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  Michael Palin: North Korea - Similarities In N.Korean and JW Mentality

  by pale.emperor in

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  did anyone catch michael palin's travel documentary in north korea?

  it was a fascinating insight into such a secretive and controlled country.

  totalitarian, suppressed and yet i found a few similarities to jw mentality.. particularly, this segment, where michael asks his handler about the limitations on freedom she has.

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  smiddy3

  Well you certainly can`t criticise WT LEADERS can you .Oh that`s right they don`t have leaders do they ,everbody`s on the same level in the WT religion .

  A P.O. may have a part on the platform and when he`s finished he will sit down among the rest of the congregation and he doesn`t wear any clothing that distinguishes him from anybody else .

  Their leader was Jesus Christ ? say what ?

  That`s how I was introduced to the "clergy" in 1960.

  Oh that`s right they have a clergy class do they ? Until their in a court of Law that is, and then they cry Clergy Penitent privlidge to not divulge some vital information.
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  Dis/UNITED Kingdom?

  by BoogerMan in

  1. social
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  england, wales, scotland & n.i.

  are independently making or changing the covid 19 lockdown laws/rules to suit themselves... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52600708.

  garden centres are opening in wales on monday, in england on wednesday, but by the looks of things, are far too dangerous to open them anytime soon in scotland or n.i.

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  Here in Australia the Prime Minister outlines a broad outline of what is expected during a stage 3 lockdown for the nation .However each state has a Minister that interprets what is essential for that state under those guidelines .

  Some states have far greater infections than other states and so more stricter control is needed , whereas some states with very few infections or even no infections for days , feel they can ease up on restrictions and ease back a bit more

  I don`t see any problems with the way things are handled here .One size doesn`t fit all .Common sense needs to prevail.
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  Jehovah provided zoom?!

  by Tim207 in

  1. social
  2. humour

  seems like every zoom meeting someone comments how happy they are that jehovah has provided us with this wonderful app called zoom.

  does that mean jehovah knew about covid back in 2011 when zoom was founded?

  why do people thank god for things people create?

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  smiddy3

  Sounds like Jehovah is playing catch up with Satan,after all ,they wouldn`t need Zoom if Satan`s organization hadn`t

  1, Shut down the "life saving D2D Witnessing " of Jehovah`s Witnesses .

  2, Shut down any Assembly/Convention programs

  3,Shut down meeting attendance at kingdom halls

  Etc,Etc,Etc.

  Sounds to me loke its a win win win for Satan and his organization against Jesus sitting on his throne ?
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  Update again

  by Akid48 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i don't know if anyone remembers me on here but i'm here to do an update again.. well, i'm 15 going on 16 soon i still remember watching my first video on youtube and learning that all the jw teachings are false and everything that follows.

  crazy times, i have chosen to just focus on school and just trying to be a kid well a teen now but you get the point.

  i'm not really mad about all the jw stuff i've come to accept that i couldn't have done anything to prevent it i was born into a family that was already into the religion.

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  Good for you AKID48 .Well you certainly have set yourself a task on a lot of reading .I think cofty here could give you some good advice on what to read first regarding the evolution topics taking in your age etc.

  As far as C.O.C or 1984 ,before reading those if I could make a suggestion I would reccomend "Captives of A Concept" by Don Cameron download by LULU if memory serves me correct I think its brilliant.

  I wish you well on your journey through life ,to wake up about TTATT at your age Theirs no telling what you can accomplish
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  My latest letter to WT demanding correction from their side

  by Kosonen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  brothers and sisters associated with the watchtower society may 9, 2020. i have tried to inform you of the necessary adjustments you ought to take in order to truly be in the truth.

  but my efforts have remained fruitless.

  you well know the biblical procedure.

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  I love Koso`s wording "demanding correction from them" with his nu-light .
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  75th Anniversary of VE Day

  by cofty in

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  today is the 75th anniversary of the end of wii in europe.

  they were a special generation who were literally prepared to give their lives rather than submit to fascism.

  millions paid the ultimate price.

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  Lettice Curtis was the best British female pilot of the Second World War. The first to fly a four-engined Avro Lancaster bomber, she was the most skilled of only 11 women who ever passed the test to do so, and the longest-serving of the 168 who plied Britain's wartime skies as members of the Air Transport Auxiliary.Aug 11, 2014

  That photo reminded me of these brave young women .
  
  
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  "Jehovah's Witnesses Ever-Changing Teachings"

  by Doug Mason in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  “jehovah's witnesses' ever-changing teachings: the most important changes in the doctrine of the watchtower society in the year 1879-2015” by włodzimierz bednarski and szymon matusiak..

  https://www.amazon.com/dp/b084p2dxl1.

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  and totally rely on whatever the G.B.of Jehovahs Witnesses state
  
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  Self Righteous Ones

  by Davros in

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  did every congregation have one or two self righteous suck ups?

  you know the type.

  the one who always has a platform assignment.

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  I have been associated with at least 5 different cong.`s in my 32 years as an active JW. And I would say that at least in 3 of those cong`s I would have struck at least one of them and maybe even 2 at any one time.

  Maybe in the first 2 cong`s being then a newbie to the religion I was naive enough not to recognize them as such.?
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  Memories of Maryland Conventions!

  by Atlantis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  posting for brother x. petra!.

  if you were a child during the years of 1960 to 1970, the question isn't; do you remember these conventions?

  the question is; how could you forget?

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  I thank the Cosmos I wasn`t dragged up into this religion as a child ,sadly though I brought up my own two boys in this religion and at least it was a lot more flexible and liberal congregation that they were subjected to .

  And thankfully they are now well adjusted adults leading successful lives away from the religion.
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  Dating Advice

  by Youngaposthate in

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  2. relationships

  as a young person who hasn't had lots of experience in the dating game, what would ex jws recommend with all these severed relationship ties from family.

  what are the do's and dont's.

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  First of all how old are you? that info won`t give away your identity but would be helpful in giving you some advice .