Hi Liam - no Apollos isn't in his 70s, he is much younger and he is still alive, as far as I know.
The Discuss The Truth site was taken down a while back and Apollos has moved on in his life.
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follower of Eric Wilson, abusive to single women covered by paying sums of money to support Beroean Pickets tourism trips.
by buzkid insusanne eigenheer is an ex-jw and suffered religious abuse in eric wilson's group.
her personal statement and experiences within the beroean pickets study groups was one of betrayal where she was taken advantage of financially.
in one text conversation, wendy wiens disfellowshiped susanne and demanded an apology from her.
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follower of Eric Wilson, abusive to single women covered by paying sums of money to support Beroean Pickets tourism trips.
by buzkid insusanne eigenheer is an ex-jw and suffered religious abuse in eric wilson's group.
her personal statement and experiences within the beroean pickets study groups was one of betrayal where she was taken advantage of financially.
in one text conversation, wendy wiens disfellowshiped susanne and demanded an apology from her.
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Hiya - I've had a tough couple of years caring for family. Thanks for welcoming me back.
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"Phisically In, Mentally Out" - a song
by EdenOne inso, i am a musician and composer in my spare time, but serious enough to be affiliated with the national author's association.
i have entertained the idea of writing a conceptual album about one person's personal journey into a cult, living the cult, and leaving the cult and beyond.
i hope this will resonate, not only with jw's but with people who are going, or went, through similar journeys.
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If you've not come across Grant's moving songs about being a Jdub here's a selection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeE_84fIbm0
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follower of Eric Wilson, abusive to single women covered by paying sums of money to support Beroean Pickets tourism trips.
by buzkid insusanne eigenheer is an ex-jw and suffered religious abuse in eric wilson's group.
her personal statement and experiences within the beroean pickets study groups was one of betrayal where she was taken advantage of financially.
in one text conversation, wendy wiens disfellowshiped susanne and demanded an apology from her.
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When I left the Jdubs my only friend (briefly) was Raymond Franz. But he was old and not well, so it was impossible to stay in touch. Time passed. Then a website called Discuss The Truth opened up. It was run by Apollos. He had a moderator called Meleti Vivlon, aka Eric. They both had different approaches on how to moderate.
Apollos was tolerant and allowed people great freedom to say what they wanted. The problem is if you let anyone say anything, then valuable comments get hidden beneath rubbish comments. Also you get people who are there to cause arguments and try to stumble you into one so that you lose it mentally.
Eric was more of a defender. His control was tighter but to some extent it stifled freedom of speech and spontaneity. But, let’s face it, if you set up a website, you are going to have your view and support it and be friendlier toward people who share your view. Its just the same on this website. This is Simon’s territory, we are just guests.
A little background that may not be general knowledge – I knew Eric’s first wife Reta. I liked her a lot.
I left the Jdubs before Apollos, Eric and Reta left. But of their group, Apollos was the first to wake up. He realized that there was something wrong with the date and months to do with 1914. He shared this information with Reta who promptly saw through Watchtower’s lies. It took Eric longer and Reta had to handle matters carefully because Eric was an elder and had firm views. However, in the end he listened to her and both of them left the Watchtower.
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Kevin McFree is posting again on YouTube
by Anna Marina inif you haven't noticed kevin mcfree is posting again.
re-uploading some of the stuff he had to take down.. also, here is an article by a brother telling the gb exactly what he thinks of how they treated kevin.. https://governingbody.net/i-am-speaking-to-you-the-governing-body-to-move-you-to-shame.
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If you haven't noticed Kevin McFree is posting again. Re-uploading some of the stuff he had to take down.
Also, here is an article by a brother telling the GB exactly what he thinks of how they treated Kevin.
https://governingbody.net/i-am-speaking-to-you-the-governing-body-to-move-you-to-shame
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Striving for more
by punkofnice ini hate my life!
i have to say it, but i do.. i have a sneaking suspicion that because i was raised in the dangerous jehovah borgness cult, that this is the reason.
i was told if god didn't watch me masturbating or smoking, then he'd let me live forever in perfect conditions.. i left the borg and as a result my jw wife left me and re-married another gung ho jobo.
