I knew a JW, I think MS, not elder who sold his farm in 1974 and moved to "where the need is greater." He had two small children but figured the farm sale would keep them going. Hey they only had a year or two, right? He ended up going broke and had a nervous breakdown. As far as I know he ended up trying to live and raise a family on disability from social security.
Posts by JeffT
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15Next time a jw says "the end is sooo close now"
by nowwhat? insay this.
with what's going on the world does it look like they are going to proclaim peace and security anytime soon?!
or was the organization wrong again about the end times?.
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I'm about to self-publish another book
by JeffT ini'm about to begin posting a contemporary/urban fantasy on kindle vella.
(for those who don’t know vella, it is set up to publish one episode at a time.
the first chapter is free.
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JeffT
I'm about to begin posting a contemporary/urban fantasy on Kindle Vella. (For those who don’t know Vella, it is set up to publish one episode at a time. The first chapter is free. After that, you buy tokens to continue). I have several completed chapters, and plan to publish the first chapter this week. My published works include an alternate history trilogy and a mystery/suspense novel set in a religious cult.
My newest book, “The Children of Aquarius,” follows three teenagers living in a Seattle suburb circa 1965 who suddenly develop paranormal powers. As the story progresses, they make remarkable discoveries about themselves and the world they live in.
I'm posting this here because one of the teenagers is PIMO being raised by hardcore JW parents.
Follow me on Twitter at JeffThomasBooks.
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'In Search of Christian Freedom'
by riblah ini cross-posted this on reddit:.
i would love to have a hard copy of this book.
does anyone know about how to go about persuading the person who has the rights to print a batch?.
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Biahi
Hang on to them, and when you do sell take them to a rare book seller and find out what they're worth. I looked last night, copies of "In Search of Christian Freedom" are going for $200-300.
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'In Search of Christian Freedom'
by riblah ini cross-posted this on reddit:.
i would love to have a hard copy of this book.
does anyone know about how to go about persuading the person who has the rights to print a batch?.
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JeffT
From the publishers view, there probably isn't much market for it. I know from experience that selling something (in my case a novel) about cults isn't easy. However, what might be commercially viable would be to have the copyright holder put up on something like Amazon's Kindle or Barnes and Noble's nook. The only thing needed would be a digital copy of the book to submit to the publisher. The book could sell as low as $3 or $4 a copy.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened inoriginal reddit post (removed).
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JeffT
From fooling around on their website it looks like the trophies start at $10-15 dollars. 18 characters was $1. Maybe we should get a bunch made that say "Participant Jehovah's-Witness.com" Simon could hand them out like candy.
Okay, on a more serious note that shows up how silly it is to go around bragging about it.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened inoriginal reddit post (removed).
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I'm going to go down the street and get myself a trophy. Maybe have it engraved "King of the Apostates" or some such.
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Social Media is facing the First Amendment in the US.
by Fisherman inlaw makers in the us want to pass laws that apply the first amendment of the us constitution to social media forums such as tiktok and youtube that have banned poster for speech and content violations.. in the us, 1a usually applies unhindered to traditional public forums (such as sidewalks and parks) with restrictions only as to time place and manner..
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JeffT
Part of the fight is the question are these outlets platforms or publishers. If they are a platform anybody can say anything and the people running are not responsible for what is said. If they are a publisher they are (or in my opinion should be) responsible for the content, meaning they have to verify everything and can be sued if somebody is putting out misinformation.
The problem (in my opinion) is that the outlets are trying to have it both ways. They want to screen posts for political content they don't like, but don't want to be sued for something written by somebody totally unconnected with the website. Laws like this are an attempt to solve the problem. The social media has to publish whatever gets submitted, and accepts the protection from lawsuits.
The alternative is they put a out a clear and detailed statement of what is and is not allowed, and employ an army of fact checkers to examine ever single message for compliance. If something gets through they can be sued.
Edited to add: the first amendment protection of speech has always applied to the publisher. If I'm publishing a newspaper the government can't tell me what I can or can not put in my newspaper. If you submit an article and I decline to print I have not violated your rights. You can start your own newspaper anytime you want, and publish what you want.
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Babylon the Great and the last Pope
by mikeflood inwhat do you guys think of the evangelicals theory about babylon the great and the last pope...just starting this big book out of curiosity...like 500 pages...it seems there is a lot of different thinking from the borg.
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Can Gandalf beat Dumbledore?
I've had my fill of trying to predict the unpredictable. When something happens, I'll believe it.
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ARMAGEDDON
by Lost in the fog incan i ask please especially for all who are pomo?.
we've taken a decision similar to revelation 18:4 to get out of the watchtower and not share in its sins.. how many of you still believe that god will one day terminate the world's many systems by means of an armageddon?.
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The universe will end in a few billion years. I'm more concerned with issues closer to home, than trying to pin a date on that, or any similar, event.
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Ron DeSantis: "We do not require assistance. The people of Florida will rebuild on our own"
by BettyHumpter inas if.no, of course he's already asking for federal aid.
it's the republican way.
florida needs the rest of the country to pitch in taxpayer dollars because it's different when it happens to me.
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JeffT
Civil rights are covered in the 13th,14th and 15th amendments, passed in 1865 and 1870. It took the bloodiest war in the history of the United States to get them passed. A century later we're still struggling over it. I never said it was perfect I'm saying that's how it supposed to work. The people of Mississippi are welcome to be poor if they want. If they think they'll be happier if their state looks like California, they can do that.
Should we have just marched on for all eternity as if Article 1 section 8 were handed down by god himself?
I never said that, don't put words in my mouth. There is a process for amending the constitution. If don't like it, start working on changing it. All I was saying was we don't need to split the country, I believe we should let people live the way they want to, not the way somebody no where near where I live should be able to tell me how to live. (provided I'm living peaceably)