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watchtower finances
by oscartheduck in
1. jw
2. friends
if revenues for brooklyn bethel per year alone are equivalent to 951 million dollars, then this is about 158.5 per witness(given six million witnesses).. there's more money than that coming in worldwide, because of the other bethels in the world.. .

so, where does the money come from?

i think that should be checked into...or my maths should be checked into.. .
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can you infiltrate it?
by oscartheduck in
1. social
2. humour
http://greatcrowd.net/index.html .

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the watchtower, april 15, 1928, p. 126 "as every one knows, there are mistakes in the bible "
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1975 audio clip
by oscartheduck in
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2. friends
thought this was very revealing: http://www.watchtowernews.org/wav/sunutko75.html.

you need realplayer to listen in.

fantastic stuff.
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CO website
by oscartheduck in
1. jw
2. friends
just thought some of you might like this, especially if you were there when all the "don't put up jehovah's witness websites" warnings were sprayed at us: http://www.angelfire.com/ky/proclaimer/.

it contains at least one reproduction of a society's letter concerning the net.... ============================.

the watchtower, april 15, 1928, p. 126 "as every one knows, there are mistakes in the bible "
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recent article about "CESNUR"
by oscartheduck in
1. jw
2. friends
http://www.jesus-witnesses.com/jwnews.htm.

"jehovah's witnesses join 'babylon the great' interfaith effort.

jehovah's witnesses have always claimed to be against interfaith 'contamination' considering all religions other than jehovah's witnesses "false" and collectively making up "babylon the great" (rev.
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Fantastic site for people who just left JWs
by oscartheduck in
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2. friends
i just found a site today that might be perfect for someone who just left:.

http://members.aol.com/beyondjw/.

this is a really well written piece that helps to start the disillusionment with the society...tyhe whole website is very comforting and keeps it formost in mind that it's purpose is to help anyone who just left the organisation to find their feet.. i really recommend it.. ============================.
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Elders are infallible!
by oscartheduck in
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2. friends
i remember talking to an elder about judicial commitees whilst we were on a security shift (which lasted for twenty minutes each during the meetindgs, with other brothers coming out after your twenty minutes was up to take your place).

he was feeling open because he had just been on one that disfellowshipped a young woman whom he had watchde grow up in "the truth".. so we were chatting and i asked him "what if you make a mistake?

" and he said "oh, we don't make mistakes, god's holy spirit is directing us.".
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Done or not done?
by oscartheduck in
1. jw
2. friends
what's more important?

what i'm getting at is, is it more important to impose your views on what is right in the bible, or to encourage other members of your religion?.

i remember that my past seems to be more a memory of elders telling people "oh, that's wrong.
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1934 German letter
by oscartheduck in
1. jw
2. friends
i've been looking at this letter for some time.. and researching it's origins.. i can't find anything conclusive, really.

i can't locate a denial of its existance from the society, but i haven't got access to any literature anymore, having left it all behind when i moved country to america from england.

so...is there any reference to it in, for example, the proclaimers book?.
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contradiction?
by oscartheduck in
1. watchtower
2. bible
anyone care to unify 2 samuel 24:1 with 2 chronicles 21:1 for me?.

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the watchtower, april 15, 1928, p. 126 "as every one knows, there are mistakes in the bible "