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  Yet Another secretly recorded Judicial Meeting for you...

  by RayPublisher in

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  yet another secretly recorded judicial committee hearing...the hero of this story is rachel... this brave and funny kiwi lady stands up to the local elders and goes through this scary situation with grace and logic and so much class!.

  bravo to her husband who comes along to support her and her goal is to awaken and perhaps reach the hearts of these men that are poised to spiritually execute her.

  this goes right against the false label applied to so-called apostates by the wt society that they are insincere, slanderous people out to hurt the faith of others.. listen to the story unfold as rachel boldly shares her research and her conscience with these men.

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  WinstonSmith

  Hello Ray, thanks for posting!

  Always good to show everyone what goes on in these things. I think one of the most cringeworthy things about the whole thing is the small talk before they start. Its akin to stepping up the gallows, asking the executioner how they and their mother are.

  "I'm good thanks, yeah and Mum is doing great. By the way, I bought my best rope out for you."

  Ray is there any chance these recordings can be broken up into smaller parts, like ten or fifteen minutes? I can't listen to the whole thing all at once and don't want to chew out my data allowance waiting for it to load each time. If it was broken down into smaller parts it might be make it a bit more accessible perhaps?

  Just a thought, love your work!

  :-)
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  Supernatural Or Coincidence? YOU Decide.

  by Cold Steel in

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  okay, this is pretty weird.

  is it really supernatural?

  or is it just my imagination?.

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  WinstonSmith

  Pareidolia
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  The New Diary of Winston Smith

  by WinstonSmith in

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  we had to go off grid for a time, time and half a time as we thought we had been outed.

  fortunately it was a false alarm, but it was a stressful time.

  i asked for my original diary thread to be deleted in case there could be anything on there to identlfy mrs smith and i. i am always very careful when posting, and am sure there was nothing on there, but felt it best to have it removed in order to be as cautious as a dove.

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  Absolutely. These friendships were only there because of geographical chance. Simply because we lived in x congregations territory we are expected to be besties with our 'brothers' there. We'll be making our own choices from now thank you very much!

  There is no such thing as unconditional love among Jehovah's Witnesses.

  Jesus said love your enemy. The Governing Body says shun them. Who do JWs follow?
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  The New Diary of Winston Smith

  by WinstonSmith in

  1. jw
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  we had to go off grid for a time, time and half a time as we thought we had been outed.

  fortunately it was a false alarm, but it was a stressful time.

  i asked for my original diary thread to be deleted in case there could be anything on there to identlfy mrs smith and i. i am always very careful when posting, and am sure there was nothing on there, but felt it best to have it removed in order to be as cautious as a dove.

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  WinstonSmith

  Amen to that Listener. Our gut feeling that JW friendships, for the most part, have no depth has been resoundingly confirmed. Everything is for show.
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  The New Diary of Winston Smith

  by WinstonSmith in

  1. jw
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  we had to go off grid for a time, time and half a time as we thought we had been outed.

  fortunately it was a false alarm, but it was a stressful time.

  i asked for my original diary thread to be deleted in case there could be anything on there to identlfy mrs smith and i. i am always very careful when posting, and am sure there was nothing on there, but felt it best to have it removed in order to be as cautious as a dove.

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  WinstonSmith

  So it has been more than a couple of months now since Mrs Smith and I went to a meeting. In the last week or so people must have started to notice as we have received a couple of text and Facebook messages. Still absolutely NOTHING from any elder. Loving concerned shepherds? Heeeeeeell no.

  It has been interesting reading the banal, emotionless, and stock standard (and therefore meaningless) phrases coming from God's chosen people i.e. "true Christians." This what we have received:

  "Thinking of you."

  "Thinking of you, I had a bible study today and her husband said she shouldn't study but she said she wants to keep on, Jehovah will help her."

  "Didn't see you at the CA it was about guarding our mind. Meditation is medication."

  "How are you guys? Been thinking of you."

  I swear to Thor if I hear the phrase "thinking of you" again, I am going to vomit. What an utterly meaningless phrase when coming from people who obviously have no interest in you.

  Compare this with a message we got from a non JW friend (a Muslim in fact) who knows that we are fading:

  "I know things must be difficult for you, hang in there. If you ever need anything from me just call and I will come straight over. Take care!"

  LOL JWs, you fail, and you fail hard.
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  JWs Most Feared Bible Verse

  by JCISGOD98 in

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  the jehovah witnesses most feared bible verse.

  watch video and don't forget to share with your friends.

  skip the ad and video will begin.

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  WinstonSmith

  They can't explain their way out of Luke 21:8.
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  The Launching Pad

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

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  when i was at the farm, a few years past, the bethelite referred to the grave yard area where bro franz and bro knorr are buried as the launching pad.. was that "joke" how it was commonly referred to?.

  just lois.

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  WinstonSmith

  I've heard people come back from tours (not sure which site) and talk about seeing an area that was like a memorial spot for anointed ones who had made the jump to hyperspace. They said it was nicknamed 'The Launching Pad.'

  It was a while back though, and the ol' memory may be patchy!
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  Mistakes Were Made (but not by me)

  by Oubliette in

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  WinstonSmith

  Excellent post Oubliette, and thanks for the recommendation. That's going on the list!
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  1984 ...

  by EdenOne in

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  2. friends

  "talking to her, he realized how easy it was to present an appearance of orthodoxy while having no grasp whatever of what orthodoxy meant.

  in a way, the world-view of the party governing body imposed itself most successfully on people incapable of understanding it.

  they could be made to accept the most flagrant violations of reality, because they never fully grasped the enormity of what was demanded of them, and were not sufficiently interested in public events to notice what was happening.

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  Did somebody call me?
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  What to say if JW tells you the big A is coming very soon, Jehovah's day will come here like a thief? etc..

  by Iamallcool in

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  2. friends

  i like terry's topic about noah's day not being armageddon enough.

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  WinstonSmith

  Show them Luke 21:8.