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so i was randomly watching a show on investigation discovery today - the show was called killer next door, and the episode was called murder without motive.. the show is a french-canadian program that has been translated into english, and this particular episode had to do with a homicide that took place in ste-croix-de-lotbiniere, near quebec city, in november 1999 of a young man named victor lemay.. the confessed murderer was his friend, andre roy, then aged 22.. in the year or so that preceded the murder, andre roy had been disfellowshipped from the jws and had, as a result, been kicked out of his parents' home.

he had no social support outside of the jws and had to start making new friends.

the psychologists on the program felt very strongly that the shunning he experienced by the jws in general, and his family in particular, contributed to increasing rage, and that his friend, victor, became a convenient outlet for his rage.

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Shunning as practiced by JWs is barbaric

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JWs vs Catholics and Christians when their churches as for money

by TheNurseInBlack in

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odd they bring down catholics and christians when their churches as for money.

but do the exact same thing..

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Elders also actively prey on seniors to get them to will their estates to the Watchtower .

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Time for this Newbie to say - Hello everyone!

by SeventhSojourn in

in just the several months i've been lurking here, i have benefited from many of the posters comments and viewpoints.

this is truly a special place for the unique community that has been created here.. after years of holding off my exit from the org (that may be another post) i recently became officially out (by letter of da), but it was a very difficult process as many of you know.

thankfully, i now have my wife (was also a witness) onboard and we support each other.

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Welcome

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Elders won't stop bugging

by El_Guapo in

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so i haven't been to a meeting since last december.

the elders recently have come over to my house at random times of day and during the week and one weekends.

just to let you know, i have only had one visit since december.

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I like the idea of asking for cash .

That will flush out whether they really care .

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I need some help please! What are the questions for DF'ing

by Gojira_101 in

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i know i have seen topics on here stating what the questions are for a jc meeting that the elders ask, but i can't find them.. can someone please tell me what those questions are or provide a link to the topic?.

i know one of them is something like "do you believe that this is god's spirit directed organization?".

{editted to add} if you are a suspected apostate what are the questions they ask you?.

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If you don't mind getting in trouble . Ask them to explain these quotes .

"Jehovah does not communicate directly with anyone today."

The Watchtower, May 1, 2004 Issue, Page 11, Paragraph 15:

"The Governing Body relies on God's holy spirit for direction. Its members do not regard themselves as the leaders of Jehovah's people. Rather, like all anointed Christians on earth, they "keep following the Lamb [Jesus Christ] no matter where he goes"

*** Bearing Witness (2009) chap. 14 p. 110 "We Have Come to a Unanimous Accord" ***

"Those who make up the one true Christian organization today do not have angelic revelations or divine inspiration. But they do have the inspired Holy Scriptures, which contain revelations of God's thinking and will." Jehovah's Witnesses - Proclaimers of God's Kingdom (1993) p.708

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