What a way to welcome new followers, but at least he's being honest for once ...
(I know, that's not what it was, but it fits him so so well!)
Posts by Simon
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11530It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened inoriginal reddit post (removed).
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Miniimizing 'Punishment' - marrying a non-JW
by doasthouwilt ini’d like to marry my best friend of 30+ years, turned ‘secret’ girlfriend of 1 ½ years who is a jehovah’s witness, born into it, baptized and an active ‘pioneer’.
our marriage would happen prior to letting any of her jw friends and cohorts know that we are together.
once married she may simply come forward and ‘admit’ or we may wait until it’s found out – one way or the other, the reason for this marriage is not customary – i am hoping that by doing so she can avoid being ‘marked’ or possibly ‘disfellowshipped’ once our relationship is no longer a secret and due to our already being married at that point, there can be no notion from society elders about her ending the relationship.
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Simon
Don't marry someone based on some crappy religion's rules.
If she doesn't believe it, she should quit. She's either a hypocrite or is lying to you. All she has to do is leave, it's pretty simple.
I get that people want to have their cake and eat it too, but that's not how things work. In the real world you make choices, and it sounds like she just doesn't want to choose so is having you do all the work.
Do you know for certain what her views are? Is it a trick to trap you into becoming a JW for her? Don't marry someone just to help them avoid making a decision.
Run ... run very fast.
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Religious groups in UK failing children over sex abuse, report says - BBC News
by ballistic inhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58420270.
this item just featured on the bbc lunchtime news today as the headline story and the piece included a reporter who singled out jehovah's witnesses for discussion from the 30 organisations covered by the report.
the news item then went on to feature an extensive interview ex elder and ex jehovah's witness writer lloyd evans..
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Simon
I may be naive, but I wonder how many cases are reported only because the person reporting it knows the authorities won't be called? How many cases, if it was mandated, wouldn't be reported to them?
It seems obvious to make reporting mandatory but there's a chance it won't be the silver bullet people imagine it will due to "unintended consequences".
Lawmakers often seem to have blinkers on and imagine that their laws will never influence people's behaviors.
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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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Simon
I see that someone, maybe the same person, down votes criticism of Lloyd. That someone should speak his piece. Tell us why he approves of Lloyd despite his self-revelations.
Yeah, John Redwood can fuck off with his constant downvoting things. What a negative nelly!
I wonder if it's him or Lloyd using the account?
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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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Simon
Evans is switching to an "advice to the lovelorn/talk show host" format
You gotta be real desperate to seek life-advice from someone who drove their own into a ditch!
After his recent confessions, it is difficult to take his critique of the Watchtower seriously.
Yeah, what does he think he's going to say about anything morality related?
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Religious groups in UK failing children over sex abuse, report says - BBC News
by ballistic inhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58420270.
this item just featured on the bbc lunchtime news today as the headline story and the piece included a reporter who singled out jehovah's witnesses for discussion from the 30 organisations covered by the report.
the news item then went on to feature an extensive interview ex elder and ex jehovah's witness writer lloyd evans..
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Simon
One thing I find slightly odd, why isn't the mother guilty of failing to report it?
Surely the child's parent has the greatest responsibility to care for their child? It's slightly strange to hold strangers more accountable for it.
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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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Simon
I think those letters are fake. No one seems to have managed to get the law office to confirm or deny if they sent this letter out.
Yeah, I saw a video where someone had recorded something like their 6th attempt at contacting them and they didn't seem to know much if anything about it and it sounded like the "lawyer" is some part time trainee. I agree, it screams fake, which if true, means he's in big trouble. Why? Well he may have committed offences by sending them, and it would also show that he isn't really defending anything which raises lots of questions.
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Hi again
by Lee Marsh init is nice to see some familiar faces here.
for those who don't know who i am my last id was lady lee.
thought i would drop by and say hello; see how people are doing.
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Simon
Welcome back Lady Lee
Hope you're winning your battle!
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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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Simon
Because he made that video after his wife said she didn't want him going to sex workers anymore. Yet He claimed he needed a break for his mental health. That's so manipulative.
He appears to be a compulsive liar. There's a whole string of things that we know he's lied about, some major, some minor, and many of the lies not even necessary. This is the thing about compulsive liars and manipulators. Oftentimes, the thing they gain isn't anything much from the lie itself, it's the kick that they get from deceiving and manipulating people. The smug satisfaction that they pulled something over others. He lived a lie as a JW, as an elder, and now as an exJW. It runs through him like lettering through Blackpool rock.
I don't know the psychology behind people like this, maybe it's "practice" so they can get away with telling bigger lies when they need to, so it's natural. The "no dear, I'm faithful, I'm not going to Thailand to sleep with hookers" kind.
He still appears to be lying about having a PR firm and legal team because going off the letters people got, the reality doesn't match the hype. So why do it? Maybe he believes his own lies, the narrative he has rattling round in his head?
But I don't think he's fully thought it through and eventually the consequences of lies have a habit of catching up with you. Maybe he imagined he'd be able to clean up and sanitize the internet with his legal-letter stunt, make some money in the process, and then get back to his grift. But all he's really done is make the story even bigger.
But it doesn't end there. He's made a big deal claiming things said about him were lies, and that he can and will take legal action against those behind them. So what do we deduce if that doesn't happen?
His problem is that the accusations made about him are credible, because they align with all the behavior he's since exhibited and facts that we do know, even though the allegations predate the subsequent revelations. What are the chances of that happening? Imagine someone was accused of embezzling money and then years later they are caught stealing or defrauding someone? Does it diminish or amplify the original allegation? Imagine that person said it was all lies, was going to take those reporting it to court (but not the originator of it), sent laughably bad threatening letters and then ... crickets. What would people imagine?
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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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Simon
Ping-Pong balls and extra small condoms. LOL