Julia Orwell

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  North Korea vs Watchtower

  by snare&racket in

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  a self appointed dictatorship.

  removing anyone who dares to question.. deleting from literature and history anything embarrassing to the movement.

  zero tolerance, functioning & appearance of the movement is worth more than an individuals life.. .....but am i talking about north korea or watchtower?

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  Julia Orwell

  Reading books about North Korea prepared me for ttatt. Keep up the good work.
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  i am vocal visible apostate with a transgender kid i support publicly and i am getting HUGGED in public by an active witness; WHY??

  by chickpea in

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  my initial withdrawal from the cult about 5 years ago or so, was as a fader, but now there is no doubt i am so over the cult, having publicly sat on the board of the local pflag chapter!

  my bumper stickers declare don't believe everything you think and stop the violence; legalize marijuana (also a generic pflag sticker)... i am out and i aint coming back and i denounce the cult as a cult, i never call it anything else... .

  today at the local food co-op a congregant saw me and bee-lined it over to hug me!

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  Maybe she's a human being.
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  WT Study March 15 on jw.org

  by Gayle in

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  only scanned,,couple articles on necessary on having a old-age long-term plan now.

  reality is hitting them more than ever.. also, australia showed "publisher" amount.

  i assume it was the "peak" stat.

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  That is unbelievably irresponsible. Not caring for your parents so you can keep pioneering? Apart from the Pharisee parallel, it's just plain ungrateful. I mean, these are the people who changed your nappies, worked to feed and clothe you, cleaned your puke, wiped your nose and put up with your crap as a teenager. And now they say, hey, just dump your olds on the congregation.
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  Is ingratitude and education inversely proportionate?

  by abiather in

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  bible describes ingratitude as one of the characteristics of last days.

  people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money ....ungrateful.... etc.

  (2 timothy 3:2) it seems this prophecy about people becoming ungrateful is having its fulfillment more than 100%.. i was watching an interview on the tv the other day.

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  Depends what you mean by education. I'd say it is because education broadens your mind. Yet the people running this country are educated as lawyers most of them and are dicks.
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  I am having a Bad Day today

  by KateWild in

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  stressed again with my circumstances.

  very tiresome, but i need to be positive.

  are you an optimistic soul?

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  Julia Orwell

  My wise mother once told me, "if chickens hatch in your omelette, don't eat it." Never really figured out exactly what it means, but it's really helped me in life.it might help you too.
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  New Article: Watchtower Delays Happiness

  by daringhart13 in

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  just my vomiting catharsis......always open to comments/critiques.. http://darrinhart.hubpages.com/hub/the-watchtower-delaying-your-personal-happiness.

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  Julia Orwell

  Sweet article. It's all so true.
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  Disfunctional families of JW's

  by JakeM2012 in

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  this past summer has been rewarding and distressful, as some would say, it has been bitter sweet.

  my wife finished her degree and is now working at a hospital, (as a janitor cleaning windows), lol.

  oh, we also live in a van down by the river!.

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  Julia Orwell

  Just goes to show jw families are just as dysfunctional as "worldly" families who don't have Jehovah's spirit. What a bunch of hypocrites. Oh yeah, we'll love you again if you come to the meetings.
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  Father of four quits job after attending Annual Meeting

  by confusedandalone in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvdegzadefa.

  this is completely ridiculous.

  even as an uber dub i would bnever ever do this!!!

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  Sfpw makes a good point. This video is a self serving "practicing of righteousness in front of men." Thing is, doing a piece like this is by no means original. It's no different to any video put out by the wt, magazine experience, assembly demonstration, dc interview...they're just doing what Mother does by bragging about how spiritual they are cuz they quit their jobs to do more for the org. Monkey see, monkey do.
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  JW.org site: Have You Folks Seen This? Telling Kids How to Dress??

  by daringhart13 in

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  under jw.org/children.....become jehovah's friend...time to get ready.....they are encouraging kids to dress the doll up and get them ready for service!!!.

  my god......this is so sick.

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  WTF? I hope cedars does an article on this.
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  The medical specialist told me something alarming today. Pretty bummed.

  by Julia Orwell in

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  so i've been going to doctors for years with chronic fatigue, a condition i managed ok but which took a drastic nose dive in late 2011 to 2012 to the point where i could barely function.

  work was part of the problem, so at the end of that year i left that stressful environment.

  but in the meantime, for the last few years i've been going to doctors, specialists, psychiatrists and psychologists and undergoing every sort of blood test you can imagine and seeing all sorts of medical people.

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  I'm feeling a little better though I know I need to find a counselor who understands the cult thing. My psychiatrist had no clue and I had to explain it all to him. We don't have as much professional support for cult victims here in Australia but we do get government subsidised visits to mental health professionals.

  It's amazing how many people's bodies crap out on them, and how you still see them, year in and year out, dragging their bones from meeting to meeting. Inexplicable illnesses like sore throats, allergies, aches and pains that no test can pick up seem to afflict half of jws, especially the women. I can understand that as women are told all the time they're nothing. Men tend not to talk about their health problems but I've known plenty with inexplicable digestive disorders and depression. The dumbest of people don't seem to get sick because they don't understand the magnitude of what's being asked of em and are blissful in their ignorance and never experience a moment of cognitive dissonance. These are the ones who have the energy to be Pioneers and elders...