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US publisher report for last year - "official" numbers from Society letter
by sir82 indidn't see this posted anywhere, my apologies if this is a repeat..... in a letter to all congregations dated 12/9/09, the society wrote out some highlights of the previous service year.
the letter is to be read to the congregation "at the first service meeting after its receipt".. here are the numbers they report (all numbers are for us only):.
-- average publishers - 1,096,502. this is about a 4% increase (3.5% if you don't round) over the prior year's average of 1,059,253.. -- that "4% increase" in average publishers is the largest since 1992.
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Is the GB Bloodguilty?
by LostGeneration inno not about the blood issue, though i would say yes to that.. what i'm talking about is in regard to the preaching work.
i recently commented on a thread that i thought field service was an inconvenient necessity when you are a witness.
many active ones probably feel the same way today, as it is their ticket to paradise earth.
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Holy Cow...The Mormons just stopped by....
by LostGeneration inits just past 8pm, freezing cold out, i mean probably 10 degrees at the most.
its snowing.
a little bit windy but not a blizzard.
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New Kids on the Block-Your All-time favorite song from them U-tubes welcome
by keyser soze ini know it's difficult to narrow it down to just one song.
between the powerful, kick-ass beat of hangin tough and the hauntingly beautiful melody of i'll be loving you forever, there is such a vast array of musical gold to choose from..
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"True Christians Give Out of Love"
by dig692 inin the congregation bible study for the week of nov 30, the subject of christmas is studied (along with easter, birthdays, and halloween), but under the subheading related to christmas being a pagan holiday, jesus not being born on dec 25, yadda yadda, the point is brought out that true christians give out of love, not out of compulsion or on any specific day (not the exact quote mind you).
true christians give out of love...so all the "bad" christians who give presents to family and friends and loved ones on christmas don't do so because they love those to whom they give gifts, but rather because they have to...because its dec 25...?.
is this the kind of tactic the wts has employed to maintain control of their followers?
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14 year old JW boy, dies after refusing blood transfusion
by digderidoo ina very sad story.. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/health/2004041765_transfusion29m.html.
excerpt.... a 14-year-old boy who refused blood transfusions in his fight against leukemia -- based on religious beliefs -- died wednesday night in seattle, hours after a skagit county judge affirmed his right to reject the treatment.. dennis lindberg, of mount vernon, died around 6 p.m. at children's hospital & regional medical center in seattle, according to king-5 television.
as a jehovah's witness, lindberg objected to receiving blood.
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former JW now Rhodes scholar - daddy let her think for herself
by Dogpatch inuniversity of louisville graduate named rhodes scholarhttp://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091121/news01/911210361/university+of+louisville+graduate+named+school+s+first+rhodes+scholar.
monica marks grew up among fundamentalist jehovahs witnesses in eastern kentucky craving books and learning in a community where education wasnt valued.. today the university of louisville graduate is the state's latest rhodes scholar, the winner of one of the most coveted awards in academia.. growing up, the discussion wasnt about what college you would go to, it was whether or not you were even going to college, she said.
the idea of going to university and getting a degree, much less getting a rhodes, didnt even fall within our purview.. at 23 years of age, her studies in islamic law have already taken her around the globe to places like jordan, tanzania and tunisia.
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"holding out hope" or"coming back to Jah"
by Iwonder17 inomfg i can't stand it anymore.. i am so sick of hearing and reading things from my family that says that they are "holding out hope" that i will come back.
or they say that they are praying to jehovah that i will come back.. what other religion is so crazy that they say these things?!?!?!?!
if a buddhist person decides not to go to their church anymore, do their parents/family bombard them with this crap?