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  Who Do You Think Is HOTTTT?

  by minimus in

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  what attracts you in a male or female?

  give me an example or better yet a pic to tell me what you like.😈.

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  What attracts you in a male or female? Give me an example or better yet a pic to tell me what you like.
  

  Some people here are already horrified by some of my posts. I don't want to further traumatize them. I prefer to keep that to myself.
  
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  A woman wearing a head covering in subjugation of men - absolutely mental

  by jambon1 in

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  how did they ever get away with that and how does it go down now, in today's society?.

  its fucking mental.

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  How did they ever get away with that and how does it go down now, in today's society?
  
  Its fucking mental.
  

  My thoughts are that just like with mistreatment of gay people, the mistreatment and subjugation of women was easier because most of the rest of society has similar, the same, or worse believes around women. That's one of those things that is also reinforced with many other aspects of society.

  The farther back you go in contemporary history, the more you find about how bad women were treated. It was not something that only the WT came up with, they just took advantage of an existing societal perception and norm.

  I imagine that by mental you mean traumatic. If that's the case, I agree. It was horrible in my JW house because my mother was more intelligent than my father, and that caused a lot of problems.

  In congregations what you normally see are a lot of passive/aggressive bitter women, many channeling their anger by backstabbing gossiping and making very person that comes across them as miserable as they are. Many have issues around food, and a whole lot of them are depressed.
  
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  Overcoming deeply ingrained false beliefs. (short video)

  by UNCONDITIONAL LOVE in

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  the jw cult systematically teaches doctrines, which in turn become beliefs, that hinders a persons mental, emotional and spiritual growth.

  here are some great pointers on how to overcome deeply ingrained false beliefs.. .

  1 timothy 4:2. such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.. https://youtu.be/agywceulbx0.

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  The JW cult systematically teaches doctrines, which in turn become beliefs, that hinders a persons mental, emotional and spiritual growth.
  

  Actually, for some reason people continue to perpetuate that learning something (or about something) is what causes harm. They keep addressing doctrine without pointing at the reasons why people join or stay, which have nothing to do with doctrine or teachings. As jp1692 mentioned, Lovability, Adequacy, Helplessness are feelings, not doctrines.

  I'd add to that list Ego. Some ex-JWs feel ashamed of talking about being fooled to believe the WT crap based on what they thought it was offered to them. Some people joined because they are made feel important, or they will have opportunities to lead, etc.

  You can perfectly understand how ridiculous is to believe all the teachings of the WT, but without addressing the reasons why one joined or stays, which have to do with what one feels, the influence continues. That's why so many ex-JWs continue talking and acting as if they are JWs even decades after they have left. They keep discussing doctrine and teachings, never address what the WT made them feel that made them joined or stay.
  
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  Is JW.org unbreakable

  by UnshackleTheChains in

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  i ask this question for good reason.

  let's face it, despite all the books, videos, forums, court cases, hearings, protests etc that have been exposing the society for many years.

  jw.org continues to roll on almost 'it seems' unscathed.. for example, just walk into any kingdom hall there is not so much as a whisper about anything that has been exposed outside of jw land.

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  Thoughts?
  

  Cognitive dissonance, brainwashing, controlling group.
  

  For example, just walk into any Kingdom Hall there is not so much as a whisper about anything that has been exposed outside of JW land. JW.org continue to roll out their slick broadcasts unhindered. It's all so bizarre!
  

  You get the same effect in the republican congress.
  
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  New Tool To Help Cult Survivors.  From an EXJW

  by TTaTT4U in

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  https://bonniezieman.com/2017/05/09/cracking-the-cult-code-for-therapists-what-cult-victims-want-their-therapist-to-know/.

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  There are plenty of help and information out there for survivors of those groups. Many therapists that don't specialize or understand cult dynamics, however, may not be helpful at all to many people under the negative influence on one of those harmful groups.

  Personally I don't think that limiting the practice to JWs is a good idea as that perpetuates the idea that the JWs are this unique group that no one else understands, which is just not true. That belief is part of the brainwashing.
  
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  jwartwork.org

  by bs_since_1870s in

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  i just updated my website, any feedback is welcome!.

  jwartwork.org.

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  Beautiful work done out of such revolting teachings.
  
