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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).
Ron.W.

I know Neil Young sang that 'a man needs a maid'. But maybe not relevant??
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4 Verses Jehovah's Witnesses fulfill today, can you think of more?
by raymond frantz in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
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Ron.W.
Their own wt article fits them so well!
- w05 6/15 pp. 9-12
- Philo of Alexandria—Mixing Scripture With Speculation:
Do Not Be Misled
In his study of the Hebrew Scriptures, Philo made sure that he was “not omitting any allegorical meaning which may perchance be concealed beneath the plain language.” However, as found at Deuteronomy 4:2, Moses said regarding God’s Law: “You must not add to the word that I am commanding you, neither must you take away from it, so as to keep the commandments of Jehovah your God that I am commanding you.” With all his apparently good intentions, Philo added layers of speculation that, like a thick haze, obscured the clear instruction of God’s inspired Word.
“It was not by following artfully contrived false stories that we acquainted you with the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ,” said the apostle Peter. (2 Peter 1:16) Unlike the writings of Philo, Peter’s instruction to the early Christian congregation was based on fact and on direction by God’s spirit, “the spirit of the truth,” which guided them into all the truth.—John 16:13.
If you are interested in worshiping the God of the Bible, you need truthful guidance, not interpretations based on human thinking. You need accurate knowledge of Jehovah and his will, and you need the humility to be a sincere student. If you study the Bible with that wholesome attitude, you will get to know “the holy writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through the faith in connection with Christ Jesus.” You will see that the Word of God can make you “fully competent, completely equipped for every good work.”—2 Timothy 3:15-17.
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Were any congregation '' special privileges'' ever taken away from you?
by RULES & REGULATIONS in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if you don't measure up to the watchtower society ''high standards''... you might lose some ''special privileges'' .

miss meetings...lose ''privileges''.

don't meet the monthly 10 hour ''field service'' ...lose ''privileges''.
Ron.W.

I was the assistant to an elder that was extremely difficult to please many years ago.
He used to rant that his return visits were in bed on Xmas Day and New Years day at 9.30am when he called on them - He went ballistic when I suggested he could adapt his ministry holiday calling times slightly.
After that he took every 'privilege' he could off me to try to get to me.
Our book study was in the KH.
It got to the point one week were he took the study, read the paragraphs, did the roving mike and the sound all by himself.
I took myself and my family off to another group study away from that nutcase after that..
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Lloyd Evans Patreoff Pool - October 2023
by DerekMoors in
1. social
2. humour
it's not too early to place your bets for how many patrons his royal thighness will lose in october.

as of this writing, his tally stands at 457. so, where do you think he'll be on october 2?

lucky number 420?
Ron.W.

Don't forget my slightly optimistic 407!
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Lloyd Evans Patreoff Pool - October 2023
by DerekMoors in
1. social
2. humour
it's not too early to place your bets for how many patrons his royal thighness will lose in october.

as of this writing, his tally stands at 457. so, where do you think he'll be on october 2?

lucky number 420?
Ron.W.

407 - For me please!
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Hitler hears about new HQ and new UK Branch
by BoogerMan in
1. jw
2. friends
well worth watching, even if you've seen it before.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbxguhfbwr4.
Ron.W.

🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍
11530
It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Ron.W.

🤣🤣🤣👍
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Could this be the end of JWs? What are the consequences if it is?
by Teddnzo in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
multiple very serious allegations against tony and then huge efforts to remove him from all pictures and videos, have to admit it doesn’t look good.. once the pennsylvania investigation becomes public knowledge and front page news it will be very very hard for 8 million pimis.. is it possible that this could be the largest problem the branch has ever faced?

larger than 1975, the overlapping generations or any other ‘test of faith’.

many will feel heartbroken and betrayed.
Ron.W.

Is there any way to estimate the number of ex versus in? If there are approx. 8 million in, then how many ex are alive? Is there such an estimate?
Yes, I would be interested to know those figures if it was possible to arrive at some sort of guesstimate.
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Aftermath of being Reinstated
by TxNVSue2023 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i'm in the process of being reinstated ( my df'ing story is on here).

because i've never been in this position before, i don't know how i will be treated once i'm reinstated.

i moved to a new city/state and i don't know a single person here or in my new congregation i am attending.
Ron.W.

I heard recently that a disassociated former jw asked the UK branch for all the info held on file about him.
The branch wrote and said all the info about him was held by his former congregation.
When he contacted his former congregation they claimed all his historical info was held by the UK branch... 🤷‍♂️
11530
It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
Ron.W.

He’s become his own parody....
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