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Aeon: How tyrants work up crowds. [Interesting reading. Think Rutherford; Think JW Conventions]
by AndersonsInfo inimportant reading:.
https://aeon.co/essays/the-omnipotent-victim-how-tyrants-work-up-a-crowds-devotion.
after reading the article, please read the commentary: .
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"We are confident Jehovah will bless this new arrangement and provision!"
by nowwhat? inso let me get this straight, emphasis on cart witnessing and jw.org website with their flashy videos and such has brought in about 680 new publishers in the united states?
out of which 600 are probably children?!
well that certainly speaks for itself!
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Seeking communication
by nikada ini'd like to contact certain brothers and sisters i formed friendships with during the time i spent in "the truth", as we called it back then.
i was a member of two congregations in hawaii from 1974 to 1984. .
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My Conversation With JW's Last Night
by TD inthe subject was how long humans have been on the earth.
although i'm posting this under "jokes & humor" this is (sadly) only a slight exaggeration:.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b_0cfmq1nu.
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Tired and Poor
by Diogenesister in* "if you want people to remain loyal followers you have to keep them tired and poor" - jim jones, said to a trusted confidante.. sound like anyone we know???.
* from the book "a thousand lives" .
( as told by neil "great apostate" gardener) .
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Do JW's know what their FDS is doing with donations?
by The Fall Guy inaccording to the official figures in this post 2 years ago - https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/217902/uk-congregations-jehovahs-witnesses?page=4 - the scottish congregations had a combined total of just over £1.845m in their bank accounts.
i wonder how much of that money was siphoned off by the org when their "recommendation" to congregations to hand over their surplus cash was issued.
isn't it tragic that all that money would barely cover the court's fine of $4000 per day which the cult has amassed so far in the padron case.
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Need help finding a Watchtower quote
by Zoos inmid to late 70's, watchtower made a comment regarding the constantly changing doctrines of "false religion" and how discouraging it was to their flocks.
i can't remember enough exact key words to pull it from the archives but i know i have seen it quoted and discussed on this site.. thanks in advance for your help..
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Hopefully this will educate the public and help end the WT's rule of secrecy at all costs
by cha ching ini'm glad barbara wrote this book - "barbara anderson uncensored: eyewitness to deceit" - it will be an eye opener for the public who only see the polite people at carts or walking door to door.
it will help them see who the wt really is through her experiences working at bethel in the writing department.
i liked the contribution of bonnie zieman and jon atack who additionally help expose the type of control wt exerts, and what the aftermath of child sex abuse has on it's jw victims.. it's a fairly short book, 71 pages, it explains barbara's reasons for continuing her activism against child sexual abuse.
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EVENT: Middle Tennessee Conference - Understanding Abusive Spiritual Systems and Relationships
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.icsahome.com/events/midwest.
middle tennessee conference .
understanding abusive spiritual systems and relationships .
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Medium article mentioning the JW
by thetruelie ini was reading medium and came across this article, even though the mention is short, i'm wondering how many blogs are posting stuff about the jw.
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https://medium.com/@abram.oxford/how-much-has-adams-bite-cost-us-7e50ba5e164c.