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  Regularity in meetings and study, and brainwashing.

  by confliction in

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  okay, so i was just doing some research on brainwashing and it's effects and how it's put into practice, and i thought this might be interesting to a few of you.. .

  howstuffworks.com -> "how brainwashing works".

  after that, i must listen to someone read from 1 kings again.

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  Deprogramming... yourself.

  by confliction in

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  so, the title pretty much explains it.. .

  i've come to a pretty definite conclusion for myself as to where i stand, and how i feel about the existence of a deity- let alone the idea that wts has divine backing.. .

  my issue is that, being born in, i have lots of subconsciously ingrained phobias and behaviors burned in so deep, i constantly catch myself thinking and reatcting to things the "witness" way- things that don't apply to my life or the way i (want to) live my life anymore.. for example, because of the way i've been raised and indoctrinated, i've grown a serious aversion- you could say almost a literal fear- of worldy people; girls in particular.

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  Had an interesting conversation with mom about shunning...

  by confliction in

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  so i was speaking about some "problems" and "confusion" i had about the wtbs, and while speaking the subject of shunning came up.. .

  long story short, my mom said that if i were (theoretically) ever to leave,.

  she would still speak to me and have me over and do all the normal things .

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  A beginner's thanks...

  by confliction in

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  i know i only posted on the board 8 days ago- a little over a week.. at the beginning of this week, i went from hopeless and depressed, feeling like i had no way out.. .

  but throughout the course of 8 days, i have been shown kindness that i haven't seen in years.. i have been reached out to in ways i didn't even know was possible.. in a little over 8 days, i went from feeling alone in a dark abyss of a world, to having an entire support group, that i know cares about me and understands me and exactly how i think and feel.. in one week, i have mustered up the courage to speak up to a friend who i have known for half my life, but was too afrait to tell about my doubts.. i have come to realize that, he, too is planning to leave this organization- never telling me because of fear i would reject him- and likewise for me.. i just wanted to notify all who have helped, that you will not be forgotten- i would have never imagined this much support when i first submitted my account information one month ago, unsure about my entire life.. .

  i don't know how else to put this, so i will put it rather frankly:.

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  Service is mathematically and logically pointless.

  by confliction in

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  so, i was thinking today about the point of service, other than the proclamations the king and his kingdom (bs :p ) and i kind of had an epiphany... but i'm sure somebody has already thought of this.

  first, for people who never hear the 'truth', or never come to a true accurate understanding of it, they will most likely have odds in favor of them surviving into the paradise earth to get a second chance.

  let's say the odds are 99% survival.. .

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  Help with irrefutable arguments- creating dissonance

  by confliction in

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  hello- i'm arguing with my parents now... well, call it debating.

  i'm trying to give them a question they'll actually think about- something that will make them want to do more research.

  a question (or questions), that if right, will make them reconsider whether they are in the "truth".... .

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  Rutherford and Russel were SPIN DOCTORS?!

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  in public relations, spin is a form of propaganda, achieved through providing an interpretation of an event or campaign to persuade public opinion in favor or against a certain organization or public figure.

  while traditional public relations may also rely on creative presentation of the facts, "spin" often, though not always, implies disingenuous, deceptive and/or highly manipulative tactics.[1].

  politicians are often accused by their opponents of claiming to be honest and seek the truth while using spin tactics to manipulate public opinion.. because of the frequent association between "spin" and press conferences (especially government press conferences), the room in which these take place is sometimes described as a spin room.

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  So there was this duck...

  by confliction in

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  one fine saturday morning you're sleeping in, when the doorbell rings.. to your surprise, when you answer the door, it's- you guessed it- a duck.. so the duck tells you, "hello, my name is mallard.

  i talk to jesus so you should listen to me because the world will end in 10 seconds.".

  you say to the duck, "interesting...", you say.. 3 minutes pass while the duck is hiding his cross, child abuse papers, and freemason symbols.... .

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  Am I wrong?

  by confliction in

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  i was just mulling over this in my head- no real research, so feel free to correct me if i'm wrong.. supposedly, 'we' get our information from the gb, correct?.

  and jesus is head of said gb?.

  so the gb gets their commands only from jesus, correct?.

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  [LONG] Making a plan to leave... I have no friends :'(

  by confliction in

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  the title pretty much explains it all... i don't want to go too much into my story (for paranoid fear of identification), but i have been raised in the "truth", and got baptized at a young age- too young to truly understand what i was getting into.

  i still live with my parents, and as such don't want to make a move just yet, as it would destroy virtually everything i have left.

  as of now though, i see myself leaning towards agnosticism.. here's my short sob story.

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