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Babylon the Great
by Godlyman in
1. watchtower
2. bible
do jw's still believe that babylon the great is the empire of false religion?

inquiring minds want to know .

estephan.
Simon

Does the bible create nuts or just attract them?
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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).
Simon

That comment he made:
"That will enable me to voice my concerns on the hoarding of unreported child abuse records by my former religion"
First question:
"What records? Did you have access to them?"
He didn't and he knows nothing. When push comes to shove, he's just repeating things he's heard to try and make himself sound and appear important. He was a nobody and had jack-shit access to anything just like every other nobody who was ever a JW. It's only a few who can be real whistle-blowers and reveal things that they had access to through some position they held.
Unless he is aware of some *specific* records that he was directly involved with at some point ...
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Who really is the Faithful and Discreet Slave?
by Godlyman in
1. watchtower
2. bible
if anyone were to come up to you claiming that they are the faithful and discreet slave, how would you go about proving them to be false, based upon scripture?.

estephan.
Simon

Godlyman: you seem determined to "preach" to us as though you have some special insights.
That isn't what this site is for. You are not a prophet. If you think you are, you are delusional and should seek medical help.
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Who really is the Faithful and Discreet Slave?
by Godlyman in
1. watchtower
2. bible
if anyone were to come up to you claiming that they are the faithful and discreet slave, how would you go about proving them to be false, based upon scripture?.

estephan.
Simon

How would you disprove someone was a member of Gryffindor using only the Harry Potter books?
Same stupid waste of time.
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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).
Simon

She couldn't *not* know.
"Hey, we're going on a world tour"
"Cool, but can we afford it?"
"We're not paying!"
"Oh, OK" <-- said no wife ever
The question would be "who's paying and why?"
Everyone has a choice. She chose to be part of the grift, to spend the money, to live off the proceeds.
And from what I can tell, she's just as manipulative and a "people user" as he is, in a slightly different way.
They deserve each other.
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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).
Simon

The person who collected the money and paid for everything was VERY out of pocket and had to pay the difference out of their pocket.
Sounds like when you go out for a meal and everyone chips in the exact amount for their meal, probably without tax and forgetting drinks, and if you're the one who pays the bill you have to pay the tip too.
Never be that schmuck.
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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).
Simon

I am reasonably informed that they were out of pocket AUD $15,000.00
Holy shit-balls, I'm sorry, but WTF is WRONG with people?!?!
How on earth does someone need to fly half way round the world, wife and kids in tow, to "interview" someone?
Just open a bloody zoom call or whatever, and we've had those for the last 10-20 years.
This notion that money == action is just an insidious flame that attracts annoying moths like Lloyd.
If you leave the WTS, save your money. There is nothing you need to donate to anymore. There is nothing that needs funding. The most effective things are all free.
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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).
Simon

I do know he was banned from JWN however I don’t know how long ago he was banned.
It was quite a while, when the AAWA thing blew up but he'd been trouble for some time before that.
He was just pure unadulterated asshole and the forum was better without his corrupting presence, although he still tried to have influence, making threats if people made non-fawning comments on his videos. He always tries to control what can be said about him.
That's why I blocked every link to his website and usually removed his videos if people posted them.
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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).
Simon

The first weeks/months were hard however I became heartened when people stopped and started thinking with their logical brains after the emotions settled down. I hope it’s a lesson we all learn from.
I always try to support someone who appears to be a whistle blower. Not because I know for certain that they are telling the truth, but because it's unlikely they are going to take all that heat without good reason and in general, I think we should always support anyone who's willing to stick their head above the wall and speak out about things. Society needs people like that for self correction.
Same applies for Covid, gender issues and everything else too.
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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).
Simon

Man is his spot going to suck. I'm sure the audience will just gobble up his Kingdom Hall stories and be on the floor laughing.
His main problem is that I don't think he can laugh at himself. If he could, he'd have material to spare.
I can imagine that what HE thinks is funny ... just isn't, and it might just be another bitter public breakdown:
"They didn't like that I regularly cheated on my wife with prostitutes ... SO I SUED THEM!!! HA ha, ha ha ha ha haaaaa!!!"
(silence)