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  Did the organization admit declining growth and stagnation in today's watchtower?

  by kneehighmiah in

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  did anyone catch this quote?

  "over seven and a half million witnesses of jehovah really have found him and they truly love him.".

  why are they no longer touting "nearly 8 million" witnesses?

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  berrygerry

  Fast Facts—Worldwide

  239—Lands where Jehovah’s Witnesses worship

  7,965,954—Jehovah’s Witnesses

  9,254,963—Free home Bible courses conducted

  19,241,252—Attendance at the annual Memorial of Christ’s death

  113,823—Congregations
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  1995 Outbreak of Ebola Virus in Zaire Traced to Jehovah's Witness Family

  by Kenneson in

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  the first case of ebola raised its ugly head in 1976 in zaire, africa.

  it remained dormant until 1995 when it struck again.

  this time the virus was traced to one family.

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  berrygerry

  kill 'em all and let God sort them out
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  BEARDS: Why JW men don't have them

  by 00DAD in

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  i know this has been dished over before, but when i was doing some research i discovered a couple of interesting points.

  as far as i can find, there is only one wt article that implies that jw men should not have beards.

  *** w75 8/15 pp.

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  berrygerry

  Always wondered - did Leo Greenlees have "a beard"?
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  Has anyone done the math on how many ex jw's ?

  by LyinEyes in

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  before i came into this chat room , lol , i was a full fledge jw for lifer.

  i met a few nice folks in the "real" jw chat room and met a few in person( horrors).

  but let me tell you the intellectual conversations left alot to be desired.

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  berrygerry

  someone did some calculations on total jws that have left and came up with a number somewhere over 4 millions. I think they used the numbers provided by the year book going back to 1950. i agree that the ones that leave are the thinkers and the ones that stay are not or forced to stay.

  drones - to the eastern front - schnell
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  The "Preaching" Work As A Dead Parrot

  by metatron in

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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dead_parrot_sketch.

  inspired by a car salesman.

  as with john cleese's apoplectic performance, there is never any admission that the "preaching" work, door to door in particular, is dead and has been for some time.

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  berrygerry

  http://aso.gov.au/titles/ads/toora-vale-ice-welcome/clip1/
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  why did they have to butcher the kingdom melodies?

  by purrpurr in

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  2. bible

  its not like there was anything wrong with them was there?

  i used to love the old ones.

  these new ones feel like the equivalent of a deflated balloon.. does anyone have the answer?.

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  berrygerry

  One post mentioned Splane.

  If you have seen the Seinfeld episode with "The Maestro" and imagine Splane as the Maestro, you can begin to understand.
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  Jesus 1000 years and Satan's 1000 years in the abyss

  by berrygerry in

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  the thread about satan in the abyss for 1000 years prompts a question.. jesus will rule for 1000 years.. jesus began ruling in 1914, which means his 1000 year reign will end in 2914.. satan will be abyssed for 1000 years.. if the end comes in 2020, satan will be abyssed in 2020, and then released in 3020.. what happens between 2914 and 3020?.

  honest question..

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  berrygerry

  Okay, I found a 78 WT which says that the 1000 year reign did not begin in 1914, but begins at Armageddon.

  What was taught regarding this pre-1914 (or should I bother asking)?
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  Jesus 1000 years and Satan's 1000 years in the abyss

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the thread about satan in the abyss for 1000 years prompts a question.. jesus will rule for 1000 years.. jesus began ruling in 1914, which means his 1000 year reign will end in 2914.. satan will be abyssed for 1000 years.. if the end comes in 2020, satan will be abyssed in 2020, and then released in 3020.. what happens between 2914 and 3020?.

  honest question..

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  berrygerry

  The official WT position is that even though Christ has been ruling for 100 years already, this is not part of the 1,000 year reign.

  I have a book that says God's Kingdom Rules - and has been doing so for 100 years.

  So, this a different Kingdom, then, from Jesus' Kingdom of 1,000 years?
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  What happens to a women that is not a virgin on her wedding night..

  by jam in

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  deuteronomy 22;20-22 stone to death.

  a little extreme don't.

  come on jehovah, what changed your mind??.

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  berrygerry

  This is a stupid thread.
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  Question for current and former elders: did you feel qualified to give counsel for depression?

  by kneehighmiah in

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  do you feel the counseling demands placed on elders are fair and scriptural?.

  i live in an economically depressed industial city.

  my dad is an elder in a lower income black congregation.

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  berrygerry

  The CO told me that Jehovah was using my husband now and I could have him in the new system which was going to happen very soon. That was 25 years ago now.

  Priceless!