Posts by Oubliette

Well, even if Gog of Magog really is "A coalition of nations that will attempt to Annihilate God's people," then JWs have absolutely nothing to worry about.

Why? Because they aren't God's people!

Let's review: It's a cult!

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An anthropologist visits a JW community in Santa María Zapotitlán, Mexico

by OrphanCrow in

dr. jena barchas-lichtenstein is an anthropologist who received her doctorate through ucla.. https://www.linkedin.com/pub/jena-barchas-lichtenstein/43/427/702.

in 2013, barchas-lichtenstein submitted the paper "when the dead are resurrected, how are we going to speak to them?

": jehovah's witnesses and the use of indigenous languages in the globalizing textual community as a partial submission for her doctoral dissertation..

Oubliette

And the Mormons maintain meticulous genealogical records because of their kooky beliefs.

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trying to remember what I left behind.........

by ScottyRex in

jw
friends

i watched this tonight and it made me think.......https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=almbxqvwpei have a look x

Oubliette

Who made this? It didn't have the WTBTS logo and copyright info at the end.

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Which of these activities bothered you the most?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

which of these activities did you hate/bothered you the most?

rank them from 1-5 with the most hated to the least.. .

field service.

Oubliette

Watching young children getting disfellowshipped

Dude, nothing else comes close!

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The JW's were right!!! The government is starting its turn against RELIGION!!!

by ADJUSTMENTS in

this is what obama recently had to say about religion and how it is causing problems in the world... the prophecy is coming true!!!

we apostates are doomed!!!.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=afndil42e20.

Oubliette

OK, I was with him until he said, "But God compels us to try ..."

Religion has got to go. We've outgrown it.

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Elders Starting To Poke Around... Advice?

by Garrett in

jw
friends

as many of you know, i've been out of the organization for about a month now.

the elders haven't shown an interest in my absence until now.

today, i have received phone calls from two elders as well as a friend.

Oubliette

Garrett: I think to myself, they aren't governmental authorities, thus I don't really have any reason to be obliged to speak or explain myself to them. they are just men after all

Congratulations. Once you get this that point it all gets easier!

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Elders Starting To Poke Around... Advice?

by Garrett in

jw
friends

as many of you know, i've been out of the organization for about a month now.

the elders haven't shown an interest in my absence until now.

today, i have received phone calls from two elders as well as a friend.

Oubliette

I understand it would make you anxious as you've been trained for as long as you've been a JW to obey the elders.

I would continue to just ignore it as much as possible. If you can't avoid them you can politely tell them something like, "Thanks for your concern. I'm dealing with some personal issues right now. I just need some time ..."

Essentially, you're telling them to mind their own business, albeit politely.

Be firm.

You might find this thread helpful:

Relationship Issues: Boundaries, Freedom of Choice and Codependency

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It must be of concern to the GB with all the information that is been leaked now

by joe134cd in

i was just watching cedars prank call to tomo3.

by the way lloyd very well done and totally funny.

but on a more serious note (and i think what must be of concern to the gb) are the amount of leaks that must be occurring at a senior level or at least by a person who has access to sensitive information.

Oubliette

It's an interesting case study in the psychopathology of the authoritarian personality (aka "control freaks").

The GB deliberately induce distrust among the R&F in order to keep everyone easier to control, and yet they are not self-aware enough to see that the same carefully calculated plan to create paranoia among their followers must of necessity eventually infect their own minds.