As an aside, that list of translations of a single verse that MeanMrMustard listed makes me wonder just how far off any translation of the Bible is from the original writings (which, as I understand it, have never been found). If all of these varied translations are from relatively few manuscripts, then it shows how difficult it is to get a consensus (impossible, by the look of it). If there are many manuscripts available to translate from, then are those also varied in what they say and how they say it?
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How to debunk the 1914 calculus ONLY using JW publications?
by psyco ini remember having read somewhere, but i cannot find it anymore, that it is possible to debunk the 1914 calculus using only jw publications, like "insight on the scriptures" (chronologies) for example.. do you have any sources about that to suggest to me?.
thanks..
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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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TonusOH
I'm glad to see him gravitating away from JW-related content. That's what people have been hoping for, after all. I think it would be good for him to turn his YT channel into the Lloyd Evans Watch As I Struggle Through Life Show and forget that he ever was a JW. Maybe his future videos will feature tips on coloring your hair, losing weight, and learning to deal with rejection (on stage, I mean, although...).
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May 23 Watchtower
by Listener instudy article 22 is headed.
"keep traveling on the "way of holiness".
this article states that since 1919, having left babylon the great in that year, jws today are traveling on 'the way of holiness" (a figurative highway) as it takes them through the spiritual paradise and leads them through to future kingdom blessings.. they say that 'preparatory work' of that highway began centuries earlier.
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2006, 2012: The seriousness of viewing abhorrent forms of pornography is clearly emphasized
That is such a weird thing to say. To fundamentalist Christians, any 'form' of pornography is considered abhorrent and worthy only of being discarded or destroyed. I wonder what happened in 2006 and 2012 that the GB decided it was necessary to mention it, or to remind people of it now, as if it stands out as a seminal moment in JW history.
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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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"Cautious" isn't a word I'd associate with him.
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Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body
by WingCommander inthis has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.
this is not a joke.
anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!
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I thought he was buying liquor for the group when I saw the bottlegate video. I figured they kept a fridge stocked with some drinks for long meetings. It didn't occur to me that he was buying all of it for himself!
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Can YOU see Jehovah's hand in this matter? May 2023 Study WT
by BoogerMan instudy watchtower may 2023 p. 12, par.
14: “she poured out her heart to jehovah, asking him for help.
the consulting doctor took an interest in their case.
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TonusOH
It is very easy to conclude that a prayer worked, if you interpret the results to support it.
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Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body
by WingCommander inthis has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.
this is not a joke.
anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!
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Llubrevlis2000: It’s been long enough by now
It's only been a couple of days. The rumor mill can grind pretty slowly, and the earliest reports can be wildly off the mark. I think we'll find out more over the coming weeks, as people come and go and speak with others and some theories get built up and torn down, and so on.
It may take some time, but a fairly reliable account should eventually emerge.
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Bethel- Which Governing Body member had a Nervous Breakdown and why?
by Witness 007 in{from watchtower life story- please note the pressure put on him at bethel}.
in 1934 karl klien had a nervous breakdown while serving at bethel.
baptized at 12 he didn't go door to door till he was 18...while serving as a teenage elder!
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Witness 007: 1950 Brother Knorr invited me..to join the Writting Department. When I told him it did not matter where I served, HE REPROVED ME saying when an added privlege of service is extended we should be eager to accept it.
I think Ray Franz outlined a similar experience with Knorr in Crisis of Conscience. Knorr extended an offer to Franz to leave the Carribean and go to Bethel, and Franz implied that he was happy where he was. Knorr's reaction gave Franz the impression that he was rejecting a generous offer. Franz quickly clarified that he was happy to move to Brooklyn and the WTS HQ.
Knorr sounds like a guy who was used to people doing as he 'asked.'
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Breaking News: Anthony Morris III no longer serving on the Governing Body
by WingCommander inthis has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.
this is not a joke.
anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!
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I'm not sure they can avoid liability by cutting him loose, especially if they did it just as an investigation is starting. Nor would it work very well for them to try and paint him as a lone-wolf, when he was part of a group that presents an image as a unified body of men working under the direct guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Anything they could do to try and distance themselves from him really wouldn't work at this late stage. They can't be that unprepared, can they?
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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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I can understand why people would be tired of seeing the topic on the front page after so long, and I can understand why people would be surprised at the length of it. In a small forum with low volume, it stands out.
I think it is still going because Evans is still going. He hasn't owned up to who he is and what he has done over the years, and instead has doubled-down and dug in. Until he goes away, interest in this topic will continue. I'm still amused by him and his antics, and the way he seems to be charting a slow and steady course towards irrelevance.
For others -especially those who have had unpleasant experiences with him- I think this topic will remain relevant until he becomes irrelevant. He's on his way, but it looks like it will be a while. I'd give him credit for resiliency, but I think it's more along the lines of desperation that keeps him going.