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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

  by Simon in

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  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.

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  I love a man who laughs at his own jokes....love ya Ron W.😂😂🤣🤣
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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.

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  What’s more hypocritical for an advocate against child sexual abuse?

  Sleeping with prostitutes in Thailand?

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  Minimizing the literal battlefield rape and kidnappings of civilian women & children by calling it self-defense?

  I guess the only defense of this comment is that, unlike Cedars, he's not actually doing the thing, "just" defending it.

  But yes, I agree with what you're saying Pepper dude (about the callous little sod).
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  How to Legally Dissolve a Religious Organization

  by EasyPrompt in

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  2. scandals

  regarding the state dissolving a church organization.... .

  as posted in another thread, here is what is happening in japan, filing a court order to dissolve the unification church.... .

  https://www.eurasiareview.com/06092023-japan-seeks-court-order-to-dissolve-unification-church/.

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  Or violation of the public interest

  Could this be used against the Watchtower? For a few reasons I could think of...?? Particularly the risk to children, the elderly and vulnerable??
  
  
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  Has The WT Allowed Outsiders to be Saved?

  by NotFormer in

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  2. beliefs

  https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/1734baj/they_just_had_a_huge_meeting/.

  this reddit post suggests that the cessation of reporting hours isn't the only thing announced at the recent meeting.

  can anyone in, or sufficiently well versed in jwdom confirm that the op's understanding of this announcement correct?.

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  oh my goodness that is one heck of a change if true.

  People are saying 'whats the point of being A witness' and you can see theyve been raised in a works based religion in asking such a question!!! Quite sad really.
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  Annual meeting 2023....

  by mikeflood in

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  2. bible

  any news?

  it should be pretty soon....

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  I think you have it exactly right JW Gonebad There may also be an element regarding the headaches around new data protection and privacy laws to consider as well as the child/minor exploitation angle
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  No more REPORTING field service!!!!!!!!!

  by BoogerMan in

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  this is going to break the hearts of a lot of uber-jw's!

  reddit has now removed the video link of samuel herd telling jw's they will no longer have to report time or placements - just tick a box which says "active.".

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akdshyx79rm&t=13s.

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  Have the legal data protection/privacy laws played a role in this decision, does anyone think?
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  Lloyd Evans Patreoff Pool - November 2023

  by DerekMoors in

  1. social
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  let's get the fun started and put in our votes for how far down the pumpkin patch lord of the fries will fall in november.. for those keeping score, last month he started at 457 patrons, did some begging and managed to bump those numbers up to 478, but as of this writing he's down to 439.. so, how well do you think the grift will continue this month?

  let us know where you think he'll be on november 2. lucky number 420?

  will he drop back down below 400?

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  Good grief I think I need new glasses he looks almost bearable in that 'Pirates' one....!!! Must be the eyeliner that does it🤣🤣

  Put me down for 429, Toblerone5 please🤓
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  New Zealand - JWs head to court on Abuse in Care Inquiry - RNZ news story

  by EasyPrompt in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/jehovahs-witnesses-head-to-court-on-abuse-in-care-inquiry-victims-feel-a-kick-in-the-guts/hwjsnshi5vfv7ghjztr63goseu/.

  "by bill hickman of rnz.

  the new zealand branch of the jehovah’s witnesses is going to court in an attempt to have the church made exempt from the abuse in care inquiry today.. in the high court at wellington, lawyers for the church are seeking a declaration that the church is not responsible for the care of children or vulnerable people in new zealand.. abuse survivor advocate and former church elder shayne mechen said the church was trying to use a technicality to side-step its inclusion in the inquiry.. .

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  Let's hope they accept the conclusions that law courts of other commonwealth countries have come to, regarding the absolute authority those 'taking the lead' within Jehovahs witnesses wield over children.
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  Encouraging scriptures for the day

  by Kosonen in

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  hello my friends,.

  here are some encouraging scriptures for the day:.

  revelation 21:2 i also saw the holy city, new jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from god and prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.. hebrews 11:10 for he (abraham) was awaiting the city having real foundations, whose designer and builder is god.. revelation 21:24 and the nations will walk by means of its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it.. revelation 22:1 and he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, flowing out from the throne of god and of the lamb 2 down the middle of its main street (of the holy city).

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  Farewell to this land's cheerless marshes
  Hemmed in like a boar between archers
  Her very Lowness with her head in a sling
  I'm truly sorry, but it sounds like a wonderful thing

  "I say, Charles, don't you ever crave
  To appear on the front of the Daily Mail
  Dressed in your Mother's bridal veil?" Ooh, ooh, ooh
  And so I checked all the registered historical facts
  And I was shocked into shame to discover
  How I'm the 18th pale descendant of some old queen or other

  Oh, has the world changed, or have I changed?
  Oh, has the world changed, or have I changed?
  As some 9-year-old tough, who peddles drugs
  I swear to God, I swear, I never even knew what drugs were
  Ooh, oh-oh, ooh

  So I broke into the Palace with a sponge and a rusty spanner
  She said, "Eh, I know, and you cannot sing"
  I said, "That's nothing, you should hear me play the piano"
  We can go for a walk where it's quiet and dry
  And talk about precious things

  But when you're tied to your Mother's apron
  No one talks about castration, ooh, oh-oh, ooh
  We can go for a walk where it's quiet and dry
  And talk about precious things
  Like love and law and poverty, ooh-ooh
  (These are the things that kill me)

  We can go for a walk where it's quiet and dry
  And talk about precious things
  But the rain that flattens my hair, ooh
  (These are the things that kill me)
  All their life, they make love and then pierce through me

  Pass the Pub that saps your body
  And the church who'll snatch your money
  The Queen is dead, boys
  And it's so lonely on a limb

  Pass the Pub that wrecks your body
  And the church all they want is your money
  The Queen is dead, boys
  And it's so lonely on a limb

  Life is very long when you're lonely

  Life is very long when you're lonely

  Life is very long when you're lonely

  Life is very long when you're lonely

  
  

  The Queen Is Dead

  (1986) The Smiths
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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.

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  Oh wow!

  It's possible he may be sued (by the lawyer he named I presume?) Good!!

  Actually the lady has confirmed that he at least believed what he said, though, which is interesting. Since I wasn't sure if he was lying or not?🤷🏼‍♂️