18 Jul 2022, 12:24 pm
Babies are enemies of God. Maybe this religious group should be pro-choice then. 
The guy talking is a member of the Governing Body (Stephen Lett) - one of the 7 or 8 men who leads the Jehovah's Witness religion. He's nuts, so he's an ideal cult leader.
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Just a thought:
18 Jul 2022, 8:23 pm
IsabellaLinton wrote:
Just a thought:
You must watch this:
He just makes it too easy. He actually is perfectly capable of talking normally in conversation, so I feel like making fun of his characteristics during cult sermons are fair game.
His gay nephew committed suicide due to the cult's teachings. He gave an anti-gay sermon not too long afterwards.
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18 Jul 2022, 10:10 pm
IsabellaLinton wrote:
It's really sad. It must be hard for you to watch.
I didn't really have friends in high school, but the closest I came was two JW sisters who were always really kind to me. I remember going to their house one day and being up in their shared bedroom looking at a random magazine, or something like that. It was completely harmless whatever we were doing, but they were terrified of getting caught because I wasn't JW and I wasn't supposed to be there, even though they wanted to be my friend. I still have quite a few photos of them from one day when I took my camera to school and we were outside taking pictures. Every now and then I look at those photos and wonder how they are today. They were the sweetest and most sincere kids I ever met at that time of my life.
I kind of remember that they were unhappy and wanted to get out of it. I think the older one liked a boy at school or she was doing something that made her very nervous. It brings back so many sad memories for me just thinking about them.
I didn't really have friends in high school, but the closest I came was two JW sisters who were always really kind to me. I remember going to their house one day and being up in their shared bedroom looking at a random magazine, or something like that. It was completely harmless whatever we were doing, but they were terrified of getting caught because I wasn't JW and I wasn't supposed to be there, even though they wanted to be my friend. I still have quite a few photos of them from one day when I took my camera to school and we were outside taking pictures. Every now and then I look at those photos and wonder how they are today. They were the sweetest and most sincere kids I ever met at that time of my life.
I kind of remember that they were unhappy and wanted to get out of it. I think the older one liked a boy at school or she was doing something that made her very nervous. It brings back so many sad memories for me just thinking about them.
That is sad. I hope they were able to wake up and lead fulfilling lives as adults.
I'm not triggered by the videos. I just find them really odd. The Governing Body used to work completely behind the scenes. I didn't know who they were or what they looked like. As a believer, I tried to envision a group of wise and holy men expounding on the Word of God. And the videos above are the reality.
I tried not to think about the bad stuff too much although I had crippling anxiety from having to preach and constant anger and frustration due to the misogyny, which kept me in an abusive situation, and the homophobia.Yes, I do find the bad stuff sad and, sometimes, triggering. They keep on getting hit with massive child abuse lawsuits, which I wasn't really that aware of when I was in, so maybe they will eventually go under
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