Posts by Illuminated

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Eyebrows up!... Eyebrows down!...

by Splash in

today... i'm going to talk to you..... about "sisters!!".

now our dear sisters... have a place ... in god's organisation.

they are not permitted to teach!.

Illuminated

That man reminds me of Heaven's Gate cult leader..

A wide eyed man addressing a camera

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ALERT: NEW LAWSUIT settlement - $13 MILLION

by Watchtower-Free in

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/135m-awarded-to-bible-teacher-gonzalo-campos-alleged-abuse-victim-jose-lopez-281031832.html.

(published thursday, oct 30, 2014).

thursday, oct 30, 2014 updated at 11:58 pm pdt.

Illuminated

I wanted to bump this thread up.

What's going on with this case?

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Gaslighting abuse

by Illuminated in

as a former wt member, would you say the wts intentionally abuses it's members in the form of gaslighting?.

gaslighting or gas-lighting is a form of mental abuse in which information is twisted/spun, selectively omitted to favor the abuser, or false information is presented with the intent of making victims doubt their own memory, perception and sanity.. sociopaths frequently use gaslighting tactics.

sociopaths consistently transgress social mores, break laws, and exploit others, but typically, are also charming and convincing liarswho consistently deny wrongdoing.

Illuminated

In recent years, the term “gaslighting” has come to be applied to attempts by certain kinds of personalities, especially psychopaths — who are among the personalities most adept at sophisticated tactics of manipulation — to create so much doubt in the minds of their targets of exploitation that the victim no longer trusts their own judgment about things and buys into the assertions of the manipulator, thus coming under their power and control.

Gaslighting is particularly effective when coupled with other tactics such as shaming and guilting. Anything that aids in getting another person to doubt their judgment and back down will work.

Thank you everyone for sharing your thoughts.

This was taken from the link Carla shared. Sounds like the core personality of WTS. The more research I do, the more I'm convinced they know exactly what they're doing. How can they not with all that money, attorneys and who knows who else backing them up.

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Some screenshots from new KH meeting!

by pixel in

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they just put up a link to watch a replay of the "new kh meeting", here some screenshots.. .

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Illuminated

First I saw the picture and thought--it looks like a standard corporate building.

Then I saw cappytan's comment and the photo below with a drive through and thought--why is there a drive through? It looks like a bank that needs an atm. Then I read freemindfade's comment.

Lol, funny thread.

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Gaslighting abuse

by Illuminated in

as a former wt member, would you say the wts intentionally abuses it's members in the form of gaslighting?.

gaslighting or gas-lighting is a form of mental abuse in which information is twisted/spun, selectively omitted to favor the abuser, or false information is presented with the intent of making victims doubt their own memory, perception and sanity.. sociopaths frequently use gaslighting tactics.

sociopaths consistently transgress social mores, break laws, and exploit others, but typically, are also charming and convincing liarswho consistently deny wrongdoing.

Illuminated

As a former WT member, would you say the WTS intentionally abuses it's members in the form of Gaslighting?

Gaslighting or gas-lighting is a form of mental abuse in which information is twisted/spun, selectively omitted to favor the abuser, or false information is presented with the intent of making victims doubt their own memory, perception and sanity.

Sociopaths frequently use gaslighting tactics. Sociopaths consistently transgress social mores, break laws, and exploit others, but typically, are also charming and convincing liarswho consistently deny wrongdoing. Thus, some who have been victimized by sociopaths may doubt their perceptions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting

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Wow - Scientology is so similar to Jehovah's Witnesses

by Illuminated in

i recently watched this excellent interview with ex members of scientology.

i was blown with how much former members sound like ex jehovah's witnesses.

both organizations are so similar.. here's a link to the interview:.

Illuminated

Thank you for the suggestion proglemaddict! Is your wife fully out?

It's one thing to read an informative book about cults such as Combatting Cult Mind Control, but when watching Youtube videos of other cult members sounding like JW's, it very much confirms it.

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