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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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  DOC Midlife crisis?

  Maybe he should buy a sporty convertible!

  LMsARichard Kelly was the brainiac who shipped him a BMW and then covered the import and registration taxes when Jabba the Hutt complained that he couldn’t afford it.

  Was gonna say....he's been there, done that. On someone else's dime, of course.

  SlimYes wasn't that Marvin Shilmer? He had his own blog and did some really good work. I've zero idea why an intelligent man like that fails to see Lloyd is just a puffed up, incompetent windbag with a serious sounding veneer....all sound and fury signifying nothing etc

  "Bit his hand off" = accepted the offer with alacrity.

  At this point it's just beyond ridiculous. Never mind all the people Lloyd fucks up on the way. Don't they need bloody therapy, too? What an absolute shameless c#nt. Sorry but there's no other word for him🤬

  LMsAThat podcast by the Scathing Atheist is hilarious! Lloyd to a tee!
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  At least ten hours each month...preaching

  by MacHislopp in

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  i do hope that all its fine with you, and allow me to post.

  an example for someone special:.

  "w61 6/15 p. 373 § 20 progressing toward maturity.

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  Wow, I'm really feeling my age because I really assumed that was a recent article 🤣

  I must admit the bit about being too busy to go out in the Ministry due to a prior engagement with a Gladiator down the old Coliseum,,l made me chuckle...🤣
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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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  Lloyd will continue for the simple reason he has no choice. He's never done anything else. (I don't count Dijana's translation business) Her parents clearly covered their basic necessities.

  Lloyd would threaten to stop doing hacktivism for us if we weren't suitably appreciative, but the truth is he did it because he had nothing else to do anyway.
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  BREAKING NEWS | Highlights of 2023 Worldwide Service Year Report

  by Drearyweather in

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  breaking news | highlights of 2023 worldwide service year report.

  on november 15, 2023, the service committee of the governing body shared highlights of the 2023 worldwide service year report with the bethel family.

  the following exciting increases were announced: baptisms: during the 2023 service year, 269,517 persons were baptized.

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  Who wants to get baptised in an elder’s bathtub?

  That really made me smile! 🤣👍

  Oh....I dunno.....a nice freestanding, cast iron roll top, claw feet....gold fixtures.....mmmm....nice mature-ish single elder...😜😂

  
  
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  Is There Going to be Money in the New System?

  by NotFormer in

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  if not, what's in it for the gb?.

  but seriously, how is it supposed to work?

  pictures of jws in paradise show them raising crops, wearing clothes and building houses.

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  Others have said the answer is DiY/self sufficiency etc

  But...

  no money = time cannot exist, then

  Because : there's only so much in a 24 hour day one person can accomplish. In a world where ALL your material needs are satisfied, you cannot possibly have enough time yourself to make everything you need. Even basics such as food and clothing. Therefore you'll need a barter system of some kind.

  (Saying we have forever doesn't work because humans still require a certain amount of food etc in a given period in order to live. The only way it works is magic)

  Unless, of course...socialism👍😂
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  Request!----Atlantis Is There Anywhere Else The Watchtower Admits?

  by Atlantis in

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  atlantis, is there anywhere else that the watchtower admits that disfellowshipping or excommunication is pagan?.

  sure, they said the same thing back in 1880 about a lot of churches being like the beast for practicing excommunication.. as papacy established the priesthood over the church, soprotestantism has established almost the same, and there isno opportunity for the body to edify itself, every joint takingpart.

  true, there is a seeming show of liberty at prayer meetings,&c., but it is only upon the surface, for the ordainedpastor is to watch zealously lest anything contrary to theteachings of his church should be expressed, and if so tosilence the audacious member at once, for the church creedis the rule, not the word of god.

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  Unbelievable Atlantis that's incredible. Can you imagine in your average Witness read this today???!!

  Thank you 😊I'm only sorry I can't help you find more but I'll surely keep an eye out💝🤘🏼👩🏼‍🍳🥘 Digital spaghetti meatballs I made my son's tonight winging over to you
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  Governing body

  by moley in

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  are the governing body really in charge or are they just a figurehead with the real power being behind the curtain .

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  more suitable accommodation.

  Lol😂
  I think they're being "managed", but they're not aware of it if that's what you mean Moley. They're being managed by the legal and the finance dept.
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  New meeting format

  by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

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  just watched november broadcast very different order to the leaked agm .

  be good if someone did a deep dive on the difference and why the changes?

  i didn’t time the items but it should be easy to see if edited?.

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  DropofyourkeyLee and set yourself free...They made a distinction of different requirements from regular Israelites (giving the 10% tithe) and Nazirites, who are compared to present pioneers and special servants. This seemed to be their justification for requiring pioneers, etc to continue to report hours, while regular publishers simply check a box

  Aha! Thank you! Always got to have their theocratic rationale. You've discovered it👍
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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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  LMsA I think the judge should see this. Dismissal on jurisdictional grounds would actually be doing Lloyd a favour.

  Totally

  It's also easy to see why Lloyd focused on Cora for doing literally nothing. A beautiful woman, happily married.

  Johnathan has more vitriol aimed at him than almost anyone, despite being very peripheral....ok he was first to give Kim a platform, but that doesn't account for it all. Again....to me it seems clear jealousy plays a part in his grudge against Johnathan - aside from good looks he had Lloyds dream life imho. ;)
  
  
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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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  LMsAIn that article he even quoted Dijana’s response to looking “beat down” - “Well thanks a lot!”.

  Ha!(and a heads up for KimB.) In the UK we say "down beaten" for the same thing - just a word reversal - to mean emotionally 'put upon'. I reckon even DIJANA took it to mean her face looked haggard and exhausted, hence the "Gee....thanks" type response.