Posts by Diogenesister

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Bethel Tours restarting
by ExBethelitenowPIMA in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the org is always so late.

i remember the last in person meetings before went to zoom, none of us were wearing facemasks and i thought why is the org so late with this.

they just announced older ones shouldn’t come but most large organisations had already stopped in person.
Diogenesister

Couldn't agree more.
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What is your favorite EX- JW You Tube site and why???
by Balaamsass2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the mrs (third gen) and i have been on this site for a number of years now.

we appreciate simon's efforts to keep this site active and available.

i find a number of pimo jw friends enjoy youtube for some reason.
Diogenesister

We all love Wally (JWthoughts).
I love Rick for his dedication and the phone in for older leavers and believers.
Slim's choice above is probably one of my favourites. He doesn't make vids that often but he puts so much thought into them and they're oftenp hilarious.
JW fairytale is a legend.
Wendy Renay is professional, warm and supportive.
Kim and Mikey keep us all informed. Mikey is a hoot.
Marcus Vaughn ex walkill Bethelite actually gives out his number to support people. He rarely gets a mention yet he's always there for everyone.
When I think of more I'll add them...
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What is your favorite EX- JW You Tube site and why???
by Balaamsass2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the mrs (third gen) and i have been on this site for a number of years now.

we appreciate simon's efforts to keep this site active and available.

i find a number of pimo jw friends enjoy youtube for some reason.
Diogenesister

Yes Slim, he does. But he also has a business selling refurbished gaming stuff, too. He can't just live off the channel because he doesn't have bucket loads of patron's like a certain fella.
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Oscar's Butt Plugs
by peacefulpete in
1. social
2. entertainment
i'm actually embarrassed to say i watched the everything everywhere all at once movie on a plane.

kung fu with butt plugs and dildoes with a storyline impossible to follow.

i can't believe michelle yeoh agreed to it.
Diogenesister

I've gotta say ....I bloody loved it. It's one of the first commercially successful films that I've enjoyed in a long time.
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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).
Diogenesister

Jeff I just read your link and I'm intrigued as is my 17 year old history bonkers son. Do you have a link to your first book the pig war please?
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Nutty Nine Fat Balloons
by EdenOne in
1. social
2. entertainment
and then there were nine .... a little homage using nena's 80's hit:.

nutty nine fat balloons /.

floating over warwick sky /.
Diogenesister

Great parody Eden!
This is another one I love. Can't see Angela Merkel without hearing the song🤣
https://youtu.be/GVn_zcLJGNQ
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Giving hope for all truth-loving people
by Person in
1. jw
2. experiences
it it not easy for me but i would like to share with you my story and my take on what happend and is happening in jw.

for some my view can be unacceptable for others can be useful.

in fact it can be answer to the question: why am i still even bother what's is going on in this obviously corrupt organization?
Diogenesister

Hello person.
I'm a person too. Coincidence, no?!! Hey I'm only kidding😜Welcome to the forum and yes, I do think they're an evil slave. Evil, anyways.
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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).
Diogenesister

It’s a safe bet they contacted Raymond first and he insisted that Jabba the Hutt also be interviewed.
I was going to say that his connection with Dutch television is through Reclaimed Voices. He's already been interviewed by a television channel when that whole thing was happening. I'm guessing Raymond put his name forward*. I'm not even sure most of them would be aware of the whole Lloyd situation and if they were it would be filtered through him.
As someone mentioned it's the language barrier to quite a large extent. With respect even when people speak excellent English they often miss the nuances of a person's behaviour - if they aren't familiar with the culture even more so.
As to nihilism....come on we all struggle with that, those of us who've lost our faith. That has absolutely nothing to do with mental illness and it infuriates me when people confuse emotional discomfort with actual mental illness. Narcissism isn't a mental illness, Lloyd ....it's a personality disorder. If you've ever loved someone with a mental illness, the thought that suicide is an acceptable answer to their suffering is horrific. Oaf.
* Or rather he contacted the channel as he already knew it and Raymond probably seconded him.
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Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body
by WingCommander in
1. jw
2. friends
this has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.

this is not a joke.

anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!
Diogenesister

I'm no conspiracy theorist folks but one thing I do know is how watchtower works and how they think. I'm convinced they put this out, not about him but for Toni. This is the GB version of a local needs. Listen to the beginning of Ricks broadcast to watch the JW.org video a couple of minutes in after the intro. Thoughts?
https://www.youtube.com/live/-0WORPM7bBo?feature=share
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
by JohnTron7 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i saw in the news where a teacher got mad at a student for coming in late during the pledge of allegiance and threw them against a wall and so the student was suing.. this made me want to ask, jehovah's witnesses stand up during the pledge of allegiance along with everyone else.

why is that ok but, it wasn't ok for shadrach , meshach and abednego to bow down to the king's idol ?

if the command had been for everyone who was sitting to stand at attention for the idol, wouldn't that have been the same thing ?
Diogenesister

I think the standing is about not showing disrespect, rather than showing allegiance.
However I do very much take your point.
The instructor proceeded to explain that, instead, it is announced that John Doe has disassociated himself from the congregation.
Exactly FFreek 2005 it's a distinction without a difference. In this case they don't DF purely for legal reasons. Same for taking a blood transfusion. If watchtower kicked people out for joining up, taking blood or voting they'd be prosecuted by governments because every citizen has a right to those things in a democracy. Suffrage is universal and they'd be in hot water pretty quick if they forbade that, too. So as with joining up they DA.