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Online Higher Education

by SonoftheTrinity in

since the faithful and discreet slave class now opposes higher education because it allegedly brings with it 'bad association', i wonder what their take is on online education.

let's remember that distance education was pioneered by fundamentalist saudi arabia and apartheid south africa for the very reasons that the jehovah's witnesses criticize higher education.

my wife is one of the faithful and i fear for our kids future, that they will see no point in keeping their grades up.

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You can get a superb online education at http://www.jwfacts.com

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Stuck in JWs are in a toxic relationship

by skeeter1 in

jw
friends

are "stuck in" jws in a toxic relationship?

this past two weeks, i've been realizing that a few of my jw relatives are very toxic people (they fit the description below).

i realized that alot of ex-jws who are stuck dealing with jws may also be in a toxic relationship.

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This is good sound advice that I wish I knew about long ago. Thank you Skeeter.

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The benefits of being out of the Organisation..

by Dis-Member in

elder 1. .

elder 2.. .

elder 3.. .

I'm not sure that these men have suffered evil as though innocently attacked from some outside source. (ala Job) or like evil just fell out of the sky and landed on their heads. I'm afrad they were very much the orchestrators of their fates.

Dumping your long time loyal and faithful wife of 30 years and your family of 3 children and running of with a Thai prostitute is not suffering evil.

Abusing your position of trust as an elder and sexually molesting a vulnerable sister while you are meant to be responsible for helping her build up her spirituality is not suffering evil.

5 different elders from the same BOE raising several generations of offspring so badly that nearly every single one of them utterly shipwrecked and/or completely fled the religion in the most extreme and dramatic ways imaginable is not suffering evil.

I also think that this kind of stuff is far more common than some would like to think. It's just all hidden and covered up so neatly by those people in this religion.

Not sure what one would call this.. but 'suffering evil' is not a phrase or description I would choose.

Luke 8:17
For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open.

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A "follow up" meeting?!?!

by DATA-DOG in

well, now they want a follow up visit!

when you tell the elders that you have doubts and they say " its okay, we have had our doubts.

having doubts is not apostasy.

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Focus said:

Scare the life out of these rapists. Tell them if they impede your "fade", you will set up a website exposing the Watchtower fraud, and you will name them and have their photographs on page one of the site. Get your camera out and take their photos on the spot, while you say that.

That works. I told them if they attempt to committee me or dis me in my absence I will take the whole messy story and a complete documented history of their failings and hypocrisy in congregation goings ons and scandals to the press and publish my own book complete with hi res photos of all of them which I have as I shot many org events, parties and assemblies and publish their real names too and locations on my own website that's had over a million views from 147 different countries.

One elder wrote to me in an email that I can not use these photos without permission to which I replied yes I can as I shot them at a public event and own full copyrite. As long as it's not commercial I can do with them as I please.

I then said if you want to organise a three manned committee then I too will bring three people. A lawyer, a journalist and an officer of the law.

That was about 8 months ago. I have not heard another word from them.

Seems they like to operate behind closed doors. Things that expose them or drag the game into the broad public daylight they avoid like the plague.

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The benefits of being out of the Organisation..

by Dis-Member in

elder 1. .

elder 2.. .

elder 3.. .

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I did some investigations and research into the elders that were on my committee back in 1984 when they
gave me my first ass whooping.

I remember them all telling me that I would never be happy out of the organisation and that my life will descend
into the dark mire and swamp of sin, debauchery, depression and madness.

Well.. on that note I walked away.

28 years later I did some checking up on the spiritual well being of said elders and was quite aghast as what I found.

Elder 1.

His son who was an exemplary long serving stellar regular pioneer ended up getting involved with an under-age baptised
sister in the Congregation and caused an absolute scandal and ended up going completely mad and got booted out!

The elder/father himself a real upstanding virtuous to a fault pillar of the congregation went on a business trip to Thailand fell in love and ran off with a hooker. His wife divorced him and he got dis-fellowshipped.

Elder 2.

Another pillar and upstanding and righteous family 3 generations deep. He had 5 children all raised in the truth. The youngest decided he was gay and went also mad. The second turned apostate and ran off with a middle eastern sister. The second oldest also turned hardcore apostate and fled to America.

Elder 3.

