cog_survivor
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Cult Life - Disposable Relationships
by cog_survivor ini've been reading a lot of the posts and agonizing with/for folks who are trying to fade or come out of the wtbs.
there seems to be this recurring theme of family still in, trying to keep from losing them.. this seems almost universal no matter the group.
there is no middle ground whatsoever.
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Similarities and differences: JWs & WWCG
by cog_survivor insome folks expressed curiosity about the doctrines of the worldwide church of god and how they were similar to jws.
so heres the down and dirties of what i think we had similar.
1. armegeddon - yep we referred to it as the great tribulation followed by the day of the lord.
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HELP! Can God SEE the future?? How?? Is this predestination??
by Bloody Hotdogs! inhad a very long and frustrating debate last night.. .
jws like to say that god has the ability to foresee the future, but can chose not to look.
this, they claim, removes the problem of predestination/preordination.. .
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My Family Study
by BU2B inas i have posted before i am working to help get my wife out of the jws so we can leave together.
i have been trying to think of ways to open her mind and get her to think critically and use her mind.
i dont want to bring lots of facts and reasoning to her attention if her mind is not yet ready for it.
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Local cult exiting groups - a wish
by cog_survivor inreading some of the exit/fader stories my heart breaks.. i wish there were some kind of local support groups for people who want help in leaving behind their cult lives.
living in the heart of the midwest, there really isn't anyone to turn to.
i would have loved to meet with others in a safe enviroment to work through some of the issues.. all the implanted fears make people scared to turn to other religious organizations.
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Penn State Decision and Will It Impact Anything Within WTBTS
by harleybear ini was thrilled to hear of the rulings handed down at penn state.
although they did not receive the official "death sentence" it was pretty impressive.
now comes the question.
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by Band on the Run ini'm anglican now.
overall, i love it but sometimes i want a rule/doctrine.
the witnesses were always so empahtic that bethel leaders knew all, down to what type of pots to use.
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Shame & Guilt...applied to religious abuse
by cog_survivor ini've been listening to a cd book by brene brown who is a "shame researcher".
she has a couple of fantastic presentations on ted that got me interested (google "ted" and "brene brown" if curious).. but i was struck by how much my cult experience caused me to internalize shame and call it guilt.
i love how she simply states, "guilt says, 'i made a mistake'.
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Movie - Paradise Recovered- cult exiting focused
by cog_survivor indogpatch posted a couple of years ago about this movie.
i've been following the news on it ever since it was made known to be in production.. the woman who wrote the script for it is a worldwide church of god survivor like myself.
she wanted to show people what it can be like for people who were abused and kicked to the curb by an abusive church and the struggles they have to go through to learn to think for themselves.. their motto is, "we're not anti-religion, just anti cruelty".
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Anybody seen "Blue Like Jazz"
by cog_survivor ini saw it on cable ondemand last night.
i had heard about the controversy it stirred up amongst evanglelical groups.
so i decided to give it a watch.. basically boy leaves fundamentalist upbringing for liberal college.