2x2 Meetings, Gospel Meetings

The term "Gospel Meetings" is used by 2x2 workers and friends to describe their ritualized method of indoctrination and gaining new followers to the cult.

A hall is rented by the workers or some of the 2x2 friends and times are arranges for followers to be preached at by the workers.

The friends of the workers are to arrive ten minutes early and to remain rigidly quiet to receive their teachings for the hourly sessions. Sometimes someone plays the cult's hymns to get the people in the mood.

The sessions proceed as follows.

1. Silence before the meetings is required. If people are too loud, then followers will use behaviour control. They will turn around and give the loud person the "evil eye" or wrinkle their eyebrows at them.
2. A hymn is typically sung. This hymn is usually chosen by the person who "leads" the meeting. The piano usually is played to lead the singing.
3. Then one of the workers prays. They usually preach/pray to the people and it's usually the person who chose the hymn that prays first.
4. Another hymn is sung. This hymn is usually chosen to fit the topic they wish to discuss.
5. Then the youngest (usually) 2x2 workers preaches to the people.

   No questions are allowed to be asked during their preaching. It is a monologue. This is part of the information and emotion control of the mind control process.

   There are two types of people in the world according to workers. There are "professing people" and their are "outsiders" which are people who don't sign up for the cults beliefs. When only "professing people" are in attendance, their preaching may be more "coded" with 2x2 jargon and cult speak. When outsiders are present, they usually try to keep to a simple message that glorifies how the workers "give up so much for the people" to gain sympathy or to somehow prove they are the only saved ones going to heaven and you need to profess before you burn in hell.

   The workers usually preach in misfit allegories, insinuating if you are not "professing like them" then you are going to hell. This is the basic unsaid/insinuated message of all gospel meetings.

6. Then another hymn is sung, usually chosen by the "senior worker". Sometimes the workers will encourage the people to stand up so they don't pass out or fall asleep from the indoctrination session.
7. Then the older worker (usually) preaches last.

   The people are usually encouraged by the older worker using the words (in conclusion, or finally) which signals the end of the meeting is near. Then a final hymn is sung and children exclaim with relief "Is it over yet?" to which parents smile and hushedly whisper "yes".

8. The workers make a bee line for the exit door to receive money through handshakes and to set up dates and times when they will stay at their followers homes. (The workers choose to sleep in other peoples beds rather than buy their own place).

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