Posts by TonusOH

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JW's everlasting life is only written in PENCIL!

by BoogerMan in

september 2022 study watchtower p.16, par.7 .

"the second group consists of the great crowd of other sheep.

are their names now written in the book of life?

TonusOH

The belief is that those who survive Armageddon will be tested at the end of the thousand-year period, when Satan is let loose one last time. The devil will be allowed to tempt and turn those he can, then God will destroy all who still oppose Him and the matter will finally be settled.

So yeah, even if you are loyal enough to be saved, you get to spend the next thousand years wondering if you'll be good enough to survive the final test. I guess Yahweh needs a bit of entertainment from time to time. Scary guy.

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Dating vs courtship

by Renee86 in

can someone explain the difference between dating and courtship?

how does it look like for a jw, is it always in groups?

is kissing allowed?.

TonusOH

That is an amazing list, carla. Goodness, I don't think I realized how bad the experience was until I saw it laid out like that.

And I hadn't heard the term "blinking light" used that way before, but it made me laugh out loud.

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

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

TonusOH

Thisismein1972: and he is genuinely remorseful

Honestly, he would not even need to be sincere. The standard PR tactic these days is to make a rote apology and ask for privacy, while revealing as little as possible of what transpired. Everyone would know that it was disingenuous, but without anything to go on, the issue would have slowly faded into the background. If anyone tried to bring it up, he would just cry persecution and his critics would appear to be obsessed over something that wasn't their business.

But he doesn't seem to be wired that way. He doesn't just want to survive, or even thrive. He needs validation, and he needs to destroy anyone who won't give it to him unconditionally. That is a crippling character flaw. I don't think he could have approached this any other way than the way he did, and continues to do. I think this is unfolding the only way it can, because he's a prisoner of his own ego.

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Anyone else heard this?

by BoogerMan in

the other day, i chatted to an elderly woman and her daughter who was about 45-50. total strangers.. we were discussing covid when the daughter said, "my neighbor studies with jw's, and the jw's told her 3 months before the virus started, that they had to stop going from door to door because something was coming.".

i've never heard anything like this before - have you?.

TonusOH

JWs are always predicting that something big is just around the corner. They have been waiting for the great tribulation and/or Armageddon for more than a century. It would not be unusual for a JW to tell an interested person that they are waiting on something big that is about to happen. They still cling to "something big" that they "predicted" in 1914.

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

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

TonusOH

A 16 minute video to discuss something utterly inconsequential. Good use of those Patreon dollars!

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Dear Noble American Patriot Warrior, My wife is dead. If you don't send me money to fight the Democrats your wife might be next. Love,Donald

by GabeAthouse in

jw
friends

never miss an opportunity to fundraise......

TonusOH

Ivana was his ex-wife. Melania is his current wife. Stormy Daniels is a sex worker he dated while on holiday in Thailand.

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Are You Concerned About Inflation?

by Simon in

i saw a statistic the other day that something like 25% of all the debt that the us has incurred since 1776 was created in the last 12 months.

that's because they have printed so much currency and instead of letting that stop them, they are going to continue printing more to go on a spending spree on crazy green-new-deal schemes and union handouts.. does anyone think that this can be anything other than inflationary?

they are effectively stealing the wealth of everyone to then hand money out to people.

TonusOH

Inflation usually rises around 2-3% each year. Even if this current rise in prices starts to go down, it wouldn't go back to the original prices. It is more likely that the prices would go down to what they would have been if inflation had moved in typical fashion, plus a percent or so because they didn't actually rise in a typical fashion.

Gas could be the possible exception, if we ever push for energy independence again. But that would require more than just giving oil companies the green light. The world is in for a period of suffering as we realize that we pushed too hard and too quickly for changes that will now require a step back or two, but you cannot simply flip a switch and have a coal plant back online or a nuclear plant designed and built.

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My Prediction Regarding New Space Telescope That Will See Back to 100 Million Years From the Big Bang

by Sea Breeze in

a new space telescope launched a few days age that will supposedly be able to see to within 100 million years of the big bang.

wow... only 100 million years from the big bang.

that is pretty early given the 12 billion year age of the universe assigned by scholars who adhere to naturalism.

TonusOH

The Sci-Fi fan in me can't help but imagine how awesome it would be if one of the images captured was of a large hand gently nudging a galaxy into place.

The images captured so far are quite incredible all on their own, though. It's wild to think that most of them are showing an area that is an infinitesimally small part of the whole.

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Elders hounding members to quit their jobs due to missing too many meetings

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

how many times did you see elders hounding congregation members to quit their jobs due to missing meetings?.

my brother worked at a grocery store at 16 years old.

he would miss tuesday's ministry school due to his work schedule.

TonusOH

I bet that when they needed money, they told him that God was responsible for his success and it was his duty to 'honor Jehovah with his valuable things' or some similar nonsense.

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Are You Concerned About Inflation?

by Simon in

i saw a statistic the other day that something like 25% of all the debt that the us has incurred since 1776 was created in the last 12 months.

that's because they have printed so much currency and instead of letting that stop them, they are going to continue printing more to go on a spending spree on crazy green-new-deal schemes and union handouts.. does anyone think that this can be anything other than inflationary?

they are effectively stealing the wealth of everyone to then hand money out to people.

TonusOH

Food prices could be in for some steep increases due to the war in Ukraine, since a lot of the world's wheat and fertilizer are grown there and are being affected. Like fuel, those items affect a wide swath of industry. So, the pain can get a lot worse and for a longer time.

I bought my house at the end of 2013, when prices were still very low and interest rates were only beginning to nudge upwards. I was planning to sell in 2019/2020, but took the house off the market when a friend and his family needed a place after their lease ended and the owner of the house they were renting was not going to renew. Now, with inflation as it is, the house is a good investment so I moved back and we have two full incomes (and two partial, from their son and another friend's son). I moved back because they were having some trouble with expenses. We are still feeling the pinch, but we can weather it for a while longer.

The concern is more for the long term. We might be on the verge of a depression if the USA can't manage inflation before it goes out of control. I don't want to think about how things will go if that happens.