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A radical direction for the WTS - speculation thread.
by besty inwhat might the wts do to counteract growth stagnation and attrition?.
of course they could ditch certain teachings and practices such as blood, shunning and homophobia.. how about if they closed the kingdom hall network (all proceeds back to mothership) and built out more regional mega-churches?
<assembly halls>.
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want to find all the "interview with an apostate" threads in 1 click?
by besty ingoogle this:.
"interview with an apostate:" site:jehovahs-witness.net.
boom done.. thanks..
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Interview with an apostate: besty
by besty intell us a little about yourself and your family.. early 40s married with 2 boys.
scottish born living in london since 1997.
(except for 3 years in la).
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new friend for me
by besty injust spent some valuable time with a long-lost friend from back in the day.
a reminder for me that jw's are just bubbles waiting to float up into freedom.. one day they will post their story here :-).
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Hyperlinking to a specific post in a thread
by besty inif you want to post a link to a specific post its quite easy (thanks jeffro for making this obvious for me).
every thread has a general url which will take you to the top of page 1 for that thread eg.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/266550/1/atheists-what-is-the-best-argument-for-god#.uos8aupdu4q.
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An opportunity for AAWA leaders
by besty init be nice to see you guys post on jwn now and again - keep this community up to speed with what you are doing maybe?
all we have seen is the controversies - it would be great to know what else is going on.. as far as i know aawa leadership are not banned from jwn.. or should i not hold my breath?.
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JW iPad app
by besty inwill speakers at the kingdom hall be permitted to read the nwt from an ipad?
from a smartphone?
using the new official app.... .
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Interesting change of direction by Pope Francis
by besty inhttp://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-pope-francis-gays-20130919,0,6719110.story.
tribune news wire reports8:54 p.m. cdt, september 19, 2013. vatican citypope francis said the catholic church must shake off an obsession with teachings on abortion, contraception and homosexuality and become more merciful or risk the collapse of its entire moral edifice "like a house of cards".. .
in a dramatically blunt interview with an italian jesuit journal, francis said the church had "locked itself up in small things, in small-minded rules" and should not be so prone to condemn.. .
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young JW;s on facebook
by besty injust trawled a round a few next-gen jw's back in my old neck of the woods up in scotland - kids of my gen really.
couple of things stood out:.
1 - some serious fb'ers in there - 800+ friends on one of them.