JW_Researcher
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The Efficacy of JWs Shunning (Your experiences and analysis)
by JW_Researcher inim doing a bit of research for an academic paper on shunning and am interested in your response to any or all of these questions.. please think back to when you were a jw (if necessary) or to other jws you knew.. 1) does shunning work?
(for example, does it bring sinners to their senses?
does it keep the congregation clean?
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Academic Survey: Ex-JW Participants Needed
by JW_Researcher inim conducting an exploratory survey for a methodology class.. there are 20 questions.
all answers are strictly confidential.. neither i nor anyone else will be able to identify a survey participant.
no ip address will be logged.
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How Many Came in via Door-toDoor Witnessing?
by JW_Researcher in.
what percentage would you say came into your old or current congregation(s) via the door-to-door witnessing?
it is understood that your response is a guestimate.
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He Wouldn't Sell to Me Because I'm Not a JW
by JW_Researcher inthis has got to be one of the silliest things i've had happen in a bit:
i wrote steve searle ([email protected]) who has literature for sale on e-bay (marley coles books on cd) and on his website at
http://www.geocities.com/searlsa123/watchtowerantiquarian
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Why Did Obama win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009?
by JW_Researcher inwhile even non-peaceful people have been awarded the peace prize (e.g.
arafat, kissinger), i am confused as to how obama could possibly have won the award one year after being the first term junior senator from illinois with zero “peace” experience (other than his ‘well-articulated’ rhetoric)..
reading the obama-pining on a couple of posts made me reexamine my view of barry’s presidency..
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Do you agree with this statement?
by JW_Researcher indo you agree with this statement?
"leaders (called elders) of a given congregation are selected from within and there is routine and frequent turnover.".
from: stark, rodney & iannaccone, laurence.
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Study Participants Wanted
by JW_Researcher inplease contact kira directly if you're interested.. .
my name is kira harris and i am a phd student at edith cowan university.
the aim of my research is to further the understanding of the disengagement process through in-depth interviews with participants who self-identify as ex-members of entatitive social groups.
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The Point of No Return
by JW_Researcher inin your experience, at what point will a jw bible student become a convert?
what is the tipping point?
for example, is it the number of studies?
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Focus Groups and Interviews of Jehovah's Witnesses
by JW_Researcher inthe following quote is found in a ph.d. dissertation that purports to have secured permission from the congregational overseer to conduct interviews and focus groups with congregation members.
this research was conducted in the usa.
this never would have happened in any of the halls i attended.
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The Cooling World
by JW_Researcher inarticle also here click here.
can't seem to post the jpg large enough to be read..