Great quote from that website.
"How can something that began with so much hope go so very wrong? There's a lot of speculation about what happened to the members of The People's Temple, but for the most part, what went wrong is what goes wrong with most destructive cults: the leadership."
Posts by freyd
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22"How Cults Work" -- A Comparison with Jehovah's Witnesses.
by B_Deserter inthese are selected comments regarding the article posted here: http://people.howstuffworks.com/cult.htm.
there is no meaningful difference between a cult and a religion in terms of faith, morality or spirituality.
the primary differences are that a "cult" operates outside of mainstream society, often calls on its followers to make an absolute commitment to the group and typically has a single leader, whereas a "religion" usually operates within mainstream culture, requires varying levels of commitment from its members and typically has a leadership hierarchy that, in practice, can serve as a series of checks and balances.. jws definitely operate outside of mainstream society.
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A former assembly Hall overseer
by parlay inhad the nerve to counsel teddy j of the gb about the unkind way things were communicated.
to the assembly hall staff, citing the counsel the service department wasn't following it's own advice .
they give to elders about treating the friends with kindness and respect.
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freyd
I had a chance encounter with an a.h.o. Was a guest at his apartment at the a.h. We talked about many things, but one thing that really stuck was his expressed opinion that was told him by a c.o., who said: "People think we make sacrifices. We don't make sacrifices. We have a place to stay and a good car to drive. And we have $$$ because the brothers give us $$$$."
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Did the title of "overseer" ever bother you
by freyd init bothered me a lot.
overseers used to be called servants.
the roles were reversed when servants became overseers.
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freyd
It bothered me a lot. Overseers used to be called servants. No more. The roles were reversed when servants became overseers. To mock the change I used to ask people, "Who's your book study commander?" Have they changed yet to WT Study Overseer, or he still a conductor? I wonder when overseers will morph into lords?
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Do You Feel Dysfunctional
by freyd indid jw's make you that way, or did you just fit in?
and did they give you purpose?
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freyd
She's still looking for the truth. Bibletoday.com
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What's the point of it all anyway??
by Maddie ini am getting to wonder what the point of life is anyway.
are we just a product of evolution with the sole purpose of survival?
i feel so confused and anxious right now.
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freyd
There's more to life than what we possess. http://reslight.net
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Do You Feel Dysfunctional
by freyd indid jw's make you that way, or did you just fit in?
and did they give you purpose?
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freyd
Welcome back eclipse, LOL. Don't be so emotional. Unless you want a really good martini.
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How long will Watchtower last??
by chuckyy inhow long do you estimate that the watchtower org.
until the next failed prophecy?, or will it go on until armageddon ( only kidding)???.
chukky.
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freyd
Has the man of sin has been exposed?
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Do You Feel Dysfunctional
by freyd indid jw's make you that way, or did you just fit in?
and did they give you purpose?
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Did jw's make you that way, or did you just fit in? And did they give you purpose?
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Why Do You Think Jehovah's Witnesses Are At A Standstill?
by minimus ini think they've lost all of their zeal.
years ago, even if people were bothered by the door knocking, it was still said that people admired their zeal and conviction.
not one jw that i know truly gets excited by the "truth".
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freyd
Their foundation is built on deception. The FDS is not a group. Or represented by a group.
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freyd
I like what Bill Cosby had to say about why grandparents and grandkids get along so well. They had a common enemy and so that the grandparents could say, "See God, I may have been a rotten parent, but look at me now."