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  Spiritual Junk Food?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  we all know how the society likes to say that they alone "dispense spiritual food from jehovah" through the f&ds / gb.

  the claim was that from russell's day, the society alone is gods channel.... so that got me thinking.... if they dispense spiritual food, yes spiritual nourishment to all witnesses, that clearly implies that all the past wrong teachings, and incorrect doctrines and practices must not have been "nourishing spiritual food" right?.

  in effect, they were just like parents that order a fast food drive through "meal" to keep the kids happy and fill the hole in their tummy.. yes, rather than providing a well prepared and healthy nourishing meal, a quick-fix junk food fill was sufficient.

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  ...they are simply ramping up the dispensing of junk food!?!
  

  If you ask me, it's all "processed food", if you know what I mean.
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  We can count our time though right?

  by tepidpoultry in

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  LOL!!!!

  Good one!
  
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  ARTICLE - Cults and Terrorism: Can We Establish Parallels Between Noxious Belief Systems?

  by jwleaks in

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  cults and terrorism: can we establish parallels between noxious belief systems?.

  july 5, 2017. by sarah mills.

  https://conatusnews.com/cults-terrorism-parallels/.

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  Seems like the author borrowed a few ideas from others. Interesting article, but I find it somewhat biased. Her commentary about the JWs and the definitions seem to want to bias the reader for the information that follows.
  
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  The point at which you think this may not be the truth

  by LevelThePlayingField in

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  2. beliefs

  i remember one of the nights that i found out the truth wasn't the truth, that is after finding out about the united nations, i remember riding my bicycle from like 1am till 5am in the city night.

  it was rather chilly, maybe about 55-60 degrees and i was playing pink floyd's dark side of the moon album in my earbuds.

  just riding and riding, not really tiring because of the thought that 7 men in brooklyn had duped me, duped me for like 20 plus years.

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  Thank you so much for sharing. I'm sure that like you, there are others lurking and reading and maybe thinking critically for the first time in their lives.

  All the times I used to cringe when someone on this site would say that they are a cult, I thought, no, don't have to go that far. But now after 4 years I have nothing to say but yes, if you study the whole religion and really pay attention to everything, you too will see that they are indeed a cult.

  This, in my experience, has been a rather common occurrence, and not only with JWs, but with the public in general. There are many misconceptions about what cults are, so many people react when they use that label to identify any group that they belong.
  

  I'd suggest to research more about those groups and how they are, as there are different types of cults, there are different levels of harm that they cause, and there are also different types of things that people have to recover from. That can help you gain more perspective (that is, if you still need to).
  
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  I met a 104 year old man today

  by Bad_Wolf in

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  2. beliefs

  i was at a mall trying on shoes and this old man is in a wheelchair near me.

  says how he thought those shoes were sharp and he had never worn brown shoes before and that he is 104 years old.

  i said no way and asked what year he was born.

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  I haven't heard of any cult or any legitimate religion that doesn't get in trouble every time they try to predict the end of the world or some kind of drastic change.

  In fact, the cults with the shortest longevity are those "Doomsday" cults, those that attach dates and have people "prepare" for the end or for some kind of drastic event that ill happen.

  The WT keeps trying to explain things away, and of course, none of it makes sense (because it's all just top notch bullshit since the beginning). However, the WT has been masterful in doing a few things right. One is not giving a specific date, "it's around the corner". Another one is conditioning their people to believe whatever crap they throw at them, so they don't need to be logical or right since they know that most-to-all their followers will just believe it.

  They are also preparing for their religious demise.

  https://youtu.be/p_aLAMAZRhI
  
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  Convention In The News "...all questions regarding Jehovah's Witnesses are welcome"

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.wday.com/news/4291635-thousands-plan-gather-jehovahs-witness-dont-give-convention.

  this weekend thousands of people are gathering at the scheels arena in celebration of their faith.. jehovah's witnesses from around the world are assembling for the "don't give up" convention.. .

  the morning starts with a music presentation and then continues on through the day with prayer, song, and speeches.. the theme centers around supporting each other and including everyone in the good will.. everyone is invited and all questions regarding jehovah's witnesses are welcome.. really?

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  The theme centers around supporting each other and including everyone in the good will.
  

  
  

  Support and inclusion are words I've never seen or heard any JW using, ever.
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  Cart Witnesses Today - I am not impressed

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just approached a cart then with two jw girls holding out mags.

  they continued chatting to each other about car insurance when i took the watchtower from one of their hands.. ok, so it looks like i'll have to get the ball rolling.

  i asked if they were jehovahs witness.

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  In my day I loved to get into a bible discussion.
  

  The WT doesn't rely on them anymore, that's all. They can do whatever they want.
  
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  What??

  by Tahoe in

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  this is on a legitimate website .

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  Sounds like A Organization to me...What a bunch of Bullsh@t.

  by Buster k in

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  hello and hope is family a nice day today, much love and hope to all.

  well that is how i am feeling now, not yesterday when i wanted just the opening of july broadcast of the cult, no really the opening 15 minutes is full of 100 percent horse $#it.

  right when you have the host with that spandex hating dude talking about how the subject of this month is organized to do jackrabbit will.

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  I'd love your stile if I could understand a word of what you are saying.
  
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  The coordinator of cong visited me last night

  by Chook in

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  he ran into me a work and asked could he come , i said only if you're by yourself and don't wear company garb.

  3 hours later and i might as well talked to myself.

  i used every illustration and persuasive argument.

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  3 hours later and i might as well talked to myself. I used every illustration and persuasive argument.
  

  I hope that doesn't surprise you. Again, presenting facts and evidence alone will do little if nothing at all. If you have been a JW, you should know that yourself.
  

  3 hours of your life that you will never get back.