Here are some things that should be tracked to calculate statistics -
- How many times a month does the Watchtower ask for money?
- How many (what percentage) or articles ask for money?
- How many videos (what percentage) ask for money?
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Yet another mo' money video!
by nowwhat? in(in the what's new section) apparently jehovah is still failing to provide the necessary funds so have to beg and petition men for support even though we said we'd never do that!.
new angle, if you want to make friends with jehovah and jesus we need more of your unrighteous riches .
apparently jehovah is in the protection racket now.
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Ecclesiastes 12:12,13
by Lost in the fog inwhenever you think of your time in the organisation you'll remember all of the books.
every year at a convention, new books brought out.
shelves at home groaning under the weight of multicoloured covered wts books!
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We didn't realize it because we were too busy thinking we were in the right and everyone else was in the wrong. Nothing negative would ever applied to the Watchtower. It's a stroking of the Ego.
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It was good enough for C.T. Russell.....
by BoogerMan in....but not for jw's!.
w70 4/15 p. 250 -"in 1870 charles taze russell...was not satisfied with the sectarian [jw's are sectarian] explanations of the bible given him, so he started a bible-study class with several of his friends....".
km 9/07 p. 3 question box - "does “the faithful and discreet slave” endorse independent groups of witnesses who meet together to engage in scriptural research or debate?
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Independent bible research groups only lead to one thing...
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Is Jehovah WITHHOLDING something from Jesus?
by BoogerMan in(matthew 28:18) jesus approached and spoke to them, saying: “all authority has been given me in heaven and on the earth.. (1 corinthians 15:27) for god “subjected all things under his feet.”.
according to the washtowel, jesus is not going to have all of jehovah's power & authority, because he'll [jesus] need 144,000 dead/resurrected humans to help him run the earth: .
w08 5/15 p. 15 par.
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In fiction this is referred to as a "plot hole". Plot holes only occur in fiction.
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For Born-Ins - If You Were 18 Again, What 7 Things Would You do Differently?
by Sea Breeze inhere's mine:.
1. go immediately to college and study construction management.
2. set up an ira and start contributing every year.
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It's hard for me to say.
I used to think I would have joined the military. I do not believe that now.
I used to think I would have started my career about 4 years earlier. I am not sure I would be a police officer again.
I certainly would have stopped being a Witness at 18.
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Watchtower November 2022... Adapt to new adjustments and new changes
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe watchtower—study edition | november 2022. study article 48. keep your senses when your loyalty is tested.
14 vlado, a 73-year-old elder in slovenia, struggled when his congregation merged with another congregation and the kingdom hall that he attended was closed.
he says: “i did not understand why such a beautiful kingdom hall would be closed.
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Bullied At School
by Lost in the fog injust curious about the rest of you.
i was bullied quite badly throughout my school years because of being a witness and not participating in religious holidays, sporting celebrations, assembly (worship), and the like.. it was mostly from other pupils but there were a couple of teachers who definitely treated me badly.
that was back when uk teachers still caned pupils or were allowed to hurl the heavy wooden blackboard duster across the room at them.... i still have ptsd flashbacks on some of those events even after 50 years!
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I was verbally harassed for being a JW from 1st - 7th grade. Then my father moved the family to another state. Once I was in middle school in the new state no one ever found out I was a Witness. Not until high school and that was only because the other Witness kids outed me.
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Why are so many Jehovah’s Witnesses Angry and Rude?
by Vanderhoven7 inwhy do you think many jws are hostile and rude?
or is that just my imagination?.
mark jones writes: the vast majority of jehovah’s witnesses are nice people.
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Christian/JW Apologists have a deep seated fear that their beliefs are false. To ease their anxiety they choose to attack those who represent the possibility that their hopes and beliefs are rooted in fiction.
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Stupid WT Q's : Is It Wise or Safe to Keep a Dog? Demons—How Can We Resist Them?
by Sea Breeze inyes, that is an actual question in the awake magazine.
jw kids lives are already miserable enough trying to obey all the ignorant rules of the wt.. no sports, no school dance, no holidays.... just field service.
as if that isn't enough.... let's take away their puppy dogs too!.
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I recall a Circuit Overseer who would state from the platform that "dog" spelled backwards is "god" and we already have one of those.
So, the criteria is -
- Identify the object's name is English
- Spell that name backwards
- If it goes contrary to the Bible it is bad
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Are you driven by vengeance or Payback?
by Fisherman in“there is nothing more ironic and curious than a trapper being caught in his own trap or a plot backfiring.
ironic justice is the best revenge.” the inventor of the brazen bull, one if the most heinous torture devices in history was tricked to go inside of it and died of the torture he created.. probably one of the greatest movies ever made features revenge as its theme: once upon a time in the west.
sadly in this movie the main character doesn’t rely on ironic justice happening by god or chance.
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There is no justice. You can choose peace or you can chose vengeance. If you pick the latter be prepared for your own undoing.