Posts by somebodylovesme

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UN v Religion - The're at it again !!!

by Amazing in

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un proposal: i picked up a comment on another site about a supposed resolution that was to be introduced to the un on january 27th, 2004 that would effectively ban religion.

if this is true, then the jw leaders (governing buzzards) and their followers will have a prophetic field day!!!

here is the link to the claim: http://www.emediawire.com/releases/2004/1/emw100794.htm.

somebodylovesme

In my experience, many Christian denominations will accept or be tolerant of other religions, but if you are nontheistic, you are on the hell list. I don't consider that tolerant. I've been told I was going to hell because I don't profess a religion... told that by one of those warm fuzzy non-denominational Christians who supposedly has compassion and tolerance for everyone. Nope, I don't think JWs are unique at all in their "Convert or be destroyed" idea... Otherwise, why would most if not all deistic religions proselytize?

Just my two cents.
SLM

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How many are in the average hall now?

by pc in

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i always thought around 125 or so.

i just asked my brother how many are in his hall and he said about 80. i thought that sounded very low.

anyone have any info?

somebodylovesme

Only 45 in the one my hubby went to, and I think the number is going down.

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Do JWs fear God or the organization? Can they distinguish between the two?

by somebodylovesme in

i bring this up because i was just thinking about some crap i went through with my jw in-laws awhile back -- when i was marrying their son and we were desperately trying to figure out a way to do a wedding without him getting disfellowshipped.

the things i heard them say (their objections) seemed framed by what the elders would say, how it would look to the congregation, their privileges, etc.

i don't remember ever hearing them say that anything would displease jehovah.

somebodylovesme

I bring this up because I was just thinking about some crap I went through with my JW in-laws awhile back -- when I was marrying their son and we were desperately trying to figure out a way to do a wedding without him getting disfellowshipped. The things I heard them say (their objections) seemed framed by what the elders would say, how it would look to the congregation, their privileges, etc. I don't remember ever hearing them say that anything would displease Jehovah. No, no, it would just displease other people.

At the time, I liked to think that they didn't mention God because they sincerely did support our married (I still believe that and have every reason to -- I love them to death, and they treat me like a real daughter) -- but I didn't really consider that maybe displeasing the elders/congregation and displeasing God was one and the same to them. I didn't ask.

So out of curiosity... when you were a Witness, was there a difference to you between the judgment of the Witnesses and the judgment of God?

SLM
who is procrastinating... homework sucks

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Educational achievement of JW's - statistics?

by somebodylovesme in

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i was wondering if anyone has seen any kind of data related to the highest educational levels attained by jws... don't they ask for religion and education on the census?

i seem to remember my mom mentioning something about a study awhile back that listed the percentage of each religion's followers that had college degrees - only at the time, we were looking for info on a different religion, so i didn't take note of the jw level.

anyone have any ideas?.

somebodylovesme

I'm trying to find it online... in the meantime, I have found that Witnesses have the highest percentage of female worshippers - 71%.

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Educational achievement of JW's - statistics?

by somebodylovesme in

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i was wondering if anyone has seen any kind of data related to the highest educational levels attained by jws... don't they ask for religion and education on the census?

i seem to remember my mom mentioning something about a study awhile back that listed the percentage of each religion's followers that had college degrees - only at the time, we were looking for info on a different religion, so i didn't take note of the jw level.

anyone have any ideas?.

somebodylovesme

I was wondering if anyone has seen any kind of data related to the highest educational levels attained by JWs... don't they ask for religion and education on the Census? I seem to remember my mom mentioning something about a study awhile back that listed the percentage of each religion's followers that had college degrees - only at the time, we were looking for info on a different religion, so I didn't take note of the JW level.

Anyone have any ideas?

SLM

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Watchtower study today at meeting

by dustyb in

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well, looks like they do have a new date for the conclusion of the end, and that we should "be prepared".

even some people that commented said that 90 years of the 120 years have passed by and we should be prepared for the time at hand.

2034 people, 2034.... i've had enough, i'm talkign to the elder about this one, i don't care if i get labelled or not.

somebodylovesme

I'm uninformed... can someone tell me where the "120 years" comes from? Thanks!

SLM

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How old were you when you left?

by somebodylovesme in

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i only know a handful of witnesses, but i do know several ex-witnesses.

all of them left in their late teens, which (as i've read here) is pretty common.

i know there are a lot of people here who left later in life.

somebodylovesme

So interesting! Thanks for sharing, everyone.

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How old were you when you left?

by somebodylovesme in

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i only know a handful of witnesses, but i do know several ex-witnesses.

all of them left in their late teens, which (as i've read here) is pretty common.

i know there are a lot of people here who left later in life.

somebodylovesme

I only know a handful of Witnesses, but I do know several ex-Witnesses. All of them left in their late teens, which (as I've read here) is pretty common. I know there are a lot of people here who left later in life. So out of curiosity - how old were you when you broke free (became inactive, DF'ed, DA'ed, etc.)?

Have a happy Wednesday.

SLM

Edited to add:
My hubby was baptised at 11, stopped believing by 16, and was inactive by 20.

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How much do they charge for mags now? Or do they charge at all?

by somebodylovesme in

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this is partially in reference to the post on what you said when you were at the door.

it's been a few years since my hubby's been out on service, so i'm wondering - do dubs still ask for a donation for the magazines?

we haven't had around, but i know a friend of mine said that some dubs slipped some under her apartment door a few weeks ago (while she was hiding inside, lol) and they never came back.

somebodylovesme

Cool, thanks!

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How much do they charge for mags now? Or do they charge at all?

by somebodylovesme in

jw
friends

this is partially in reference to the post on what you said when you were at the door.

it's been a few years since my hubby's been out on service, so i'm wondering - do dubs still ask for a donation for the magazines?

we haven't had around, but i know a friend of mine said that some dubs slipped some under her apartment door a few weeks ago (while she was hiding inside, lol) and they never came back.

somebodylovesme

This is partially in reference to the post on what you said when you were at the door. It's been a few years since my hubby's been out on service, so I'm wondering - do dubs still ask for a donation for the magazines? We haven't had around, but I know a friend of mine said that some dubs slipped some under her apartment door a few weeks ago (while she was hiding inside, lol) and they never came back.

So are they free now? Are donations only asked of book studies?

... So much I've learned about dubs, and yet, so many simple things I don't know!

SLM