This meeting will by no means pass away until all these parts occur. Evidently, the meeting parts are meant to overlap.
Londo111
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Someone Can't Add at Bethel - Goof on Tonight's Part
by thedepressedsoul in“are you using jw library?”: (15 min.
) begin with afive-minute discussion of the article.
then play andbriefly discuss the video start using “jw library.”afterward, do the same with the videos downloadand manage publications and customize the readingexperience.
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Someone Can't Add at Bethel - Goof on Tonight's Part
by thedepressedsoul in“are you using jw library?”: (15 min.
) begin with afive-minute discussion of the article.
then play andbriefly discuss the video start using “jw library.”afterward, do the same with the videos downloadand manage publications and customize the readingexperience.
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Londo111
More numbers that never added up:
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Someone Can't Add at Bethel - Goof on Tonight's Part
by thedepressedsoul in“are you using jw library?”: (15 min.
) begin with afive-minute discussion of the article.
then play andbriefly discuss the video start using “jw library.”afterward, do the same with the videos downloadand manage publications and customize the readingexperience.
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“Even if this wasn’t the Truth, I need the structure.”
by Londo111 ini remember many years back a fellow ministerial servant saying this to me.
he felt that even if jehovah’s witnesses were not the only true religion, the regimented routine of meetings and field service and the strict rules and enforcement provided a beneficial structure for his life.
at the time i thought if this wasn’t “the truth”, i’d have no need for all that “structure”.
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Londo111
I'd a good friend say to me, "If I wasn't in the 'truth', I'd take LSD and other drugs." I'm not sure my exact reply, but it was likely to the effect of, "Why would you want to risk damaging your mind and health?"
Other JWs have similar sentiments, "If I wasn't a JW, I would do X, Y, and Z."
It is definitely part an implanted phobia. As Steven Hassan says on his website:
Phobia indoctrination: inculcating irrational fears about leaving the group or questioning the leader’s authority
a. No happiness or fulfillment possible outside of the group
b. Terrible consequences if you leave: hell, demon possession, incurable diseases, accidents, suicide, insanity, 10,000 reincarnations, etc. -
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“Even if this wasn’t the Truth, I need the structure.”
by Londo111 ini remember many years back a fellow ministerial servant saying this to me.
he felt that even if jehovah’s witnesses were not the only true religion, the regimented routine of meetings and field service and the strict rules and enforcement provided a beneficial structure for his life.
at the time i thought if this wasn’t “the truth”, i’d have no need for all that “structure”.
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Londo111
I feel for you Doubtfully Yours. When my girlfriend read your comments, she said, "I want to hug this woman."
BTW...I hope none of my OP sounded like bragging. Life has its ups and downs. I've lots of room for improvement. Like a game of mini-golf, I'm only measuring myself relative to where I was previously, rather than against anyone else's life.
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“Even if this wasn’t the Truth, I need the structure.”
by Londo111 ini remember many years back a fellow ministerial servant saying this to me.
he felt that even if jehovah’s witnesses were not the only true religion, the regimented routine of meetings and field service and the strict rules and enforcement provided a beneficial structure for his life.
at the time i thought if this wasn’t “the truth”, i’d have no need for all that “structure”.
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Londo111
I remember many years back a fellow ministerial servant saying this to me. He felt that even if Jehovah’s Witnesses were not the only true religion, the regimented routine of meetings and field service and the strict rules and enforcement provided a beneficial structure for his life.
At the time I thought if this wasn’t “the truth”, I’d have no need for all unnecessary rules and structure.
And now that I am mentally and physically out (almost four years faded), I’ve found I still don’t need it. I don’t get drunk. I don’t smoke. I don’t use drugs of any sort. I’ve no need or addiction for porn. I’ve a girlfriend that I am faithful to and plan to marry someday. I’ve gotten my eating under control. In October 2014, I was about 310 pounds. Today I am 190 pounds.
I’ve been employed in the same place for six years and a home and reasonable health. And yes, these things might change overnight as there are NO guarantees no matter how structured a person is, or what their religion or philosophy is.
Rather than my life spinning out of control, I am happier, more at peace. Within my own life structure, I am more self-controlled. I’m more relaxed and open-minded. I’m not perfect, of course, but I'm more moral and trustworthy than at any point in my life.
Some of this might be due to maturity, but I find the more I leave Jehovah’s Witnesses behind, the better my life. At the very least, I do not need the Watchtower structure to keep my life from falling apart.
Anyone hanging onto something they know or suspect is not the truth, merely for the “structure”, I recommend rethinking this fear.
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Watchtower Lawyer speaking in US Congres commission - picture
by Gorbatchov inmaybe not relevant today, just sharing one of my archive storage, this picture of jw.org lawyer philip brumley, in a joint project with scientology and other religions in 2006.. the picture was published on a scientology website, mentioning the joint project with jw.org .
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Were you beaten as a child?
by purrpurr ini've been confronting my mother with her dubious parenting skills (abuse) of me as a child.
particularly the beatings i would get with the wooden spoon.
not a light smack but hitting me as hard as she could for as long as she could.
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Londo111
I've said this before, but at one Kingdom Hall I went to, they had to tell parents to be more discreet, that is, not spanking their children in front of the hall because non-JWs driving by were seeing and inquiring about it. -
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Were you beaten as a child?
by purrpurr ini've been confronting my mother with her dubious parenting skills (abuse) of me as a child.
particularly the beatings i would get with the wooden spoon.
not a light smack but hitting me as hard as she could for as long as she could.
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Londo111
By hand, switch, and belt. Once hit by a metal rod. Once my father pitched his shoe at me. -
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Watchtower Lawyer speaking in US Congres commission - picture
by Gorbatchov inmaybe not relevant today, just sharing one of my archive storage, this picture of jw.org lawyer philip brumley, in a joint project with scientology and other religions in 2006.. the picture was published on a scientology website, mentioning the joint project with jw.org .
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Londo111
A few unrelated thoughts not well articulated on my part.