Posts by Oubliette

it has an elderly sister talking about being old in this world...a long time pioneer who probably thought the end would have come years ago...as the society told her many times.. now she is told to be on a mission to get young ones to also pioneer, and watch for the not so subtle condemntion of higher education!.

sickening stuff........ they missed the obvious elephant in the room.... a life wasted on nothing...now she has no money, and lived waiting for a fairy tale!

Oubliette

"The congregation is very loving!" - 59:20 - 59:25"

Two people that you can't even see some by and give this poor old sister a quick pat on the back and walk away without any audible conversation. The whole thing lasts less than six seconds.

It's so weird the way the WT can make a statement and people believe without any evidence.

The manipulative appeal to emotions is so apparent.

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Can the world condition be worse than this?

by abiather in

the innocent civilians being attacked is the norm of the day.

attacking hospitals too are happening frequently.

now schools being attacked is becoming a regular affair (last of its kind massacred 150 children in peshawar on december 16, 2014)..

Oubliette

True, but the trend has been a decrease in violence for several centuries.

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Can the world condition be worse than this?

by abiather in

the innocent civilians being attacked is the norm of the day.

attacking hospitals too are happening frequently.

now schools being attacked is becoming a regular affair (last of its kind massacred 150 children in peshawar on december 16, 2014)..

Oubliette

Study history and you'll learn that it almost always has been worse. This is actually better!

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2015/1/13/BOE!--Technical preparations for the 20l5 visit of headquarters representatives!

by Atlantis in

(from the source).

2015 january 13, boe.. .. re: technical preparations for the 20l5 visit of headquarters representatives.

.. click the link by the little blue arrow and nothing else.. .. https://www.sendspace.com/file/0g0mr0.

Oubliette

Thanks, Petra,

I see this is from the London Branch. Did they do this in the US as well?

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Some screenshots from new KH meeting!

by pixel in

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they just put up a link to watch a replay of the "new kh meeting", here some screenshots.. .

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Oubliette

Cappytan: Looks like a bank.

I second that.

DOC: they clearly have put the emphasis on future resale value.

I second that too!

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The Opal Ring: a story based on the true life of Jehovah's Witnesses

by Julia Orwell in

jw
friends

it's finally finished!

it's a fictional story about an old jw.

it is very long, about 7000 words.. the opal ring.

Oubliette

Cofty hasn't commented on this thread.

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The Fear mongering of this weeks WT study!

by stuckinarut2 in

have you all read this weeks study article?.

oh my word it is full of fear inducing tactics....doom and gloom outlooks.... anxiety inducing methods to develop absolute control over witnesses and cripple them in any attempt to think for themselves!.

(notice i am saying "themselves" rather than "ourselves"?!

Oubliette

Yeah, the guy on the right looks like Vin Diesel.

It's blatant propaganda. Be glad you can recognize it for what it is. Feel for sorry for the suckers that fall for it.

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So my dad comes from vacation and ???!!!

by Kool Jo in

hello folks.....so in an earlier thread i started, you'd realize that my father and i are quite close, we talk about almost everything/anything.. he traveled outside the country (he's semi-retired), enjoying the fruitage of his hard labor during his younger years.

so he recently returned home after he and mum went away to catchup with some old friends in another country.. upon his returning home, and subsequently to the meetings, he was told that a decision was made to strip him of his "field overseer" role, but will still continue to be an elder.. the reason...he goes away for too long too often...you can't be away from your congregation for three months out of the year!!!???

has anyone else had this experience before?

Oubliette

The personality/culture of this religion is the same as a jealous and controlling spouse. They just can't stand anyone having any outside interests of their own.

It's a codependent relationship with the religion being the abuser and each individual being the abused enabler. Ironically, elders play both roles. They are the abusers when they act in their official capacity, they are the abused enabler as an individual.

There is only one way to have a healthy self-image in a situation like this: leave it.

Let's review: It's a cult!