Diogenesister

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  The elephant in the room post

  by joey jojo in

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  is it ok to talk about the ongoing post about 'he who must not ne named"?.

  my perspective: im a neutral observer.

  i dont know lloyd evans, im not an active member of any ex-jw group (except this one i guess).

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  Dont forget--there's no such thing as bad publicity.

  You do have a point there, Stan. I do wonder if we are just feeding the monster ego.

  To answer JoJo:

  The mega thread is kept alive in order that when googling Watchtower, new exjws and mainstream media are aware of his behaviour & that he's not an appropriate "go to" for info about watchtower with regard to CSA.

  The problem we have is that he's always used exjws as a giant cash cow and doesn't give a monkeys about victims of CSA. If he did he wouldn't dream of using victims of the sex trade in Eastern Europe and Thailand. Both places notorious for coercing vulnerable and addicted women, who have usually been trafficked or pimped beginning as minors.

  NB It's sad its caused another massive rift between exjws. I think some younger people think this is all about being morally judgemental, but that's not so. I've lived long enough to know the absolute harm prostitution does to women (and young rent boys, too).
  
  
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  Nonbelieving mates

  by road to nowhere in

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  a couple of my wife's friends are married to non witnesses.

  they say jehovah must have special plans for them.

  and that it is a special exception not destruction, alas, they are not attractive so my special idea about polygamy won't cut it.

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  The official teaching is destruction despite what these women think. You know; " big enemies of God".

  Well the official teaching has changed then because the Bible teaches non believing spouses are "protected" by God in honour of their believing mate.....so....don't know how Watchtower gets around that one. It's pretty much in black and white Cor 7:14

  We know socially they're not getting any passes in the congregation, though, hell no!🤣 Not unless they're loaded, of course, in which case...🥂"Welcome!! Mr. Serena Williams....we are all (billionaire) brothers here!"🥂🥂
  
  
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  A new generation of anointed that will not pass away.

  by Fisherman in

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  obviously, the older “ anointed ” from 1914 died.

  and because they were anointed, they hopefully went to heaven.

  in the first century though, a newer generation did not replace the old.

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  Vanderhoven737 minutes ago

  @DJW I am not interested in discussing faith issues with someone who distains Christian faith. Do have a nice day.

  "Distaining" and no longer believing are too different things. I think his question appeared genuine. Remember all of us on here are either believers or were believers, not just in God but in Christianity (although you don't class it as such, that's what we believed we were). In fact many of us trully wish we still believed and look for reasons to do so......so questions like this are not uncommon.
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  Can TiKToK spy on you?

  by Fisherman in

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  several years ago i was having a conversation with a neighbor inside a store and he told me that he was in the park one day with a friend who was then struck by lightning and after a few moments after being struck they walked away from there and while they were walking away my neighbor told me that his friend got hit by lightning a second time ki&&ing him.

  after telling me this story lightning struck and we heard thunder.

  coincidence or act of god?

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  DJW In a number of respects I think my life was better in 1995 than it is now. I also think the internet was better

  100%. I don't know if it's a sign of getting old but with the exception of having my children, I'd take the 90s any day. In fact, I'd take my kids back to the 90s for their own well being and safety.

  I also think the people online back in (1998 for me) were a more interesting crowd.

  Edit: Punky also don't quite understand lightening story but it was interesting nonetheless.

  Edit 2: Answer: whole internet spying on you sale of data is a big old ca$h cow
  
  
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  A new generation of anointed that will not pass away.

  by Fisherman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  obviously, the older “ anointed ” from 1914 died.

  and because they were anointed, they hopefully went to heaven.

  in the first century though, a newer generation did not replace the old.

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  LUHE Jesus explicitly said that nobody (including the governing body, presumably) knows the exact date of armageddon, not the angels in heaven, nor the son, only the father.

  So, how the hell can JWs claim that the big-A is sooo close? They don't know the date, lol.

  Do they know the year? If not, do they know the decade?

  If not the decade, do they know which century it will happen in?

  The whole thing about armageddon being sooo close is madness, a form of mental illness.

  EXACTLY!! I mean the watchtower is always saying "Jehovah is not slow, as to his promises...blah blah" and that it's because "a day is as a thousand years" etc.

  So in that case, as you say LUHE, can they even know the millennium of Jehovah's date....No they bloody cannot!!!

  And in other news.......

  Since we've established that Fisherman is actually a spoof account, can we cast some votes as to who we think is behind the indomitable Fish:

  A: Ralph Walls

  B: Nathan Natas

  C: Antony Morris III

  D: Mark O'Donnell

  E: Simon
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  So who knows/knew William Malenfant?

  by L3G in

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  since a previous thread is getting comments that this guy may become a new gb member, the topic above is worth pursuing.

  here's what i found out by searching so far---in other words, not much.

  surely others must know something about the guy.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/198944/1/william-malenfant-learn-from-me-mp3-trinidad-2010-zone-talk.

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  They’ll find a way to get around the ‘ must be anointed’ problem. It evidently will be God’s will

  I'm not sure I understand.

  Firstly, have they not already said there will come a time when JWs will be led by helpers only, because all anointed will be in heaven? Also, is it not the case you can be anointed without being a member of the over-fappers? In fact you can be anointed and not be the Slave, so....?? Or am I way off base!
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  Look what I found ...

  by RolRod in

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  cleaning out my garage.

  found my old field service notebook .

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  • Nathan Were you trained as a draftsman or architect?

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  • ☺️Funny my dad is a draughtsman and graphic designer and he has almost that exact same penmanship. Gorgeous.

  • Do you remember the 'experience' of the bro in jail? He couldn't go on the min so he did it all in his mind!

  • Oh wow you have to be kidding!🤣🤣
    
    
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  Kim Did I hear you were going to do a video with producer Bob? Or did I miss it? Since Lloyd took it down we don't have yours too!🤷‍♀️
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  Do you believe that this life is all there is

  by Fisherman in

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  the bible records resurrections and there is orher evidence besides that gives hope.

  what do you think, is there enough evidence to believe in another life?.

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  Yes, MeanMrMustard, I gggsadfsuywisdpmxbvsm {system error}

  Nathan 🤦🏻‍♀️😂😂😂
  
  
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  original reddit post (removed).

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  KS bothers me that he has been out for so long and may still be experiencing such loneliness 😞

  Yes. I really think he may be borderline. So much of what he does smacks of self hurting/self sabotage one minute, the next minute rank narcissism.

  I think his post about Ryan Giggs shows poor self reflection. Attempting to force your wife into an open marriage is in a different league to nuisance emails once you've split up.

  Sometimes I think ex JWs, especially those who lean to the liberal left, find it hard to sort out a reasonable moral compass. Not to say they're not nice, probably too nice ...just that not everything about the sexual revolution was 100% great....especially for working class women.

  For example all this "poly Amory" cobblers. Vanishingly few people can manage that - whereby everyone is fairly treated and genuinely happy and no one (mostly women) are not taken advantage of Modern sexual mores are not necessarily making for happy young people. Swipe left, swipe right....but everyone is lonely.

  The anti marriage brigade, for instance. Or the "poly amory" is cool Is what's termed a "luxury belief". So a belief that is probably ok for a very small & very privileged few. Because middle class liberals, for example, espouse single motherhood as "independent" blah blah but the truth is middle class women ARE the ones getting married and staying married, meanwhile POOR women are struggling as single mums with men who make no committment to their kids - leaving them in poverty.

  Ok. Rant over😂