Same as above except 2 of his children went mad, one was sectioned in a mental institution and is now on medication for life and the other was dis-fellowshipped for long love affair with cocaine addiction.

Elder 4.

Was removed from being an elder for sexually molesting a sister during a shepherding visit.

Elder 5.

Had a nervous breakdown and his wife too and both spent time under mental care services. Their youngest son also went crazy and was in a mental institution at last hearing. Second daughter left the truth too.

So..

Me? I'm sane (mostly), not on drugs, have never been a mental health patient, did not go mad or sink into the satanic debauchery and devil worship as predicted by said elders my supposed spiritual guides..

Moral? 'Da Troof' can be very bad for your health and well being.

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I am very very impressed with this video: GOD'S SELF-APPOINTED MESSENGERS

by Terry in

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elfyya420f0.

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Watched all 3 Terry. Lot's of food for thought right there. Thank yo for sharing.

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Are You Right or Left Brain Dominant?

by cofty in

actually it turns out that we are neither.. this is one of 7 myths about your brain that are debunked in the following short science alert video.. ....

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In the KH and out of it..

"You know, you're only using 10 percent of your brain. Just imagine what you could accomplish if you used the other 90 percent!"

Chances are high that you have heard someone make a similar comment at some time or another. The popularly and widely spread belief that we only use or have access to 10 percent of our brain's power is often used to speculate about the extent of human abilities if only we could utilize our brain's full capacity.

In reality, this claim is 100 percent myth. We use all of our brain. The only instances where there are unused regions of the brain are those in which brain damage or disease has destroyed certain regions.

The Origins of the Myth

Researchers suggest that this popular urban legend has existed since at least the early 1900s. It may have been influenced by people misunderstanding or misinterpreting neurological research. The 10 percent myth may have emerged from the writings of psychologist and philosopher William James. In his 1908 book, The Energies of Men, he wrote, "We are making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources."

The myth has perpetuated much like other urban legends. Well-intentioned people such as motivational speakers or teachers often cite the 10 percent myth as a way to demonstrate that all people should strive to live up to their full potential. Unfortunately, less well-meaning people have also used the myth to promote and sell products and services that they claim will unlock your brain's hidden potential.

Debunking the 10 Percent Myth

Neuroscientists point out a number of reasons why the 10 percent myth is false:

Brain imaging scans clearly show that almost all regions of the brain are active during even fairly routine tasks such as talking, walking, and listening to music.

If the 10 percent myth were true, people who suffer brain damage as the result of an accident or stroke would probably not notice any real effect. In reality, there isn't a single area of the brain that can be damaged without resulting in some sort of consequence.

We would not have evolved such large brains if we were only using such a tiny portion of them.

The brain uses approximately 20 percent of the body's energy. It would make little evolutionary sense to have such a large portion of our energy resources utilized by such a tiny amount of the brain.

Brain mapping research has yet to find any region of the brain that does not serve a function. "Numerous types of brain imaging studies show that no area of the brain is completely silent or inactive," wrote Dr. Rachel C. Vreeman and Dr. Aaron E. Carroll in a study of medical myths. "Detailed probing of the brain has failed to identify the 'non-functioning' 90 percent."

Unfortunately, the 10 percent myth remains both popular and persistent. It has been repeated in popular culture in everything from advertisements to television programs. The next time you hear someone claim that we only use 10 percent of our brains, you'll be able to explain why this statement is not true. Not to say that human beings don't have amazing potential – we just use 100 percent of our brains to accomplish these remarkable feats.

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Listening to crisis of conscience as a audio book

by foreverme in

has really made me wonder how i ever got involved with the watchtower.

it basically comes down to me just wanting to believe this delusional belief system.

millions of people wasting their lives in this way is incredible.

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Thank you for the link WT..

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"God-breathed Scriptures"

by Doug Mason in

my study responds to the articles inspiration and canon in the book, insight on the scriptures.

there can be few topics of more significance, regardless of ones attitude to the bible.. http://www.jwstudies.com/god-breathed_scriptures.pdf .

doug.

How the idea started:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-theory-cognitive-modes/201401/left-brain-right-brain-wrong

and..

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/16/left-right-brain-distinction-myth

It makes me wonder how many other myths are being believed as scientifically proven facts.