My mistake, I was thinking about how he was using her brother's death to give weight to his own threats of suicide. But you are right, he did not seem at all depressed or confused in those letters (which would have been written when he was supposedly struggling with a mental health crisis). He definitely was not concerned with his wife's feelings or her mental health. He wants to hide behind mental health issues and self-harm because it suits him and gives him a way out of having to deal with the mess he created. And frankly, that's disgusting.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)
by Simon inuh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.
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TonusOH
I agree. For one, I don't think he has ever been suicidal. I think he uses that and "mental health" in order to avoid having to own up to what he has done (and is doing). During the livestream he dodged a couple of accusations/questions by complaining that he was in the throes of a "mental health crisis." He's not dealing with a mental health problem.
It sounds like he wasn't above using his wife's trauma over her brother's suicide to maintain control over her. And as SBF said, he didn't seem concerned about the possibility that someone else's suicide was a result of how they interpreted his "taking a break" video. He uses the topics of mental health and self-harm as a means to manipulate people. To his supporters: THIS is the person you are sending money to.
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Pioneer Hours
by Etude indoes anyone know how many hours were required to be a pioneer back in or around 1970?.
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TonusOH
I remember in the late 70s and early 80s that a regular pioneer was 90 hours and an auxiliary pioneer was 75. I think I have that right. Before I faded, it had changed to 75 and 60? Or perhaps that was later.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)
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TonusOH
A gullible person.
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TonusOH
The people still paying are probably the real die-hards, the ones who refuse to hear anything bad about him and have memory-holed the livestream or rationalized it the way Evans did. The slow drain that is happening now is probably due more to the lack of content and broken promises. I'm sure that there are quite a few of them whose support is contigent on actually getting something for their money. A few more months like April and they might begin to leave.
Once they are gone, we'll see who the real hardcore supporters are. I'm also curious to see how many vacation trips he will be able to take the rest of this year.
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1,500 Days since Stephen Lett said this:
by Chevelle in"so the events unfolding around us are making clearer than ever that we’re living in the final part of the last days.
undoubtedly the final part of the final part of the last days.
shortly before the last day of the last days.
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TonusOH
So much for their explanation that they never make any definitive statements and it is the rank-and-file who read too much into their words sometimes.
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Bible study
by GregT ini used to attend the meetings and was baptized about 30 years ago but i haven't gone to the meetings or associated with any one i new from the congregation for around 15 - 20 years.
i want to get back to studying but i am not ready to go to any meetings.
other than the watchtower and awake what book is used these days for people just starting to study with jehovah's witnesses?.
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TonusOH
I don't think the WatchTower publications are designed to get you to think critically. Nor do they seem to like people who try to get others to do so. They still want you to read and remember the info in the book so that it shapes your views for you. Analyzing or questioning what they write is not encouraged.
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Watchtower Campus
by Gorb ininformation about the new watchtower campus, ready in 2027.. https://www.brplusa.com/projects/watchtower-bible-tract-society-new-headquarters-campus-development.
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TonusOH
Sounds innovative... and a bit costly.
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1,500 Days since Stephen Lett said this:
by Chevelle in"so the events unfolding around us are making clearer than ever that we’re living in the final part of the last days.
undoubtedly the final part of the final part of the last days.
shortly before the last day of the last days.
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TonusOH
I guess at some point they will tell us that Armageddon happened invisibly. They weren't wrong, they were right and we just didn't notice!
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)
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I look forward to the day when "paid members" means that he had to pay them to join.