the horrific material that they’re serving up at the convention this year.

  aside from blatant homophobia, the scenes at the end of the convention that are discussed on another thread stoop to new levels of fear mongering.

  it seems to occur to nobody inside the organisation that this kind of material could trigger fear, deprsssion, anxiety, stress.

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  scratchme1010 7 years ago

  Aside from blatant homophobia, the scenes at the end of the convention that are discussed on another thread stoop to new levels of fear mongering.
  

  You did do the right thing in keeping your family away from them. The homophobia thing is what many of those religions use as an easy way of getting people to agree with them. There was a time where almost every single Christian religion was united in that one thing, which was, hatred for the LGBT. That seemed to be the only thing that they all agreed on.

  Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I know that they can make others think twice before endorsing the fear mongering and hatred in the name of a "loving god".
  

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  Good Advice in the August 2018 Study Edition WT

  by neat blue dog in

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  7 years ago

  i've heard numerous people here say something like, 'the best revenge is living a good life'.

  well, apparently the wt agrees, in the august study edition:.

  at times, people maysay unfair or critical things about us.

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  scratchme1010 7 years ago

  I don't see anything different, other than manipulation and keeping their people under their control. What they say is a good practice. The problem is that what they call living "in such a way that no one will believe that lie", is what they tell their people it is.

  That and they just cannot change facts and history.

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  We just enjoyed a wonderful experience! Richard Dawkins live.

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  7 years ago

  we just enjoyed a wonderful evening seeing richard dawkins live in sydney.

  it was an event to promote his latest book, and was another opportunity to expand our "god given" brains!😜.

  https://thinkinc.org.au/dawkins/.

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  scratchme1010 7 years ago

  Very interesting thoughts and video. Personally I don't need to follow people who think like me, as I have a mind of my own, and I'm confident of what I believe, but this can speak to people who need some kind of figure to follow.

  Thanks for sharing.

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  "World conditions have never been as bad as they are now"

  by Sour Grapes in

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  7 years ago

  i went to a funeral yesterday and ran into a jdub.

  of course, he approached me and it didn't take more than a minute into the conversation for him to get into the jdub gloom and doom mode.

  he said that world conditions have never been as bad as they are now.. i looked straight into his eyes and said, "i think that world conditions were a lot worse during world war two.".

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  scratchme1010 7 years ago

  The look on his face was priceless. It was like he knew that was true and never thought about it before.
  

  The rationale is that JWs expect people in a situation like a funeral, and its corresponding mood, to be vulnerable and consequently, more easy to prey on with their proselytizing. Hearing an answer like this one (which I believe is quite on point), not only makes them rethink what they believe, but also disarm them from their techniques.

  This catastrophizing of our current way of living, to me is the signature of nonsense. Bad things happened, bad things happen, and bad things will continue to happen. In fact, getting sucked into a cult while looking for comfort after loss is one of the bad things that happen.

  Thanks for sharing.

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  Are you sorry now?

  by compound complex in

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  7 years ago

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ws60mdf7oy.

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  scratchme1010 7 years ago

  Thanks for sharing. Wouldn't it be wonderful having those great performances made with the technology we have today?

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  Did You Care About The Royal Wedding?

  by minimus in

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  7 years ago

  i don’t get it.

  who really cares?

  in the usa, it’s such a huge newsworthy event.

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  scratchme1010 7 years ago

  I don’t get it. Who really cares? In the USA, it’s such a huge newsworthy event.
  

  I don't get it either and I'm in the USA. I'm not related to them, and I wasn't invited. Couldn't care less.

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  Consequences for having a non religious wedding ceraminy?

  by Addison0998 in

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  7 years ago

  hey i was wondering if maybe someone who is an ex elder or who knows a lot about these things could help me.

  my dad is an elder but i need to be cautious with questions i ask.

  now that i’ve been woken up from my brainwashed love of this corrupt corporation and from my belief in the bible, and my fiancé is starting to wake up as well, i really don’t want to have the sexist, overused, impersonal talk outline used for my wedding ceremony by some elder who is trying to show off his talk giving skills.

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  So I’m wondering, what would happen if we didn’t tell anybody, keep it hush hush, then hired a non religious ordained person to give our wedding talk. Do you think people would flip out, get up and leave?
  

  I've been out for decades and haven't followed up on what they have changed, but I remember a couple who got disfellowshipped simply for completing their certificate of marriage before the wedding.

  A lot of things depends on the criteria of the local elders. It might be a risk, but if you truly want to leave after you get married, then in some instances you might need to go along with their rules to avoid being under their spotlight.

  Is both of you leaving before getting married absolutely out of the question?

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  CO asked for everyone 20 years old & younger for a group photo

  by LevelThePlayingField in

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  7 years ago

  there was a co visit in ohio a couple weeks ago.

  when he was finishing up his sunday talk he said that he would like if "all the children that are from this congregation, not if you're just visiting, but from this congregation to come on up on the stage right after the meeting because i want to get a picture of you.".

  i thought to myself, why?

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  scratchme1010 7 years ago

  Has anyone else had this happen in their hall? What could he possibly want with it?
  

  Not a CO, but I remember, way back when, some elder guest speakers from other congregations were very fond of the younger crowd. As for the reasons, I'm not sure that they necessarily need to be nefarious. However, parents should always be cautious about outsiders who are too friendly.

  You just never know.

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  murders at school

  by zeb in

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  7 years ago

  at a school in santa fe in the us.

  many people killed and wounded.

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  scratchme1010 7 years ago

  Something is so wrong with society. Better health, better quality of life, more knowledge, more technology than any other time in earth yet these young people are so broken ...

  Put armed guards in these schools. I have no idea why they are acting like it is out of the question. In the 90s shem I lived in the inner city every single school had at least 2 armed guards then, why is this such a problem now?

  I agree. Unfortunately, I'm not sure that increasing security will solve the problem. In NYC there was an armed guard who managed to kill a person who opened fire in a school. However, the shooter killed two people. They celebrate it as if killing "only two students" is nothing. Is it really better that two people got killed instead of 12?

  Armed guards can help, and they can contain a larger tragedy, but having them is far from a solution to a larger problem.

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  Meghan Markle Will Omit 'Obey' from Her Wedding Vows to Prince Harry

  by AFRIKANMAN in

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  7 years ago

  when meghan markle says her royal wedding vows to prince harry on saturday, she’ll be following in the footsteps of princess diana and kate middleton by choosing to omit the traditional promise to “obey” her husband, the palace confirms.. during the ceremony, officiated by archbishop of canterbury justin welby, meghan will tell her royal groom: “i meghan, take you, harry, to be my husband, to have and to hold from this day forward; for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part; according to god’s holy law.

  in the presence of god i make this vow.”.

  the decision doesn’t come as a surprise: meghan has long been a vocal feminist, working with organizations like one world vision to learn about the challenges facing women and girls living in dubai and mumbai.

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  scratchme1010 7 years ago

  I'm all for omitting that "obey" nonsense, along with all those ridiculous traditions that are equally useless.

  Personally I can't care less about their wedding (I'm not related to them nor was I invited), but congratulations anyway.

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