Posts by cultBgone

IslandMan, great idea. There are so many similarities (odd if you really believe "god" has only ONE org, no?) so it would be pretty easy to open their eyes to TTALDS. love that!

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NewsMax: Prominent Jehovah's Witnesses: Tight Pants Designed by "Homosexuals' (Sociological approach)

by skeeter1 in

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thursday, 13 nov 2014 10:18 am.

by nick sanchez.

better known as tight pants.

cultBgone

I think Morris is just jealous. He would look absolutely hideous in tight pants so he doesn't want anyone else to look good.

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Jehovah's organization growing like never before: but bible studies are way down. Huh?

by kneehighmiah in

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so the governing body likes to keep claiming incredible growth.

at the same time they claim bible studies are way down.

are the finally admitting what we've known all along, that they can no longer recruit outsiders?

cultBgone

Inside, bible studies don't mean doo-doo.

Most of them aren't actually studying the bible with jws, they are just too nice to slam the door. Some just want to socialize. When we lived in the bible belt, people would repeatedly allow us to visit NOT because they agreed with what we taught (they didn't) but because they viewed the bible as holy.

It's all just a numbers game.

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just wanted to introduce myself

by TheMark in

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i've been a lurker for quite some time and enjoy the forum.

i've reached a point in life where i don't argue ideologies anymore so i don't have much to say.

i've been out for decades and believe i've been mostly de-cultabilized (if that's even a word).. my family is still in and i haven't had contact with them in years.

cultBgone

Welcome, Mark! Great to have another voice on the board.

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Ridicule as a weapon

by compound complex in

in reference to ridicule being used to deflate the message of hate groups:.

http://pervasivegames.wordpress.com/2009/08/19/ridicule-as-a-weapon-of-choice/.

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Coco, loved this link!

MissFit, great points.

I, too, originally had a difficult time navigating through many of the posts as they appeared to be offensive...but it was only because I was still just baby steps out of the bOrg. While I don't always agree with the terms, I now find that I have a difficult time actually using jw-speak as it somehow gives it power.

Thanks for the post!

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Is shunning an expression of love or just a place for the shunner to hide?

by cha ching in

to three people in my family, disfellowshipping / shunning is just a tool the wtbs uses to hide what really happened.... they don't want people to 'see behind the curtain.'.

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Jamie, I agree. That's why the quiet ones are left alone and those who make noise and want others to know TTATT are booted out faster than a stinky dog.

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Caleb & Sofia have Mormon cousins

by wifibandit in

this was pointed out by throwingawayjehovah.

http://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/2lnkst/this_was_in_a_mormon_catalog_that_got_sent_to_us/.

http://www.coreyegbert.com/blog/i-want-to-be-baptized.

cultBgone

HappyDad, if we had only two meet for "service" and they were male and female, they would drive separately to the same return visit. Nothing weird about that, huh? Cause you know, the only thing on everyone's mind all the time is finding a place to do the "nasty". Really makes you wonder what the gb are thinking about all day... ewwww...

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November 2015 article- "Boxers or Briefs? The Biblical position on girding your loins"

by Separation of Powers in

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there is no room for self-expression in a cult.

this weekend's condemnation fest proved that.

looking forward to the november 2015 article, "boxers or briefs?

cultBgone

Someone needs to start an online clothing line with the jw.org logo on Speedos, Spanxx, Socks and Yoga attire.....