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

  by Simon in

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  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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  Murderous Jehovah's Witness bludgeoned female customer before leading meeting. Spiritual paradise?

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  1/31/2024 in the strange but true category.

  confused holy spirit appoints killer servant.

  "" a twisted jehovah's witness bludgeoned a woman he rowed with over incomplete building works to death with a hammer, then merrily whistled as he packed up his tools and went to lead a service at the church where they met.

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  These men leading the witnesses at this point (who aren't very elderly) just HAVE to be complete narcissistic tools.😡😡😡

  They *know* the score yet crave the power. You can just imagine the jumped up little toe rag thought "how dare this lowly female publisher question my abilities!!!
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  Spiritual Paradise? Jehovah's Witness cons JW seniors out of life savings.

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  3/28/2024 central california coast.

  found guilty of $1.2 million scam targeting seniors.

  ex-insurance agent brett e. lovett convicted of fraud, elder abuse, grand theft, and money laundering".

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  Not the first time I have seen this. A lot of con artists have operated in Congregations targeting seniors over the years. Watchtower's prohibition against "suing your brother" and "handling matters quietly through the elders" provides fertile ground for criminals

  Watchtower itself is the biggest criminal of all, targeting seniors and conning them out of life savings, property and investments!!!

  
  

  Watchtower hid behind these teachings to protect themselves from fraudulent "borrowing programs" from members...that they then refused to repay... guaranteeing to disfellowship if a JW victim brought charges against Watchtower. This happened to my Mother-in-law.

  Heard of this multiple times. Sickening.
  
  
  
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  Just a random question?

  by Riley in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  completely unrelated to the wts.. i have a co worker who i use to hang out with his son in high school.

  he doesn’t remember me.

  that was 30 years ago.

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  Imho you should say something. It's been my experience that people love to have the opportunity to talk with people who knew and remember their loved one. This is especially true if it's been a long time since they passed. I mean your coworker will probably have friends/associates /colleagues/neighbours etc who came in to his life after his son passed and therefore he can't even reminisce with them about his son. You have a bond with him he won't find with just anyone.

  Yes, he may get upset....that's natural. But I'm sure having someone that shares precious memories of his son with him will mean the world. Just let him 'take the lead' (lol) in when and how much he'd like to open up to you.
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  Lines you would never hear from a Jehovah's Witness

  by Ron.W. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a slightly tongue in cheek, but also serious roundup of jw speak and why trying to reason with them is like trying to chip through concrete with a plastic spoon.. how many can you think of??.

  elder: 'yes.

  i read through the material you asked me to at your judicial meeting - you're right we're both in a cult!

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  Here's a other you'd never have heard until last week:

  [New Publisher struggling with pushchair...]

  Elder: hello let me give you a hand. My name's Elder Maradonna and my wife's the sister over there sitting at the front of the Hall...in the blue 👖👖👖trousers!
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  Lines you would never hear from a Jehovah's Witness

  by Ron.W. in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a slightly tongue in cheek, but also serious roundup of jw speak and why trying to reason with them is like trying to chip through concrete with a plastic spoon.. how many can you think of??.

  elder: 'yes.

  i read through the material you asked me to at your judicial meeting - you're right we're both in a cult!

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  Ron W. Love the Sid Snot pic😂😂
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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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  repeats an anecdote about how his dad tried to school him on sexual behaviour during field service.

  “Lloyd, at school in the toilet boys will touch themselves and will make it grow huge. You should not do this”

  Lloyd then relates how he misinterpreted it and thought his penis would explode to an abnormal size, complete with gestures and making a “whoosh” sound.

  Figures. So Lloyd your piss poor jokes aren't even your jokes. This idea has been straight up pilfered from a Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders skit. I kid you not.
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  Advice on fade?

  by NotNorwich in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello, i’ve just joined here and am hoping for some advice.

  i was baptised a long time ago but left soon after (da).. i recently returned and have a bible study.

  was reinstated about a year ago.

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  I understand not wanting to be dishonest. Many of us are hard wired like that. But if you want to maintain relationships, for yourself and your children's sake, I would use the fact your mother is unwell, quoting the bible verse about honouring your mother and father (Exodus 20:12) as a way of avoiding in person meetings etc

  With time you can look for other Bible study avenues (David & Vivian Aspinal on You Tube, for example, you can contact). The one thing you can never, ever say is that you have doubts about the Governing Body. That will qualify you for immediate disfellowshipping on grounds of apostasy!
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  Norway

  by St George of England in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so the wt society is going to contest the recent norway ruling.. jehovah’s witnesses to appeal unconstitutional ruling in norway (jw.org).

  their true colours are shown in the statement: "the decision to deregister jehovah’s witnesses denies us the financial aid and other benefits that the government provides to over 700 registered religious communities in the country.

  additional consequences include losing the right to appoint and authorize ministers of jehovah’s witnesses as officiants for weddings.".

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  Point two: Norway's decision is an outlier. No other European governments are showing any signs of doing what Norway did.

  To be fair, I'm not sure there are too many countries although allowing Watchtower to claim charitable status that actively give cash donations to Watchtower. Those that do I'm sure will be taking notes.....🤔
  
  
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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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  He's not been poncing too much recently. I'm convinced he has at least one big supporter giving him a basic living wage on a monthly basis. Another example of sunk cost fallacy issues. Culties be culting and all that🤦🏼‍♀️