Shad,
Yes, it seems to be a low-level effort. It is, as I said above, unbalanced. None of my professors would accept a similar effort from me. Believe me, I know that from experience.
Posts by vienne
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3Scholarly Study of Witness Digital Competence
by vienne inuncle b passed this article on to me.
it's a quick read.
it seems accurate, but it is one-sided.
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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 wonder how many of his patrons watched the video.
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Scholarly Study of Witness Digital Competence
by vienne inuncle b passed this article on to me.
it's a quick read.
it seems accurate, but it is one-sided.
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Uncle B passed this article on to me. It's a quick read. It seems accurate, but it is one-sided. Active Witnesses, apparently chosen by the Spanish OPI, were interviewed. No disaffected or disfellowshipped people were contacted. Nevertheless, the article has some interest. And, yes, some of you will leave negative comments. [My one comment is above], but my preference is for thoughtful comments rather that "it's a cult" or similar.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23311886.2022.2071034
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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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Since January, Lloyd has lost 322 patrons. Not enough, but it's a start.
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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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A few lessons from then Governing Body? And a good bath.
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Some developements toward microchipping humans
by Kosonen inmany people took the covid vaccine and the boosters.
looks like those controlling such world wide campaigns have more in store for the humanity.
the powerful organization world economic forum says that the covid pandemic has started the digitalization and surveillance of everything.
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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 didn't think Witnesses expelled people for divorce, unless they remarried without a solid inference or proof that their former mate had remarried or had sex with someone. If I'm wrong, and I certainly may be, please point my nose to a Watchtower reference.
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How far do we get away from 1914
by PimoElder inhow far do we get away from 1914 before they have a new light and admit it was all wrong?.
they cling to the old theory of the 77 week prophecy from the wrong date that jerusalem was destroyed .
with the overlapping generations nonsense still we are getting too far away from 1914. what will they say if we get to the 2030s and they still cling to 1914?.
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They should have let it go years ago. But they're faced with the difficulty of changing all their prophetic views. A big and intimidating task.
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When did JWs stop reciting the Lord’s Prayer together?
by slimboyfat indoes anyone know what year?
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Interesting question. I didn't know they ever did that.
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by Newly Enlightened inoriginal reddit post (removed).
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Simon,
Good idea. Most videos by former adherents have meaningless content. Some present themselves as academics. One older couple does that, videoing themselves in front of bookcases. Having many books does not mean you read them, and disorganized content shows that you did not or that your comprehension is poor. That you present something from a book, even reading paragraphs, does not mean that you're purveying fact.
Some videos are doctrinal. Fine. The presenter has a point of view. I have family who are Witnesses. I asked some of them to view a few of those, choosing those by clergy instead of ex-Witnesses. Their responses were illuminating. The "questions Witnesses can't answer" type of video drew ready and pointed comments. Those videos were not persuasive. They do not appear to have been meant for Witnesses, but to keep their sheep in the pen.
There are a few videos that pretend to present Witness history. Almost without exception, they do not work. They present false pictures of Witness culture. Dr. Chryssides new book should set the pattern. Or - yes he's my grand uncle - Dr. Schulz's books.
We need to stop the nonsense. What the Watchtower said 100 or so years ago persuades no one, though it may make some feel like it was good to leave. Many of those making videos were disfellowshipped for cause. They found "the truth about the truth" seeing it as justification for their bad conduct. This should stop. Finding something in the Golden Age and sensationalizing it is stupid. When the GA says, "according to the press" that's what it meant. The public press was full of sensational, often contrived reports. Relating what some newspaper said did not, and does not establish doctrine.
If you look you can find a report in GA about radio signals from Mars. Okay. Fine. But that article relayed what the press reported. Nothing more. Stop making scandal where it does not exist.
Simon, if you follow through with this make it academically sound. We need truthful material, not sensationalized, without obsessing on every detail from recent Watchtower letters, presenting them as some deep hidden secret.
Let's stop following the youtubers who sensationalize the commonplace. Let's stick to the facts; stop making myth. Interview outsider scholars, putting tough questions to them. Doubt everything. Verify.
We'll always have fruitcakes on youtube. We need to stop being gullible. The enemy of your enemy is NOT your friend.