Posts by TonusOH

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NOT on JW.org. Massive growth of new congregations in Africa? Really?

by Balaamsass2 in

lady shares her experience attending a "jehovah’s witness church after accepting an invitation from one of their members".

a nigerian lady shares her unexpected and comically awkward experience attending a jehovah’s witness service for the first time after accepting an invitation from a persistent male friend, who was a member of the church.. a nigerian lady shares her unexpected and comically awkward experience attending a jehovah’s witness service for the first time after accepting an invitation from a persistent male friend, who was a member of the church.. .

she shared a video detailing her experience, with a caption that read;.

TonusOH

I don't think the organization will look poorly on this fellow. He appears to be a dedicated and loyal True Believer, and in places where there is almost no presence, a local with that kind of drive and dedication is worth his weight in gold. This also shows the potential of Zoom and remote teaching; this is the kind of thing they could not have done in the past, and this poor fellow would be required to walk long distances to attend meetings. That would make it very difficult to recruit others.

The WTS can't afford to be picky these days, but they're probably seeing it as a double-edged razor. It's nice to get more people to join, but there isn't much cash to wring out of them.

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Reddit thread on convention video urging cutting off contact with Faders

by LongHairGal in

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i just read this.

don’t know if anybody here has seen the video.. the intended result of this is to obviously scare ‘faders’ out of the shadows.

now, they are being threatened with loss of association with their loved ones and friends.

TonusOH

LongHairGal: Now, they are being threatened with loss of association with their loved ones and friends.

My reply to that is: "don't threaten me with a good time."

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Remember Hour Quotas?

by blondie in

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hour quotas timeline.

back in the old days long before 1952.

“after staying in our ‘home’ for two days we decided that if we were going to meet our quota of 140 hours for the month.

TonusOH

They required five or six hours of field service every day for 30 days. You can tell that the people making up this rule did not have to follow it themselves, or they would have ended field service entirely.

It also puts them in the position of constantly reducing the requirement as we supposedly get closer to the end. So, is it more urgent to act now, or less? Make up your minds!

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The Prophetic Days in Daniel Fulfilled

by EisMe in

“this will be the final topic i post.

the structured fulfillment of prophecy has now been made undeniably clear, and after completing one final task—the letter to the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses—i will take my rest.

the truth has been presented, the timeline confirmed, and all that remains is the culmination of prophecy itself.” estephan leuese.

TonusOH

They forgot to add:

- September 12, 2025 - when the current prediction fails, start working on the new one.

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

by Simon in

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uh 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.

TonusOH

Worth it.

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Why Bother?

by LostintheFog1999 in

we who actually look at wt history know that they just changed 1874 to 1914 without a fanfare.

setting up the potential for changing any dates to new dates because "holy spirit" told them to do so.. which makes me ask, why do we bother to watch what they do?

i mean, we don't care having escaped their greedy little claws.

TonusOH

I don't do it to awaken others, though it would be nice if that happens. It's just a way to deal with it along with others who also got out. Turns out I wasn't crazy, after all.

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6 billion people to bury who rejected Witnesses

by Witness 007 in

so i guess the "paradise" earth is going to be stinky to the point of vomiting with 6 billion dead bodies of not witnesess.

how long would it take to bury these people?

maybe 2 years.

TonusOH

It will give them something to do when they are not busy praising Jehovah for being so loving, kind, merciful, and generous.

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The Prophetic Days in Daniel Fulfilled

by EisMe in

“this will be the final topic i post.

the structured fulfillment of prophecy has now been made undeniably clear, and after completing one final task—the letter to the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses—i will take my rest.

the truth has been presented, the timeline confirmed, and all that remains is the culmination of prophecy itself.” estephan leuese.

TonusOH

EisMe: This will be the final topic I post.

One can only hope.

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Dinosaur Soft Tissue

by Sea Breeze in

back when the dinosaur soft tissue story was broken in 2005, i predicted that that many more soft tissues would be found and that it wouldn't matter if it was supposedly "65 million" years old or "165 million" years old.

the prediction has proven true and dinosaur soft tissue is routinely now found regardless of supposed age.

this is easy to predict using a literal reading of genesis and accepting it as history.... .

TonusOH

Sea Breeze: No, it is not. He says: "materialism is absolute, for we cannot allow a Divine Foot in the door ".

He is saying that science can only test and experiment on the material world, thus there is no place for the supernatural in science. Creationists agree with this, given how often they admit that science is limited to the material/natural world. So I don't see where the issue is. This is like 'limiting' yourself from jumping off a cliff.

Sea Breeze: Creations believe we must be rational, truthful l & anchored in logic.

...unless what they learn or discover is in conflict with their presupposed beliefs, in which case they must adhere to the presupposed beliefs, no matter how untrue or irrational or illogical they are. The materialist simply rejects those presuppositions, which is a much more rational and logical approach. After all, if presuppositions could be verified, they stop being presuppositions.

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Dinosaur Soft Tissue

by Sea Breeze in

back when the dinosaur soft tissue story was broken in 2005, i predicted that that many more soft tissues would be found and that it wouldn't matter if it was supposedly "65 million" years old or "165 million" years old.

the prediction has proven true and dinosaur soft tissue is routinely now found regardless of supposed age.

this is easy to predict using a literal reading of genesis and accepting it as history.... .

TonusOH

Sea Breeze: Keep in mind that materialism is an ideology that competes with God

This is what Lewontin was referring to. The theist presupposes god, then demands that science put this presupposition on the same level as the things that science is able to observe and test. You have it backwards: God is an invention designed to compete with scientific discovery and advancement.

YECs are constantly making claims about science that they clearly don't know enough about (or are deliberately lying about, for the small handful who understand the science). The researchers you quote are willing to admit that their theories may need to be changed. They still need to study these images and make sure they understand what they are seeing, precisely because they do not have presuppositions to defend.

And, again, this would affect their theories on galaxy formation, not on the age of the universe.

Sea Breeze: For everyone else with a free and clear mind, these images look JUST LIKE human footprints.

No, really. They look like cartoon footprints. Compare them to actual human footprints and the difference is so stark you'll wonder how anyone could fall for it. YECs fall for it because they want for it to be true. If they treated these finds the way scientists do, they'd recognize them as either fake or misidentified. I guess you can describe them as "chained to an ideology."