Seems like each year they report an increase of 2-3 percent in publishers and baptisms. But where the new people are is a mystery. Most assemblies I have been to have baptisms in the low single digits, sometimes just one or two. And I don't recall the last time I saw a new Witness who wasn't already family-associated in some way. It's like if the government reported inflation of 3 percent but everything you purchase had the same price as before or even lower. It just doesn't add up.
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Unconfirmed 2014 Year Book Numbers - Peak Pubs, Baptized, Hrs, Reg Pio & Studies
by OwnAccord ini bethelite sent this email out - can't really give out names.
we wrote these figures as quickly as possible, but could not keep up 100%).
you get to check these figures out when you get your 2014 yearbook.
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The Russelites explanation and documentation of what happened when Rutherford took over the WT by force after Russel died.....
by EndofMysteries in674 kb.
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I am glad to see this archival material readily available at the site referenced in the OP. My first steps out were a deep reading of much of this same information. I purchased a number of books which at the time were republished by a Bible Student group in Chicago.
I am a bit curious though about this site www.pastor-russell.com . It seems odd they state they were the first to make this material available online in 1997. Well, maybe online, but I had copies of the same things on my shelf back in the '80's. Then they caution against downloading the material anywhere else, as they are the only official source. But much of the material was not copyrighted or the copyright has expired, so there is no official source. They have watermarked all their downloads, the purpose of which is unclear. They even have the audacity to put up scans of the 1975 yearbook and the 1993 JW history book, which <are> under copyright by the WT society, and they put their own watermark on that too.
I appreciated what they have done, but something about it doesn't smell right.
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The Family Worship Night is a blessing for me (spreads TTATT)
by ILoveTTATT inso because of a new job that i got, i have to stay in my parents' city for 6 months.
thereafter i can move.. so i am back at my parent's house.
my dad is fully awakened now, it will just take time for him to accept the invalidity of the blood doctrine and the disfellowshipping doctrine, or anyone for that matter.. my mom was delighted when i said i wanted to join them in the family worship night.
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It is my hope that the new NWT helps some Witnesses wake up, because if you read the Bible, particularly the letters of Paul in context in a decent translation, it becomes self -evident that the WT doctrines are wrong .
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NSA spying on Vatican! My JW parents are SOO EXCITED!
by BU2B init just came out yesterday that the nsa has spied on the vatican and pope francis.
when i went over my parents house yesterday, you could see the excitement, the energy in their eyes when they talked about it.
my dad even pumped his fist like he won something when he was talking about it.
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I could see many governments eliminating the tax breaks for religions
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NSA spying on Vatican! My JW parents are SOO EXCITED!
by BU2B init just came out yesterday that the nsa has spied on the vatican and pope francis.
when i went over my parents house yesterday, you could see the excitement, the energy in their eyes when they talked about it.
my dad even pumped his fist like he won something when he was talking about it.
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Maybe they will monitor the WT too. Now that might turn up some surprises.
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They are really begging for money again..
by XBEHERE insorry i don't know how to post the actual letter but here is the text of it.
lol.
christian congregation of jehovahs witnesses 2821 route 22, patterson, ny 12563-2237 phone: (845) 306-1100.
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"One way this is accomplished is by your monetary contributions that support the printing, translation, and distribution of publications that draw attention to the ‘life-giving water’ found in God’s Word, the Bible."
After listening to the letter read last night, and reading the OP again, I don't think it was the usual routine letter. I think it is a reminder to donate for the NWT which everyone got for free a few weeks ago. With the date of the letter being Oct 18, only a couple of weeks after the new release.
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They are really begging for money again..
by XBEHERE insorry i don't know how to post the actual letter but here is the text of it.
lol.
christian congregation of jehovahs witnesses 2821 route 22, patterson, ny 12563-2237 phone: (845) 306-1100.
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There is usually a call out for donations at this time of the year because of the tax season. I would expect that there is a WT article also for the same reason.
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A peek into the history of fanatical BLOOD DOCTRINE origins
by Terry insection one.
is watchtower doctrine on blood transfusions rooted in one or more of the following?:.
blood transfusions were the next target.. _________ _____________ ____________________.
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dropoffyourkeylee
In a followup to my previous post about the blood transfusion/Dracula theme (it's Halloween, right?),
I must have been mistaken about the original 1931 movie. It only mentions blood transfusions, but doesn't show it. I found the movie here:
https://archive.org/details/Dracula1931_938
The transfusions are mentioned but not portrayed at about 29:15.
I must have been thinking of a later remake which I believe is from the early '90's which shows a transfusion being performed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-JqBIDDz1M
The original book does mention blood transfusions several times. I didn't know there was such a thing as blood transfusions in the 1890's, but apparently it was well known enough that Bram Stoker could describe it in the book. It is curious how many of the same ignorant preconceptions about blood that the WT society put out in the 50's were mentioned in this novel from the 1890's.
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A peek into the history of fanatical BLOOD DOCTRINE origins
by Terry insection one.
is watchtower doctrine on blood transfusions rooted in one or more of the following?:.
blood transfusions were the next target.. _________ _____________ ____________________.
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Forgive me for coming late to the discussion, but has anyone ever addressed any connection of the WT blood preoccupation with the 1931 Dracula movie with Bela Lugosi? The later genre of vampire literature doesn't feature blood tranfusions much, nor did the original Bram Stoker novel that I recall, but the 1931 movie had a very memorable scene in which the heroine received a blood transfusion which was spoken of as 'feeding'. The entire movie was based on the idea of 'feeding on blood', which in turn was based on the Victorian sensiblilities of the 1890's, which now is seen as as a substitute for 'fluids', ie. it's all a sexual metaphor. After I saw the original movie, I have wondered if the early WT leader, whoever it was, that came up with this insane doctrine, had seen the movie and was influenced by it.
Just a thought. Has anyone else commented on this before?
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My decision to openly greet df persons in the hall
by Daniel1555 inat the moment i am still going to all the meetings (for family reasons).. we have at the moment 1 df person who regularly comes (already df for 1.5 years).. when i opened him the door i always greeted him but in the hall i didn't as others could see it.. now i decided that my conscience can not bear this any longer.
i will greet him also in the hall or when others are around.. if any elders notice it and talk to me, i tell them my conscience does not allow to not greet that person.. did any of you do that too and have some experiences?.
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dropoffyourkeylee
Several times at funerals in the Kingdom Hall I have seen disfellowshipped relatives of the deceased and I have always gone out of my way to give a huge hug and offer my condolences. They have always seemed to appreciate it, and no one has ever approached me about it. I just think it is the right thing to do under the circumstances.
However, the regular meetings are another matter, as some have noted. If the disfellowshipped one is at a regular meeting, they probably are trying to get back in, so they may not appreciate the attention.