They get their selective their information from youths would got called before a judicial ordeal/kangaroo court/committee where they try to determine repentance of lack of repentance. The youth traumatized by what might happen to him will say anything to this court to escape the maximum penalty Disfellowshipping.
Brokeback Watchtower
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Statement in today's WT
by stillin inparagraph 14.
"the majority if unmarried youths who lose their virginity say that they regret what they did.".
where do they get this stuff?.
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Are the Governing Body Members Mentally Ill?
by Oubliette indata-dog: i believe that many of them would actually be considered mentally ill, if they were ever tested.. .
great question and intriguing hypothesis.
lets take an armchair psychologists view and see what we shall see.
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Brokeback Watchtower
I doubt that they any psychosis(as in a complete break or loss touch with reality), probably a more milder form of neurosis.
I think that with all the stress they are facing to keep their delusions of greatness alive that they may be prone to psychosis as their situation gets worse and worse they may experience a complete or more profound break with reality.
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/psychosis
Psychosis is a symptom or feature of mental illness typically characterized by radical changes in personality, impaired functioning, and adistorted or nonexistent sense of objective reality.Description
Patients suffering from psychosis have impaired reality testing; that is, they are unable to distinguish personal subjective experience from thereality of the external world. They experience hallucinations and/or delusions that they believe are real, and may behave and communicate inan inappropriate and incoherent fashion. Psychosis may appear as a symptom of a number of mental disorders, including mood andpersonality disorders. It is also the defining feature of schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, schizoaffective disorder, delusionaldisorder, and the psychotic disorders (i.e., brief psychotic disorder, shared psychotic disorder, psychotic disorder due to a general medicalcondition, and substance-induced psychotic disorder).Causes and symptoms
Psychosis may be caused by the interaction of biological and psychosocial factors depending on the disorder in which it presents; psychosiscan also be caused by purely social factors, with no biological component.Biological factors that are regarded as contributing to the development of psychosis include genetic abnormalities and substance use. Withregard to chromosomal abnormalities, studies indicate that 30% of patients diagnosed with a psychotic disorder have a microdeletion atchromosome 22q11. Another group of researchers has identified the gene G72/G30 at chromosome 13q33.2 as a susceptibility gene for child-hood-onset schizophrenia and psychosis not otherwise specified.With regard to substance abuse, several different research groups reported in 2004 that cannabis (marijuana) use is a risk factor for the onsetof psychosis.Migration is a social factor that influences people's susceptibility to psychotic disorders. Psychiatrists in Europe have noted the increasing rateof schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders among immigrants to almost all Western European countries. Black immigrants from Africa orthe Caribbean appear to be especially vulnerable. The stresses involved in migration include family breakup, the need to adjust to living in largeurban areas, and social inequalities in the new country.Schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder, and schizoaffective disorder
Psychosis in schizophrenia and perhaps schizophreniform disorder appears to be related to abnormalities in the structure and chemistry of thebrain, and appears to have strong genetic links; but its course and severity can be altered by social factors such as stress or a lack of supportwithin the family. The cause of schizoaffective disorder is less clear cut, but biological factors are also suspected.Delusional disorder
The exact cause of delusional disorder has not been conclusively determined, but potential causes include heredity, neurological abnormalities,and changes in brain chemistry. Some studies have indicated that delusions are generated by abnormalities in the limbic system, the portion ofthe brain on the inner edge of the cerebral cortex that is believed to regulate emotions. Delusional disorder is also more likely to develop inpersons who are isolated from others in their society by language difficulties and/or cultural differences.Brief psychotic disorder
Trauma and stress can cause a short-term psychosis (less than a month's duration) known as brief psychotic disorder. Major life-changingevents such as the death of a family member or a natural disaster have been known to stimulate brief psychotic disorder in patients with noprior history of mental illness.Psychotic disorder due to a general medical condition
Psychosis may also be triggered by an organic cause, termed a psychotic disorder due to a general medical condition. Organic sources ofpsychosis include neurological conditions (for example, epilepsy and cerebrovascular disease), metabolic conditions (for example, porphyria),endocrine conditions (for example, hyper- or hypothyroidism), renal failure, electrolyte imbalance, or autoimmune disorders.Substance-induced psychotic disorder
Psychosis is also a known side effect of the use, abuse, and withdrawal from certain drugs. So-called recreational drugs, such ashallucinogenics, PCP, amphetamines, cocaine, marijuana, and alcohol, may cause a psychotic reaction during use or withdrawal. Certainprescription medications such as steroids, anticonvulsants, chemotherapeutic agents, and antiparkinsonian medications may also inducepsychotic symptoms. Toxic substances such as carbon monoxide have also been reported to cause substance-induced psychotic disorder.Shared psychotic disorder
Shared psychotic disorder, also known as folie à deux or psychosis by association, is a relatively rare delusional disorder involving two (ormore) people with close emotional ties. In the West, shared psychosis most commonly develops between two sisters or between husband andwife, while in Japan the most common form involves a parent and a son or daughter. Shared psychosis occasionally involves an entire nuclearfamily.Psychosis is characterized by the following symptoms:- Delusions. Those delusions that occur in schizophrenia and its related forms are typically bizarre (i.e., they could not occur in real life).Delusions occurring in delusional disorder are more plausible, but still patently untrue. In some cases, delusions may be accompanied byfeelings of paranoia.
