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I imagine his reaction is just to be dejected and give up.
This guy has no sense of shame and he never gives up. He’s like the shapeshifting metal in Terminator, the indestructible arachnids in Arachnophobia, or the wounded knight who declared “only a flesh wound” in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. When any reasonable person would know the game is up, he just goes on and on and on. Will his steamroller approach work this time as it has in the past?
i wonder how many are like me staying pimo for the great association and gathering etc.
also find it very interesting having a front row seat watching the collapse of borg.. im not wasting any more time or money on anything i don’t want to do like preaching and mostly just go on zoom .
there is nothing i want to do that would be considered disfellowshiping sin, i’m married and want to live by bible principles but i have serious doubts that the gb were chosen by god and are his one and only spokesmen on earth.
Staying in the KH ‘for all the benefits’ is like staying in a cave for all the sunshine ☀️ 🤔
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Wow that old thread of his early attempts to extract money is amazing. He is so manipulative. At the time you could be forgiven for thinking he was misguided but not dishonest in his “efforts”. But it really is telling that from the very start he believed he should not use any of his own money and that others should be giving him money. He also showed that he believes rules don’t apply to him. The warning signs were all there.
He clearly has no intention of giving up the free income he gets from his 400 subscribers. He is just trying to work out how little output he can get away with producing while keeping them on board and sending him money.
He has won in the past through relentlessly restating his view and pushing his agenda until others simply give up in exhaustion. That’s clearly been his strategy again over the past year. Will it work this time?
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Sorry LMSA , maybe I misremembered different wording.
Did anyone watch his video on the latest Watchtower statistics. I made an exception and watched it because I’m interested in the topic. (Made sure to send a dislike for the algorithm though) It was superficial and he sounded bored. I think he can’t be bothered making JW videos any more. But he likes the free money, so what can he do? He’s kind of stuck.
He has basically signalled his intention to his fans that he intends to do less work for more money, and so far some suckers have apparently taken him up on the offer, because his Patreon numbers are up by about 40. But will it last? Or will it be a temporary bounce before his Patreon numbers begin to slide again?
If he keeps churning out (as he puts it) boring content like the statistics video then I can’t see people paying money for that. Other channels get a lot more views but probably don’t get half the money he does. He’s clearly got a skill for getting people to send him money for very little effort. He’s got begging down to a fine art.
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His Patreon now says:
Even if you can only pledge a dollar or two per month, this all goes toward keeping me involved in the important work of churning out content.
It used to say that it “all goes toward the channel”, or something very similar, not “keeping me involved”. He’s changed the words slightly, but completely changed the meaning. I guess in his mind “keeping me involved” is a sanitised way of justifying spending Patreon money on prostitutes. Has anyone got a screen grab of the old wording?
By his own admission, he thought he could use the money however he wanted, ‘like a doctor’, or whatever his weird justification was. Why wasn’t he booted off Patreon for misusing funds? The fact he changed the wording is proof that he knows the old wording was a lie.
this is a new video posted by the exjw critical thinkers jt & lady cee:.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvmulzbczvm&t=1s.
i had a hunch that wt was going to do so, but this is happening quite soon.
No way! I would be shocked if they do that. About 1/3 of JWs are still on Zoom. They’d lose a lot of people if they dropped it. Even before the pandemic, there were a few who joined by telephone. I don’t think they would drop Zoom now.
my brother ( who is an elder ) tries very hard to get me back to the meetings.
he calls me every time he and his son ( he's also an elder) give a public talk.
they send me the zoom i.d.
Perhaps the best comparison is what previous study books said:
He is also God’s “only-begotten” Son, in that he is the only one directly created by Jehovah God; all other things came into existence through him as God’s Chief Agent. (Truth, 1968)
This means that he was created before all the other spirit sons of God, and that he is the only one who was directly created by God. The Bible explains that this “firstborn” Son shared with Jehovah in creating all other things. Thus when God said, “Let us make man in our image,” he was talking to this Son. (Live Forever, 1982)
Jesus was called God’s “only-begotten Son” because Jehovah created him directly. As “the firstborn of all creation,” Jesus was then used by God to create all other things. (Knowledge, 1995)
He is the “only-begotten Son.” This means that Jesus is the only one directly created by God. Jesus is also the only one whom God used when He created all other things. (Bible Teach, 2005)
Jesus is also precious to Jehovah because he is the only one Jehovah created directly. That is why he is called the “only-begotten Son.” Jesus is also the only one Jehovah used to create all other things. (Teach Us, 2015)
The Bible refers to Jesus as God’s “only-begotten Son” because Jesus alone was directly created by Jehovah. Jesus worked closely with his Father, Jehovah, helping Him to create all other things. (Enjoy Life Forever, 2022)
my brother ( who is an elder ) tries very hard to get me back to the meetings.
he calls me every time he and his son ( he's also an elder) give a public talk.
they send me the zoom i.d.
The new study book has a different slant on Jesus’ role in creation.
Compare the comment in the Enjoy Life Forever! book (2022):
Jesus is a powerful spirit who lives in heaven. He was created by Jehovah God before everything else. For that reason, he is called “the firstborn of all creation.” The Bible refers to Jesus as God’s “only-begotten Son” because Jesus alone was directly created by Jehovah. Jesus worked closely with his Father, Jehovah, helping Him to create all other things. Jesus continues to enjoy a close relationship with Jehovah. He loyally serves as God’s spokesman, “the Word,” delivering His messages and instructions.
With the Insight book (1988):
Not a co-Creator. The Son’s share in the creative works, however, did not make him a co-Creator with his Father. The power for creation came from God through his holy spirit, or active force. And since Jehovah is the Source of all life, all animate creation, visible and invisible, owes its life to him. Rather than a co-Creator, then, the Son was the agent or instrumentality through whom Jehovah, the Creator, worked. Jesus himself credited God with the creation, as do all the Scriptures.
Is that a change or am I reading too much into it?
many of my posts ask for scans of rare watchtower relevant material.
usually that produces no result.
this time i'm showing images of some.
Well I hope Atlantis gets copies at some point, because he always shares his finds for others to use in their own research. 👍
atlantis:.
how many versions of the book called riches were there?.
that was a project jerome was working on, so we will give him credit for this information.. .
I’ve got two copies, unfortunately both just the boring phonograph editions
