that's the one thing they all have in common.
because as soon as you are aware that you are in one, you would of course leave it,.
so millions of people all over the world are in them and but of course are ignorant of this fact.. i was asked many times over the years in field service, the question.
No cult member would believe they are in a cult. They don’t know the real attributes of a cult, else why would they be entrapped in a cult.
All cults have a basic common
thread. Us verse them. Meaning, we are
special and god protected. The world is evil. If you leave, you would be
destroyed.
i understand why the witnesses won't actually "reason" from the scriptures; because they will have to come to grips with the fact that others have their own reasons, scripture-based, for believing differently than the jw's.. the "reasoning" book was supposed to arm the r&f with solid scriptural backing that could withstand most in-depth conversations.
so, why is it gathering dust now?
was there some doctrinal issue specifically?.
I understand why the Witnesses won't actually "reason" from the scriptures
Even if they reason out from the 'scriptures', how would they (or anyone) reason out about...
Stoning to death a man who picked stciks on the Sabbath
Stoning a rebellious Son to death...
Genocide for silly reasons.....
Bible is a book written mostly by psychopaths and trying to reason out would make us one.
pimo verified this at the latest assembly attended.
check on this forum.
he was giving us attendance and baptism info and this was a side note... it is noted by another that when the question was asked after assembly was over, non seemed to hear the change.
When a person gets to the stage of Baptism, I don’t think he/she would ever mind about any questions asked in the Baptism talk. Because they are totally brainwashed and ready to accept anything from "Gods Organization" at that point.
Baptism Question: Would you stone to death any person, including your close relatives, that disagrees with Gods organization.
I am affirmative that the answer would be yes for the above
.
this was taken in london yesterday by a twitter user still managing his fade so i can't be more specific than that.
disgusting.
They wont bother, even if that man is their disfellowshipped father.
Even if they had tried to help him they would have placed him a magazine. Thats what HELP means in the JW world.
any words of wisdom?
?.
Do you know what cults are... Can you name a few cults.....Why dont you check to see if JWs are cults ?
im sure that many on this forum will be aware of the thought-stopping techniques that are taught by jws/wts to suppress difficult thoughts and overcome cognitive dissonance in favour of reverting back to belief in wts.. often in conversation these will be clear verbal cues that can sound unnatural during the course of a conversation, as though an individual is temporarily reading a script to overcome a difficult point.. my question to you all is this:.
are there any methods or resources that people are aware of that can help to break through a thought stopping mechanism when it is noticeably in effect?
a question perhaps, or technique that will encourage the individual to think the thought through in its entirety?.
I use the following whenever i ecounter a JW, to stop their THought Stopping: This would be said after exposing some facts to them about the ugly WT history).
If the JW, is well educated I try to rekindle their Educationalistic Ego.. Like. You are an educated person. Why dont you use your critical thinking to think this over.
Touch their free will criteria. Why dont you use your god given free will to make some research about this. Even the Bible warns us not o beleive everyone and anything.
If you value the word TRUTH, why dont you do some truthful research about this.
one sunday, we took our dad out for lunch.
since it didn't open till 12:00, we were going to have to kill time.
this restaurant is situated with other businesses around a small park and when we parked, we noticed there was a cart to the right in the park.
I have done FS in Dallas USA, 18 years ago, early morning before Sunrise. We would go to the Donut shops and distribute those craps, as they were the only thing opened at that time.
i'm not asking this question to cause an argument or accuse, but i am honestly just wondering?
for those of you who are now atheist or non-christian, how did you come to this decision?
i hadn't given this much thought until about a year ago.
Religious texts, including the Bible, are silly and ignorant to the core.
Evolution has tangible and credible evidence and makes sense in every aspect. Anyone with an open mind and a quest for truth has no choice but to accept evolution. And Atheism is the child of Evolution !
everyone sounds like they came out of stepford wives.
.
is this supposed to be the way witnesses are to speak?
Why Do JW Speakers and GB Members Sound So Robotic?
Coz they are Robots programmed by Watchtower.
ok, i have been out (officially inactive) for over 5 years now.
and from being frustrated during my awakening, to becoming a true bible student by analysing all doctrines and viewpoints, to being really happy to be out and at the same time, have developed a sense of disgust for the wt.
my wife is still very much a pimi.
Congratulations Michel!!! Welcome to the world of freedom, happiness and Open mindedness.
