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  Just a quick Poll...Do you think the GB is sincere?

  by NikL in

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  2. friends

  i've been thinking about this the past few days and curious what the honest consensus is here just for fun.. show of hands,.

  is the governing body.... a: completely sincere.

  they really do believe what they teach.. b: somewhat sincere.

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  cha ching

  I believe they know... I know, and I don't even hear all the crap THEY do. I am not an elder, I am not a man.

  I know...... I have seen enough of them, heard enough from them....They know...
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  WT PDF file "Child Safeguarding Policy of Jehovah's Witnesses in Australia"

  by kpop in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  just passing on a link i found.

  i didn't see anyone here post it so i hope i can share this.

  download and pass it on!

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  cha ching

  Thanks, kpop!
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  July's watchtower leaves out some important info from a quote!

  by stavro in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jerome over on discuss the truth has picked up on something interesting.. in the july watchtower on page 28 of the article entitled “winning the battle for your mind” the following statement is made “keep in mind that satan does not want you to think clearly or reason things out well.

  because propaganda is likely to be most effective, says one source, if people… are discouraged from thinking critically.”.

  the quote comes from a book entitled: “media and society in the twentieth century: a historical introduction by lyn gorman, david mclean" the watchtower however, chose to leave out a portion of the quote.. the full quote is "therefore, it is likely to be most effective if people do not have access to multiple sources of information and if they are discouraged from thinking critically.. the following sentence which the watchtower also decided was best not to include states,.

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  stavro... thank you for posting this, it totally shows them up for what they are!
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  July's watchtower leaves out some important info from a quote!

  by stavro in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jerome over on discuss the truth has picked up on something interesting.. in the july watchtower on page 28 of the article entitled “winning the battle for your mind” the following statement is made “keep in mind that satan does not want you to think clearly or reason things out well.

  because propaganda is likely to be most effective, says one source, if people… are discouraged from thinking critically.”.

  the quote comes from a book entitled: “media and society in the twentieth century: a historical introduction by lyn gorman, david mclean" the watchtower however, chose to leave out a portion of the quote.. the full quote is "therefore, it is likely to be most effective if people do not have access to multiple sources of information and if they are discouraged from thinking critically.. the following sentence which the watchtower also decided was best not to include states,.

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  cha ching

  No - by quoting an outside source it gives the pretence of suggesting that the article is an open and transparent document, supported by secular sources. It provides a faux aura of being serious journalism.

  I agree kc99....

  That has always been their M.O...... and usually, they do not even give you the title of the book, the author, the page, the paragraph...

  Just nebulous pieces of "believe and you will be saved" crap.

  
  

  
  
  
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  Religious Repression and silencing dissent.

  by biblexaminer in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  do you want to stop religious repression?.

  contact .

  u.s. commission on international religious freedom .

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  cha ching

  Interesting that they have an office for that.... good to know, thx.
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  The 'Like' button option is a joke

  by fukitol in

  1. forum
  2. tech-support

  i just 'liked' the same post 6 times in a row.. what a joke simon.

  sort it out!.

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  cha ching

  Dear op... I think your name says it all ; -)
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  Could use some advice, divorce and children

  by SonOfLiberty in

  1. social
  2. family

  i understand a lot of you have had experience with different situations but i just need to see if there is anything to shed light on my situation.. i separated from my wife of 13 yrs (been apart for the past 2 now), and left.

  this was our second separation.

  i couldn't deal with her ways anymore so i chose to leave.

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  So sorry you are going thru this... Focus on your children, do not let even the "brothers" bully you, by making you go to a judicial hearing.

  Build your relationship with your two children (and even your older one if possible) by taking them camping, bowling, arts & crafts, music, all of the things you miss as a J-dub.

  They will love being with you, and just may find a way to open their minds to new ideas.... You ARE the other parent, you have just as MUCH a right to raise your children according to YOUR ideas as your wife does. What if you had always been Catholic. Why wouldn't a Catholic father have just as much say as a JW wife? What if she tried to prevent HIM from taking them to church? Both parents have rights. Don't forget that.

  That being said, do NOT meet with AN elder, two elders or any "let's just talk" thing.... Nope, don't do it. Don't answer the phone, door, etc...If they DO happen to run into you, tell them you have things you are working thru. You are "depressed", you are "whatever"...... Do not give them details... Sorry....

  The minute you go down the rabbit hole, you are a done deal... DF'd.
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  After the 'Miracle' Chairs Video, What Pointless Tasks have you seen Assigned?

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  sheffield 1980s i think.

  there was a grassy area that needed mowing to put a collapsible baptismal pool on i think.

  there was no mower so they gave a bunch of sisters a pair of scissors each and they went on their knees and snipped away.. only in jehovah's organisation!.

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  cha ching

  God must be with them if they mowed the lawn with scissors, right?

  No one else on earth would be able to accomplish such a feat!
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  SCOTLAND: JW warned court will deliver judgment

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  from the east coast of scotland, just north of dundee...... the courier - friday 10 february 2017 - page 8. jehovah’s witness warned court will deliver judgment .

  a church figure has been told by a sheriff that the courts will deliver judgment on his domestic offending and not the jehovah’s witness group he is a member of.

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  cha ching

  Great idea... not imprisonment, which would put a burden on the tax dollars, but "unpaid work" of 160 hours (reduced from 180 because he he pled guilty) and supervision for 18 months!

  The judge also warned him “What I am saying to you very clearly is that this is in effect your third analogous offence and the seriousness is increasing.”
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  Article: 'I was dead to them': How Lara escaped the Jehovah's Witnesses 'cult'

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.theherald.com.au/story/4522599/i-was-dead-to-them-how-lara-escaped-the-jehovahs-witnesses-cult/?cs=4173.

  'i was dead to them': how lara escaped the jehovah's witnesses 'cult'.

  rachel brownemarch 10, 2017. three decades ago jodi*'s family were searching for a better life for themselves and their four children, well away from the gritty inner-city high rise apartment they called home.. the family packed up their belongings and moved to rural victoria where they planned to start anew.. then one morning a pair of jehovah's witnesses knocked on the door to spread the word of the watchtower bible and tract society.

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  cha ching

  Don't worry DS, I understood what you meant.... It's all in the typing technicalities and communications, right?