Posts by dubstepped

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Wealth, Poverty, and Morality

by SecondRateMind in

jw
friends

i am interested in the approach this forum takes to money.

apart from sex, (which i am quite relaxed about) it seems to me that wealth is the surest divider between those who are moral, and those who are not.. it seems jesus thought so, also.

luke 16:19-31 kjv describes well enough his dusty attitude to the rich who do not succour the poor.. and this world has many poor: so many, it might seem that we can do nothing about it, and twist his words; 'the poor ye shall have always with you, but me, ye shall not have always.

dubstepped

Why are you guys still trying to talk sense into someone that believes in fairy tales as the basis for this philosophy that defies all reality? SRM isn't here to find out your views on money like he said from the jump, he's here to sell an idea that he's doing an awful job of selling, and he clearly doesn't care to face realities that have been presented. Either he's trolling and having fun with this, or he's just one of those people that believes in belief, and there's no openness to facts in opposition of that belief. It's like trying to reason with a closed minded JW. A waste of time. He can only see his point of view and little else.

Peace. Good luck SRM.

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August 2018 Study Watchtower - Some wise words for JW's to consider!

by The Fall Guy in

do you have the facts?.

page 3 - as true christians, we need to develop the ability to evaluate information and reach accurate conclusions.. page 4 - it is especially important to avoid (view) websites promoted by apostates.

(awakened jw's) their whole purpose is to tear down (inform) god’s people and to distort (reveal) the truth.

dubstepped

You know, when I first left I thought that the GB or writing committee members were probably victims too, just buying their own hype. As time went on with their deliberate misquotes and things like this it is clear to see that they are just evil. If there was a evil slave, they would be it.

On the other hand, it makes me proud to be one such apostate through comments on sites like this, comments publicly on social media and news articles, and my podcasts, someone that they clearly fear enough to try to preemptively smear. They notice us. They fear us. I hope one day that they're one of us.

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Assembly topics

by asp59 in

haven't been in an assembly for some years do to illness.

i heard there are more loving in the talks they give.

is that true?.

dubstepped

Who told you this? Would that make it any more true? Do you really think it's accurate?

They do love shunning, they love hating the gays, they love your donations and have more ways than ever to pay them, etc. So there's some love, no?

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Are you a woman? Do you know one?

by dubstepped in

if you can answer yes to either question, you should consider listening to the latest episode of "shunned".

in it, brenda tells her story inside the flds cult, a story of women and what they go through.

this is happening right here in the united states.

dubstepped

I have no clue what Zeb's post above has to do with the podcast other than that it's about women. Seems kind of derailing a bit. Women certainly have issues in the dubs as well. This lady in the FLDS was on another level.

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Are you a woman? Do you know one?

by dubstepped in

if you can answer yes to either question, you should consider listening to the latest episode of "shunned".

in it, brenda tells her story inside the flds cult, a story of women and what they go through.

this is happening right here in the united states.

dubstepped

I never mind a helping hand SIAR2. :)

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Are you a woman? Do you know one?

by dubstepped in

if you can answer yes to either question, you should consider listening to the latest episode of "shunned".

in it, brenda tells her story inside the flds cult, a story of women and what they go through.

this is happening right here in the united states.

dubstepped

Thanks SIAR2!

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Are you a woman? Do you know one?

by dubstepped in

if you can answer yes to either question, you should consider listening to the latest episode of "shunned".

in it, brenda tells her story inside the flds cult, a story of women and what they go through.

this is happening right here in the united states.

dubstepped

@ConfusedandAngry - Yep, I'm everywhere, with the help of my lovely wife too. There are so many places to be. Insta, Facebook,Twitter, Reddit, here, plus all of the emails and messages. It's fun trying to get the good news out there. :)

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Are you a woman? Do you know one?

by dubstepped in

if you can answer yes to either question, you should consider listening to the latest episode of "shunned".

in it, brenda tells her story inside the flds cult, a story of women and what they go through.

this is happening right here in the united states.

dubstepped

Bump just because I put this out on a morning when probably nobody was looking, and I know there are a few here that like my podcast and might want to listen. I've never bumped before but thought I would this time because I did an earlier release than usual. Hopefully anyone that likes it subscribes and gets it anyway, but you never know. This episode meant so much to the woman that I interviewed, and I've shared it to some Mormon groups that have shown interest, but it's a great human interest story regardless of where you come from.

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Are you a woman? Do you know one?

by dubstepped in

if you can answer yes to either question, you should consider listening to the latest episode of "shunned".

in it, brenda tells her story inside the flds cult, a story of women and what they go through.

this is happening right here in the united states.

dubstepped

Oh yeah, I believe old Joseph Smith was quite the womanizer and polygamist. Although the FLDS is kind of the denomination that is looked down on by the Mormons I can imagine that the attitudes are pervasive.

The above isn't a video, but a podcast, and usually I feature ex-JWs but I like getting to see how other cults do their thing too. We all have a lot we could learn from one another. When you first start leaving the JWs you feel so alone. When you get out you find other ex-JWs and that helps those feelings subside to some degree. Seeing that others go through so much like we did, sometimes more extreme as in this case, but that the tactics used are so similar, helps us to see that we aren't alone even on another level.

Congrats to your friend and her family.

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Are you a woman? Do you know one?

by dubstepped in

if you can answer yes to either question, you should consider listening to the latest episode of "shunned".

in it, brenda tells her story inside the flds cult, a story of women and what they go through.

this is happening right here in the united states.

dubstepped

If you can answer yes to either question, you should consider listening to the latest episode of "shunned". In it, Brenda tells her story inside the FLDS cult, a story of women and what they go through. This is happening right here in the United States. In a world where #metoo represents the pain of so many women, #methree can be used to represent what so many victims of polygamy go through. It's truly harrowing and reminiscent of The Handmaid's Tale.

For my ex-JW listeners, you will also see the tactics used to keep all of these people doing what the cult leaders want, tactics that are reflect what was used in Jehovah's Witnesses even if the results weren't as extreme.

At the border of the states of Utah and Arizona lies another world, a community known as Short Creek. A patriarchal world of polygamy with sister wives, where women have few rights, and where certain men have all of the power. This episode is a fascinating look into a world that most will never enter, a world led by a man (Warren Jeffs) that now is serving a life sentence plus twenty years for child sexual assault.

A brave woman named Brenda escaped from this community and gives us a detailed view into the life and feelings of those that live in the cult of the FLDS (Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints, a Mormon denomination). This is an intense story of being completely captive to a concept and the struggle for freedom by a woman with a big heart that overcame the lack of freedom over her own body and mind.

Listen and subscribe to the "shunned" podcast on iTunes (Apple Podcasts), Google Play, or wherever you find your podcasts as there are many apps out there (Podcast Republic, Podbean, etc.).

Learn more, get resources, and leave comments for all guests at http://shunnedpodcast.com/episodes/