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End of religion - mathematical study
by dozy inan interesting (to me , anyway) couple of articles.
essentially the idea is that all religions essentially are a form of social network and as less and less people are members , then gradually religions die out (in the same basis that languages die out or grow depending on how many people speak them.).
my personal view has always been that jws are basically just a social network and i can see a decline happening with jws in lands where few people are religious (eg europe).
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JW radio interview (UK only)
by dozy inhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00dyv0s/rob_dunger_27_02_2011/.
about 1:07 into the broadcast - lasts about 20 minutes.
very lightweight interview - gentle questions - jw dismisses any blood transfusion issue as "no problem".
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2011 Convention Theme
by dozy inthe 2011 convention theme is..................(drum roll).
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"let god's kingdom come.
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Convention invitation distribution campaign - Apr KM
by dozy inhad a quick look at the april km - they are having (yet) another invitation campaign to the convention.
slight twist though , in that any invitations not used are to be taken to the convention & used in informal witnessing.. traditional "convention reminders" insert - usual stuff about "jehovah arranging the program" , get early to the stadium , tip restaurant staff , don't make a scene at hotel reception desks if they have messed up your booking , no peeing in the hotel pool etc.
(i made the last one up , but you get the gist.
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Hypocrisy in latest Awake
by dozy inthe april 2011 awake (downloadable on jw.org) contains a watching the world article on the catholic paedophile abuse situation in ireland.. quite apart from the sheer hypocrisy in criticising other religions when the society has enough child abuse problems of their own , they make this statement "the abuse was ignored because of misguided loyalty to the absolute authority of the catholic church.
" this from an organisation that demands complete submission to their absolute authority.. i can't help think of barbara & joe anderson who were disfellowshipped because they refused to submit to the absolute authority of the governing body and spoke out against child abuse..
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The Lord's Witnesses - Great Tribulation to start 13.1.11
by dozy inok - watch out for tomorrow morning folks.
http://www.truebiblecode.com/.
i've occasionally followed the dealings of this jw splinter group headed by former jw gordon ritchie - he was interviewed in the times a couple of years ago - http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article4014800.ece.
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Do you miss "dressing up" for the meetings?
by dozy ini was thinking about this the other day when doing a bit of tidying up of my wardrobe.
all the kh suits are now pushed to the back of the wardrobe and i am seriously thinking about a visit to the charity shop to get rid of most of them.. for me one of the (few) enjoyable aspects of being a jw was getting dressed up.
my secular work very rarely involves putting on a dress suit & tie so i miss getting dressed up - smart suit , tie , shiny shoes , slapping on the aftershave.
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Tribute to GB in Feb 1st public Watchtower
by dozy infrom the gilead graduation.......... one graduate read a touching letter of appreciation from the class.
in part, it.
stated to the governing body: as a class, we have observed firsthand how you have lovingly.
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KM Jan 2011 Family Worship
by dozy inthere is a big insert in the jan kingdom ministry about the family worship night (which has evolved new capital letters - like governing body.).
some helpful suggestions include the head of the household putting an agenda on the fridge door a few days ahead for the family to "build excitement and anticipation" (i kid you not.
) the provision is compared to the sabbath arrangement as a gift from god.
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QFR feb 15th 2010 - lets be honest , we haven't got a clue...
by dozy inthe questions from readers feb 15th 2011 raises the (no doubt burning in many jws minds) question about why moses became angry with aarons 2 sons after the death of their brothers.. the wtbts undertakes to answer this question but really doesn't seem unsure of themselves (perhaps the channel of communication was suffering some interference that day.
) notice the numerous ways that the wtbts in a short (half page) article hedges its bets.
it reminded me of a schoolboy cooking up a story when he was caught with his hands in the cookie jar , vacillating & hedging as he tries to think up an acceptable answer.. it appears that , the surviving priests had evidently acted , aaron may have wondered , perhaps he felt , aaron mayespecially have reasoned , aaron may have thought , moses seems to have accepted , evidently, jehovah too was satisfied.. .