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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)
by Simon in
1. jw
2. friends
uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.
Athanasius

Since Lloyd lies all the time, how do we know if the sex workers he employed were female?
Perhaps that explains why his wife was unable to satisfy his sexual urges.
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Talk Outline needed
by vienne in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i need the talk outline connected to the handbill pictured here:.

https://truthhistory.blogspot.com/2023/11/talk-outline.html.
Athanasius

Back in the 1940s and 1950s the Watchtower referred to persons who were interested in JWism, but were not JWs, as "Persons of Good-Will" or "Good-Will persons."
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Athanasius

Unfortunately LE is really a cancer on the ex-JW movement. While there are some who claim that he helped them to get out of the JW religion, on the flip side one must also ask: How many wavering JWs has he discouraged, causing them to remain in the Watchtower?
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First Day of Returning to D2D Work
by Foolednomore in
1. jw
2. friends
this is the first day of the return to the d2d work, no one in the strip opened their doors or gates.

what a waste of time!.
Athanasius

I didn't see any JWs doing Door to Door work today, but I did see a couple of JW women standing by their cart. Both women wore masks even though they were outside in the fresh air.
However, nobody seemed to be interested in their literature. People seemed to just pass by and ignore them.
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What other alternatives for the meaning of Babylon the Great ?
by enoughisenough in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i thought the reasoning sound as to the wt explaination of babylon the great, ( world empire of false religion ) but have any of you knowledge of other plausible explainations?

or knowledge of other sources that are in agreement with wt?
Athanasius

The description of Babylon the Great in Revelation could also fit the conglomerate of international business corporations.
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End of watchtower
by Hellothere in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
shouldn't gb tell members to abandon organisation?

surely things are pointing at watchtower being part of babylon the great.

in with way is watchtower being bless and been shown god's favour this days?
Athanasius

If this was the end of the Watchtower, Lloyd Evans would be out of a job and his main source of of income would dry up.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Athanasius

I don't know what the laws are like in Croatia regarding solicitation for prostitution. However, here in the USA most communities have laws on the books where both prostitutes and their customers are prosecuted when arrests are made.
In most American cities had LE been arrested for soliciting, he would be fined or sentenced to time in jail or both. No doubt his patrons don't consider solicitation for sex to be criminal behavior.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Athanasius

Not sure if this has been discussed before, but in Lloyd Evans' live-stream he claimed that the Watchtower had tampered with his sexuality, or words to that effect.
Some have commented that LE said this to excuse his reprehensible behavior. But could his statement have a different meaning. Did LE mean that he was also a victim of CSA? And could this have been what he meant when before his Committee meeting he claimed to have something on the Watchtower?
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New Translation Record as 13 Bibles Are Released in One Weekend
by Wonderment in
1. watchtower
2. bible
new translation record as 13 bibles are released in one weekend:.

https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/global/new-translation-record-as-13-bibles-are-released-in-one-weekend/.
Athanasius

I doubt that the JW translators were proficient in the original Biblical languages Hebrew and Greek. Which leads me to believe that they merely translated the American-English version of the NWT into these 13 languages.
So instead of a real Bible translation as they claim, the Watchtower is actually publishing a translation of their English version Bible into these languages.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Athanasius

I recently visited the Lloyd Evans Channel and it looks like he has posted a couple of new videos. Though I didn't bother to watch any of these videos, I did find it interesting that the video titles indicate that Evans is switching to an "advice to the lovelorn/talk show host" format. He has nothing new or interesting to offer.
Perhaps Evans will no longer produce his tedious rebuttals to the monthly JW Broadcasting episodes. After his recent confessions, it is difficult to take his critique of the Watchtower seriously.