Posts by Oubliette

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A Subtle Factor That Keeps Witnesses Silenced

by freemindfade in

had an interesting thought this morning.

when a witness is 'in' they think everyone else is following and trying there best all in unity.

i believe the reality is there are a lot of us 'in' who know different.

Oubliette

HB: One of my closest friends is outwardly a JW, but hates the religion, it sickens him, and he feels he has wasted his life in the cult but remains for the sake of family peace.

That is a wasted life.

It's bad enough for a person to be imprisoned by this belief system, but once they've become aware that it's a high-control, authoritarian cult, to willingly remain is spiritual and emotional suicide.

It takes courage to stand up for what is right. It is a shame for a person to allow their personality to be crushed by another.

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"How many mistakes in one paragraph?"

by Doug Mason in

does the following paragraph on page 22 of the june 15, 2015 watchtower magazine provide an accurate assessment of charles taze russell?

does this paragraph contain mistakes and omissions?.

when the time approached for gods kingdom in the hands of jesus to start ruling from heaven, jehovah helped his people to understand the timing of events.

Oubliette

Doug, thanks for the very detailed analysis.

The WTBTS "traces all things with accuracy" and then publishes whatever the hell they want.

Truth is irrelevant. The Bible is a prop.

Let's review: It's a cult!

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Do JWs suffer from Stockholm Syndrome?

by campaign of hate in

jw
friends

this topic is what what it says on the tin.

do jws suffer/are suffering, from stockholm syndrome?.

getting abused (mentally) and then seem to form a relationship with the captives (wtbts).. there is also a condition called oslo syndrome, but haven't read up much about it.. personally, i think i might be suffering from the former.. would love to get a few opinions.....

Oubliette

OrphanCrow,

I really appreciate your analysis of this issue in relationship to JWs.

You nailed it.

While JWs might not be going all "Jonestown" (yet), they are certainly well toward that end of the destructive end of the spectrum.

Oubliette

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WT instructions on NOT copying the 'Shepherd Flock of God' book.

by Esse quam videri in

shepherd the flock of god.

1 peter 5:2.

this publication is congregation property.

Oubliette

No copies are to be made of any part of this publication. Neither is it to be converted into any electronic format.

Once again, the GB break their own rules.

You can't do it. Even the elders can't do it, but the GB guys can. Why is that?

Let's review: It's a cult!

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Shepherding textbook in digital format 2012 Printing

by hildebrando in

"the watchtower is butchering the 2010 elders manual, and has released this new one to all elders.

to many court cases involve exposing the 2010 elder manual, so now the watchtower is changing a few things with this new one".

(authorized).

Oubliette

This book just emphasizes a sad truth about JW leadership: they are wannabe lawyers.

This slant to the organization goes back to Rutherford's days. Any wonder why JWs have "Districts" and "Circuits"?

It's just like the US judicial system.

Let's review: It's a cult!

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NEW 2012 Elders book with 2015 Amendments

by Newly Enlightened in

thanks to jw archive wiki we have a pdf of the new elders book.. https://www.dropbox.com/s/mz9z38909t3fh7c/2012-shepherd-the-flock-of-god-ks10_e.pdf?dl=0.

Oubliette

I'm gonna second everything OrphanCrow wrote.

These kinds of issues are problematic for people that actually have the appropriate training and experience.

As well-intentioned as some JW elders might be--and I know from personal experience that not all of them are--they are simply NOT QUALIFIED to deal with these issues.

As a result, they almost always make a terrible situation worse.

It's criminal. It really is.

Let's review: It's a cult!

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Do JWs suffer from Stockholm Syndrome?

by campaign of hate in

jw
friends

this topic is what what it says on the tin.

do jws suffer/are suffering, from stockholm syndrome?.

getting abused (mentally) and then seem to form a relationship with the captives (wtbts).. there is also a condition called oslo syndrome, but haven't read up much about it.. personally, i think i might be suffering from the former.. would love to get a few opinions.....

Oubliette

It's a classic example of a codependent relationship.

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NEW 2012 Elders book with 2015 Amendments

by Newly Enlightened in

thanks to jw archive wiki we have a pdf of the new elders book.. https://www.dropbox.com/s/mz9z38909t3fh7c/2012-shepherd-the-flock-of-god-ks10_e.pdf?dl=0.

Oubliette

Thanks!

I got mine, probably before most of the local elders too!

It seems that Jehovah can help worldly people find leaks on their construction site, but he can't plug the leaks in his own organization.

Why is that? Oh, I know: God ain't got nothin' to do with this religion.

Let's review: it's a cult!

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This Year's Memorial

by TD in

jw
friends

perhaps i'm just getting older and crankier, but it really seems to me that the jw faith is deteriorating at an accelerated rate.. case in point: this year's memorial talk.

it was one of the most incoherent messes i've ever heard.

(and i've heard a lot of memorial talks over the last 50 years....).

Oubliette

"..the governing body watches the moon."

How astute of them. That makes sense because they're all lunatics!

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Something a CO once said.

by cappytan in

"there are only three reasons you should miss a meeting.

fever, fracture or funeral.

everything else is a sorry excuse.

Oubliette

sir82: s there anything more pointless and stupid than chastising congregation members for not attending meetings...at the lowest-attended meeting of all?

It's not as pointless as you might think. It serves to affirm in the minds of those in attendance that they are the obedient ones and they are the ones pleasing to Jehovah.

It also makes them more self-righteous and less compassionate.