bad_associashun
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Mind Control Techniques and Jehovah's Witnesses
by Lady Lee inmost of the original research on mind control comes from studies done not on religious groups but rather on chinese re-education techniques used on dissident chinese and political prisoners during the 1950s.
robert j. lifton wrote "thought reform and the psychology of totalism" (1961; new york: w. w. norton).
he was studying the process and effects of mind control techniques on individuals.
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Little suprises you enjoyed as a JW
by roybatty inwhen you were a jw, remember those little things that made you happy on the inside but "sad" on the outside.
for example, the meeting ending early or better yet, being cancelled.
i recall a few years back the society was pushing sunday field service.
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Disfellowshipping.....To Protect The Cong?!
by ISP inthats often the reason given by the wts.
yet bill bowen faces excommunication whilst 23,000+ paedophiles remain in the association of jehovah's witnesses.
the wts could hardly care less what happens to little children or what evil pervades the kingdom halls as long as no one tries to disturb the ether.. isp
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Memorial attendance
by QUANTUM ini have worked for and with a jw for over twenty years.
for the last three years he has not attended church in any way.......that is except one.......the yearly memorial meeting.
prior to this inactivity he was a staunch supporter in every way a witness is expected to be.
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RUSH fans?!
by bad_associashun in.
coming here in concert sept 25- southern cali.
anyone in the area going?.
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Biblical grounds for reinstatement?
by Haereticus inno i am not even contenplating of pleading for it.. i was reading pay attention to and i paid attention to 2 cor.
2:6,7 which were about the only next to appropriate verses quoted for the purpose.
reading around the verses (not normally recommended for dubs) did not assure me that those verses apply to reinstatement.
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Den of Iniquity
by CC Ryder inback in the early 90's i went thru a divorce due to adultery on the part of my wife...she got involved with a ms from a neighboring cong....who...he and his wife were our best friends...i lasted a year up north where it took place and left for the south....our case was one of 9 cases in that one year period....not to mention the birth of a child to the wt conductors daughter...out of wedlock....he remained the wt cond.
by the way....is this a special experience i had or have some of you ran accross such a "rash" of similar experiences??
?....call me old fashioned....but...i believe in commitment to your mate...if it ends...let me know it's over before the nasty deed is done...my ex wanted out of our marraige....and because of the rule in the borg...she devised a way to do it and give me the freedom to remarry...some of the other 9 cases involved an elder and a pioneer wife of a ms..my ex and the ms's ex were both pioneers....and the others were ms's and sisters with a lot of years in the borg...i am now blessed with a great wife and companion (tinkerbell4125 as you all know her)!!!!.
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Who is doing the Judging in the JW's
by libra_spirit inthis is one of the things that strikes me as a blatant contridiction in jw doctrine.
it never ceases to amaze me how easily it is overlooked by jw's.. a quote from the elders manual under "the.
law of the christ".
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the 'NEW LIGHT'
by bad_associashun inconsidering the past beliefs of jws & the new & improved current beliefs, some changes i can recall are: the cross, smoking, what is actually 'porneia', the end --->1914, no wait... 1935... we mean 1975... well what we really meant was by y2k... by the time this generation passes away, yada, yada.... also blood issues, organ doning, who will & won''t be resurrected- what others can you all think of?.
my question is this: if jws are led by god's spirit & the org is the true channel god is using, why did the 'light' need to get brighter?
why was is it wrong in the first place?.