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  Data for Partakers from 1935-2016. Latest number wasn´t this high since 1954!

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  2. friends

  i gathered the data for the memorial partakers every year since 1935 (the first year they had data) until now.. the latest figures haven't been that high since 1954!.

  this stat looks very bad in watchtower land because the decreasing # of partakers was given, for decades, as proof that the end was near!.

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  NewYork44M

  There appears to be more than 144,000 partakers.
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  Facebook Live - Stand Up Comedy Sketch

  by usualusername1 in

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  2. friends

  good morning, afternoon or evening.

  tonight i am entering a stand up comedy competition.

  i plan to record it on facebook live.

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  Break a leg!
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  December 28, 2016 BOE Re: One Study Edition of The Watchtower in Languages Other Than English

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  december 28, 2016 to all congregations re: one study edition of the watchtower in languages other than english.

  dear brothers:.

  for several years, the simplified edition of the watchtower has been produced in french,.

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  I never quite understood the reason for a simplified edition. Is it an acknowledgement that current or potential witnesses is less educated? Is there a grade level that they target in this edition?
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  No updated Watctower's articles on Evolution

  by opusdei1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as far as i know, the "creation" book is out of print ?, am i right?.

  well, i was searching for new watchtower articles trying to debunk, for instance, human evolution.

  so, i did my homework, for the first time, so as to read past and updated papers and books on human evolution.

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  Opus, Thank you for your insights. I find this discussion very interesting.
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  Questions Surround Jehovah's Witness HQ and Allegations of Sex Abuse - REPORT FROM WNYC

  by NikL in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  apologies if this has been posted before.... http://www.wnyc.org/story/watchtower-jehovahs-witness-headquarters-brooklyn/.

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  If this was posted early, I missed it. Thanks for the link.
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  JWfacts: Excellent 15 minute video and script presentation - "Growing up a Jehovah's Witness"

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/growing-up-a-jehovahs-witness.php.

  "growing up a jehovah's witness" .

  following the title, is the statement, .

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  I was born in 1957 and can relate to the mind controlling information I had to endure while growing up.
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  Oh NO, Debbie Reynolds has died !

  by smiddy in

  1. social
  2. current

  what a shock to hear that news.

  her passing so close to that of her daughter dying ?

  so, so, sad.. sorry glenster i thought she deserved a thread of her own also..

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  Very sad. But both mother and daughter lived exciting and productive lives.

  Let's celebrate their success.
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  2016-12-29 BOE Re: Donations in Support of Kingdom Interests Worldwide

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  december 29, 2016 to all congregations re: donations in support of kingdom interests worldwide.

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  NewYork44M

  I have a hard time figuring out what the intent of this letter is. Quite lame, in my opinion. I concur with JWdaughter: Meh...
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  How the Watchtower Could Grow In Numbers

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  if i were running the watchtower there are things that i would do to increase the numbers and increase donations.

  since so many older witnesses are realizing that the false hope they had of not growing old and not having to die is fading away like a frost on a sunny autumn morning, the watchtower needs to shift gears.. as it has been stated on this forum, the emphasis needs to shift from not dying to the glorious hope of the resurrection, the gateway to paradise.

  they need to deemphasize armageddon and emphasize "the way of life" that witnesses have.

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  Perhaps the strategy is to not grow the numbers. I could make the case that this is a more appropriate strategy. They already have the money. Growing the flock only means they have more risk.
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  What a heart-warming and emotive video!

  by The Searcher in

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  2. friends

  'hallelujah' - sung by a choir of irish schoolchildren with special needs.

  beautiful!.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgarg_sdkbw.

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  NewYork44M

  Very nice. Thanks for Sharing.

  Merry Christmas.