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  What drives good people to do evil things without blinking?

  by EdenOne in

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  please read this short article and then think for a minute on how this apply to those amongst the jehovah's witnessses who enforce organizational policies that harm people (such as shunning, for example, but there are others, such as blood, rejection of higher education etc), and those who blindly comply with such pratices - both of them otherwise "nice, good people" in every other regards, and who apparently don't see anything wrong in doing something harmful, even evil, to their brethren.. what is this?

  the "banality of evil", or, instead, because there's such a strong identification with a cause, people just accept they are doing the right thing simply because the authority that is regarded as legitimatly representing such cause has instructed them to do so?.

  interesting thought - and this question too: if one ceases to see such "authority" as the legitimate agent of the cause, will that simple change cause the blind to finally become aware of the evil they've been enforcing / complying to?.

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  EdenOne

  Please read this short article and then think for a minute on how this apply to those amongst the Jehovah's Witnessses who enforce organizational policies that harm people (such as shunning, for example, but there are others, such as blood, rejection of higher education etc), and those who blindly comply with such pratices - both of them otherwise "nice, good people" in every other regards, and who apparently don't see anything wrong in doing something harmful, even evil, to their brethren.

  What is this? The "banality of evil", or, instead, because there's such a strong identification with a cause, people just accept they are doing the right thing simply because the authority that is regarded as legitimatly representing such cause has instructed them to do so?

  Interesting thought - and this question too: If one ceases to see such "authority" as the legitimate agent of the cause, will that simple change cause the blind to finally become aware of the evil they've been enforcing / complying to?

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  Lying about Shunning! jw.org conceals the "truth"

  by Skinnedsheep in

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  http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/shunning/ .

  "those who were baptized as jehovahs witnesses but no longer preach to others, perhaps even drifting away from association with fellow believers, are not shunned.

  in fact, we reach out to them and try to rekindle their spiritual interest.".

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  Thechnically, it's not lying, but it's deceitful, nonetheless.

  It's a piece of Public Relations for those who do not know much about the inner workings of the Jehovah's Witnesses. If they knew, they wouldn't buy the BS.

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  JW GB MEMBER CAUGHT ON CAMERA!!!

  by ADJUSTMENTS in

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  gb member and so called "annointed" person geoffry jackson is caught red handed on video doing some worldly dancing and sexual gyrating (they have spoken against such manner of dancing on several occasions) with a woman who is not his wife!!!

  i can only imagine what they do off camera now!!!.

  i would not have even considerd doing such a thing on the dance floor with a woman, especially if it was not my wife, and i'm not even one of the so called "annointed" smh!!!

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  I see nothing even remotely wrong with GJ's silly little dance ... why is such a fuss being made out of it? I find the fake laugh of some dude off The camera's catchment to be more daft than anything else on that vídeo. For cryin' out loud, criticize what's worth being criticized.

  He drives a Bentley? is that a fact? That's way more worthy of note.

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  The New World Translation

  by Coded Logic in

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  one of the jws foundational doctrines is their belief in the inerrancy of the bible.

  there are several methods they use to try and support this position including their claim that the bible, as it exists today, is the exact same bible that has been around for thousands of years.

  they teach that gods word has been perfectly preserved.

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  "I don't care if it's teachings are false, I'd never leave because it's the best way of life"

  by 4thgen in

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  have you ever heard that statement?

  i have heard it many times and i just don't know what to do with it.

  they are chosing a to live a lie because they like the lifestyle.

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  When a JW is trapped into a doctrinal corner, this is the typical reasoning to justify allegiance to the organization.

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  Why No Disfellowshipping Before 1952?

  by blondie in

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  why was there no official arrangement before 1952 to disfellowship people?

  was there a different procedure with a different name?

  was no one committing disfellowshipping offenses?

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  GOVERNING BODY: Thanks for nothing, you rat bastards!

  by Terry in

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  as a jehovah's witness:.

  two things finally struck me:.

  for now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now i know in part, but then i will know fully just as i also have been fully known.. _______________________.

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  excellent. marked.
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  Anyone else notice the new Terms of Use on jw.org?

  by leaving_quietly in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i first noticed it today... slides up at the bottom.

  i wonder why they felt the need to do this?

  this is just silly for a religious website..

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  Maybe the purpose is that you cannot copy from the jw.org website and then post that information elsewhere, so that no trace of evidence is left when the GB re-writes some of the past published information that gets edited because of some "new light" .... thus making "apostate" claims harder to prove.

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  Reading the Bible Alone "Will Lead you to Apostate Thinkings!" Stay a Watchtowerite!

  by BucketShopBill in

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  "from time to time, there have arisen from among the ranks of jehovah's people those, who, like the original satan, have adopted an independent, faultfinding attitude...they say that it is sufficient to read the bible exclusively, either alone or in small groups at home.

  but, strangely, through such 'bible reading,' they have reverted right back to the apostate doctrines that commentaries by christendom's clergy were teaching 100 years ago.

  the watchtower, aug. 15, 1981.. .

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  The Deepak Chopra Random Quote Generator

  by cofty in

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  this computer program generates random quotes that sound just like actual chopra woo woo.... what gem do you get to guide you through life today?.

  i got .... "death fascinates the progressive expansion of excellence"something to think about!.

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  I got:

  "Greatness nurtures great observations"

  Indeed?

  Eden