Diogenesister

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  Where is Tony?

  by Athanasius in

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  on february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

  a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.

  in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.

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  Befriend him, take him to the pub one Friday night, get him good and soaked, discreetly hit “rec”, and just let him talk.

  Sadly I think once burnt twice shy (is that the phrase?). That "bottle gate" stuff probably made him even more distrustful of the outside world. The way Cedars went after him over that incident was out of order, in my opinion. So he likes a decent scotch...so what? (Cheap whiskey is 😫) Might have been for a party...50th wedding anniversary? Super hypocritical of Cedars of all people to condemn him for that.

  Personally I think we'd get more headway down the old Lumberton Dog and Duck with a bottle of Jameson..... for Mrs. Morrison 😉
  
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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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  The letters she released could also be entered into evidence and she could be deposed on the contents of those and why she sent it to other parties

  Which would 100% confirm to even his most deluded patron he authored them....to me they make him look worse than even his livestream, I can't get over how abusive they are😞
  
  
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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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  still hasn't addressed Norway, AT ALL!! What a simp!

  Not to mention several other stories....the Association of Spanish Victims of Jehovah's Witnesses and the Belgium shunning verdict. I mean there's so many he's missed by now it's ridiculous.

  As to some of his predictions (just fluff...what the hell are they paying him for?) If it isn't clear by now that he's incapable of producing in depth journalism/reporting on serious issues without taking advantage of volunteer "helpers", I don't know what to say.

  Pants a definite possibility & I can see birthday's becoming a conscience matter - since they really don't have any scriptural reasons forbidding it. I doubt tatoos since the old testament does forbid them (principals and all🙄).

  He's clearly been getting his ideas from Mike & Kim about moving to online meetings and stealing other ideas from You tubers, Reddit and this site!
  
  
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  Geoffrey Jackson goatiegate Part 2

  by Tahoe in

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  from ske graduation this past weekend.

  (sent from a pimi).

  from ske on zoom: .

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  LeeMerk Why call this goatiegate? Was there a crime?

  Complain when we couldn't have facial hair, complain and make fun when it is allowed. This group is not reformable apparently.

  🤣🤣Lee it's 'goatie-gate' because a lot of people thought it was fake, is all
  
  
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  The Meaning of ETC

  by titch in

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  folks: i don't mean to be a "forum grammar policeman", but there is something that i've noticed a few times.

  i've noticed that a few---not all---but some, members of the forum who use the abbreviation "ect" when they want to use the abbreviation of "etc.

  " for your education today, the term "etc" is the abbreviation for the latin term "et cetera.

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  Ah, there you are MMM!😂🙌🏻
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  A Modest proposal to solve the 1914 problem

  by r51785 in

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  throughout watchtower history dates have been a problem.

  the usual solution for failed prophetic dates has been to kick the can down the road.

  this needs to be done with 1914. the generation that will never pass away is now 110 years old and therefore is past its useful life span.

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  You are in a year when nothing happened of any significance, 1934.

  🤔Oh I dunno....some old fart called Hitler becoming chancellor of Germany ?
  
  
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  Smoking

  by NotFormer in

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  is it likely to be removed from the list of disfellowshippable offences?

  given that the ban on smoking 🚬 is completely unbiblical*, might they ever remove it?.

  *even mainstream christianity can only come up with one verse "against" it, the one that says that the body is the temple of the holy spirit.

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  Didnt jehovah enjoy a restful smoke ?

  😂.....just not smoked bacon, apparently. Can't think why!🤷🏻‍♀️
  
  
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  Has there been a change in how society counts publishers?

  by Hellothere in

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  just made a fast check on yearly watchtower report.

  bulgaria numbers 2022 was +1.

  for 2023 they + 4. uruguay for 2022.

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  Dreary weather Why will it boost the numbers?

  Clearly because previously if you had no service time for 6 months plus you would no longer be considered an active publisher🙄With zero time requirements they'll more or less be counting all baptised publishers unless they've been df or DA (or literally refuse to tick the box)
  
  
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  Smoking

  by NotFormer in

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  is it likely to be removed from the list of disfellowshippable offences?

  given that the ban on smoking 🚬 is completely unbiblical*, might they ever remove it?.

  *even mainstream christianity can only come up with one verse "against" it, the one that says that the body is the temple of the holy spirit.

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  Even mainstream Christianity can only come up with one verse "against" it, the one that says that the body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. But on that basis, eating too much fatty or sugary food is equally sinful.

  That's the scripture they use to ban smoking. In fact there's more than one scripture that makes over eating sugary foods unscriptural (if you also include that one)....but then half the GB would have to DF themselves!
  
  
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  2023 Yearly Report UNDER the Microscope

  by raymond frantz in

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  https://youtu.be/pi7sn2rnrke?si=lnvklqct6nuayv2q.

  branches of jehovah’s witnesses: 85 (= down one from 86 from the previous year and quite possibly they are referring to the hong kong bethel that closed down recently).

  number of lands reporting: 239 ( =the same as 2022).

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  "....number of ordained ministers at branches worldwide (21,629 in the last report). Unless they published these figures somewhere else this time?"

  Hmmmm....would there be any particular reason for this aside from not wanting to trumpet drop in numbers? Perhaps Fudging the numbers, should need arise, in time of war?(or am I over thinking things?)