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  Do you remember GRACE GOUGH?

  by LullingtonRd in

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  hello, i am grace gough's granddaughter:.

  i have started a blog that begins at the beginning and this is with grace.

  follow along as i dive into her life - and please do reach out if you have any stories to share with me that i can add to my blog.. you can find the blog here:.

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  Simon

  I think the greatest thing you can hope for is to be remembered, and remembered fondly.
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  Alex Ashley, JW musician & journalist

  by neat blue dog in

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  does anyone know about this musician alex ashley?

  somebody told me he was a jw.

  i look him up and he has a full beard, but he's hanging with the jazz couple who are in the watchtower chorus, and he's currently doing a tour with nicolas king.

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  Simon

  Sounds like the complete 'tard.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  I'm sorry, I'm going to have to ... you know ... add you ... to that thing.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  I'm reading rumours that Patreon is "reviewing" their account with him

  If Patreon don’t take action on that they surely lose credibility

  If they allow people to raise money under the guise of it being for one thing and then spend it on hookers in a known trafficking hotspot, they may as well not bother having any community rules. As it is, they have to care about their image and reputation, and they will care more about their own platform than some obscure grifter because ultimately it reflects on them:

  "If you are a creator raising funds on Patreon, we may be held accountable for what you do with those funds. As a result, we also look at what you do with your membership off our platform".

  Anyone who has contributed shouldn't just stop, they should be demanding a refund. Money talks.
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  "Midnight Mass" on Netflix

  by smiddy3 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i watched the 7 part series and finished today .what struck me about the show was how one could cherry pick scriptures to believe whatever you want to believe.. the use of scriptures to back up the beliefs was in my mind an eye opener.. ok so it was over the top and a horror supernatural series with a bit of blood and gore,and if your a bit squeamish about that sort of thing close your eyes till those parts are over .. but what i found fascinating ,intriguing,was how one of the main characters used scriptures to enforce her understanding of how they applied to the here and now of the series.. cherry picking of scriptures to believe what you want to believe,with a little help from a priest ,pastor ,organization.. i would recommend it ,as you can easily see how, their are now more than 40,000 different christian sects in the world including the mainstream ones who believe they only have the "truth".. i welcome your thoughts if you have seen it.. ps.

  obviously their are no jw`s on this island ..

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  Simon

  Money Heist (dubbed Spanish programme) is pretty fun too.
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  "Midnight Mass" on Netflix

  by smiddy3 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i watched the 7 part series and finished today .what struck me about the show was how one could cherry pick scriptures to believe whatever you want to believe.. the use of scriptures to back up the beliefs was in my mind an eye opener.. ok so it was over the top and a horror supernatural series with a bit of blood and gore,and if your a bit squeamish about that sort of thing close your eyes till those parts are over .. but what i found fascinating ,intriguing,was how one of the main characters used scriptures to enforce her understanding of how they applied to the here and now of the series.. cherry picking of scriptures to believe what you want to believe,with a little help from a priest ,pastor ,organization.. i would recommend it ,as you can easily see how, their are now more than 40,000 different christian sects in the world including the mainstream ones who believe they only have the "truth".. i welcome your thoughts if you have seen it.. ps.

  obviously their are no jw`s on this island ..

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  We watched it, it was pretty well done.

  We're now watching Severance which is, well, surreal. It's fascinating because unlike some shows, you have NO idea where things are going or what is really going on.
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  I think, is his prostitution views would undoubtedly make him unpopular with most religious Patreons he had (except the Jimmy Swaggart/denigration of women types) and he is doubly unpopular because the politics of prostitution just isn't popular with a majority of any kind.

  There's a significant number of exJWs who seem to have such simplistic thinking that they object to anything the WTS advocates and vice-versa. They think they have to live the exact opposite of what they were, almost to prove a point. So WTS says being moral is good? OK, I will applaud immorality. Prostitution is a sin? Then I'll see it as a virtue.

  It's a cancerous outlook that damages themselves as much as it does others, but they can't get over the WTS teaching or admit that some of what they taught was sensible and pretty widely accepted "truth". Some of it seems to be an extremist black-and-white outlook on things that stem from militant atheism where anything with a hint of "religion" has to be rejected and the exact opposite followed instead.

  IMO the vast majority of people, whether they have any JW upbringing or not, know that cheating on your wife in such a way is a sleazy and dishonest thing to do, and isn't something that a good, decent person does.

  It shows a fundamental character flaw and outlook that women are there to be used, a commodity for gratification. That's an ugly look and thoroughly incompatible with anyone who claims to care about women and victims of sexual abuse.
  
  
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  Another good commentary. You don't support victims through abusive people - think about who you support and what messages of support for the abusive people do to those who are actually victims of abuse.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpaAt8FelGk
  
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  Thank god Lloyd has got such a great sense of humour and will see the funny side of it!

  Now I'm laughing at that too!
  
  
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  It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  This is very well done, and funny. But he's going to have to add them to the lawsuit ...

  https://twitter.com/joseelyne1/status/1503050065149054985