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  Today's wt study re "selfishness"

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  oh god!!

  today's study is so full of classic manipulative comments..... i can't even begin to tear it apart.......... anyone want to start?.

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  WT is consumed solely with ineffective 'busy work' at the expense of anything having real substance.

  Because that's what keeps the jws Brain Dead, of course! If they were encouraged to actually FEEL something for others, they might start to Wake Up.
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  HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

  by cultBgone in

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  2. friends

  for all the moms who never get to hear this from their disconnected family:.

  happy mother's day!

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  Ex, I believe it was connected to the concept of "idol worship"...you know, can't focus on one person for their birthday or mom's day or dad's day because that's the same as worshipping them over the creator....

  Sure....
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  How long have you been an online "apostate?"

  by Faithful Witness in

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  2. friends

  i really do not like that word (apostate), as used to represent someone who decided to remove themselves, or was removed from the influence of the watchtower... but i am curious.. how long have websites like these been in existence?

  when did this movement begin?.

  personally, how long did it take for you to dare exploring information outside the watchtower publications, about jehovah's witnesses (especially online)?.

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  "Apostate" in jw-speak is supposed to be as frightening as "Satan and his demons!"

  It would have to be some truly crazy parent who would try to keep their children in line by telling them there's a scary monster in the closet.

  I came here after being away from meetings for a year or so. A df'd family member had suggested it as a place to look for local groups of exjws. But once I'd registered and read a few posts, I just left. I had so much personal healing to do before I could get back to even discussing the wts. Still had lots of anger about child abuse in my family and the callous attitude taken by both the original cong. and my last set of "elders".

  So I ventured back a few months ago after my personal foundation had been rebuilt, primarily searching for ew-jws in my area as I've had minimal social opportunities since I walked away from the kh.

  Funny thing is that JWN reminds me of the old aol jw chatrooms where you got to know the attendees a bit and the subjects change all the time...it's great when you just want to hang out or vent. I've found some lovely online friends and have been fortunate enough to meet a delightful poster in person as she lives in the same state.

  The JWN community is like no other! Anyone lurking on this site hoping to "out" someone in their congregation should easily be able to see the tremendous unconditional love and support that most the friends offer here. Even though there are jw apologists and trolls, they are on the sidelines compared to the larger community.

  Thanks to everyone who has shown so much support and kindness to me in the past months! Sorry I went off-topic, FW!

  (((hugs))) to all
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  HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

  by cultBgone in

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  for all the moms who never get to hear this from their disconnected family:.

  happy mother's day!

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  Zeb, how lovely! (((hugs)))
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  HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

  by cultBgone in

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  for all the moms who never get to hear this from their disconnected family:.

  happy mother's day!

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  For all the Moms who never get to hear this from their disconnected family:

  HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
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  Ready to step my apostate game up...

  by Joliette in

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  just dont know when i'm gonna be able to do that.. right now, i am working full time, i go to school part time, etc.

  i want to start traveling more, doing more activist work, visiting more apostate friends, and helping to get people out of this 'so called religion.'.

  in other words, i want to start going to un-preach where the need is great.

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  Dwain, great idea! VistaPrint and Staples do inexpensive cards to order.
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  Any more BOE's available?

  by outinthemeadows in

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  2. bible

  i think the last boe i saw was the one about knob head elders being appointed by co's in order to prevent the organisation being sued.....again.

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  i could use a good laugh..

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  Saving (can't bring myself to use Marked, that's a jw-term...lol!)
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  Have anyone ask their JW family member to research "Signs of a Cult"???

  by jam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if so what was their response???

  if one look at the identifying signs.

  of a cult and compare that to jw organization, there is no doubt.. they score very high on that list.. if there is a satan and i said "if".

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  Saving this! Just got Hassan's book and have only read a few chapters...
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  What does the word love mean to you?

  by new hope and happiness in

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  2. beliefs

  i mean maybe must be the most overly used word in the dictionary.

  my kid went out to play today and as he left the door he said " love you" and i loved that.

  but only yesterday i said i would " love" a cup of coffee.. yea we use the word " love" so often.

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  NHAH... (((hugs))) to you
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  Are GB problems increasing or is it just better communication

  by joe134cd in

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  2. beliefs

  i was just wondering the other day if the gb problems are getting bigger (e.g law suites, financial, scandals)or is it just a case of they have always been entangled in some kind of drama, but with communication been what it is, it's now a lot easier to find out about them more quickly.

  what do you think..

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  Agree with Oubliette and NY44M...and wouldn't it be interesting to pull back the cloak of invisibility to see who's really running the show in 2014?