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  Reunited With My Brother

  by pale.emperor in

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  my little brother on the left exited the cult after 29 years.. me in the middle.. my older brother on the right stopped his bible study after discovering ttatton youtube videos.. never lose hope guys!.

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  Congratulations.
  
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  The Alliances for Constitutional Sex Offenders Laws

  by John Davis in

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  2. child-abuse

  i was listening to the news today and heard of this organization.

  it advocates for the removal of sex offenders registries or at least the reduction of its use and who has to register for it.

  just one example of its work is to advocate for what the la district attorney's office is doing by working with sex offenders to get their names off the registry.

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  I just never knew that there was an organised effort to look into it.
  

  Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that you are establishing any judgement. A few years ago I was working for a nonprofit that has a program for ex-offenders, and trust me, the sex offender registry is only one of a rather large list of issues, disparities and injustices that ex-offenders have to go through.

  Granted, in no way shape or form do I believe that the justice system should be eliminated. Some people do belong in jail, and some sex offenders should be well known about. But as is, things are not working well for a number of people who struggle to properly reinstate themselves into society. We have a very high recidivism rate in USA.
  
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  The Alliances for Constitutional Sex Offenders Laws

  by John Davis in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i was listening to the news today and heard of this organization.

  it advocates for the removal of sex offenders registries or at least the reduction of its use and who has to register for it.

  just one example of its work is to advocate for what the la district attorney's office is doing by working with sex offenders to get their names off the registry.

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  Like with every law, there have been misuse and abuse of it, and there are circumstances in which some people have been in that registry as a consequence of it. However, so is the case with laws around other crimes.

  Personally I'm not completely sure why the law singles out sex offenses and creates a registry for them. Why not murderers, arsonists, other criminals? Furthermore, is sex offenses are so extra heinous, then why there's a statue of limitations for child sexual abuse and rape, and not for murder, yet there's no "murderer registry"?

  As it is, things don't make sense from any angle. What's more, the entire justice system is about reaction and punishment. How does such registry contributes to reforming, and even if the offender cannot be reformed, how does the registry make things better for other crimes? It does have the convenience of people knowing that some person has committed a sex offense and therefore must take precautions, but really? Are people supposed to take precautions only when they know that the person is a registered sex offender? What is worse, some people have been able to get out of the list, what does that mean? That the person was a sex offender but it's now ok to have children around him?
  

  As I said, as is, the sex offender registry doesn't do what it's meant to do. There are no easy answers, but what we have certainly hasn't reduced nor stopped sex crimes at all.

  As for what those people believe:

  No sexual abuse is ever acceptable.
  

  Agree.

  Sex offense laws and policies should be based on sound research and common sense, not fear, panic or paranoia.
  

  I agree, but I wouldn't call what we have now panic or paranoia. There are always going to be people who will misuse and abuse the law, that's a different issue.
  

  Current laws and policies that paint all sex offenders with one broad brush are counter- productive, wasteful, and cause needless harm.
  

  Yes, I agree. However, sex offenses should be punished just like any other crime.

  Each offense must be judged on its own merits with a punishment that fits the crime and does not waste taxpayer dollars.
  

  Agreed, but it's kind of difficult to define what that "merit" is for a given offense. A person who has been traumatized by being sexually attacked may see a sex offense differently than the owner of a porn shop.

  The public sex offender registry and residency restriction laws do not protect children but instead ostracize and dehumanize individuals and their families.
  

  Agree. I still don't see why singling out sex offenses over murder and other crimes.

  Money spent on purely punitive measures would be better used for prevention, healing, and rehabilitation.
  

  This goes to the core of the problem with all crime in USA. Laws are not designed with crime prevention in mind. Everything is reactive and corrective, never preventive.

  We do not now nor have we ever had a relationship with the North American Man Boy Love Association (NAMBLA)

  I find it sad that they have to make this clarification in order for people to pay attention to them. Advocacy for law reform should not have to be judged so harshly.
  
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  I started a new podcast about my life as a JW today

  by dubstepped in

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  so, i did a thing today.

  i officially launched a podcast called "this jw life".

  people keep saying that i should write a book, but i don't even read books, unless in audio format.

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  Thank you, Dubstepped. I just listened to it. Great job!