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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).
TonusOH

I guess Tibor is not gracious enough to work for free.
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Were the life spans of the patriarchs just an allegory of astronomical cycles?
by was a new boy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
lengths of life of the patriarchs.

genesis.

length of life.
TonusOH

"Boy, that escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand fast."
"It jumped up a notch."
"It did, didn't it?"
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Goodbye Mother
by punkofnice in
1. jw
2. friends
so my mother passed on 20 aug 23 from the big c. i was there when she went.

that was indeed very traumatic.

i won't go to describe it.. dad went 17 years ago so there's just me now.
TonusOH

My condolences, punkofnice.
My mother had a close call last year, and being in her mid-80s I know she may not have long. She will definitely want a JW funeral. I won't deny her that if it's what she wants, and we can't do much about it anyway, scattered as we are. She gave her time and energy to the WTS for almost 60 years now, with little to show for it. She's been waiting for the end since the late-60s, and remains convinced that it's almost here.
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Were the life spans of the patriarchs just an allegory of astronomical cycles?
by was a new boy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
lengths of life of the patriarchs.

genesis.

length of life.
TonusOH

I'm wondering how such a thing would be verified. Apparently it wasn't unique to Bible writers to ascribe very long lifespans to people in the past. How do we confirm that people lived to 900+ years at one time? How do we confirm that they did (or didn't) live tens of thousands of years?
11530
It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
TonusOH

The cherry on top would be if Tony Morris joined the "tight pants" patron level.
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JW.ORG Needs Lawyers
by Vanderhoven7 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
jehovah's witnesses are not encouraging university education... but those who are lawyers already can apply to volunteer to help at bethel.. https://youtu.be/5d_-1lbg-oc?si=fsxeewic-fkczu9p.
TonusOH

'Must specialize in payoffs and NDAs.'
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Is the USA gradually moving to a majority of citizens being non-religious
by Reasonfirst in
1. jw
2. friends
this is a topic discussed in a current article in the hongkong based asia times*.

find it at: https://asiatimes.com/2023/09/nones-still-no-match-for-us-christian-nationalism/.

the claim is made in the article, that near 30% of americans are non-believers, and that this number is increasing.
TonusOH

It's a double-edged sword, in that religion fosters a sense of community and belonging, but only to the specific group. In areas where one religion or denomination dominates, the sense of community and social support is very strong... unless you don't belong to the dominant group.
This isn't all that different from the way humans form social bonds and build communities, with the exception that religion tends to set the stakes very high, not only life or death but your eternal future is at risk. And that can make those social bonds detrimental and potentially dangerous.
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About the Mark of the Beast
by Kosonen in
1. jw
2. friends
i can agree on most of what this man preaches about the mark of the beast.. https://madmaxworld.tv/watch?id=64fd01a1112661824fb397c7.

..
TonusOH

Perhaps the 18 is a reference to 2018? That will become the new date when Christ's heavenly reign began, and that is the generation that Jesus's words in Matthew 24:34 apply to. No more need for overlapping generations!
11530
It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
TonusOH

LMsA: He has zero self awareness and people skills.
That is exactly what I was thinking when I saw his response. He is counting on people only reading the Twitter exchange and taking his word for it, but once they look into the issue he will look worse and worse. His approach is always to attack first and tear down his critic, without considering how things will look once more information is out (or, as in this case, is already accessible).
And it's funny to see him gripe so often about people hiding behind anonymity after he spent years doing so himself. I agree that he is using his personal name because he needed to build his brand and massage his own ego. But also, he hates that he cannot just doxx everyone who antagonizes him. So he tries to deflect and make bad arguments, as if people can't see through it. Especially the ones who might be thinking of joining his Patreon.
11530
It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
TonusOH

Thankfully, his ability to drum up harassment against those who dare to speak out against him is diminished these days. He probably won't even threaten to add you to the litigation.