Posts by Diogenesister

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

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Diogenesister

He thinks that he can get a sanction against her,... a former volunteer helper, who is also a retired lawyer (solicitor), ...by charging her with breaking attorney-client confidentiality. Wow!

Kim explains why this isn't the case in her Andrew gold interview, I believe. Lloyd was never her client, you have to agree to a contract for that. Kim merely gave her opinion about some cases Watchtower were involved in - never Lloyd, anyway. He merely used her as he does everyone, because Lloyd knows nothing about anything but being a JW.

He'll have Climate Activists in his Twitter Bio

He'll have "Climate FILM MAKER" in his Twitter Bio....just because he walks around with a decent camera exjw's bought him.... to make exjw content.

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UN and Governing Body and an accounting

by AnnaNana in

joseph and mary were not in a spiritually adulterous relationship with the roman authorities, the "legs of iron".

joseph and mary were not perfect.

the governing body of the modern-day organization of jehovah's witnesses is not perfect.

Diogenesister

"modern day organisation of Jehovah's witnesses"??? Is there any other? There's certainly no 'ancient organisation of Jehovah's witnesses'.

If you want to 'witness for Jehovah' you need to convert to Judaism.

If you believe in the New Testament, you need to witness for Jesus...as it commands you to.

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Our J.W friends still have issues with beards 2022??Why?

by Witness 007 in

our witness friend who during covid grew his beard has been hassled by elders who asked him "why" he chose to have facial growth.

he for real, had to give an answer why.

this is pharasees total rubbish.

Diogenesister

TD That's very interesting. So, far from it not being usual - or acceptable - in the US, it's actually less usual nowadays, than it was previously. Yet you can't look any where today without seeing a beard so it's utterly absurd for watchtower to say beards are not ok.

In the past I knew people in the UK who had them. Usually JW men who were the nicest guys because they were not ambitious. They tended to more than pull their weight, but without having the 'title'.

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My mom died.

by noni1974 in

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it's been years since i posted here.

my jw mother died july 5th.

it was quite honestly not that emotional for me.

Diogenesister

Hi are you a fellow Brit?

Maybe the Queen thing is more about you grieving the mother you should/would have had, if JW hadn't entered your families lives?

As punky says, sometimes it catches up. I'm guessing with your name maybe your mum entered pre 75? If so, you wouldn't have had an easy childhood😬

Anyway, condolences and wishing you the best. It's never easy.

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Will Ukraine win?

by Fisherman in

i was under the impression that it was going to be a short war, that russia’s military would indeed subdue ukraine’s forces quickly but that is not happening.

seems that russia’s military power is much less than it’s reputed to be.

no guess how it will all end..

Diogenesister

Russia has a much bigger problem with Ultranationlism and Xenophobic hate groups. I have Russian friends. It is a huge problem. They can't even play football in half of Europe because of it. You can't be gay, or a person of colour in certain parts of the country. I asked them how a country that lost 20 million to actual Nazis in WW2 can have the largest number of Neo Nazi skinheads on earth.

I know....it confuses the hell out of me, too, so many Ukrainians died. Mind you most of the camp guards were Ukrainian (and Lithuanian) plus the Einsatsgruppen were made up of them.

But...apparently they've been dismantling monuments to the Soviets defeating the Nazis. One huge tank (probably the famous T-34) was dismantled and many other monuments prior to the war. I have to say I think that's despicable when you think of the blood the Soviets spilled in defeating the Nazis, it's not right.

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Will Ukraine win?

by Fisherman in

i was under the impression that it was going to be a short war, that russia’s military would indeed subdue ukraine’s forces quickly but that is not happening.

seems that russia’s military power is much less than it’s reputed to be.

no guess how it will all end..

Diogenesister

Seems that Russia’s military power is much less than it’s reputed to be. No guess how it will all end.

Unless....does anyone think Russia is holding back because so many Russians have Ukrainian connections?? It seems like every other Russian was born there, or partner was born there, or grandmother was Ukrainian etc etc ?!

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Upbringing

by punkofnice in

i was brought up as a born-in(tm) here in the uk.

it wasn't until i was 50 that the scales fell from my eyes, i woke up, got da'd from the cult and my wife was advised to leave me by the elders whom i had served with on the boe.

one of which i know wanted to schtupf her.

Diogenesister

dont know how much time has past since 50 for you, but it does seem like you are carrying a lot of anger. Perhaps that is when you are making a point, or and need to get your feelings out. I feel like i am moving past it already. Do you feel like your feelings have improved at all since waking?

I've noticed a change in Punky since his wife divorced and remarried. I think Punky has lost far more than many of us (not all). Losing your religion, your wealth, a career or friends is one thing .....losing your family is a whole other.

I only wish those bastard elders had kept their traps shut and kept out of your marriage punk. I feel for you very much😔

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

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Diogenesister

NCC I have never tried this before, so please let me know if this works. Here is Lloyd's Manifesto from last week in a shared pdf.

It's perfect! Thank you! I will download!

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

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Diogenesister

I was able to read NCC's post. My tablet let me enlarge the image well enough to read it. It wasn't a sharp focus, but it was readable.

Yes that particular post was about readable (and yes it can improve a bit depending what it's read with etc).

But some screenshots haven't been remotely readable and although we will make the effort, those looking for (or demanding!) proof may not be as patient.

I just think it's a really good idea have a link available to a good quality version, perhaps together with the screenshot? Certainly to the important stuff.
Edit: just saw this

No, that isn't quite it. The only issue is with how the images are displayed, but they are stored correctly and if you use the image src link to view them they will look OK. When I fix it, they will all suddenly be super sharp

Yes I'd noticed you'd redone some and they were perfect. What is the SRC link?? I know you mentioned changing the ending of the web page address that links the the photo/post but I wasn't sure exactly how to change it

Does that change the resolution in line with the software the site uses Simon?

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

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

Diogenesister

NCC Hopefully this turns out clear enough, but here is Lloyd's manifesto from last week.

Yeah posting photos doesn't really work because you can't read text. Simon said we've got to post links, unfortunately, to a third party, like Flickr. That way someone can read the rant properly. I don't have a copy of it so can anyone else do it?

You have to create an account on an image hosting site and then link to it, perhaps under the photo you post on here for reference.