Posts by TonusOH

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"The Truth"

by Ding in

we all know that jws consider the wt religion to be "the truth" and refer to it as such.. granted, that phrase is used repeatedly in the literature and from the platform.. but it's obvious that much of what the organization used to require jws to teach house-to-house as important truths--even within our own lifetimes--has been abandoned.

it's been replaced by "new light" and "refined understanding.

what's meant by "the 1914 generation" is a prime example.. in fact, i think it would be hard to find another religion that has changed so many of its teachings, especially in such a short period of time.. so why do jws still believe their religion to be "the truth"?.

TonusOH

I like the idea that the JWs call God by a nickname.

In any case, "The Truth" is a broad and context-dependent term. When we refer to the truth of a matter, we are likely referring to known facts. But we can also use the word to refer to how we interpret a situation, such as the classic "you know it's the truth," used to try to convince someone to see things a different way.

JWs are claiming that they have the correct facts about God- who He is, what He wants, Why he wants it, How he intends to act, and so on. In this, they're like any other religion. They do seem to really harp on it, though. I think it is another of those mantras that they want the rank-and-file to keep repeating, so that it sinks in ever deeper. It's another way to isolate people- if you are convinced that the JWs have the truth, then you have nowhere else to go.

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Worldwide headline from the Org!!!!!!!!!

by BoogerMan in

unbelievable news: they've actually built a kingdom hall, and it was thanks to jehovah!!!!.

https://www.jw.org/en/news/jw/region/canada/kingdom-hall-completed-in-canadas-place-of-many-fish/.

“from the logistics of getting the construction materials to the far north, to navigating how to solve unexpected supply problems, nothing could stand in jehovah’s way.

TonusOH

Don't worry, it'll get drearier with each meeting.

I love how they always make sure to tell you that unpaid volunteers worked to build it. As if the WTS was planning to pay a crew to build it until the locals insisted on doing it for free. And now that they chipped in and built it, they need to start donating so that they can pay for the materials, too.

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

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

TonusOH

Who selected that thumbnail for the video? It's pretty funny, it looks like he's crying out and she's cringing.

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Request!----Atlantis Do You Have The V.D.M. Questionnaire?

by Atlantis in

jw
friends

atlantis, do you have the v.d.m.

questionnaire?.

hi betty:.

TonusOH

Atlantis: Mr. Magoo! ( Well, that is what Petra calls me sometimes! )

Well, in that spirit, I must say... Magoo, you've done it again!

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

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

TonusOH

ForeverAlone: If she took it down after finding out about him, I'm going to have to say guys that is funny as hell!!!

I agree. I was wondering what might happen if she learned more about him and had to make a statement or remove the video. Well, I was not really wondering, as I am sure that Evans, after his effusive gratitude, will now go scorched earth and attack her for empowering his bullies, etc.

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“Hanging the earth upon nothing”

by FFGhost in

for those of you not up to speed on the latest jw trends, one of the key scriptures the jws are using in field serve-us lately is job 26:7, wherein the writer describes the earth as “hanging upon nothing”.. this text is used to indicate the bible’s “reliability”.

the reasoning goes something like this:.

“see, centuries ago, people thought the world was flat, or was resting on elephants or turtles, or some such nonsense.

TonusOH

If I understand it correctly, doesn't the Earth actually move upon the fabric of spacetime, instead of hanging? The idea of an object hanging somewhere does not give the impression that it is actually rotating around another object, which would imply that the Biblical writer believed that the sun rotated around the Earth. I like the poetry of the line, but it's too vague to be of practical use in determining how scientifically accurate it is.

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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 don't take issue with his desire to make it so long, but a first-time author will have trouble finding a publisher who is willing to offer an advance for such a large book. I think most agents would see the size of it and drop it in the recycle bin without reading past the title. If he was an established author with a following, he'd get some consideration, sure. I almost wish he'd managed to reach an agreement with a publisher. Imagine what a horror show that would've been!

But that's why I'm glad that there are options for self-publishing now. Everything from a massive memoir to a short booklet can be put up for sale. And if you are savvy enough at marketing, you can do quite well even without massive sales, since most of the earnings go to the author and not to a publishing company. If his books are making money, good for him! And if it saved a publisher, editor, or agent the grief of having to deal with him, the world is a slightly better place overall.

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Why do ALLEGED adults......

by BoogerMan in

........cheat when playing against others at computer games?

are they really such losers in life?.

TonusOH

Are you sure they are adults? There are a lot of young kids playing online these days, and a surprising number of them see no issue with using cheats to gain an advantage (though they seem to recognize how wrong it is when someone else does it against them).

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Sexual abuse and Jehovah's witnesses- the gift that keep on giving

by wannaexit in

there seems to be no end to the many jw's who sexually abused minors.

here is another story:.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/pa-jehovahs-witnesses-sex-assault-attorney-general-shapiro-20221027.html.

TonusOH

Vintage posted a different link, which had this line:

Eleam is accused of sexually abusing his daughter and using sexual molestation as a form of punishment when she was a child.

Eleam killed himself when police attempted to take him into custody. On the one hand, I wish he'd had to face the court and his victims. On the other hand, it's not possible for him to have suffered enough for being such an awful person. Good riddance, and I hope his end won't be seen as a way to cheat justice, but as a form of closure for his victims.

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

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

TonusOH

200,000 words is insane. If I am remembering correctly, most genres are expected to come in at somewhere between 60,000 and 120,000 words, and it's generally more towards the former than the latter. Any publisher who would be willing to advance him a payment would almost certainly have assigned him an editor and made it clear that the manuscript would need to be pared down significantly before the editor took a look. Wasting their time with a massive eruption of text is a non-starter.

Self-publishing was his only realistic option anyway. He would not have worked well with an editor.