Winston Smith :>D
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Stories of Bethel breaking down brothers into lumps of lifeless mush?
by Winston Smith :>D inwhen 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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George Orwell's '1984'
by Winston Smith :>D inon a thread it was asked how we chose our screen name.
mine is from the book george orwell's, 1984. .
'winston smith' is the protagonist who big brother tries to crush.. the book, along with george orwell's animal farm, are required reading imo for any jw/x-jw.. actually, the book is a great insight into what can happen when individuals surrender their freedom to any high control group.. .
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My swan song
by Winston Smith :>D inmy swan song
i joined the forum 6/11/03 as an active jw.
i recall being as scared as hell that day.
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New member
by Winston Smith :>D ini 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.
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My wifes and I meeting with two elders. Their true colors shine through
by Winston Smith :>D ini 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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Life kicks a$$
by Winston Smith :>D inthank jeehover i'm out of that gd cult.. spent the afternoon at uwm signing up for my schedule for architectural school.
34 and a freshman, lol...thank the almighty jeehover i look 25, have all of the hair on my head and no hair anywhere else otherwise i'd look a bit outta place with the rest of the freshman today.. for all you n00bs, get the hell outta that cult and start living your life in the real world.
love yourself, life and people.
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Everybody's Free
by Winston Smith :>D ini was going through some of my old files on my computer and came across this.
it's from a spoken word song in the 90's if i recall correctly.
thought it was a nice positive vibe to pass along to the board.. the lyrics(stolen from a wonderful chicago tribune columnist) from the baz luhrmann tune "everybody's free":.
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My favorite comics pull an April Fools
by Winston Smith :>D ini love "get fuzzy".
here's todays strip for get fuzzy:.
and the author of "get fuzzy" is good friends with the author of this strip, pearls before swine :.
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An Update: Love your True Self, love people, and love life.
by Winston Smith :>D inwhen i wrote my ?swan song?
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/69435/1.ashx
?i promised updates, and at this point in my life, i?d like to share a few.
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Meet the JW's little brother:
by Winston Smith :>D inmeet the jw?s little brother:
http://www.jsonline.com/news/wauk/mar05/311434.asp
killings shed light on church