Posts by jwleaks

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Howto: get access to scientific papers

by Anders Andersen in

since most people are not aware on how to get (free*) access to scientific papers and journals, so here's a short list of resources.. search http://scholar.google.com for the paper.

maybe you'll get lucky and find it somewhere for free.. if you can only find a paid for version of the paper, get the title, doi (sort of like an isbn number) and link to the download page of the paper on the paysite.. if you don't know the doi, find it by searching your paper's title on http://crossref.org.

go to the libgen site (links here: https://sites.google.com/site/themetalibrary/library-genesis ) and search for the paper.

jwleaks

OrphanCrow - are you after medical articles relating to JW's and leukemia?

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Craziest thing I've seen in field service

by Chook in

working an area in town with this brother who after knocking on door and finding no one home , he stands behind small tree and has piss on front lawn.fairdinkim.i hope they weren't peeping through binds,but then again better the piss than the shit mags we were going to leave..

jwleaks

Elder story:

Many years ago, in a congregation far, far away, an elder goes to the door while I wait in the car with the rest of the group in the driveway. It was rural witnessing. A small chihuahua comes yapping around the corner. Elder goes to scare the dog by raising his foot and stomping on the ground. Only problem is that the dog darts under the foot as it comes down. Snaps the dog's neck killing it instantly. The door starts to open and the elder panics. He picks up the dead dog and puts it in his witnessing bag. The householder, unaware, enters into an enthusiastic discussion. Elder reaches into his bag to get his Bible. I'm not sure exactly what happened in what order as it all went so fast. Elder grabs hold of dead dog that he forgot about. Screams in fright. Drops bag and dead dog tumbles out. Householder screams. I lose it laughing my head off. Brother driving the car turns to tell me off and accidently presses horn on steering wheel. I completely lose it and double up in laughter. Congregation buys householder new pedigree chihuahua. Experience does not make it to convention program.

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Got my JC cancelled... (at least for now)

by Sanchy in

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so my wife and i have been in the process of fading for a few months now as per my original post here.

about a week ago, i was browsing some ex-jw facebook groups when i saw a post that linked to the crisis of conscience book.

i said "f@(k it" and hit share on it.. a few hours later, i get a long text letter from my mom (who was a fb friend of mine) telling me the typical "good luck finding friends in the world" and how we have "nothing in common anymore"; basically, it was a 'farewell' text.

jwleaks

You could always countercharge them with apostasy in that they are going against the scriptures, as interpreted by the fds, in that scriptural-based procedures are not being followed.

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Today's Text - Sacrifice To God!

by Divergent in

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sunday, august 14. if she cannot afford a sheep, she must then take two turtledoves or two young pigeons.—lev.

12:8.. according to the mosaic law, the israelites were to offer specific sacrifices.

(lev.

jwleaks

Though poor, this worshipper was loved and appreciated just as much as the one bringing a more costly offering. w14 11/15 3:11

That's right folks. The JW governing body will take your ice-cream money, even though you are poor, and they will also try to take your inheritance money, the more costly offering made by your dying JW relatives.

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New study - JWs by far the least educated religious group in Canada, Australia and New Zealand

by slimboyfat in

the religion of the educated classes revisited: new religions, the nonreligious, and educational levels - james r. lewis .

the measure lewis uses to compare religious groups is what percentage of members of the respective religions have graduated from college.

the findings are similar to the results of the pew survey in the united states.

jwleaks

Just finished reading the article and have highlighted the key findings below. The 3.3% for total JWs doesn't surprise me as too the 5.33% of JW adults.

The recent 9 August 2016 Australian Census has two interesting questions that when the stats are crunched will reveal the current level of JW education, or lack thereof, for the next generation.

24. Is the person attending a school or any other educational institution.

If you mark yes go to question 25.

25. What type of educational institution is the person attending?

[there is a box that can be marked "University or other higher educational institution."]

Will be interesting to eventually find out how many JWs are currently seeking higher education and what the age groups are. This should be very revealing when compared against the national average, other religions and the below stats from the 2006 census.

As a group Jehovah's Witnesses have the lowest education levels but is there evidence that they are becoming less and less educated? Time will tell. The stats won't lie.

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Does anyone have access to Project MUSE? - need article

by OrphanCrow in

i really, really want to read this article:.

http://muse.jhu.edu/article/627989.

if anyone has access and can send me a copy...much appreciated.

jwleaks

Check your email inbox. Cheers.

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Does anyone have access to Project MUSE? - need article

by OrphanCrow in

i really, really want to read this article:.

http://muse.jhu.edu/article/627989.

if anyone has access and can send me a copy...much appreciated.

jwleaks

OrphanCrow: Check your PM and let me know where you would like me to email it to.

The article discusses the ethics of not obtaining informed consent rather than rugulatory requirements.

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Tips on how to raise money

by Holden Caufield in

i need some ideas to raise money for my study research trip for west africa in cape coast ghana..

jwleaks

Holden Caufield said (actual quote - see 3 posts above, 2nd sentence):

I am in the business of ripping people off

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In Out Guardian hokey pokey

by darkspilver in

comparing the online web article to the print article.

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5481514754113536/borg-fighting-tooth-nail-turn-over-sex-abuse-records-press-taking-notehttps://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5643834453131264/uk-guardian-newspaper-13-august-2016.

using the online version as the starting point...... strike-thru for words removed from online to print.

jwleaks

Thanks for pointing this out. I've noticed that this practice of changing words, sentences and the whole subject structure is becoming increasingly common amongst publishers. This really causes one to question the credibility and motives of the actual publisher.

Of course I've noticed this practice particularly in the Jehovah's Witnesses New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, the print and online version of practically ALL Watchtower publications including the Watchtower and Awake! magazine, and literally ALL books and brochures used by Jehovah's Witnesses.

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Why do so many JW's argue that they do not believe what they clearly do?

by Crabby in

i ask a question recently, which was why do jw's not salute the flag, and i ask what page of the bible directs this practice.. all i got back was that i do not know what i am talking about and that they are allowed to do this, when i dropped 40000 google links proving that they do not salute the flag they just deleted it as though my proof could not exist.

seriously this is common knowledge, my neighbor just put up a flag to keep the guy across the street away.

so are there jw's who have no clue what they believe, or should believe?

jwleaks

Jehovah's Witnesses do not know today what they will be told to believe tomorrow. Hence they cannot believe tomorrow what they believe today. As such they cannot commit to what they believe today. This is in harmony with the inspired writings of James who stated that in the last days of this system of things "you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow." - James 4:14