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He's depressed and the suggestion is he gets a mut and goes poop picking.
There is a solution for depression but Punk if I go on about the Bible you don't want to hear it. And others will get ratty even if Jesus was right and they can't find fault with him. So - all I'll say is - think carefully about the vet bills and frosty mornings with doggie doing its stuff and you having to gather it up.
(Luke 14:28) . . .For example, who of you that wants to build a tower does not first sit down and calculate the expense, to see if he has enough to complete it?
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Nephilim...Only desired females
by RULES & REGULATIONS inbible questions answered.
who were the nephilim?.
the bible account says that “the sons of the true god began to notice that the daughters of men were beautiful.” (genesis 6:2) those ‘sons of god’ were actually spirit creatures who rebelled against god when they “forsook their own proper dwelling place” in heaven, materialized human bodies, and “began taking as wives all whom they chose.”—jude 6; genesis 6:2.. the hybrids born from this unnatural union were no ordinary children.
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Rules & Regulations - yes myths have zero basis in history and start 'once upon a time' or similar. Have you checked out how the Evolution myth of Darwin starts?
Also, your comment on the angels not having gender cause of biology. Biology means the study of life. God gave us life. He's worth studying. He has some fabulous ways. But if you disagree. Whatever. But do check out the name Gabriel. It is Hebrew and the meaning might surprise you.
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by Anna Marina inhttps://youtu.be/ijej6cnzhxa.
this video might be of interest to some of you..
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This video might be of interest to some of you.
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Smoking gun GB can’t get out of this one
by Mikejw inhere in 2022 if anyone says anything against the vaccines even a little bit you are almost apostate.. someone once mentioned all vaccinated sports stars collapsing and someone else said not to speak badly about the gb or by extension jehovah.. the gb can’t get out of this one, it’s gone too far.
it’s now the case that if you speak against the vaccines you are speaking against the gb and by extension jehovah .
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Vidqun and Bartolomeo - I agree it is vital to think things through yourself. When people learn arithmetic, you learn HOW to do the calculation. It is called MATHS.
Jesus' disciples in Greek were called the MATHETE. It is where we get the word 'maths' from.
There is a saying, "there are lied, damn lies and statistics."
If an orchard owner has 1536 trees which yielded 263504 apples this year, you have to be a real expert at apples, with a lot of time on your hand to go and check those figures. Or check any calculations/stats run of the back of those figures.
Regarding the health data and stats - how many people could check the truth of the statistics?
I was in the UK Health services as an IT Developer. I know I was passed made up data. When I challenged the team which passed me this nonsense, I was raged at. In the end I handed in my notice because my job was being made impossible to do. This was a few years before the 'pandemic.' Incidentally I was told (by a fellow team member) that the entire IT team had long since given up doing their jobs because they had been hamstrung. This chap sat beside a broken window, there were electric cables that ran through the walls beside him. When it rained, the rain came through onto the inner walls. It had been like that for well over 12 months. Nothing got done about it.
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Smoking gun GB can’t get out of this one
by Mikejw inhere in 2022 if anyone says anything against the vaccines even a little bit you are almost apostate.. someone once mentioned all vaccinated sports stars collapsing and someone else said not to speak badly about the gb or by extension jehovah.. the gb can’t get out of this one, it’s gone too far.
it’s now the case that if you speak against the vaccines you are speaking against the gb and by extension jehovah .
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Mike - yes, exactly. This is why people should be urged to leave. Their lives are in danger from lying propaganda and social engineering that can ultimately kill them.
Father of lie and manslayer comes to mind.
It really wont matter what you say to the elders. Even if they silently agree with you, they will not express their views for fear of GB and losing their status.