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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).
ozziepost

a Belgian WAREhouse, or did he misspell something else
Ya mean workhouse ? 🤪
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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).
ozziepost

And I just did the math and apparently I think I'm going to live to be 110!
You poor sod !
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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).
ozziepost

It's really nothing to do with the icky simping of an overweight, married, middle aged man around pretty girls half his age on the internet.*
Or simply “mid-life crisis”.
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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).
ozziepost

but it also applies to many of his other videos that are critical of the WTS for the sake of being critical.
And that demonstrates the downside of the Patreon business model: Channels churning out inconsequential and meaningless videos just for the sake of producing content.
I’ve seen this too in channels devoted to football and YouTubers admitting they’ve “got” to produce content to keep their patrons fed.
As I’ve often said, there’s a whole heap of Watchtower sins that are clearly on view, no need to make up stuff.
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PIMO Bethel Elder Has Special Message & Speaks out
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a pimo elder at bethel has come forward with a special message posted on reddit.. https://www.reddit.com/gallery/v9mgao.

the dated pictures attached are "proof conclusive" that this is for real.

no outside guests are allowed inside bethel at this time.
ozziepost

after that I didn't receive any more bible reading assignment
Huh? Oh yeah?
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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).
ozziepost

Also, is it just me or does the "Pillowgate" video seem extra tacky in hindsight? Part of the bunker is decorated to look similar to the background in that video. When I first saw the word "Pillowgate" I thought it would be about Watchtower running a pillow factory, maybe some sweatshop in a poor nation, not about the private habits of Watchtower's volunteer labor.
To be fair, I understood his argument there was to demonstrate the extent of the control that the borg has over individual’s lives, even going so far as to dictate what happens in the bedroom.
I agree though he really laboured the point and ‘milked it’ no end. Follow the money, eh?
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PIMO Bethel Elder Has Special Message & Speaks out
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a pimo elder at bethel has come forward with a special message posted on reddit.. https://www.reddit.com/gallery/v9mgao.

the dated pictures attached are "proof conclusive" that this is for real.

no outside guests are allowed inside bethel at this time.
ozziepost

The generalities are true. We know there are serious drinking problems there. And many are on depressants.
Goodness me, how can that be verified?
Firsthand knowledge perhaps?
Just because a narrative feeds into our prejudices doesn’t make it real.
Ozzie 🍷
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PIMO Bethel Elder Has Special Message & Speaks out
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a pimo elder at bethel has come forward with a special message posted on reddit.. https://www.reddit.com/gallery/v9mgao.

the dated pictures attached are "proof conclusive" that this is for real.

no outside guests are allowed inside bethel at this time.
ozziepost

When this post first appeared, my immediate reaction was “here we go again!” Over the years there have been many false flags on JWN promoted as facts.
Why was I sceptical? The language wasn’t right. Can you really imagine a long time bethel elder speaking of “worldly shit “ and referring to the worldwide membership as the “rank and file”? I can’t see it.
The content of the article seems to be more catering to the prejudices of the readers than from a person wrestling with doubts of faith.
Having said that, I know from first-hand fact that there are doubters, even at high level, within bethel families.
But….My take on this particular article is to exercise great caution; there’s enough to highlight the borg’s failings without ‘hanging our hat’ on the unsubstantiated.
Just my .02c worth.
Cheers,
Ozzie 🍷
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Joel Osteen
by jhine in
1. social
2. current
i am reading a lot on quora digest about this chap joel osteen.

i and other brits have said that he is hardly known in the uk .

it has been asserted that he is filling stadiums over here.
ozziepost

Hucksters all.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/17/joel-osteen-kenneth-copeland-10-televangelists-trouble/1471926001/
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Simple Question Re 1914
by Slidin Fast in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
wt claims that satan was thrown out of heaven in october 1914 precipitating ww!

and the end times.

a small problem with that is ww1 started on july 28th 1914 whilst satan was still in heaven picking his nose.. how did we not see this and waste years of precious life?
ozziepost

Well Jeffro, that was (or still is?) a marathon. Others dropped out but you and scholar lasted the distance.
You’ve got some stamina ! 😀
Cheers,
Ozzie 🍷