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  Why the BIG 4.5 day elder "school"?

  by eyeuse2badub in

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  just wonderin' if anyone has heard of anything about something big going down in the borg?

  good friend of mine just told me today that he will be attending a 4.5 day elder "training school" all nest week!

  the "special" elder "schools" are usually only 2-3 days.. lots of dumbing down coming?.

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  I've not been to elders schools - only to the old MS schools. Another important part of those 'Kingdumb schools' used to be guilt-tripping.
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  One of the points of conventions: obedience training

  by john.prestor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i think a lot these days about people who train you to be obedient without telling you that's what they're doing.

  the thought occurred to me that that could be part of the idea of regional conventions.

  it's not like they present much of anything new to the audience, it's the same old talks year after year, the same old information, yeah, repackaged a little, different themes, different illustrations, but the same information, obey the faithful slave, armageddon is imminent, go door-to-door, the usual.

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  Firstly, the conventions R known to be money-makers for the Borg. Other than that, I can relate to my own old-days experience where the convention really gave some kind of 'encouragement', kind of 'charging a battery' until the next one. Not sure what was the psychology behind that - maybe it was due to higher quality talks than that of local brodas.

  For the last years, it's mostly a WTF session - an expectation of a new low hit by the Borg.
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  Do You See JWs Going From House to House Anymore?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i used to see them in my neighborhood or while driving.

  there is a hispanic congregation nearby.

  i used to see witnesses out all the time, some even doing the slow pioneer shuffle.

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  Actually, nothing has changed in terms of D2D officially - but the ever-increasing apathy and hypocrisy contributes to D2D becoming phantom.
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  Terrorist Attacks in Sri Lanka

  by cofty in

  1. social
  2. current

  three christian churches and three luxury hotels have been attacked in sri lanka this morning resulting in more than 130 deaths.. buddhism is the state religion in sri lanka accounting for 70% of the population, hindus make up 12% with islam and christianity comprising 9% and 7% respectively.

  no group has yet claimed responsibility.

  a civil war between government forces and separatist tamil tigers ended in 2009. the war lasted 26 years and cost at least 70,000 lives.

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  There is a strange attitude by western governments. When muslims are attacked it is "PROTECT THE MUSLIMS' When muslims attack others it is "PROTECT THE MUSLIMS " Strange
  

  I guess the reason is super simple (and is the same reason why the borg quietly supported Russian terrorists in Eastern Ukraine) - it's just fear of the crazy guys with guns.
  
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  If shunning were no longer a JW policy, how many would leave the Org?

  by HiddenPimo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  additionally - if this shunning rule was removed and everyone was made aware of the dirty secrets of the org.. (e.g.

  csa-arc / un membership / malawi - mexico contrast / etc.).

  would those leaving be higher?.

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  For those that stay it would most likely divide the congregations into two groups. The so called super strong ones and the so called weak ones. Then it would turn into another kind of Cult. One that not only hates those in the world but also hates one another in the congregation.
  

  In my experience, it's pretty much already like this.

  I've never been under any kind of restrictions (apart from leaving the MS/pioneer 'privileges'), but I'm 90% ignored (unless someone needs smth. from me) by my congo which I still regularly attend for family reasons.
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  Results of exit polls of elections in Ukraine 2019

  by Dmitry in

  1. social
  2. current

  in the second round passes zelensky (~ 30%) after him poroshenko (~ 18%).

  https://strana.ua/news/192824-ekzitpol-2019-rezultaty-vyborov-31-marta-tsentr-razumkova-112-sotsis-rejtinh.html.

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  FadeToBlack10 hours ago

  Dmitry,

  Wouldn't it be better to find some sane diplomats that can actually negotiate and compromise for everyone's benefit?

  Wouldn't it be better for Poland in 1939 to find some sane diplomats to negotiate with Hitler and Stalin for everyone's benefit?
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  Greetings to all

  by Dmitry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my name is dmitry!

  (i apologize for my english.

  i am from ukraine and wanted to expand communication with exjw.. well, what about yourself?

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  @Dmitry - Welcome! You're not the only non-English speaker here. IMHO, the atmosphere here is way better than on FSB/KGB controlled Russian forums :)
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  Greetings to all

  by Dmitry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my name is dmitry!

  (i apologize for my english.

  i am from ukraine and wanted to expand communication with exjw.. well, what about yourself?

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  Glory to Ukraine!

  Слава Україні!
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  CSA & Michael Jackson - Watchtower's Most Famous Son

  by Sea Breeze in

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  2. friends

  i loved mj's music back in the day.

  i still have a couple of his songs on my work-out routine.

  but, i am disturbed by the recent allegations of csa.

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  I don't know if the people featured as CSA survivors in "Leaving Neverland." tell the truth, but I hardly understand what's the purpose of coming our with accusations for a person who is 10 years dead already. Are they afraid he can molest children from the grave? Or is it that they just wanna get some money from his legacy?

  Pursuing the dead in court sounds like a really weird idea to me. Almost as weird as the idea of creating a world-famous child amusement park at your own house (knowing you're being constantly watched by hundreds of journalists' cameras) to 'secretly' seduce children there (while at the same time caring about countless poor/sick children needs worldwide). Something doesn't add up here, IMHO.

  Given the amount of money MJ possessed, he could afford getting children to molest in a much cheaper/easier way.

  We really live in the sick world if people cannot even imagine a person genuinely loving children without a sexual context (no matter if MJ accusations are valid).
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  You are afraid of children Jehovah witnesses after criminal tragedy in Kerch 2018?

  by Pit123123 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  why are the leaders of the watchtower corporation modestly silent about this shame jehovah witnesses?.

  all children jehovah witnesses potential terrorist?.

  only not politics!

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  @gone for good

  The picture I've posted here is just an illustration of what actually poses a real threat - a government propaganda of hatred towards other nations, countries, and even civilizations.

  And no, I don't believe countries should not have armies and some kind of army ads (at least not in the world we live in now) - but what's happening in Russia and the territories under Russian occupation (like Crimea) is far beyond what is normal. I know what I'm talking about (and you can google it if you'd like to). Military trainings/events at kindergarten/primary school is not a standalone practice - it's just a small part of the whole modern-day Russia's war-mongering, hate-possessed culture, society, media, etc. So, there's great chance (I'd say 100%) that some of those children will become murderers, and terrorists (optionally wearing army uniform).

  JW indoctrination/harsh practices can definitely trigger/worsen some mentally illness - but it's next to nothing when compared to what Russian gov't/media purposely do to kids' minds.