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  Did The Elders Ever Try To Adjust YOUR Thinking?

  by PublishingCult in

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  did the elders ever try to "adjust" your thinking?.

  can you share what they felt was incorrect about your thinking?.

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  It's an actual page scanned from a Watchtower magazine. The captions and facial expressions have been altered for the sake of absurdity.
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  Did The Elders Ever Try To Adjust YOUR Thinking?

  by PublishingCult in

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  did the elders ever try to "adjust" your thinking?.

  can you share what they felt was incorrect about your thinking?.

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  Did the elders ever try to "adjust" YOUR thinking?

  Can you share what they felt was incorrect about your thinking?
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  I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS !!!!!!!!!!!

  by wasblind in

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  1) i think it's ridiculous to tell anyone when and how to use something they paid for ( computers and internet service ).

  2) i think it's ridiculous to tell married couples how to act in the bedroom.

  3) i think it's ridiculous to tell people what kinda cars they should buy ( 4 door for fieldservice ).

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  I think it's ridiculous that the WTBTS puts blatantly misleading illustrations in their publications like this:

  

  And this:

  

  For no other purpose than to falsely justify this:

  

  And this:

  

  They might as well just go ahead and publish an illustration like this:

  
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  "Islamaphobia is Unpatriotic"--Article With Disturbing Video

  by Justitia Themis in

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  2. friends

  http://www.libsandcons.com/1/post/2011/03/islamophobia-is-unpatriotic.html.

  they are abused with calls of go home, and terrorist, little children are subjected to it as well.

  a villa park councilwoman named deborah pauly echoes the rhetoric of pamela geller and even calls for the murder of participants (who she labels terrorists) at the charity event.

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  How can any who belong to a religion and believe in a god not see that religion and the irrational belief in a god is the root of evil?
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  Is Being In A "Relationship" Important To You?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  i am referring to a personal/sexual relationship with someone, perhaps, that you could possibly love.. i know a lot of people who are very content to date, possibly have sex and look for another partner..

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  No, a relationship is the last thing I'm interested in. I'm sick and tired of being nagged and manipulated in an effort to turn me into something I'm not. I'm happy with who I am. If someone else isn't they are free to move on. That seems to be a concept that some people just don't get. Or maybe they like the drama. In any event, I took myself off the market 7 years ago and I am enjoying a peaceful, quiet home for the first time in my life. -W

  I made a distinction a while back when having a relationship was very important to me that sort of goes along with what you say. Many people go into a relationship with the misconception, the false belief that the other person is there to "make them happy", or simply deluded into thinking that they have the power to make the other person happy. What a huge responsibility to take upon yourself! What a burden to put on another human being!

  Nobody has the power to make me happy, and neither do I have the power to make another person happy. That is just absurd. You'd better already be a relatively happy person to begin with. I look at it like this; you will never have the power to make me happy no matter what you do or say, however, I just want you to know that I am very happy to be with you. If you expect somebody to make you happy, you are in for pain and dissapointment. If you allow somebody to expect you to make them happy, you are in for pain and dissapointment.
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  I committed un-suicide yesterday

  by AlmightyDog in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  yesterday i opened my wallet and took a long look at the (no) blood card prominently displayed inside.

  i have been convinced that this is not the truth for a couple of years now, and am trying to figure out whether to fade or da.

  it hit me hard yesterday that with this piece of paper in my wallet, i could possibly end up dying for beliefs i no longer hold.

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  Good point, good advice :)
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  The Watchtower Org will continue to abuse and control people...

  by Scooby-Doo in

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  ... unless we become organized as well!.

  that's the key to making the public aware of the abuse that gets swept under the rug, the way family relationships become destroyed because of shunning, the changes in doctrine throughout the years, the methods that they use to control people etc.

  the general public in most cases view the witnesses as nice, harmless weirdos.

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  One of the first experiments in apostate organization, The Vast Apostate Army, has not been without it challenges- egos, infighting, divisions, etc. . . .

  I'm leary of the idea. Getting local xJW's to show for a couple of hours to demonstrate at a convention is hard enough.
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  Have you REALLY changed?

  by AK - Jeff in

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  i don't get around to visit this board very often these days.

  still, when i do, i always come across a thread or two by former jw's who are now church members.

  they don't look any different to me than jw's in so many ways:.

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  I was able to successfully change once I killed God.

  People, humanity, compassion, humility, confidence, courage, decision-making ability, deep thought, rational thinking, openness, acceptance, tolerance . . . all very wonderful attributes that have been made available to me through the death of all deities.
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  Is Being In A "Relationship" Important To You?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am referring to a personal/sexual relationship with someone, perhaps, that you could possibly love.. i know a lot of people who are very content to date, possibly have sex and look for another partner..

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  The quality of your life boils down to the quality of relationships you have with other people, and this doesn't just mean romantically or sexually.
  
  My first rule is: Be what you want to attract.
  
  Second rule: Eyes wide open, and asking the question, "what do I have to contribute to the quality of this person's life?", rather than, "what am I going to get out of this?".
  
  I'm very happy as a single man, but I am open to the idea of another relationship should I find in another the qualities I adore. Meanwhile, I have a good loving supportive family, good friends, and an ocasional date. Those closest to me sometimes express their hope I will find "the right one", but I really do feel whole as a person, and having a significant other is not a priority. As an xJW, my options no longer have a strangle hold on them by the rules of the GB and WTBTS, and I feel all grown up and manage to handle my healthy choices and decisions surprisingly well. Gee, imagine that?
  
  Now, find me a hottie atheist/anarchist who loves bicycling, nude beaches, tuna, and Bordeaux Rouge, and we might just have ourselves a match.
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  When You Look Back, Can You Believe That You Actually . . .

  by PublishingCult in

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  believed you were going to live forever in paradise on earth?.

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  PublishingCult

  That picture does look creepy! What is it from?

  It's a scan I took from one of the publications, altered of course.