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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
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It seems like such a blissful arrangement until the husband cheats.
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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).
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The “family man” should start seriously considering taking some online college courses toward having a profession. “Now” is the time of his golden opportunity,... while he can afford to pay for it and while his mind is still sharp enough to pass the examinations. If he doesn’t know what he might be good at, there are aptitude tests to help him determine that.
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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).
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Anna Marina, you are tying my brain in knots.
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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).
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You are funny, Nicolau. :)
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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).
Vintage

“Agnostic” is probably an easier position to defend than “Atheist”. As an agnostic, others won’t be asking them, “Then how do you explain the existence of this, and how do you explain the existence of that?” “Agnostic” probably ruffles fewer feathers than “Atheist”.
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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).
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NCC said,
"Lloyd Evans is not likely being motivated enough to start that type of venture and he lacks morals, ethics and human decency."
In other words, any self-respecting Atheist church would soon have to disfellowship Evans?
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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).
Vintage

So glad you are here to brighten my day, Anna Marina. Yes, "Atheism may require a tweek". Lol. But no "prophecy or raising the dead"? Aw, that's too bad. Watchtower has experimented with "prophecy". They seem to have found that if the "pay-off" is too far in the future, people loose interest in working day and night for the "religion",... but if the "pay-off" is scheduled to arrive too soon, then reality catches up with the religion when the date comes but nothing happens. And then that requires a stroke of genious like "over-lapping generations" to postpone a mass exodus.
LMsA is probably right where he said,
" I think [Evans] was planning on living a life of semi-retirement from exJW activism at his beach retreat and handing over the keys to the Lloyd Evans channel... '
[to a paid worker], and just making cameo appearances himself. Ah, the good life! Opps! Where'd it go?
Somehow, I just don't see Evans' soaring to success and being hailed as a hero on the shoulders of his fellow Atheists. I mean, after all, didn't most of them become atheists because they were fed up with paying tribute to religious leaders? Maybe he can still sell key fobs, Croatian folk crafts,... oh yeah, and music albums.
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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).
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Nearly three decades ago, I hired a young man who had a wife and a couple of children to help me transport my belongings (not furniture) from the house of my relatives to an apartment I'd rented in another town. A friend had recommended him to me. Well, he helped me, finished the job, and I paid him. Weeks later, I heard that he'd relocated his wife and children from the apartment where they had been living, back into living with his wife's parents, had claimed his $4,000 dollar income tax refund check from the government for that year, and had disappeared from the lives of his family. So, yes, that can happen.
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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).
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That’s cute, Anna Marina,... lapsed patrons. How would they describe their status in their own words? Would they say, “I’m a lapsed Lloydivian. I lost faith briefly over trivialities like sexual morality, misuse of funds, and extortion. But I’ve recovered now, and I’m ready to accept all of Lloyd’s teachings. I’m re-initiating my Patreon support for the greatest Atheist activist who ever lived.”
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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).
Vintage

Istria looks like a beautiful and fascinating place to live. Croatian, Italian, and Slovene are the main languages there. Let’s all chip in and get Evans a little three-language travel dictionary.