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  Petra!****Request**Circuit Overseer Training Videos!

  by Atlantis in

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  email request from shelly:.

  dear petra, are there any circuit overseer training videos that you know of?

  and could you send them over to larchwood?.

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  Biahi

  Petra, how is Grandpa doing?
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  Psychology Today article: Evaluating the Effects of Mandated Shunning

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-art-of-critical-thinking/202502/evaluating-the-effects-of-mandated-shunning.

  key points.

  mandated shunning is a hate crime, employed by high-control religious groups to maintain membership.. a new research study, led by the university of roehampton, is seeking to quantify the psychological impact.. the research group is calling for case studies and survey responses to aid its investigation..

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  Biahi

  This is wonderful news! The world is waking up to these cruel practices that keep people trapped.
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  When JW's say they are 'In the truth'...

  by Ron.W. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  where did this phrase 'in the truth' come from?.

  it's been around as long as i can remember.

  is it from the time they were promoting 'the truth shall make you free' book back in 1943?

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  Biahi

  I hate this phrase, also. In fairness, I was watching Sister Wives on TV, and Kody Brown called his form of religion “the truth”. And when he said it, I watched his eyes glaze over, just as though he was in a cult!

  I’m a born in from the early 1960’s, and this phrase pre dates me, so it’s been used for a long time.
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  I want a marriage mate that’s a brother

  by Lace83 in

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  2. relationships

  hi, my name is leacy and i am 41 years old.

  i live in california.

  i attend the rancho santa margarita congregation.

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  Biahi

  This is a site for ex JWs and those who question the teachings of Jehovah’s Witnesses. This is not a dating site. You are welcome to stick around and read!
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  JW Lawyer in Norway uses "theocratic warfare" to conceal the org's controlling language!

  by BoogerMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in the org's vocabulary, the term "independent thinking" is applied pejoratively to any jw who thinks & reasons for themselves.

  the org's lawyer knew exactly what he was doing in court when he voiced his carefully prepared words:.

  "watchtowers lawyer anders ryssdal compares jehovah’s witnesses’ baptism to the norwegian state church’s confirmation of 15-year-olds, arguing that their baptism is no different.

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  Biahi

  They conveniently leave out parents who tell their kids that, if they are not baptized by age 18, they are kicked out. I had so much pressure put on me to get baptized because Armageddon was coming in 1975, and I “knew” the truth, so if I was not baptized, I would likely be killed at Armageddon. I absolutely DID NOT want to get baptized.
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  Disfellowshipping

  by LostintheFog1999 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i see there is an opportunity to get involved with research into disfellowshipping aka mandated shunning.. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-art-of-critical-thinking/202502/evaluating-the-effects-of-mandated-shunning?fbclid=iwy2xjawiz45dlehrua2flbqixmqabhuqypaxnuhdb7coi_9byojrfese4mn9z-sz9fqdsgsfjd4vxm2h13q_kha_aem_1g9mbjngxupj6pr-wwp2lq.

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  Biahi

  This is a great article! Recommend it.
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  Two-by-Two's (JW-like religion) leader arrested for CSA

  by buzkid in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  a secretive christian church that is extremely similar in beliefs to jw religion, and has a surprising global reach is at the center of an fbi investigation for csa.

  the religious group goes by multiple names, such as "the truth" and "two-by-twos.

  "as child sex abuse allegations aimed at the church continue to come to light, we are learning more about the organization.

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  Biahi

  I am not able to view this video.
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  SNL Scientology video

  by usualusername1 in

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  https://youtu.be/fopapex6vzs?si=2yytoecfhpobacor .

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  Biahi

  This was funny!
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  The org's failed last days predictions were "well meant."

  by BoogerMan in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  w93 6/1 p. 15 par.

  6 be sound in mind - the end is close - "of course, well-meaning, faithful christians in the past have sincerely tried to predict when the end would come.".

  more than 140 years of a sincere & well-meaning "it's coming soon" from the org, can be swept under the carpet - nothing to see here!.

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  Biahi

  Tonus, where is this from?
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  Miscarriage myths amongst JW

  by Anony Mous in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i am having these discussions about children etc and there are witness ties and family history in these discussions.

  i got the feeling having this discussion that they seemed to imply somehow it was ‘the parent’s fault’ for having a miscarriage.

  whether it was domestic violence, or the mother did something wrong themselves.

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  Biahi

  As a kid, I remember when someone would suffer a miscarriage, my parents would remark, but not their faces, that that baby would not get a resurrection, because it never breathed the “breath of life”. They would, of course, express sympathy to the ones who this happened to.