i am posting a link as to being legally bound to jw rules at time of baptism.
i only did a quick skim, but what i gathered is interesting, and what it says about 1985 may be of use to some hoping to just fade and not be bothered.
in 1985, the questions were changed at baptism for legal purposes so they could have causation to defend themselves should you decide to sue for whatever reason.
What were they afraid of being sued for? It's not illegal to cut people out of your life. Was it the public announcement part? Defamation of character or something?
They don't care about the age of majority. They just want numbers and slaves.
They may not care, but that doesn't change the fact that a minor cant enter into a legal contract. I think.
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I see. Yeah.
That makes this whole thing even weirder. Why did he even include the sentence "of those I met in Thailand, sex workers or otherwise?" Playing devil's advocate here...but assume he said that only to mean "I went to bars in Thailand and it's entirely possible that I said hello to someone who may have been a sex worker".
Still why would you even include that? If he had just left that comment out, all of this would have just been possibly a few people feeling it may not be right to use Patreon donations to fund a vacation. Probably very few would have cared. I know I have a few Podcasts that I donate to (completely unrelated to JW) and I don't expect or care to see an expense report from them. If the content started to be no good in relation to what I donate, i'd just stop.
LOL. I'm picturing Lloyd on the stand in a courtroom and prior to his testimony his lawyer had briefed him: "Short yes or no answers when possible. Dont perjure yourself, but also don't add additional details that don't directly apply to the question" And Lloyd just starts rambling on and on while his attorney slumps lower and lower in his chair.
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I have not kept up with this whole Lloyd thing, but have picked up a few tidbits.
1.) He admittedly had a habit of sexting people in online chatrooms and forums
2.) He has admittedly paid for prostitutes on several occasions.
3.) He took a trip to Thailand alone and there is a photo of him sitting at a table with a woman.
Is everyone just assuming that because 1 and 2 are true he must have been in Thailand as a sex tourist? Because in the tweet above, he appears to be denying that. Has he admitted elsewhere that he was indeed in Thailand for that purpose contradicting the above denial?
what i mean is the mormon's have their own set of wacky beliefs and are a pretty insular group, engage in a form of door to door ministry but don't discourage higher education.
in fact, the handful of mormons i went to school with were pushed to excel academically and go to college.
yeah there are ex mormons but for a great many, going to university doesn't turn them into atheists.
What I mean is the Mormon's have their own set of wacky beliefs and are a pretty insular group, engage in a form of door to door ministry but don't discourage higher education. In fact, the handful of Mormons I went to school with were pushed to excel academically and go to college. Yeah there are ex Mormons but for a great many, going to University doesn't turn them into atheists. They study biology, philosophy, physics etc. but still manage to keep believing in seer stones and a magical tophat, the planet Kolob and Jesus visiting the native americans. Cognitive dissonance and family ties are pretty powerful.
The main roadblock for the JW's is they'd have to lighten up on the 'end is coming soon' rhetoric. But on the other hand, engineers and doctors and lawyers have alot more money for the contribution box.
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Lloyd Evans
this is the first day of the return to the d2d work, no one in the strip opened their doors or gates.
what a waste of time!.
"just passed my local KH this morning…2 cars, maybe 3. Dismal"
Hasn't it always just been a handful during the week? Saturday was when you'd have a large group back when I was in.
or perhaps i'm doing something wrong?
oftentimes if i try to quote someone so that it's highlighted in yellow, after i submit my comments, the quote remains but my comments are gone.
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"I find the best way to use the quote function is after you complete your
post. Then go to the quoted parts, highlight them and then click on the
quote function. That way you will not lose anything."
Yep, thats how I do it and it still deletes my comments alot of the time. Maybe its something to do with Firefox.
or perhaps i'm doing something wrong?
oftentimes if i try to quote someone so that it's highlighted in yellow, after i submit my comments, the quote remains but my comments are gone.
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Or perhaps i'm doing something wrong? Oftentimes if I try to quote someone so that it's highlighted in yellow, after I submit my comments, the quote remains but my comments are gone.
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"This goes back a few years, but what was the guy's name who was like the walking cliche of an apostate? Holding placards in front of buildings and at one point pepper sprayed some JW's at his door? Drawing a blank on his name..."
Now I remember. 'Danny Haszard'
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"I swear, it's like he's a WT plant, out here running amok and doing everything you'd expect a crazy protesting ex-JW apostate to do! Total nutter!"
This goes back a few years, but what was the guy's name who was like the walking cliche of an apostate? Holding placards in front of buildings and at one point pepper sprayed some JW's at his door? Drawing a blank on his name...
