20,000 different sects, but only a handful of CULTS claim to have absolute "Truth" under penalty of total annihilation if you are wrong. Guess which ones?
WingCommander
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"50 Years a Watchtower Slave" Chapter 3 Part A
by new boy inthe door to door salesmen .
southern california wasn’t hawaii after the war but it was real close.
there was great weather, plenty of jobs and no smog yet.
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WingCommander
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Your work is not in vain! Thank You!
by de-opresso-liber inbeen lurking since early this year.
there are many of us out there (at least in this area, central u.s.) who are waking up and crossing the line to talk to each other about it.
in our area, several elders, ministerial servants and pioneers are actively and openly sharing info with each other daily.
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WingCommander
Are you and your wife born-ins, or converts? Just curious. Welcome!
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My Story
by SamTheGinge inso, i joined just yesterday after coming across this forum looking at beth sarim, and i though that i would share my story with you.
it will no doubt be very similar to a lot of others, but it's a way of getting to know me at least.. i was brought up as witness from the age of 4 years old, my dad picked up the 'truth' from one of his friends in the pub and it seemed to go from there, he would quickly get baptised and progress to becoming a ministerial servant and then an elder.
from a young age i wanted to be like my dad and become a pioneer, a ministerial servant and then an elder... perhaps even becoming a co. the world, spiritually speaking, was my oyster.
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WingCommander
Question: What sort of message does this send to your children, that you allow your father to treat you as a 2nd class citizen, and openly disrespect you in such a fashion?
Families are a package deal. Not willing to accept your life decisions? Want to shun you, yet still expect you to serve up your children to be brainwashed at their convenience to also eventually disrespect you? I'd tell that azzhat to promptly go get fugged!! And I'm not just saying that, I had similar happen to me and that's EXACTLY what I did. No one shits on me, then gets to still see my children.
I would NEVER let a brainwashed cult member around my young children unattended. EVER. They will do everything in their power to indoctrinate them with their bullshit, and drive to divide and conquer.
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My Ex Wife Admitted She Doesnt Believe It's The Truth
by pale.emperor inmy ex-wife actually opened up to me today over the phone.
she was quite anxious and, i could sense, i little upset.
for those that dont know my situation im separated from my wife.
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WingCommander
Look at the positive Pale Emperor: You may in fact be able to salvage a working, amicable, parental relationship with your ex-wife, in order to raise your daughter up properly. Your wife may very well tire of the JW BS, leave, and things may turn out all right, with you actually being friendly with her in the long run. (friends, nothing more.)
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Disassociation revealed what type of man my father really is.
by Paul Mooney ini 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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WingCommander
Makes me really wonder, just how many more trapped and enslaved people like this are still in the WT Cult.
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We are STRONG, NOT Weak!!!
by Divergent intoday's text:.
thursday, october 20. assist those who are weak.—acts 20:35.. you may know from personal experience that it can take time to recover from a debilitating physical illness.
similarly, a christian who has been weakened by personal difficulties or very trying circumstances may need time to regain spiritual strength.
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WingCommander
Yes, yes.....the JW's just have to keep telling themselves that they are "Strong" and everyone else is "weak."
Saying the same thing over and over again doesn't make it true.....unless you're in a mind-controlling cult. Then it's repetition for emphasis.
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The Earliest Printed Book Still in Existence - the Buddhist Diamond Sutra
by fulltimestudent inthe british library has a copy of this important historical work (dated to may 868 ce), and has been working to conserve its copy.
this film made by the international dunhuang project (formed to conserve relics from the silk road (the east-west trading network) backgrounds the sutra's story:.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgn5hqxtlmc.
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WingCommander
Wow! Just watched that documentary on the Diamond Sutra; very interesting history and restoration process! I loved seeing the end result of it being stored in that nice custom wood box to be preserved for future generations. Very nice!
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An old Kingdom hall now a church?
by HereIgo inhave any of you heard of anything like this.
i remember an ex jw from ohio taking video of a former kingdom hall that is now a church.
apparently the society sold it to the church.
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WingCommander
Haven't you heard? One of the motto's the Governing Body lives by is:
"Do as we say, not as we do."
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Today's Text - "Appreciating" Young Ones!
by Divergent insaturday, october 15. we are members belonging to one another.—eph.
4:25.. are you a young person?
if so, be assured that you, as a part of jehovah’s worldwide congregation, are really appreciated.
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WingCommander
Youth to Tight Pants TOMO III and Rubber-faced Lett the Clown:
"Go F**k yourselves, you money-grubbing poseurs!"
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Another "good" elder might be getting the axe....
by humblepotato inso our congregation is full of hardliner elders, 3 of them, who are not gentle, kind or loving.. people have either moved away or quit trying because one elder inparticular was going to drive them crazy with all his rules and nit picking and being righteous over much.
(and he is pissed that he hasn't been accepted to the school.
hmmm, i wonder why!).
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WingCommander
Send him an anonymous email praising him for his efforts, and with a link to this forum and JWfacts. That should help him out!