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  Scientology really is a lot like the JW's

  by dissed in

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  at the edge of arid foothills far outside los angeles, hundreds of scientology followers live on a gated, 500-acre campus and work long hours for almost no pay reproducing the works of founder l. ron hubbard and creating the church's teaching and promotional materials.. the church says its 5,000 so-called sea organization members are religious devotees akin to monks who are exempt from wage requirements and overtime.

  but two lawsuits filed by two former sea org members, as they are known, allege the workers are little more than slave laborers, forced to work 100-hour weeks for pennies and threatened with manual labor if they cause trouble.. i don't feel the wt's bethel is quite this bad,...... but it's not far from it.

  (as one who used to work there says) lol.

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  Do JWs believe in the Pangea?

  by Diamonds in

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  sorry this might be a really stupid question, but it's been so long since i've read any jw material, been in contact with them that i don't remember!

  i know they believe the earth to be billions of years old, but wasn't sure about whether they 'agree' with the pangea.. thanks.

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  Will you sink or swim with Jehovah's Organization? June 15, 2010 study article

  by truthseeker in

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  hence, many people feel.

  of the psalmist?

  there they will feel.

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  Why is it that abuse is so prevalent among the religious?

  by dgp in

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  i'm not trying to sling mud at anyone, but, while i am aware that pedophiles are to be found in all walks of society, why would it be that they seem to be so many among the religious?

  as a former catholic, i often heard people say that priests would abuse children because a) they couldn't have a woman themselves (an outright lie) or b) because the catholic church gave them an "honorable" way to stay single and be in the company of many men and children.

  but then the jw's don't have such restrictions, and abuse still happens.

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  Cadellin Gets Confronted by Parents

  by Cadellin in

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  well, i knew it was only a matter of time before my parents confronted me on my "loss of spirituality" (their term).

  i love them dearly and would rather cut off an arm than hurt them, so i was hoping (naively) that my so far successful fade might escape their notice.

  we live about an hour apart so my lack of theocratic activity would go unnoticed.

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  My Daughter asked me this question................................

  by Terry in

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  "dad, what do people talk about on that jehovah's witness board?".

  i replied:.

  "we complain alot.

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  What Do You Value in your Life Now that you Exited the Witnesses ?

  by flipper in

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  i was talking with a friend of mine on the board yesterday and the discussion gave me the idea for this thread !

  ( thanks friend !

  ) and it seems as we were talking the thought came up that many of us when exiting the mind control of jehovah's witnesses we really come to appreciate the freedom to think how we want and be able to have access to other views which helps us to have a broader scope , or broader world view than just the tunnel vision of the wt society.

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  Watchtower and Awake Magazines

  by ldrnomo in

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  how many of you actually read the watchtower and awake magazines from cover to cover when you were in?.

  ld.

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  "We're not here to convince you this is the truth."

  by sd-7 in

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  those were the words of an elder during my judicial committee.

  it's weird that they suddenly came to me, weeks later.

  i can't help recalling the disappointment i felt when i heard that.

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  I'm new here

  by Diamonds in

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  i stumbled across this website a few months back and have often read the topics posted but this is the first time that i've posted anything myself.. all my family are jws - i got baptized when i was 17 but started to fade when i was about 20 and finally left at 22 when i managed to escape to university and move away from home.

  ten years on and i am still out of the org but never disfellowshipped (although i would have been if they'd have known what i've been up to!).

  the relationship with my family is not great - i get on with some members better than others.

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