Oubliette

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  My thoughts on the last WT study. Keep in Expectation

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  so i sat thru another brain mushing session for the sake of family.

  it is no myth by now that the more time you spend awake the harder it is the accept that people just take all of this in without asking.

  a computer has more reasoning abilities than your average jw at this point.

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  Oubliette

  When you're in a cult, no matter what happens it only proves you're right!
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  Not on a WTS Cover - Famine Continues to Decline

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  that darn satan keeps confusing those horsies in apocalypse - they seem to be going in reverse.. http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/global-hunger-calamitous-famine-eradicated-last-50-years.

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  Oubliette

  My mind is made up; please don't confuse me with some inconvenient facts!
  
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  re construction halts. Go to Berean Pickets

  by umbertoecho in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  meleti has not been wrong so far.

  if anything he can be too cautious.

  have a read of his last post on a wt study this week past.

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  Oubliette

  How about a specific quote or a reference. I'm not going to search an entire website.
  
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  Call For Children To Get Baptised From CO

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i've been pretty good at not going to meetings lately.

  yesterday i went for the co's last talks.

  older co. his last talk was absolutely shocking.

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  Oubliette

  Let's review: It's a cult!
  
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  "Imitate Jehovah" CA Actually Didn't Have That Theme At All

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  just got back from "imitate jehovah" ca and noticed that the theme was never really used at all.

  all the talks were about family, preaching and getting along with others in the hall.

  they didn't once go over an account of how jehovah acted in the past and how we should imitate that action.

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  dothemath: I think everyone here knows most witnesses would drink anything the governing body told them to.

  And why not? They're already swallowing down tons of proverbial bullshit!
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  Who Qualifies for TTATT?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i first learn ttatt i started telling every one.

  ttatt will not help him, it will destroy him.

  all his family are jws.

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  Oubliette

  I would like to add that just because I am convinced that people are better of believing what is true rather than falsehoods and lies, I do not think it is my responsibility (or anyone else's for that matter) to go around pointing out other people's delusions.

  But if they come around here trying to push their bullshit on me, then they have asked for it.
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  Who Qualifies for TTATT?

  by John Aquila in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  when i first learn ttatt i started telling every one.

  ttatt will not help him, it will destroy him.

  all his family are jws.

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  Oubliette

  I get your point, I really do. But I am nonetheless absolutely convinced that knowing the real truth is better than believing lies.

  I just do.

  Honestly, none of this would be a problem if the WTBTS wasn't a hierarchical, authoritarian cult that enforces institutionalized shunning of anyone that dares disagree with their pack of lies.
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  I got up yesterday morning (Saturday) and enjoyed the watchtower work

  by Zoos in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  reaching the fire watchtower on top of wayah bald overlooking the smokey mountains can be a difficult hike from nantahala lake up the bartram and appalachian trails where they straddle each other passing through this area.

  the most enjoyable watchtower work i've ever participated in.. the views from the tower are spectacular.. .

  looking across nantahala forest to the smoky mountains, described poetically as the most elevated peak; from whence i beheld with rapture and astonishment, a sublimely awful scene of power and magnificence, a world of mountains piled upon mountains.

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  Oubliette

  Beautiful, thanks for sharing.
  
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  TTATT is a process, and it’s going to take time. There are no Short-Cuts.

  by John Aquila in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i talked to a close friend that served with me as an elder for a few years.

  he allowed me about an hour to explain why 607 is not the correct date for the destruction of ancient jerusalem.

  i showed him all the scriptures needed and i showed him the wt magazines that proved it.

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  Oubliette

  It’s just that I’ve been real busy with all the meetings, field service, I’ve got a couple of Bible studies, work, blah, blah, blah.

  This is one reason cults keep their members busy with busywork. They don't want them to have time to discover that they are in a cult.
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  Who Are Your Past Circuit Overseers? It's a small world..

  by mentallyfree31 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  who were your past circuit overseers?

  i'm sure a lot of us actually know mutual people, as the co's relocate all over the country.. here's a few from the southeast us: (let me know if you recognize any names and post yours too please...).

  ellwood johnson (new york/philadelphia area for several years also).

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  Shirley W: Did any of the sisters ever report him?

  One bragged to me about being able to, like it was a privilege or something. (BTW, she was in her early 20s at the time).