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They're turning up the heat
by Winston Smith :>D in
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well, after four elder meetings at 2 hours a pop, they sill want to get together with me.

the last meeting i told them to give me scriptural backing that disproves that the 70 years ended when babylon fell as spoken of at jer 25: 10,11. i also asked for scriptures to prove why they insist on 607 rather than 587 as the fall of jerusalem.

they said they would do that and get back to me.
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Stories of Bethel breaking down brothers into lumps of lifeless mush?
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when i was around the age that many a good young men travel to the earthly hq of jehover, ive had more than a handful of friends/acquaintances that went to bethel as normal and came back like they were put through the ministry of love [aka, torture in 1984]

one guy was reg pio, all the good stuff, went to bethel and was kicked out after less than a year.

came back to the congregation an alcoholic, started missing meetings, and then stopped going altogether.
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Theme song for the slow-fader
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1. social
2. entertainment
as i awaken and have tried to talk to the elders to no avail; this song has taken on some significance to me: .

blood on the ground by incubus.

cause blood in my mouth beats blood on the ground.
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My wifes and I meeting with two elders. Their true colors shine through
by Winston Smith :>D in
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i thought id give you an update re whats going on.

my qing the wts of recent has been very hard on my wife.

if i could, i would change my timing of doing so, but its just the way it has happened.
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District Convention Part 2/6. Friday afternoon
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things that the wts could never get away with putting in print but have free reign to say verbally

heres my summary of the dc after recently having the veil lifted from my eyes re the wts

look for the alcohol talk.
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District Convention Part 1/6. Friday morning
by Winston Smith :>D in
1. jw
2. experiences
things that the wts could never get away with putting in print but have free reign to say verbally

heres my summary of the dc after recently having the veil lifted from my eyes re the wts

part 1/6
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The District Convention, AKA things the WTS could never get away with putti
by Winston Smith :>D in
1. jw
2. experiences
just got back from the three-day convention.

some have posted notes here already.

this was my first convention as an apostate as i have just awoken to the wts a couple of weeks ago.
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OMG, was I a Free Mason?
by Winston Smith :>D in
1. watchtower
2. bible
lunch break, and i think im going to be sick.

there are old watchtowers at our kh with the cross and crown symbol.

it was always rationalized to me as a symbol from christendom that finally got rooted out.
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My first meeting after becoming an "apostate"
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2. friends
well, i went to my first sunday meeting after realizing the real "truth" about the wts today.. it is interesting sitting there with a liberated mind-set now.. at one point my wife turned to me and asked during the public talk, "whats so funny?".

", i asked her.. "because youre smiling.".

smiling at the kh, a sure sign that your not a jw i guess.. ~.
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New member
by Winston Smith :>D in
1. jw
2. friends
i just wanted to say hi to the group here.. been baptized for 15 years now.

my wife has been baptized for a little less than that time period.. been an aux poi., reg pio, ms. wife is a reg pio currently.

now im just a lowly publisher :d. have had many doubts over the years on small matters.