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  If the GB changed a major teaching, would all witnesses just go along with it?

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so if the gb changed its "bible based beliefs" on some teaching, would witnesses all of a sudden change their individual beliefs too?.

  witnesses like to claim that "their bible trained hearts and minds" make them believe as they do, but we know that the reality is that all witnesses hold their "deep seated beliefs" according to what they have been told to believe.. so what would cause the average witness to question those that dictate their "personal convictions"??.

  thoughts?.

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  GrreatTeacher

  Oh, yes, even if it wasn't practical from a human standpoint, they would go along with it.
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  What Comes After the Watchtower Collapse?

  by schnell in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i was going to put this in my thread about pyramid schemes, but i thought it's discreet enough to warrant its own.

  1) there are many faithful jws.

  2) there are many men and women who could take control and fill the void if the watchtower collapses.

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  These kinds of schemes keep popping up because there are buyers out there.

  Something could be exposed as totally a fraud, but others keep popping up because there are plenty of people who are in the market for cultic religions and multi-level marketing schemes.

  It sucks, but there is a certain percentage of people who are so disposed.
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  Lost and Sad, Then He Found Me...

  by Sorry in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  well, i got myself in a dilemma.

  i'm currently 18, being baptised for a year.

  i had my doubts, but due to a variety of reasons (getting subtle flack for not baptised, not having a support system even if i wanted to leave).

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  GrreatTeacher

  You are going to lose something.

  THis is not a pain-free situation, including your life right now. You are in distress trying to have everything, and you will not be able to keep it all.

  NOw, after having just been brutally honest, I will tell you I chose the boy and we have been together over 2 decades.

  My parents and I have a "cordial," but somewhat strained relationship. Fortunately, my sister and brother all eventually left, too, and are free of the bullshite.

  Try to fade or don't try to fade, but know thyself, first. What kinds of distress can you tolerate; losing your family of origin? Losing your mind living a JW life? Losing a person who might (or might not) turn out to be the best thing that has ever happened to you?

  Choose what you can stand to lose, but understand; there will be pain involved. Nobody gets out of this cult pain-free.
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  Canada - Macleans article, Oct. 28, 2016: A Jehovah’s Witness and her deadly devotion

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  http://www.macleans.ca/news/a-jehovahs-witness-and-her-deadly-devotion/.

  a jehovah’s witness and her deadly devotion.

  did a jehovah’s witness die after refusing a blood transfusion, and should the state have let it happen?.

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  GrreatTeacher

  The Hospital Liason Committee are vultures.

  I've seen them in action several times.
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  October 28, 2016 Re: Online Tour Reservation Tool for Visiting United States Bethel Facilities

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  october 28, 2016 to all congregations re: online tour reservation tool for visiting united states bethel facilities.

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  GrreatTeacher

  It'll morph into a suggested donation amount, you know, like "They're only 50 cents, to help cover the printing cost."
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  Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR)

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. physical

  i stumbled across something the other day that made me sit up because it seemed to perfectly describe a feeling i experience from time to time that apparently isn't uncommon.. it's called autonomous sensory meridian response or "asmr" and is a kind of tingly feeling on/in your head.

  you can read about it here:.

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

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  It's also weird when you find out that something you've experienced all your life is not experienced universally.

  I've always gotten a really weird feeling/taste in the back of my throat right before vomiting.

  It's just not something that ever comes up. And then I learned that other people had never even heard of it, let alone experienced it.Yet, others were completely familiar with it.

  Bodies are weird.
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  So I just watched Jackson's ARC interview...

  by schnell in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  thank you, everybody here, for introducing me to this.

  no, no i had not heard of this.

  child abuse issues have been roundly dismissed as apostate attacks in the congregations i've attended in the last decade.

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  GrreatTeacher

  I would love to see the content of that letter.

  As I watched the commission proceedings, and Angus Stewart nailed all the intricacies of the life of a JW, sliced it, diced it and served it on a platter right back to the foul men who first dished it out, it was like watching your favorite team score goal after goal and shut out the other team.

  I was euphoric that someone actually "got it" and also could do something about it.

  If that man had a jersey, I would wear it on every single casual Friday.
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  Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR)

  by Simon in

  1. social
  2. physical

  i stumbled across something the other day that made me sit up because it seemed to perfectly describe a feeling i experience from time to time that apparently isn't uncommon.. it's called autonomous sensory meridian response or "asmr" and is a kind of tingly feeling on/in your head.

  you can read about it here:.

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

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  GrreatTeacher

  Never. I've gotten a tingly feeling in my elbow when I've hit my funny bone, but not in my head.

  I have heard of this, though, and it is kind of interesting.
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  Memorial observance screwery.

  by Darkknight757 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  had a thought about the memorial observance that is held at the kingdumb hall every year.

  there are a few youtube videos of people partaking of the bread and the wine and then making some grand speech before being escorted off the premises.

  instead of that, has anyone tried getting a group of buddies together and when receiving the bread or the wine, just eat or drink it all?

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  GrreatTeacher

  Yes, people watch to see who is partaking. They're fairly obvious about it, too.

  Fodder for later gossip sessions.
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  Disassociation revealed what type of man my father really is.

  by Paul Mooney in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i began my exit from the jehovah’s witness organization about 5 years.

  i was a 4th generation born-in, with all the baggage that comes with having the “spiritual heritage” attached to the group.

  i was an elder/bethelite/pioneer/whatever other useless privilege there was, i had no family or friends outside of the organization… my entire life was that org.

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  GrreatTeacher

  This is a great story, and I'm glad you shared this with us.

  What a gift that was. Your father finally told the truth that must've been weighing on him for a long time.

  Sometimes the best we Exes can do is be a soft place to fall for others who are willing to be honest and need to unburden themselves.