Topics Started by Antonio_Madaleno

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My dissociation letter - António Madaleno (ex-elder in Portugal)
by Antonio_Madaleno in
1. jw
2. experiences
you can listen here:dissociation letter.

you can read here:https://www.desperta.net/testemunhos/letter-of-dissociation-of-carlos-fernandes.
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My new book "The Universe of Destructive Sects" (Portuguese)
by Antonio_Madaleno in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
on may 13th, my new book will be on sale in portuguese bookstores and amazon (e-book).here is the book description text:"don't be a victim anymore!.

explore the deepest secrets of the human mind and uncover the manipulation techniques behind destructive sects and high-control groups.

this book, written by researcher antónio madaleno, is the key to this unknown, fascinating and, at the same time, disturbing world.. discover how charismatic leaders exert influence over their followers, manipulating their minds and controlling their lives to the extreme.
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Why infant baptism in Jehovah's Witnesses?
by Antonio_Madaleno in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
"adult baptism was not simply a question of religious dogma; it was an issue of power.

if baptism was delayed until adulthood—thus allowing a person to make a decision based on faith—some might not get baptized at all.

and individuals not baptized would, at least to a degree, remain outside the control of the church.
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I had a 'conversation' with ChatGPT about shunning and human rights .....
by EdenOne in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hello chatgpt.

can you discuss human rights?.

human rights are a set of fundamental rights and freedoms that are inherent to all human beings, regardless of their race, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, or any other status.
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2022-Secret Watchtower Disfellowshipping Reference Manual.
by Atlantis in
1. jw
2. friends
massive new document written by wt, 837 pages, meant for arguments vs officials and media to defend the disfellowshipping arrangement.

found in the casefile in norway.

meant to be secret.. .
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Introduction
by joao in
1. jw
2. friends
i'm joão, from portugal.. i was a jw for about 30 years but i've stopped associating with them for about two years now.

and, lately, i've decided to dig deep and research about this cult!

oh boy!
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2021-04-Portuguese Manual Arrived!
by Atlantis in
1. jw
2. friends
this manual was requested and yes, it is the manual you are thinking of.. .

portuguese manual.

https://filetransfer.io/data-package/cshgpwuf#link.
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JW's getting creative (or desperate) to preach during the pandemic ....
by EdenOne in
1. jw
2. experiences
so, there's this social game called second life.. there one creates an avatar and can lead a parallel life.

there's a bit of everything, from general environments to adult.

it can be a hub for creative people, it can be a magnet for creeps.
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BRAZIL: Sexual abuse, Heresy & Social Control in Jehovah’s Witnesses (inteview)
by Antonio_Madaleno in
1. jw
2. experiences
“it was like a house of cards that has collapsed,” says a former cult elder.. for 40 years of his life, antónio madaleno, born in portugal, was part of jehovah’s witnesses, which he defines as a “cult”.

he was just one year old when his mother went to the kingdom hall, as the jehovah’s witnesses’ places of worship are called.. after reaching the top of the jehovah’s witness hierarchy, becoming an elder, madaleno found himself in a situation where he began to address their heresies while his wife was pregnant in 2003.. “as is usual in these cases, the first concern of a jehovah’s witness is the question of the need for a blood transfusion,” he tells gospel prime, in an exclusive interview.. antónio madaleno says that this led him to research, study the bible and question the teachings of jehovah’s witnesses.

for the first time, he was using his mind and conscience to seek the truth about what he had learned at the kingdom hall, even though he considered himself an expert in the witnesses’ doctrines.. his research has led him to what he defines as “a house of cards that has collapsed”, as he claims that “it has resulted in many other researches and inquiries”.. “what i came to discover led me to lose all credibility and trust of the watchtower organization,” he says.. the former elder became what they define as an “apostate”, drifting away from associating with members of the cult and starting to speak out against what happens there, including crimes covered up by the leadership.
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New Course online about Cults
by Antonio_Madaleno in
1. watchtower
2. bible
translation: .

www.destructivesects.comdiscover the secrets of control, manipulation and deception-----hi!.

i would like to introduce you to a new project that i started here in portugal.