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  Need Help - How do I refute this???

  by HappyBlessedFree in

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  so i was talking with my husband about all the things the organization is doing ie.

  hiding pedophiles, lying about what 1914 was etc.

  so his response was that the nation of israel had times when they weren’t doing the right thing, but it was still gods chosen organization.. another topic we were talking about was disfellowshipping.

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  Spirits, angels, devils and gods always where, and still are only fictional characters of human imaginations.

  There is nothing (excepting education) to stop the inventing of a god and declaring some as "chosen people".
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  I HATE JW funerals

  by jws in

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  jw funeral last night.

  it was about half an hour from start to finish.

  they opened with basic facts about the person.

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  It has been said that JWs shoot their wounded, so it's not surprising that their dead are sloughed off exactly like "Old Light"... buried quickly and never to be brought up again.

  All the horrible JW funerals are for the very "Millions...who will never die." so really each funeral is a testament to their batshit crazy doctrine and prophecies.
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  WT-Closing In On 50 Subpoenas!

  by Atlantis in

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  more subpoenas have been added.

  so the watchtower is getting close to 50. i think there are about 44 of them listed here.

  brumley the witchhunter!.

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  If all entities self represent that will leave only WT paying legal fees for each and every of 50 proceedures..

  The optics would be great! ...locally newsworthy over and over and over..

  WT as Goliath and all our friends as mere Davids seeking legal justice through dispersal of vital information warning of charities fraud, failing to report child sexual abuses and destruction of families worldwide by not respecting the rights of freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of association wherever JWs little lunatic theocracy enforces its sick parallel justice system.
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  Artificial Intelligence and 2019

  by fulltimestudent in

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  2. friends

  i was intrigued by a forecast made by damo academy, the in-house technology and science research arm of china's, huge e-commerce business,, alibaba.. they seem to be predicting the following technology trends for 2019 and that artificial intelligence would continue to be the ho area of progress.. so what do any techies hanging out here think?

  safe predictions?

  wild guesses?

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  Mr. Conti glazed over climate change pretty fast given that it may well be the trigger to our extinction, and possibly soon.
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  Research Opportunity

  by researchstudentsophie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  my name is sophie, and i am currently in the class ap research.

  the aim of ap research is to have students enter into an academic conversation that exists about a specific topic or issue.

  for my research project, i have chosen to evaluate the social stress levels, or sense of belonging, within members of the jehovah’s witnesses community, due to my personal background with the religion.. the following attachment will help me collect data for my research.

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  Earnest -

  It isn't "my" source, and I haven't drawn any conclusion from it . It was just one (likely biased) study among many others referenced by JW FACTS, regarding worldwide aberrant mental health statistics of JWs.

  A challenge was issued to produce such a statistic and it was produced

  Sophie is doing research as a student of Cornell on a topic of great interest to every member of this forum...we who spend hours howling and wailing about how the hypocrisy, dishonesty and dogma of WT continues to ruin so much in so many of our families and friends.

  When invited to comment on how this cults insanity affects those in the work force, we shoot the messenger by challenging her affiliations, her motives and even her honesty (yes she really did see a figure as high as "...10 to 16 times...").

  With such a welcome It might strike her as obvious that the anxiety, mistrust and paranoia might linger long after escaping the asylum that created it.
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  Research Opportunity

  by researchstudentsophie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  my name is sophie, and i am currently in the class ap research.

  the aim of ap research is to have students enter into an academic conversation that exists about a specific topic or issue.

  for my research project, i have chosen to evaluate the social stress levels, or sense of belonging, within members of the jehovah’s witnesses community, due to my personal background with the religion.. the following attachment will help me collect data for my research.

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  JW Facts / Mental illness amongst Jehovah's Witnesses

  Less than 30 seconds to find a study Sophie possibly cited. Ohio 1972 to 1976

  "The mental illness rate of JWs is approximately 10 to 16 times higher than the rate for the general, nonWitness population... From his intensive interviews with Witness patients and others, Montague concluded that persons who had emotional problems were attracted to the Witnesses, but involvement also caused many of the emotional problems that they suffered. This is evident from the fact that many with problems reported they were far happier after they left.

  Inquiring minds are eager to know WHY cults contribute to such high figures .

  The first child ever raised full/on JW in our family later became our families first and ever suicide.

  We KNOW why the rates are so high so get your asses into gear and give Sophie an earful of how religious abuse and hypocrisy affect the lives of working people.
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  Research Opportunity

  by researchstudentsophie in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  my name is sophie, and i am currently in the class ap research.

  the aim of ap research is to have students enter into an academic conversation that exists about a specific topic or issue.

  for my research project, i have chosen to evaluate the social stress levels, or sense of belonging, within members of the jehovah’s witnesses community, due to my personal background with the religion.. the following attachment will help me collect data for my research.

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  Sophies research questions exJWs as well, so go for it.

  Format is agree/disagree to statements on a scale if 1 to 5 .

  Comments pertaining to your responses are invited.

  If you were a JW during some or all of your working years you will appreciate the questions asked...

  I enjoyed sharing through such a format
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  My story

  by Leeny in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i came across this website when i was looking for some emotional/mental support lately as i was summoned by elders to explain someone’s report on me saying “i’m promoting homosexuality”.

  i’m inactive, not attending meetings or associating with jw outside of my biological family for almost 2 years now.. yes i am gay (you can judge away) and yes it is in a direct contrast to the scriptures, no arguement about it.. i was brought up in a jw family.

  my dad is a typical zealot, he literally talks or thinks about the bible 24/7.

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  Welcome Leeny -

  Fear not - democracy has your back.

  Your apostasy is now an established and valued human right called Freedom of Religion.

  Your sexual preferences are protected by Freedom of Expression and Freedom of Speech.

  Check your countries slate/constitution/charter of democratic rights and freedoms and get on happily with the wonderful life you've longed for...

  and NEVER- EVER meet with elders, ayatollahs or "theocratic" kommandants of any stripe!

  You are already free!

  (You're welcome)

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  Public Talk invitations ....Next to .Zero Attendees

  by smiddy3 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  from my conversion at the end of 1959 to my leaving the j.w`s about early 1993 i remember especially in the first 20 -30 years or so giving out invitations to public talks that were to be given at our local k.h.

  every time i went out in the service witnessing from door to door week in week out i would leave these tracts at not at homes or whoever would accept them .. and in my personal experience i cannot recall more than five worldly / non j.w.

  people , if that , who came to a public talk as a result of the invitations given at the doors in our witnessing work in the 33 years of my being an active jehovah`s witness .. and none of them ever became a jehovah`s witness .. was it just me ?

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  Correct me if I'm wrong but there seems to be no such thing as a "Public Talk" for quite some years now.

  While the KH outside menus used to refer to a Pubic talk Or Public Discourse they now refer to weekday or weekend meetings .

  I imagine this is in keeping with the strictly insular nature of a high control cult.

  In reality, nothing is really intended for, or the benefit of the public - (hence no charitable works from a registered charity). But rather all is for the control of the captive membership.

  Completely logical for a group with more former than current members = more detractors than supporters.
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  Help with article on Watchtower Changes due to Legal Pressure

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  at https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/8j8fj9/what_legal_requirements_have_forced_the/excircuitoverseer started an excellent thread on areas watchtower has changed due to legal pressure.

  this has promoted me to gather the information into an article.

  there is a number of points that i would like to expand on, and need assistance in finding information.. the article is at https://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/blog/changes-due-to-legal-pressure.php.

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  Orphan Crow-

  Your link looks very interesting, but pdf seems to be only available with a membership -sign in? Are you familiar with the process? Thanks