- Hallucinations. Psychotic patients see, hear, smell, taste, or feel things that aren't there. Schizophrenic hallucinations are typically auditoryor, less commonly, visual; but psychotic hallucinations can involve any of the five senses.
- Disorganized speech. Psychotic patients, especially those with schizophrenia, often ramble on in incoherent, nonsensical speech patterns.
- Disorganized or catatonic behavior. The catatonic patient reacts inappropriately to his/her environment by either remaining rigid and immobileor by engaging in excessive motor activity. Disorganized behavior is behavior or activity that is inappropriate for the situation, orunpredictable.
Diagnosis
Patients with psychotic symptoms should undergo a thorough physical examination and history to rule out such possible organic causes asseizures, delirium, or alcohol withdrawal, and such other psychiatric conditions as dissociation or panic attacks. If a psychiatric cause such asschizophrenia is suspected, a mental health professional will typically conduct an interview with the patient and administer one of severalclinical inventories, or tests, to evaluate mental status. This assessment takes place in either an out-patient or hospital setting.Psychotic symptoms and behaviors are considered psychiatric emergencies, and persons showing signs of psychosis are frequently taken byfamily, friends, or the police to a hospital emergency room. A person diagnosed as psychotic can be legally hospitalized against his or her will,particularly if he or she is violent, threatening to commit suicide, or threatening to harm another person. A psychotic person may also behospitalized if he or she has become malnourished or ill as a result of failure to feed, dress appropriately for the climate, or otherwise take careof him- or herself.Treatment
Psychosis that is symptomatic of schizophrenia or another psychiatric disorder should be treated by a psychologist and/or psychiatrist. Anappropriate course of medication and/or psychosocial therapy is employed to treat the underlying primary disorder. If the patient is considered tobe at risk for harming himself or others, inpatient treatment is usually recommended.Treatment of shared psychotic disorder involves separating the affected persons from one another as well as using antipsychotic medicationsand psychotherapy.Antipsychotic medication such as thioridazine (Mellaril), haloperidol (Haldol), chlorpromazine (Thorazine), clozapine (Clozaril), sertindole(Serlect), olanzapine (Zyprexa), or risperidone (Risperdal) is usually prescribed to bring psychotic symptoms under control and into remission.Possible side effects of antipsychotics include dry mouth, drowsiness, muscle stiffness, and tardive dyskinesia (involuntary movements ofthe body). Agranulocytosis, a potentially serious but reversible health condition in which the white blood cells that fight infection in the body aredestroyed, is a possible side effect of clozapine. Patients treated with this drug should undergo weekly blood tests to monitor white blood cellcounts for the first six months, then every two weeks.After an acute psychotic episode has subsided, antipsychotic drug maintenance treatment is typically employed and psychosocial therapy andliving and vocational skills training may be attempted.Prognosis
Prognosis for brief psychotic disorder is quite good; for schizophrenia, less so. Generally, the longer and more severe a psychotic episode, thepoorer the prognosis is for the patient. Early diagnosis and treatment are critical to improving outcomes for the patient across all psychoticdisorders.Approximately 10% of America's permanently disabled population is comprised of schizophrenic individuals. The mortality rate of schizophrenicindividuals is also high—approximately 10% of schizophrenics commit suicide, and 20% attempt it. However, early diagnosis and long-termfollow up care can improve the outlook for these patients considerably. Roughly 60% of patients with schizophrenia will show substantialimprovement with appropriate treatment.Resources
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Bertrand Russel On God
by Brokeback Watchtower inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asvg5kf97hw.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scc7gy227cc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unlu-gepmaw.
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Why Is This New Batch of Governing Body Members So Stupid?
by Brokeback Watchtower inwell there are lots of reason for sure, denial, delusion, wishful thinking, ego maniac, infantile understanding of ancient writings, satanophobia, xenophobia, out of touch with reality, limited choices scrapping the bottom of the barrel,and many more.. listen to this ted talk and see if you can pick out something that helps explain why these guys are such ass holes:.
organizations are often run according to the superchicken model, where the value is placed on star employees who outperform others.
and yet, this isnt what drives the most high-achieving teams.
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Also to be considered is the type of CEOs/Governing Body you get when you denigrate higher education your bound to have a very dumb down choice to pick from especially when you concentrate on those that tow the party line for a candidate. -
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Are the Governing Body Members Mentally Ill?
by Oubliette indata-dog: i believe that many of them would actually be considered mentally ill, if they were ever tested.. .
great question and intriguing hypothesis.
lets take an armchair psychologists view and see what we shall see.
