Posts by TonusOH

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Customers being frozen out of their bank accounts for political views is a very worrying trend ...

by LoveUniHateExams in

yeah, so i know nigel farage is a bit of an abrasive twat.. he no doubt holds views that other people disagree with.. but that doesn't mean his bank can just tell him to sod off and freeze his accounts.. such a thing might go on in commie china or authoritarian russia.

no doubt hitler closed lots of jewish people's accounts in nazi germany, too.. but the fact that it is happening here, in the yew-kay, is pretty chilling when you consider this country is supposed to champion freedoms, including the one to hold and express varying political views.. this seems to be part of a trend to delegitimise and cancel people who hold certain views.. i remember looking at a yt video of richard dawkins questioning muslim journalist mehdi hassan about his belief in flying horses and muhammad.

all fair analysis and criticism by dawkins until he suggested that hassan shouldn't be a journalist because of his beliefs.

TonusOH

The dangerous part of this behavior is that it assumes that one particular ideology will be dominant and able to take advantage of any changes in society, especially in laws and regulations. People who promote this sort of attitude, where they feel it is okay to bend the rules (or ignore them, or rewrite them) in order to safeguard society, often help usher in a period of repression and control that is led by someone else. Someone whose ideals may not align with those of their enablers, and which might even be in opposition.

This person, who thought it was okay to freeze the assets of someone she dislikes, may find herself wondering what happened, when this same action is used against her. And it might not be by those she perceives to be the political 'bad guys.' The people who rose to power by telling her what she wanted to hear will not be so generous once they have the power they want and no longer need her support.

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

TonusOH

Journeyman: people who donated to get him out of a hole will start to ask questions.

If he is lucky, they will ask questions. That would mean that they still cared enough, and would give him a chance to respond and perhaps talk them into continuing their support.

The bigger concern is that they will leave (or are leaving) quietly. No questions, no explanations, no "why I left" videos. They simply disappear. That is usually a sign that they are not leaving out of any disenchantment with his behavior-- they just don't consider his channel worth supporting anymore. They're not getting enough from him to justify the monthly expense. And they may have already found other places to spend that money instead.

I think he is getting close to the point where the only patrons left will be the die-hards and the people who haven't yet realized that they're still sending him money each month.

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Anthony Morris the III has been FOUND

by Terry in

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note: photos can be found on the blue envelope channelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nakezkhqbmtony and susan morris are living in lumberton, north carolina.

a real estate document on the robeson county website is filed:.

the religious order of jehovah's witnesses has provided a "life estate" for them.they can live in this townhouse until they are deceased or choose to move away and in either case the ownership becomes entirely the property of jehovah's witnesses.

TonusOH

Regarding any CSA investigations, if a DA wanted to serve him, his status as a JW would not matter, only what he might be able to tell investigators. The WTS can remove him and find him a place to live, but they can't really shelter him from the law. At the least, it wouldn't look good. And it wouldn't stop him from being served with a subpoena.

I don't think it's anything to do with that, mostly because removing him and shuttling him off to a house in another state really wouldn't make much difference aside from how suspicious it would look. If it is anything to do with CSA, it would have to be a pretty bad situation for them to take such odd steps with him.

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

TonusOH

Maybe the only entry so far is a drawing of a Christmas tree, screaming in terror.

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Anthony Morris the III has been FOUND

by Terry in

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note: photos can be found on the blue envelope channelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nakezkhqbmtony and susan morris are living in lumberton, north carolina.

a real estate document on the robeson county website is filed:.

the religious order of jehovah's witnesses has provided a "life estate" for them.they can live in this townhouse until they are deceased or choose to move away and in either case the ownership becomes entirely the property of jehovah's witnesses.

TonusOH

I wonder if that life is a step up or a step down. Maybe he is so used to being catered to and treated like a big shot, that it is disappointing to feel like just another anonymous citizen. On the other hand, not having the obligations and day-to-day work of running the organization, and being able to sit back and relax, that might be very nice. Especially if his financial situation is taken care of for as long as he needs.

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

TonusOH

He's not gawking at the numbers, he's eyeing the happy meal.

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

TonusOH

I think he might hide them, too.

Which would be hysterical.

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Where Does Watchtower Doctrine Contradict Scripture?

by Vanderhoven7 in

here are some areas that i have found:.

not only is watchtower eschatology offbase, which is not critical, but so is watchtower soteriology … which is critical.

the bible says not to put trust in men who cannot save.

TonusOH

I've got to side with EasyPrompt on this one, at least in regards to the specific point in question. The idea behind draining an animal's blood was to show reverence to the giver of life, yes? Breast-feeding is, in a world where god exists, a provision that god made for humans and thus would not be at odds with the edict against eating blood.

However, this also makes the recommendation in Acts a bit vague. Does "abstain from blood" also cover a blood transfusion in the present day? Blood collected for such uses is not (typically?) obtained by draining a corpse. And clearly the existence of blood fractions in mother's milk shows that the ban is not absolute. Would god be offended if blood were taken from one person for the purposes of saving lives?

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

TonusOH

Put me down for a loss of 21, Toblerone5.

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Did anyone really enjoy assemblies?

by SydBarrett in

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the twickenham post made me think of this.

i have a few jw family members on facebook and being summertime, their pics of the convention have shown up in my fb feed.

along with their comments about "i wished it would never end" or "what a glorious weekend".

TonusOH

We had one in Philadelphia's Veteran's Stadium in 1983, and I think we had at least two in the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island. Those were more than an hour each way, I think.