Posts by TonusOH

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

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

TonusOH

The strange thing is that he displays a message with "target: 500 minimum" even though he also shows a message with a current total of 597. Shouldn't he simply put a counter that reads "subscriber goal: 597/620"? That is what many streamers do. It avoids confusion and makes clear what he wants. I wonder if any potential subscribers feel comfortable not paying because he already surpassed his target by almost 100.

You can't help but get the impression that he's been carried along by others for all of his life. Left to his own devices, he struggles with the most basic things.

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Church buys GEICO Woodbury property for $27M

by Rattigan350 in

https://libn.com/2023/01/09/church-buys-geico-woodbury-property-for-27m/.

after a previous sale fell through, geico has sold its sprawling woodbury property for $27 million.

the buyer for the 236,365-square-foot office building on 20 acres at 750 woodbury road is the christian congregation of jehovah’s witnesses.

TonusOH

It looks like they will use it for circuit assemblies. There are a lot of JWs in the NYC/Tri-State area and any place that can be reached via mass transit can make things a bit easier for the WTS. If they plan to sell part of it, it will be interesting to see who they sell it to.

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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 guess we know the difference between an activist and a professional activist now: the former cares about the cause. The latter sees it as a way to make money, and nothing else.

To his patrons: it's not as if he's hiding who/what he really is. Keep that in mind when you send him money.

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Are we living in the LAST DAYS?

by Fisherman in

are we living in the prophetic last days that will climax into armageddon?

if this is true then how long should it take?

as jw saw it, wt compared timing to within a generation using 70 ad as a parallel.

TonusOH

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates_predicted_for_apocalyptic_events

Perhaps not surprisingly, most end-times predictions are expected to happen within the lifetime of the person who was doing the math. JWs are familiar with this, as the end-times predictions made by the society were often expected to happen shortly. Ironically, Russell might be the most notable exception, as he was pegging the 1914 date at least 20 years prior, and barely lived to see it fail.

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Ivana Trump grave at Trump's golf course

by SydBarrett in

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people who dislike trump will see this as an eyesore and an insult to his first wife and the mother of his 3 children.people who support trump will describe this as a beautiful natural setting, like a woodland.

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TonusOH

If that is a photo of where she is buried, that is very sad. I suppose that was the intention?

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More than 17 years of service to the XJW community!

by Nathan Natas in

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i want to take a moment to salute rick fearon, an "apostate" near boston massachusetts usa who more than 17 years ago started the sixscreens telenetwork on youtube.

you can find it here: https://www (dot) youtube (dot) com/ (at) araretreat/streams.. like our benevolent host simon green here at jehovahs-witness.com, rick has not done his great work for his own financial enrichment or to collect followers for himself, as some xjw grifters have done and continue to do.. saturdays and sundays are the busy days at six screens, with call-in programs like:.

* jw world news.

TonusOH

I think anyone who leaves now is like anyone who left in the past- they do not believe the core beliefs of JWs, especially in regards to organizational structure. Most don't want to be apostates, they just are looking for a different church.

The various exJW sites can help those who are dealing with the fear and confusion that comes from stepping away from a group that uses fear to control people. It's good to have a place to turn to, where you can understand that you're not a bad person for wanting to think for yourself.

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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 he is doing more of his begging behind-the-scenes. Reaching out to people and asking for support. The low video views are a problem, it might mean that people who are finding his channel are tuning in and moving on, or maybe they are staying but the long time viewers are moving on. Or perhaps there aren't many new visitors...

Patreon numbers can rise and fall unpredictably in short timelines, but the overall trend can't be ignored. Aside from the recent bump when he openly begged, it's a steady downward line.

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No more judicial committee if maybe suicidal

by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

the new direction in the new elders book is very clear.

absolutely no jd if there is a suspicion of suicidal thoughts.. this is obviously due to the high number of suicidal attempts after the announcement that someone is no longer a jw and the shunning that accompanied it.. so what will happen now going forward if situations arise where there would formerly have been a jd and they say there is suicidal thoughts?.

i can’t see it working, but elders stick rigidly to what it says in the book.

TonusOH

That puts a lot of pressure on elders in JCs.

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Is JW.org going Broke?

by Vanderhoven7 in

https://youtu.be/e6gh6w7v03y.

TonusOH

They probably have plenty of cash. The key is to always be building up the reserves and not having to use them too often. It may be that the numbers are looking a bit close and they are seeking ways to prevent cash drain in the near or long term.

It would be interesting to see how expenses have changed over time, but I doubt we'll ever see those. They still must have quite a lot of costs associated with running things from the NY locations (they are still in the midst of building the large campus at Ramapo, aren't they?). They don't have to pay much in salaries, but they still have expenses for housing and feeding the volunteers, and for keeping things running, etc.

They can only reduce expenses so much. At some point, they would need to build up revenue sources or risk a negative balance sheet.

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WT and Higher ED

by enoughisenough in

watched this video and was wondering if any of you recall seeing this video besides on this presenter's youtube platform.

anyway, watch it !

it is disgusting but enlightening.

TonusOH

joey jojo: If the WT is willing to deter young ones from a decent education, any elders who have kids going to uni should resign.

I knew an elder who was a very long time member, he had traveled with Knorr and knew the GB members well. He was a loyal JW, and when his daughter (his only child) wanted to go to college, he was dead set against it. It was creating animosity between them, so he spoke with GB member Albert Schroeder about it.

Schroeder asked him if she had ever given him any trouble before, and he replied that she hadn't. So Schroeder told him not to start any trouble with her now. So the elder relented, though I imagine it was uncomfortable for him to have a child in college after decades of 'counseling' the rank and file not to do so themselves. But the advice came straight from a GB member.