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Brokeback Watchtower
Island Man,
Write your story/fiction as a therapy in the form of a bare bones outline and go from there. Script writers are always looking for ideas. Might not make much money but the rewards might come in the form of other benefits.
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Anthony Morris III goes on an eight minute rant over child abuse
by Richard_I inthis is in the july 2015 monthly program on tv.jw.org cedars wrote about it too.. starting at around 42:30 in the video, morris talks about the child abuse situation for almost 10 minutes.
link to video.
i'm writing a transcript right now.
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Brokeback Watchtower
I think this new batch of Governing Body green horns exemplifies or demonstrates the pit falls of being in a state of denial and delusions. You can't come up with working solutions to problems because denial and delusions put them off limits in the conscious mind.
The first thing an alcoholic needs to do is admit he's got a problem and get out of denial so he can make progress with his problem. The Governing Body is steeped in denial and I'm sure they are giving their legal department fits over their predictable but delusional behavior.
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Anthony Morris III goes on an eight minute rant over child abuse
by Richard_I inthis is in the july 2015 monthly program on tv.jw.org cedars wrote about it too.. starting at around 42:30 in the video, morris talks about the child abuse situation for almost 10 minutes.
link to video.
i'm writing a transcript right now.
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Brokeback Watchtower
I betcha the Legal Department at Bethel considers AM#3 their greatest liability or worst nightmare I'm sure there is some kind of battle going on to try shut this guy up before he does anymore damage. I see AM#3 as a very head strong person sincere in his convictions which carry a huge of load of denial of reality. I'm thinking Legal tried to warn him because anyone in legal would never want to let Tony say the things he said. Under lots of pressure I think AM#3 is taking a lot of things in his own hands against legal's advice.
When Anthony offered these as a public proof that they did their best to protect it members children and absolve them from blame, showed how incredibly shallow he really is. Any judge would laugh at this and legal knows it. I hope they subpoena this dude and give him a few go round in court mr faithful and discreet slave they would have a real ball exposing you as a harmful cult leader in deep denial.
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Anthony Morris III goes on an eight minute rant over child abuse
by Richard_I inthis is in the july 2015 monthly program on tv.jw.org cedars wrote about it too.. starting at around 42:30 in the video, morris talks about the child abuse situation for almost 10 minutes.
link to video.
i'm writing a transcript right now.
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Brokeback Watchtower
Can some give us the online read of these articles that AM#3 is praising so much:
The first article was entitled "The New Morality". Then, "Chickens and Hawks" was the second article. It warned about homosexual men who prey on and advocate the right to use boys for sex. Shame on them. The next article, "Baby Pros and Kiddy Porn", condemned prostitute rings that employed small girls in an array of abuse. Then "Rape at Home"... No further explanation needed on that. Then finally the article "To End Child Abuse". I remember this magazine well since I had two boys who were in elementary school at the time. And again remember that the world in general was somewhat naive about the magnitude of this issue and the gravity of the problem. I read the five articles, then I looked at my two boys, and I said a prayer to Jehovah, thanking him for moving the organization to be so proactive in trying to help parents to protect their young ones from the plague of the "new morality" and the abuse of children. This issue has been straightforwardly addressed in print many time since then.
I notice homophobic AM#3 agrees with the article trying to put the blame on homosexual men by singling them out,, and they are probably all wearying tight pants in Am#3 dreams or look like the Tasmanian Devil.
Yeah like a delusional magazine written by Satanophobes, Homophobes, and Xenophobes, are gonna give good advice to kid's like not touching thier own private parts/masterbation or else Jehovah might kill you at armeggeddon, No sports, no worldly friends, no birthday because Jehovah hates those. AM#3 you need to see a psychiatist very badly and get your head examined because you lost it pal.
I like to see them submit their smutty articles to the courts as proof that they are proactive for child safety. What a load of malarkey. To be fair they should show how much they have taken a stand against deaf people relieving themselves of sexual tension/masturbation and the guilt trip they have laid on these poor people all because of their prudishness in sexual matters. That outta fly real nice in court.
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The Value of Drug Addiction Research
by Brokeback Watchtower inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeoqchrfmu4
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Why Is This New Batch of Governing Body Members So Stupid?
by Brokeback Watchtower inwell there are lots of reason for sure, denial, delusion, wishful thinking, ego maniac, infantile understanding of ancient writings, satanophobia, xenophobia, out of touch with reality, limited choices scrapping the bottom of the barrel,and many more.. listen to this ted talk and see if you can pick out something that helps explain why these guys are such ass holes:.
organizations are often run according to the superchicken model, where the value is placed on star employees who outperform others.
and yet, this isnt what drives the most high-achieving teams.
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O many good comments I like the different takes on the subject, This video says a lot about the reason for the deteriorating Faithful and Discreet Slave pecking order of advancement system that has produce this current bunch of stifling peck order winners called the Governing Body. What on earth are their successors going to be like or will their be any successors to this bunch of loony bin maniacs.
Yes I agree it is that they are such because the very primitive bronze age Jehovah they worship as a hero he can do no wrong. With that archaic attitude they are stuck.