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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
vienne

The shoe fits and he should wear it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKqUJgiOFkY
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
vienne

Lloyd boy reminds me of the Gnome King in the Oz ztories, always trying but always failing. Who stoled his magic belt? Maybe he just lost it in some seady hotel room.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
vienne

Lloyd boy isn't especially articulate which is defined as " having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently." Lloyd, coherent? Not even slightly. Glib is a better descriptor.
I don't remember how old I was when I saw Raiders of the Lost Ark. Not very. At one of my aunts' house with older cousins. It did not frighten me though I found the snake pit thing a bit icky.
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Martin Armstrong's latest book, 'The Plot to Seize Russia'
by was a new boy in
1. social
2. current
the 2015 documentary - 'the forecaster' was basically banned in usa.

so martin leased a movie theater in cherry hill nj and showed it himself.. 'a german tv station funded the 2015 documentary on me entitled the forecaster.

because it raised some of these issues back then, the film was banned in the united states as well as switzerland...'.
vienne

The institutions that follow him are mental health and criminal investigation bodies.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
vienne

I looked at Evans' twitter feed today. He has thousands of followers, apparently. But those who engage with him are an exceptionally low number. Earlier in this thread someone suggested (might even have been me) that he purchased one of the 'guaranteed followers' packages. Given the very low number who engage with him, this appears to be so. He is probably nearly bottomed out; I mean he's lost about as many followers and patrons as he will.
This isn't surprising since most of his loyal patrons seem to view morals as he does. A large number of ex-Witnesses did not leave for principle, but because they could not or would not live by the Bible's moral standards. They're Evans' fellow travelers. "Birds of a feather ..." and such.
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which Translation Now?
by enoughisenough in
1. watchtower
2. bible
for those of you who still respect the bible, which translation/s are you using now?

why?.
vienne

My mom's library, now mine, has 103 different translations. Most have some interest, maybe excepting the Cotton Patch Bible.
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which Translation Now?
by enoughisenough in
1. watchtower
2. bible
for those of you who still respect the bible, which translation/s are you using now?

why?.
vienne

Earnest said:
"The Watchtower article with which you disagree indicates it is referring to God's name, but it has nothing to do with translation. However, since vs 15 talks about offering God a sacrifice of praise, and vs 16 says that God is well-pleased with such sacrifices, it is quite reasonable to conclude that the sacrifice is made 'to [God's] name."
Absolutely correct. The Pulpit Commentary observes that the author of Hebrews [Traditionally believed to be Paul] uses a phrase that designates the "voluntary peace offering" under the Law. Those offerings were made to Jehovah/Yahweh. The phrase is also used of voluntary thank-offerings. [M. R. Vincent: Word Studies]. So Paul suggests that "confessing his name" is praise made to and about Jehovah the one to whom sacrifices are made. Our praise replaces the animal sacrifices of the Old Law. But the sacrifice continues to be made to God.
Simple grammar verifies that God is meant. To whom does the possessive pronoun "his" [αὐτοῦ] refer? We must refer it to its immediate antecedent, God.
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Was Jesus the Messiah circumcised ?
by smiddy3 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
has this question ever been raised before by jehovah`s witnesses?

and what`s the significance, if any ?.
vienne

(Luke 2:21) 21 After eight days, when it was time to circumcise him, he was named Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived. . .
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I hate amazon!
by vienne in
1. watchtower
2. bible
amazon keeps grabbing profits from my mom and b's books.

one came off amazon.

one is still there but to make a minimum amount the price has gone up significantly.
vienne

Amazon keeps grabbing profits from my mom and B's books. One came off Amazon. One is still there but to make a minimum amount the price has gone up significantly. Amazon is totally unfair to authors.
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Ministry in John 3:16
by JW Answers in
1. watchtower
2. bible
a lot of false teaching darkens our doors today, especially with watchtower teachings, calvinism and lordship salvation.. latest video below explores the verse john 3:16 and shows forth the truths which christ preached to nicodemus.

the jws also spread fear amongst their followers stating that if the leave the org, then jehovah will strike them down at armageddon.

this video covers this same fear.. feel free to watch below..
vienne

This is far worse than Watchtower theology.