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  Dates and times

  by jhine in

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  last night at my bible study group we looked at 1thessalonians ch 5 .

  we have been working through the whole letter.

  verses 1-11 start with .

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  I don't think there is a number left in the Bible that has not been applied in some odd formula that, almost always, results in a date not far from when the 'researcher' is living in

  When I was researching my novels, I wanted to set up some end-times dates for my fictitious religion. I concluded that I could pick any date I wanted and then bash numbers out of whatever texts worked.

  To answer the question I would say there is no point. Just lead the best life you can and don't waste time fessing around with dates.
  
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  Request--Sexual Sin Information Worksheet!

  by Atlantis in

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  page 1. https://imgbox.com/54dkkeaw.

  page 2. https://imgbox.com/i88bjmmp .

  page 3. https://imgbox.com/dje11qjr .

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  I may be wrong, but we all know the legal dept. is probably calling the shots on everything. This document does not sound to me like it was written by lawyers. Examples:

  "the matter" I would expect a legal document to read "alleged incident. I also do not believe a lawyer would start off saying the older person involved is the "accused" and the younger is "victim." Certainly they would apply a qualifying word. Until somebody is convicted or confesses a lawyer will consider them "Innocent until proven guilty."
  
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  The Future

  by no-zombie in

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  2. beliefs

  do you want to see into the future?.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhyi3h7beea.

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  Some observations:

  After we left the JW's my wife and I attended an independent Evangelical church. The music there was very much like what's in this video. It is very easy to get caught up in the emotional rush. In fact this type of music is designed to do exactly that. You can call it "uplifting" or you can call it manipulative -- either way its more fun than anything I've ever seen or heard at a Kingdom Hall.

  Secondly, it strikes me that about 99% of that audience looked under the age of about thirty (and at what my granddaughter would call the upper end of the hottie scale). That is also deliberate these big churches are doing whatever they think it will take to appeal to young audiences. The Watchtower has fallen flat on its face in this regard.
  
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  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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  What he really thinks of his relationship with the WTBS is right there on the cover of his book: "The Reluctant Apostate." He (by this admission) advertises the fact that he did not want to leave the religion. He seems to have cobbled together some complaints about the Watchtower's doctrine and control, but when I look at what he says, and don't sense a lot of emotion behind it. Why?

  Because he didn't want to leave. His complaints ring hollow to me. I think the vast majority on this board would not go back if you dragged them in with wild horses. I think he'd go back in a second if they said they'd make him an elder this time next year.

  All this Sturm Und Drang is about him wanting to be a big shot witness. Then he wanted to be a big shot ex-witness. One problem: Most of us having gotten rid of one controlling big shot don't want another one.
  
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  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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  I figured it's not exact and there is probably a small bit of overlap. I blame Kim.

  Overlapping Kims?
  
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  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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  So the question needs to be asked: How many wavering JWs have decided to stay in the borg because him?

  Good question. He certainly isn't helping those of us trying to shine light on the Watchtower's misdeeds. How can he argue against the Watchtower when he engages in sexual immorality, experiments with drugs, and financially fleeces his "flock?"

  It would be interesting to hear how the average JW reacts to him. I imagine a good number consider him a perfect example of how "apostates" conduct their lives.
  
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  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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  It doesn't work that way. Unless Croatia has some medieval divorce laws

  Just because it doesn’t work like that doesn’t mean to say LE realises it doesn’t work like that.

  Could he have made her sign a prenuptial agreement entirely in his favor? From his point of view, that would make sense, I just don't know if he is capable of thinking that far ahead, or what the Croatian courts would make of it.
  
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  JW Chrisians in name only-what do you think

  by enoughisenough in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jw claim they are the true religion and they mention the love they have among themselves as proof.

  i have been watching a youtube creator who had some thoughts on the subject, bringing out jw were not really christian, based upon their actions.

  he made a pretty good case.

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  JWs don't understand Grace and they diminish the role of Jesus to the point it vanishes.
  

  I don't attend church any more. Not that I think the churches are wrong, I just don't need it. One thing I see that many ex-JW's need to understand is that (contrary to what they've been taught) there is little disunity among the Christian churches. Most Christians see each other as fellow believers. The differences between churches mainly concern church governance, not doctrine.
  
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  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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  He may think she could testify to the amount he earned

  Her testimony (or his) will be irrelevant. His bank records will be subpoenaed and become part of the court record. He made loss of income part of his complaint, if he doesn't want his finances made public his only option is dropping the lawsuit. I doubt he thought of that.
  
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  2023 Yearly Report UNDER the Microscope

  by raymond frantz in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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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  The statistic I like to figure every year: it took 6,647 hours of field service to bring in one baptism. That's three people working full time for the entire year.