Oubliette

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  Distructive Narcissistic Leadership and The Governing Body

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/narcissistic_leadership.

  narcissistic leadership is a leadership style in which the leader is only interested in him/herself.

  their priority is themselves - at the expense of their people/group members.

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  A Request to All Posters Regarding Cut & Paste Posting of "Interesting Articles"

  Seriously!
  
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  You Tube Video Ex-Betheliite Ex-Walkill Worker Layed Off!

  by cha ching in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i am not sure if this guy is really from bethel, or walkill, but if he is....this poor guy really tells it like it is from the heart.

  he was surprised.. at the 'oh so fast, pack your bags, get your stuff outta here' layoff !.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk1xh1egjcu

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  LITS, I'm curiuos. What kind of stuff did they bill you for? Can you be specific? Thanks.
  
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  Just Sharing a couple of experiences I heard in the last day or two about ones leaving the Borg.

  by Crazyguy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was having breakfast with a friend and former jw just yesterday and he informed me that the place we were eating in is owned by a former witness.

  the story goes as he tells me that the wife and husband or on the outs and getting a divorce.

  now just so you know the state i live in, a divorce is not quick, mandatory waiting period etc.

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  Crazyguy: So much love in the Borg

  What's love got to do with it?
  
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  Futility of being right

  by JWdaughter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so, on another thread, about pluto, grreat teacher said something that speaks to my feelings about religon.

  "i've kinda been sad since pluto has been demoted to dwarf planet.. you talk about 9 planets and all the little kids at school will correct you real quick and tell you that now there are only 8 planets in the solar system!".

  nothing in the universe has changed but the opinion of men.

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  JWD, what an awesome thread! Thanks for starting it.

  This trait among humans does indeed rear its ugly head with great frequency.

  I know I've been guilty of it. As an educator I am consciously working on not only minimizing it in my own way of thinking and dealing with others, but also among my students.

  You might think that this is odd for a teacher. Aren't we supposed to teach kids to get "the right" answer? Sometimes, yes. But the real goal of an education is to teach students to think. Indeed, I would rather have them learn to think deeply and critically. This often means I need should be spending more time teaching them how to ask the right questions rather than how to simply regurgitate a memorized answer.

  I just finished reading an awesome thread on this subject by psychotherapist and counselor, Mel Schwartz L.C.S.W. He wrote, "Can you imagine the generative and exciting learning environment that would result from a class that rewarded asking the best questions? If you think about it, the most intriguing questions are those that don't offer simple answers. Even more, they drive our thinking into greater complexity and curiosity. This would be a most wonderful learning experience."

  I wholeheartedly agree with that sentiment and try to incorporate this approach in my classroom.

  Schwartz made quite of few other points on the subject that may resonate with you. You can read the full article here:

  Why Is It So Important to Be Right? - Accepting being incorrect without any loss or embarrassment.
  

  Enjoy!

  Oubliette
  
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  My introduction and confession

  by elderINewton in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well another big bad elder here just wanting to say sorry.. i'm sorry that so many were treated like crap, and shown that god's love is not to be found around jehovah's witnesses.

  i'm sorry that inadvertently i've likely taught many to judge and as such see that racism permeates every corner of the jw world, else why else would someone be of the world, or even inactive.

  i'm sorry i sat in on a jc, and voted to df.

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  Welcome, get out and get out soon!
  
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  Writing Committee Doesn't Understand Past, Present, & Future Tenses

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the verses say one thing, the org says it means something entirely different.. (matthew 24:34) "truly i say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things happen.

  w14 1/15 p. 31 par.

  15 - "we understand that in mentioning "this generation," jesus was referring to two groups of anointed christians.

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  So that's their problem, they are bad at grammar!

  We reviewed: It was a cult ... and IT STILL IT!
  
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  So one of the elders kids told my son she is not going to college, but will pioneer. my son told her he is going to college.

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  he said she gave him a strange look.

  i then explained to my son that her father has no degree and barely provides for his family.

  he works like a fool, .

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  Good for your son!
  
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  Never give up on those stuck in the org

  by Diogenesister in

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  2. family

  hi, i know posting links here is not always popular and appologies if you've seen this but i heartily recommend reading this fantastic bio.

  i guess what you'll take from it is to never give up on anyone stuck in a cult and also an examle of real unconditional love in this case 33 years of rejection, patiently waiting until their daughter needed them.

  enjoy.

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  Great story. Thanks for sharing.

  I keep hoping one day my two children will wake up and realize they are in a cult.

  That day would be my Happy Father's Day!
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  Article on the JWs in The Guardian

  by scotsman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/14/jehovahs-witnesses-evangelism-church-god-armageddon.

  poor jane schofield, she was rather fabulous..

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  "Back at Oxford Circus, there are plenty of takers for free samples of Lipton Ice Tea and the London Evening Standard, but none for Awake! and The Watchtower." - Harriet Sherwood
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  Human Potential is Awesome - We Visited Pluto Today

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. current

  nasa's probe "new horizons" was launched in 2006 and since then has been speeding across 3 billion miles of space to the most distant planet in our solar system.. the first pictures arrived today with higher resolution images due tomorrow.. i fu~~ing love science.. more details from the bbc here.... .

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  Go to the source, NASA:

  NASA's Three-Billion-Mile Journey to Pluto Reaches Historic Encounter