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  Can this logic be refuted?

  by notsurewheretogo in

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  i was an elder until march 2012 until i resigned.

  i then stopped going to meetings in october 2012 and have enjoyed 9 months of freedom that i have found to be jouful!

  i loved learning ttatt and sites like this and jwfacts.com have been excellent.. i told the elders that i needed a break and that they should not contact me unless it was a social visit and true to their word they have done that.

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  Trying to reason with the unreasonable is nothing but a waste of oxygen. Their priority is preserving the cleanliness of the congregation, i.e. maintaining the one-party state which tolerates no point of view other than their own as dictated by the (arse)holy GB. You will be considered a threat; a gangrenous limb to be cut off, and they'll cauterise the wound with your JC.

  Use your new-found knowledge where it will be of most use, preventing others from buying into this BS. Those already in have to make their own minds up about it's falseness, if and when they're ready.
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  Can this logic be refuted?

  by notsurewheretogo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was an elder until march 2012 until i resigned.

  i then stopped going to meetings in october 2012 and have enjoyed 9 months of freedom that i have found to be jouful!

  i loved learning ttatt and sites like this and jwfacts.com have been excellent.. i told the elders that i needed a break and that they should not contact me unless it was a social visit and true to their word they have done that.

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  The sentiments are admirable, but ultimately it will be an exercise in futility that will only end badly. Probably with your expulsion, and all the fallout that accompanies it.
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  Calgary JWs get a second Chance at Convention

  by mamochan13 in

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  they've moved it to edmonton.

  none of the calgary group will miss a single moment of this rich spiritual feast.

  no doubt jah is not letting a little thing like a flood stop anything.

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  cuckoo in the nest

  He probably caused the flood 'cos he's sick of this dumbassery being done in his name.
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  Accused of thinking too much

  by biometrics in

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  i've been officially accused of "thinking too much".. i've tried to quit thinking, but i'm hoplessly addicted to it.i just can't seem to turn my brain off.. at times duing my school years i was accused of not thinking enough.

  now i'm guilty of thinking too much!.

  the brother even went on to say "could you imagine what the witness organisation if everyone was thinking independently like you do"?

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  The one elder I liked & respected, an elderly elder rather than some who had barely gone through puberty, was actually a Cambridge graduate. I couldn't help but think, with a mind like that why are you here?
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  will a judicial comittee allow you to face your accusers

  by label licker in

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  we were told today, yes!

  our accusers will be there.

  is it true?

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  These are the impressions I have as one just on the peripheries of JW life, but as a detatched view it might have value. Despite all of the claims made that the elders are good shepherds, and only interested in the well being of the congregation, they aren't. That is a complete falsehood. The elders' priority is to protect the cleanliness and the integrity of the congregation. In other words, if you have said or done anything that makes them look bad, and people could find out about it, then they will cauterise the wound by your expulsion from their midst. You'll be thrown to the wolves all in the name of preserving the congregation and wider organisation. As for any support after the hearing, you can forget it, you'll be left to your own devices unless and until they think you've shown sufficient contrition to merit readmission.

  In short watch your back. And remember, witnesses shoot their wounded.
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  Accused of thinking too much

  by biometrics in

  1. watchtower
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  i've been officially accused of "thinking too much".. i've tried to quit thinking, but i'm hoplessly addicted to it.i just can't seem to turn my brain off.. at times duing my school years i was accused of not thinking enough.

  now i'm guilty of thinking too much!.

  the brother even went on to say "could you imagine what the witness organisation if everyone was thinking independently like you do"?

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  I used to be accused of this constantly, but aren't us studies SUPPOSED to think? Aren't we supposed to meditate on what we've been told? The problem was, nobody made clear the distinction between "good" thinking and "bad" thinking. Trying to reverse engineer the doctrines and try to make some kind of sense out of them was apparently a "thoughtcrime". Does this mean I needed to lose a few dozen I.Q. points in order to be a good little JW?
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  Are the GB Mental

  by moley in

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  just a thought, do the gb actually beleive they are gods chosen reps and truly beleive this crap or are they just in it for the power and the authority.

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  There are two possible scenarios:

  1. They are "true believers" and actually do believe every word of the crap they come out with. This makes them fanatics, and dangerous.

  2. They are nothing more than a bunch of corporate middle-managers, promoted beyond their abilities. They never thought they'd still be in "this system" and certainly never expected to finish up running the show. Now they have NO CLUE how to get out of the mess they find themselves in, have no new ideas that make an iota of sense and have no other option than try to maintain the status quo. For them, the alternative is too horrific to face. Any admission that they're wrong about anything, any erosion to their self proclaimed authority as god's mouthpiece, and their power base crumbles. If that happens, the whole decaying edifice that is the org comes down around their ears, and they have to face the consequences for all the lives they've damaged.

  This makes them scared, and dangerous.
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  July 15th Study Edition Is Up..

  by confusedteenager in

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  not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but yeah.

  they just posted up the new watchtower...with the confusing new information.. time for me to go dive into this "new light" and try to see what sense it makes.

  of course cedars already nicely did a run down for us.. .

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  Looks like they're taking a page out of Fred Franz's old playbook; if you can't blind them with science, baffle them with bullshit.
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  Merrimack New Hampshire KH Project denied credit by WT seeks $ from others

  by bnybyt in

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  the merrimack congregation in nh is seeking to buy land and build a new kh, the nh rbc has plans to build a $750,000 (that's right a three quarter million kh).

  "the branch" has wanted to build a kh between the cities of concord and manchester nh for quite a few years now.

  unfortunately the wt has looked into their resources, local bank account is over $100,000, and they can contribute $2,000 monthly towards a mortgage.

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  Of course, the rank and file all embraced this as sure sign that Big J's celestial segway was on the move, speeding up the work. Never mind that perfectly serviceable halls nearby in places like Sudbury and Woodbridge have had their membership depleted to do this, halls which are far more convenient than having to travel into Ipswich. Oh no. The CO must surely have noticed the existing Ipswich congos had a few thousand pounds sitting in their bank accounts and thus devised this scenario as both self aggrandisement and a means for the branch to get their hands on the money.

  Truly we are blessed to associate with such deeply spiritual men as these.
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  Merrimack New Hampshire KH Project denied credit by WT seeks $ from others

  by bnybyt in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the merrimack congregation in nh is seeking to buy land and build a new kh, the nh rbc has plans to build a $750,000 (that's right a three quarter million kh).

  "the branch" has wanted to build a kh between the cities of concord and manchester nh for quite a few years now.

  unfortunately the wt has looked into their resources, local bank account is over $100,000, and they can contribute $2,000 monthly towards a mortgage.

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  It's not just a US phenomenon, but a UK one also. I'm in Suffolk, and they've jerrymandered the congregation boundaries so that they all focus on Ipswich, the largest town. Ipswich currently has two fairly new halls each supporting three congregations of about 90 publishers each. The former CO in his wisdom decreed Ipswich should have 7 congos, drawing in more from the surrounding area and necessitating the construction of a third hall because of great anticipated growth in numbers. (Currently they are still looking for a suitable, i.e. cheap, plot of land).

  So who is to pay for this CO's vanity project? All Ipswich congregations are to pool the balances of their respective bank accounts, with the HUGE shortfall to be met with a loan from "mother". We can all assume what terms and conditions will apply. When this was announced, almost before the COBE had finished speaking, slips of paper were passed out to all in attendance asking them to pledge a regular monthly contribution to the cause.

  There you have it, dubs in Suffolk are asked to buy the branch a new kingdom hall, just to satisfy the whims of the departing CO.