Posts by freemindfade

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Islamic Countries are Like the Slow Kid in Class

by cofty in

according to the council on foreign relations’ global conflict tracker, now that there is peace in colombia, there remain only six civil wars in the world.

five of those are in islamic nations.

similarly, all four of the current sectarian wars involve islamic groups, and all five of the ongoing transnational terrorism conflicts involve militant islamic groups.

freemindfade

sounds about right

Islam is the worlds worst cult

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Post Convention Euphoria

by Phoebe in

jw
friends

there is a plethora of convention photos on my instagram this morning.

(a lot of my jw friends have forgotten i'm on their followers list) .

smiling faces standing next to convention posters with comments like 'nope, i'm not giving up.

Anyone taken the Metropolitan Museum of Art JW tour, "The Woman and Her Offspring"?

by Cadellin in

these are apparently private tours by jws (pios who do it for a "contribution," i believe), who highlight the "historical evidence" for various bible events or prophecies.

there are a variety of themes, but i had a relative just take one on the woman and the seed/offspring (is "offspring" the new word for jws?).

she thought it was the most amazing thing since sliced bread but i was curious if anyone here has taken one and what their take is....

freemindfade

Lived in new York for many years. Went several times

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Latest Study Watchtower - JW's NEED to confess to elders

by The Fall Guy in

watchtower november 2017, page 10, paragraph 8 - "today, a christian guilty of serious sin needs to seek the help of congregation elders to recover.

) why is this so important?

first, the arrangement for elders to handle cases of serious sin comes from jehovah, (2nd lie!

What did NOT get you out?

by problemaddict 2 in

i realize this is odd, but a "how you woke up" thread and the personal stories that are told which i know we all enjoy, made me think of this.

in helping my wife and a couple others get the ball rolling, i realized the thing that resonated with me, didn't even move the needle with them.

i wanted to rail on and on about blood, because that was my conduit to waking up, but for my wife it was about shunning.

The same things that didn't work on you didn't work on me. When I found out about the UN it was not that impressive to me. I had to dissect it later. I realized that it posed a neutrality issue for them and that they would disfellowship a JW for not being 100% neutral. But still, when I first found out it wasn't earth shattering. 607/1914 blew my mind. That I could be convinced of something most my life that was a complete and utter lie and never be the wiser

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What woke you up?

by MrRoboto in

for me, i think it was just the right time as i was starting to wake up on other fronts as well (anyone who had went through these will know what i mean).

but it started when i was looking for what info goes on a publisher card, which led to me reading one person's story (ex bethelite) which was pretty crazy to an all-in jw but who trusts those apostates...?.

then i started watching videos on cults, as if my subconscious was trying to tell my concord mind something... when i saw a particular one about a young man in lds getting ready to start their 2 year preaching campaign, including a school, social activities etc, i realized that i couldn't tell the difference between the folks of this mormon cult and the jws (save for some religious differences) .

freemindfade

The goat herders guide to the galaxy aka The Holy Bible

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Tattoo Time

by freemindfade in

getting the second tattoo soon, in a long line of many to come!

any of you other sinners getting ink'd on a regular basis?

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A rose for my daughter this time.

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Tattoo Time

by freemindfade in

getting the second tattoo soon, in a long line of many to come!

any of you other sinners getting ink'd on a regular basis?

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freemindfade

nice!

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Tattoo Time

by freemindfade in

getting the second tattoo soon, in a long line of many to come!

any of you other sinners getting ink'd on a regular basis?

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freemindfade

Getting the second tattoo soon, in a long line of many to come! Any of you other sinners getting ink'd on a regular basis?

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What are the chances of getting another Raymond Franz default from head office ?

by Chook in

all regimes get defectors and some are more vocal than others..

freemindfade

I don't know, but I was just telling the wife last night that if the Ray Franz debacle had happened today, the effects could have been much different. Just with the speed and availability of information. I was not an adult back then, so I don't remember the word of it spreading, but I am sure it did. But can you imagine this day and age? If a GB member stepped out now, I feel it could have a MUCH bigger effect through the R&F