Posts by cultBgone

most random people who knock on the door politely introduce themselves when you open the door.. for example "hello, i'm derick from unicef and i'm looking for donations blah blah blah".

now annoying as it may be for some at least he had the courtesy to introduce himself.. why don't jw's do this?

is it because they are embarressed or perhaps they know you won't take their literature if they do?.

cultBgone

They might say it's about not bringing attention to the individual. But the real reason is they know people will shut their doors when hearing those dreaded words: Jehovah's Witnesses. Wouldn't you?

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JW.ORG logo at Kingdom Hall

by Gorbatchov in

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yesterday i drove to mcdonalds and noticed that the nearby kingdom hall had the new blue jw.org logo.. the rebranding has started here in holland.. g.. .

cultBgone

Blondie wrote:

2014: JW.ORG on KHs

Burying further mention of "Jehovah's Witnesses"

Let alone never having "Christian" on the sign

Absolutely right. They are distancing themselves from religion while maintaining their tax-exempt "religious org" status. Marketing geniuses, albeit evil ones.

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Brother in law thinks I am a pagan Worshipper

by Yondaime in

last month i decided to attend the international convention at metlife since my sister's cong was invited so she took me along with my older brother.

my sister drove and my older brother sat in the front seat of her suv.

i was in the back seat with the greatest watchtower apologist/loser/eldermole in the universe my bil.. they were all chatting away about how this assembly filed with regurgitated spiritual stool was a sign of the last days since so many people would be in attendance.

cultBgone

BOTR, we had a "talent" show (our rural cong used to have big events to entertain during the c.o. visits) and a brother DARED to sing Imagine while he played acoustic guitar. Have to admit, he nailed it! The audience was somewhat horrified, however. I think he was reproved for that and eventually df'd. I wish I could congratulate him now.

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Did not Attend Mid-Week Meeting but Felt Good - Strange Feeling?

by ProfCNJ in

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hi folks.

the usual feeling for me - when i missed mid-week meetings - is to feel guilty, sad or depressed.

it normally involved negative feelings.

cultBgone

Jdubs are indoctrinated to feel guilt for doing anything the wts/gb tells them is wrong. It's like an automatic built-in electric shock control system which gets recharged every time a dub reads their teachings, hears their talks, and associates with other dubs. Carrying around that load of negativity that says You Are Sinful is soul-numbing.

It's so refreshing to get out from under it.

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Just another thank you to Simon and his wife for this forum

by nonjwspouse in

this site , the people posting, and the ability to connect with them this way has really helped me in such a huge way i can't even express.. thank you for all your time, hard work, and kind efforts to keep this open and safe for all that come in here.. .

cultBgone

Simon, Angharad, and mods -- just wish to echo all the kind and grateful sentiments. I'm sure you know how much good wonderfulness this site is responsible for bringing to the world, but you deserve to be told Thank You every day for all the ones you've assisted. And to all the real humans on this board who provide such a fantastic support network that we all were missing:

THANK YOU !

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The long weekend of B.S begins - UK.

by quellycatface in

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isn't going to be wonderful??.

not being there..

cultBgone

Anyone who's going, please remember to take notes of actually interesting things we'd like to know about...like how much weirder the talks are than last year, or more direct commands to disobey everything your brain actually tells you and instead follow mind-warping information from the bOrg.

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Well, aren't you a charming little Witness....

by Yizuman in

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cultBgone

Dubs don't lift a finger to actually HELP anyone...even their fellow dubs.

That part of their emotional brain has been wired shut by the bOrg.

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Looking for details about the Org , property ownership and not a religion in Mexico

by Crazyguy in

i was unable to find any details on this on jwfacts, anyone have details on the wt not being a religion so they could instead own property?.

cultBgone

Just Wow.

It would be amazing to see a bulleted list of the hypocritical manipulations the wts has pulled over the decades. This is a doozy, but Malawi was probably the worst? Building and maintaining Beth Sarim (the "house of princes") and Beth Shan have to be included. I'm sure there are many, many others which are known to some on this board and it would be something to see...kind of a cheat sheet for planting wtf seeds.