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  Monthly Broadcast Change

  by Brian J in

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  the mind numbing gilead graduation part 1/part 2 will now replace the usually fast moving, lets get this family worship over with, monthly broadcasts several times a year.

  praise jehovah for giving us 7 men, who put their underwear on one leg at a time like the rest of us, to help us keep pace with god's sovereign and celestial chariot.

  barf.. https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/webhomeslider/pub-jwb_201712_1_video.

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  Of course it's lack of money, but don't tell sparky moth and co. This sucker is going down.
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  Another congregation bites the dust

  by NikL in

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  went to the meeting last night with my believing wife.

  the co was visiting and delivered a really cult-ish talk on loyalty but that's another story.. they made the announcement that starting january 1st they were going to have only 3 congregations in this town instead of 4.. they are dissolving one and growing the territories of the remaining 3. the reason given is that many of the elders are getting up there in age and can't do what they used to do.

  basically not enough elders and ministerial servants...or even men reaching out for that matter.

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  Sisters carrying microphones? That's pretty drastic.
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  Congregation dwindles

  by wannaexit in

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  i think we are going to be seeing lots more of this stuff.

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  http://www.capjournal.com/news/pierre-jehovah-s-witnesses-put-up-smaller-kingdom-hall-to/article_e05d9c36-d8b9-11e7-acb3-9f63fb65c896.html.

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  Given the population of South Dakota and publisher ratio in the United States, it would indicate more than 3000 JWs. Even if South Dakota is well below average for JWs, 330 is still far too low.

  According to JW website there are five congregations in Rapid City alone, and seven in Sioux Falls. Then there's Pierre and Chamberlain as mentioned, and Gregory and Watertown and other rural congregations. Definitely a lot more than 330 JWs in South Dakota.
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  Congregation dwindles

  by wannaexit in

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  i think we are going to be seeing lots more of this stuff.

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  http://www.capjournal.com/news/pierre-jehovah-s-witnesses-put-up-smaller-kingdom-hall-to/article_e05d9c36-d8b9-11e7-acb3-9f63fb65c896.html.

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  slimboyfat

  Only 330 JWs in the state of South Dakota? Doubtful.

  “We believe that somebody, a higher power, kind of oversees these things,” he said. “When it didn’t sell, we kind of figured it wasn’t meant to sell.”

  This doesn't sound to me like something a JW would say.

  The easy reference to the Pew research and other obscure knowledge indicates to me the piece was written by a former JW, not a disinterested journalist. The figures cited sound pretty suspect. I believe JWs are beginning to decline, but this article seems like gross exaggeration mixed with some bits of truth
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  Monthly Broadcast Change

  by Brian J in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the mind numbing gilead graduation part 1/part 2 will now replace the usually fast moving, lets get this family worship over with, monthly broadcasts several times a year.

  praise jehovah for giving us 7 men, who put their underwear on one leg at a time like the rest of us, to help us keep pace with god's sovereign and celestial chariot.

  barf.. https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/webhomeslider/pub-jwb_201712_1_video.

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  They said the reason they were cutting the literature was to focus on the "digital future". If they're now cutting down the digital output as well, what does that mean? They're just plain lazy? Out of ideas? Out of money? Or all three.
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  Russells view of immigrants & Germans

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  i was inspired by @lastmanstanding to check out the jan 15 1892 watchtower and came across this little gem from the same article covering russell's trip to europe.

  i think this will be particularly interesting to the aussies here considering our ongoing debate about the treatment of immigrants and refugees.

  the people are generally intelligent, industrious, busy and comfortably clothed and fed—far beyond our previous suppo sitions.

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  Is he basically saying that the Germans he encountered in America, who arrived as immigrants, were in his opinion ignorant and degraded people. So that when he travelled to Germany, he was surprised to find that the German people in their own country were intelligent, industrious and well presented? So he concludes that Germany must have sent their worst to the United States and kept the best in Germany.

  If that's what he meant to say, then I guess it's a somewhat obnoxious point of observation to make. But it's hardly Earth shatteringly racist, especially for its time. Early Watchtower literature is absolutely full of national and racial stereotypes, as was entirely typical for the period. I'm sure there are lots of worse examples, about Germans and others.
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  WARWICK

  by Phoebe in

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  as it's highly unlikely i'll ever go to warwick, i found lloyd evans latest video fascinating.

  i had no idea that the whole 'museum' (if you can call it that) was so big.

  notice the credit card machines by the entrance.

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  Really? Why did the former Bible Student call the police?

  I agree I don’t like Lloyd’s style. But I don’t grudge Lloyd making money from Watchtower. If I could figure out how to do it I would do it myself! Ray Franz, Randy Watters... others have done it. If they do it well it’s not instead of work, it is work.
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  WARWICK

  by Phoebe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as it's highly unlikely i'll ever go to warwick, i found lloyd evans latest video fascinating.

  i had no idea that the whole 'museum' (if you can call it that) was so big.

  notice the credit card machines by the entrance.

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  slimboyfat

  No wonder they've run out of money. It looks like they overstretched themselves.

  Having no food facilities for visitors is a bit mean. Even JWs visitng the British museum can buy a pizza. That would put me off making any sort of contribution for sure.
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  How do cultural norms impact Witnesses throughout the world?

  by optimisticskeptic in

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  an easy example is beards.

  i hear they're not unusual in places like europe, even on appointed brothers.

  it also seems like they're becoming more accepted in more liberal parts of the states.

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  Sisters wear trousers in Norway.

  Brothers commit fornication more regularly in Brazil.

  They fly flags on Kingdom Halls in Chile.

  Some JWs are nudists in Germany. (Really? Maybe I made that one up)

  In Mexico they called themselves a "cultural group" for years and curtailed prayers, songs and Bible use.

  In some countries JWs can vote or pretend to vote if it makes life easier.

  In Brooklyn they dance to pop songs on the roof and post it on YouTube.
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  Bible Student Movements + surprise announcement from me

  by pomo6780 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hello to all pomos, pimos and lurkers!

  i would firstly like to introduce myself, as i should have done in my initial post.

  i will remain anonymous for this website.

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  slimboyfat

  Yes it's still strange that he never apologised or really acknowledged there was anything wrong with what happened with AAWA on facebook.