Posts by TonusOH

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Ecclesiastes 12:12,13
by Lost in the fog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
whenever you think of your time in the organisation you'll remember all of the books.

every year at a convention, new books brought out.

shelves at home groaning under the weight of multicoloured covered wts books!
TonusOH

We didn't see it because the WTS kept us busy reading and underlining and preaching and going to meetings... the idea is for the rank and file to never have enough time to stop and think and to ask questions. Plus, they hammer home the idea that the GB must be obeyed at all cost because they are the conduit to God via His Holy Spirit. To question them is to put your eternal reward in peril.
The one thing that all of those factors have in common? Pressure. They keep pressure on you, so that you are either too tired, too busy, or too scared to do anything but go along with it. That's why it can feel so oppressive to be a JW, and why it can feel so incredibly liberating to get away.
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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).
TonusOH

He broke down when he was reading one of his messages implying that he was feeling suicidal. When he began to talk about his family, the tears stopped and he quickly regained his composure. That's why I think the emotion was real-- he was feeling pain and sorrow for himself. When it came time to acknowledge his family, his emotions dried up and he got back on track.
You will notice how frequently he uses his family as a club to attack his critics with. How many times has he tried to make the point that his detractors are not concerned about his family? His wife and children are useful insofar as he can use them to pretend to be a caring family man and insofar as he can use them to distract his critics. But I don't think he really cares about them, certainly not as much as he cares about himself.
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I'm Not Saying Americans are Stupid
by Simon in
1. social
2. humour
but maybe they over-value their own abilities.

c'mon, imagining you could fight a gorilla, lion, elephant, or bear with your bare hands?!?.

this could be an amazing new reality tv show though ... "ok, bubba, you've just beaten a dog ... now for $16,000 do you want to fight a chimpanzee?
TonusOH

Well, I'd definitely want to watch the unedited video of someone battling an elephant, lion, or grizzly bear.
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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).
TonusOH

Exactly. He wants to focus on whether it's really that bad that he 'spent some time with sex workers.' Most people think it's awful that he cheated on his spouse and can't seem to bring himself to even appear to be remorseful.
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I'm Not Saying Americans are Stupid
by Simon in
1. social
2. humour
but maybe they over-value their own abilities.

c'mon, imagining you could fight a gorilla, lion, elephant, or bear with your bare hands?!?.

this could be an amazing new reality tv show though ... "ok, bubba, you've just beaten a dog ... now for $16,000 do you want to fight a chimpanzee?
TonusOH

Errr... why is anyone even conducting this survey? We have far too many idiotic reality shows as it is...
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It was good enough for C.T. Russell.....
by BoogerMan in
1. watchtower
2. bible
....but not for jw's!.

w70 4/15 p. 250 -"in 1870 charles taze russell...was not satisfied with the sectarian [jw's are sectarian] explanations of the bible given him, so he started a bible-study class with several of his friends....".

km 9/07 p. 3 question box - "does “the faithful and discreet slave” endorse independent groups of witnesses who meet together to engage in scriptural research or debate?
TonusOH

That has been the view of the WTS for decades now. If you are not a JW, they encourage you to question your religious leaders and beliefs because the truth will always shine through. If you are a JW, they strongly discourage questioning anything or trying study on your own, because truth only belongs to the GB. Many of their statements about searching for truth are contradictory like that. Question everything until you become a JW, then question nothing... or else.
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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).
TonusOH

Simon: It's still staggering that someone who relied on his online reputation for 100% of his income had so little regard for it
I think it's a lack of self-awareness. He really isn't capable of seeing things from the point of view of someone outside of his situation. His hard-charging, take-no-prisoners style of operating can work over a short period of time, and it did for him. He grew his channel and protected it by going after anyone who criticized him, and he was relentless. And he also alienated people who were on his side because he demands unconditional support. So, when he finally stumbled badly, he lacked a support network- the people who could have helped him were on the other side of all of those burned bridges.
Even now, he won't give an inch and continues to turn on people who supported him. You have to wonder how many of the ones that are left -the real diehard supporters- will end up in his doghouse because they couldn't keep navigating the minefield that is his massive and fragile ego.
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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).
TonusOH

Thisismein1972: He says he dreams of leaving Twitter. Well why dream when all he has to do is hit that deactivate account button.
Just like his relationship with his penis, he has yet to master the "log out" function.
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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).
TonusOH

He really does love him some adverbs, doesn't he?
11530
It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
TonusOH

Twitter is where people spend all day talking past each other.
I'm sure there are people who use it productively, but for so many people it's a battleground. That has to be mentally and emotionally exhausting after a while. I don't have the wherewithal to keep up with it.