Watchtower is Run Like the Mafia

by Sea Breeze in

anybody else notice this?

the have a syndicate (governing body) regional bosses (district overseers), captians (circuit overseers), and elders are their "made men" that enforce policy at street level.

if you run your mouth too much, they wipe out your whole family (disfellowshipping).

smiddy3

Thank you reason first ,I`m an Aussie who became a JW in 1960 and didn`t leave till many- many years later years later.

I also will check out those links ,thank you.

smiddy

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Jehovah's witnesses sying County Governor om Oslo and Boken, Norway

by InquiryMan in

oops title going wrong.

suing, in and viken correct.

this afternoon a press release from the jw has been published in major news outlets in norway concerning the withdrawal of registration etc..

State Administrator in Oslo and Viken

I hope they come off victorious.

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JW's are NOT connected to the WTBTS....

by BoogerMan in

.....just as gerrit losch of the g.b.

claimed he has nothing to do with it - or vice versa.. i suppose that's why him & his jw g.b.

cronies assume total control of the wtbts annual meeting every year - because they're totally separate from each other!

smiddy3

The GB / JW speak with a forked tongue , IMHO .

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Parting Letter

by Konagirl in

a friend of mine was compelled to reach out to as many members as possible in her congregation, by sending them the following letter that i would like to share.. to my brothers and sisters,.

i’m sure you’ve realised by now that something isn’t quite right with me as i haven’t been around in months.

the truth is i have been going through a crisis and the last few months have been the hardest time of my life.

smiddy3

An excellent read ,using the scriptures and those who believe the bible to be true.

Every Jehovah`s Witness should have a copy of this letter.

If possible.

Thanks for sharing this Konagirl

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Talked to JWs Today at a Cart Stand

by Sea Breeze in

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they were positioned in a walk way and i had to go right pass them.

i tried to keep walking but my legs went straight to them like they had a mind of their own.. they pointed to john 17:3 on how to get saved.

1 peter 3:18. .

smiddy3

I must remember this the next time I get a chance to talk to the JW`s Luke 16:19 - 31.

I like that.

Good point.

If I`ve got this right ?

1st Q.

Do you or your religion believe when you die ,you still exist in the hereafter ? Without or before any such resurrection ?

Answer : No

Then why did Jesus not refute that in Luke 16 : 19-33?

He seems to agree with it ? yes ?

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While I don`t believe the Bible about GOD or other religions about a GOD ,I do wonder ?

by smiddy3 in

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i do wonder about the universe as we know it .

it does boggle my mind ,and how such a variety of life does exist on this planet ,from the microscopic to the most advanced life forms.. in such an abundance .?.

and then looking out there in the universe the multitudes of stars like our sun and planets exist that we have no knowledge of boggles my mind .. so ,maybe i am spiritual in some sense..

smiddy3

I do wonder about the universe as we know it . It does boggle my mind ,and how such a variety of life does exist on this planet ,from the microscopic to the most advanced life forms.

In such an abundance .?

And then looking out there in the Universe the multitudes of stars like our sun and planets exist that we have no knowledge of boggles my mind .

So ,maybe I am spiritual in some sense.

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mentally ill/delusional or con artist?

by enoughisenough in

maybe this has been discussed in the past and i wasn't here... what do you think?

are the gb members knowingly pulling a con, or do they have delusions of grandeur?

i will go out on a limb here to say that i think they are con artist.

smiddy3

I think there is an art to lying to oneself and the GB have mastered it.

They believe what they are saying is true because they want to believe it.

Not because it is a fact ,which it isn`t.

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Are Both The JW And The Ex-JW Community a Cult?

by Vanderhoven7 in

charlie ryde writes:.

let us use the same bite model for determining if something is a cult to both being a jw and being ex-jw.

mind you this is a short summary.. b- behavioral control.

smiddy3

I don`t beleive ex JW`s are a cult ,no way.

As Phizzy says , though not campaigning to save people, but a kindly nudge to them may be helpful

cofty20 hours ago

The obsession with LE is a bit cultish.

That I agree with .

Smiddy.

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Did Jesus COME with the clouds of heaven in 1914?

by Fisherman in

take for example revelation 21: 10. .

“….and he showed me the holy city jerusalem coming down out of heaven from god.

here john sees something happening, action.

smiddy3

Jesus said he is coming quickly ? ......2000 years ago ,need I say more ?

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OPINIONS PLEASE: I propose a new strategy against the Watchtower policy of DISFELLOWSHIP

by Terry in

i need your opinion and a discussion...tell me what you think, both pros and cons...the governments of norway and russia have both targeted watchtower's severely inhumane policy of disfellowship separating and isolating members by ostracizing them and labeling them as 'mentally diseased", etc.

dis fellowship.is a mushy concept unfamiliar to non-jw's.that word doesn't convey brutal, cold, and uncaring shunning and the impact on vulnerable persons cut off from family and friends.i propose swapping the phrase "religious apartheid" for the term "disfellowship" because it is significantly more impactful, familiar, and gut-wrenching.jw's teach practice and promote discrimination, opprobrium, and animus in punishing by isolation those who disagree with their doctrines.

moreover - it is a de facto death sentence both spiritually and (according to the expectation of armageddon) literally as well.

smiddy3

Why not be more blunt ,religious hatred of former members or spiritual hatred of former members ,because that`s what it boils down to isn`t it ?

smiddy3

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State Administrator in Oslo and Viken

I hope they come off victorious.

cofty20 hours ago