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  Question for SBF

  by Fisherman in

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  slimboyfat, it appears that wts is going, gone digital.

  can you show your view what is wts next move after they are completely gone from kings county and settled in warwick?

  - this thread is your if you want it..

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  konceptual99

  Except many Witnesses are tighter than a gnat's chuff. Just try settling the bill in a group meal outing...
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  Police cordon around Honiton's Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses after fatal stabbing

  by ShirleyW in

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  hey uk folks, what's going with this story?

  was it an unbelieving mate that attacked and elder or something?.

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  Was talking to someone from there the other day. Seems it was random in the sense the guy had no history or beef with the Witnesses but he did go back home to get the knife when he saw tbe victim working at the hall.
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  Question for SBF

  by Fisherman in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  slimboyfat, it appears that wts is going, gone digital.

  can you show your view what is wts next move after they are completely gone from kings county and settled in warwick?

  - this thread is your if you want it..

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  konceptual99

  The social, emotional and intellectual investment of members is the glue that will hold this organisation together for some time to come yet. I don't think anyone is forecasting some imminent implosion but the people aspect of this will outweigh all but the most catastrophic commercial and theological failures and I think there will still be an sizeable religion in 40/50 years time.
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  Human Origins

  by cofty in

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  fantastic graphic produced by the smithsonian institute illustrating human origins.

  click on any of the group or species labels for more detailed information.. meet your ancestors here....

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  konceptual99

  Thanks Cofty. I think I may use this the next time I have a conversation with someone on the carts.
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  youngest baptised.

  by zeb in

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  what is the youngest you have seen someone baptised?

  i recall seeing a 9 yo girl baptised..

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  konceptual99

  I told a CO recently that I was not a big fan of young people getting baptised which I don't think he expected...
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  John Shuttleworth on JWs

  by punkofnice in

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  this graham fellows (jilted john), character makes me depressed but laugh at the same time..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9ixjk1tgvk.

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  konceptual99

  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jfba0pOvNQo

  One of my faves
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  John Shuttleworth on JWs

  by punkofnice in

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  this graham fellows (jilted john), character makes me depressed but laugh at the same time..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9ixjk1tgvk.

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  konceptual99

  Love the man.
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  My Story - Part 2

  by Lee Elder in

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  2. medical

  this is the first of a multi-part article that tells my story, and how ajwrb got started.. https://www.openmindsfoundation.org/saving-thousand-lives-year-reform-watchtowers-policy-blood-transfusions-part-two/.

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  konceptual99

  Thanks very much Lee - that is an excellent bit of research into the mortality rates.
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  My Story - Part 2

  by Lee Elder in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  this is the first of a multi-part article that tells my story, and how ajwrb got started.. https://www.openmindsfoundation.org/saving-thousand-lives-year-reform-watchtowers-policy-blood-transfusions-part-two/.

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  Great article. Just one question - can you explain where the estimate of 1200 deaths per year comes from? In the context of 8,000,000 Witnesses it's not a huge number but one that I would be interested to know how you reach.
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  Was there really a specific request for money in this week's meeting?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  i have seen a few comments about this week's meeting.. was there actually a part that specified an actual per-publisher amount that should be donated regularly?.

  can this be confirmed please?.

  i truly cant believe just how brazen the society seems to be getting - and how desperate they are!.

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  konceptual99

  As has been pointed out, there have been donation requests based around per head calculations for years. The global assistance programme is just a new name for old stuff - probably due to some creative account requirements that the org has found to hide money more easily.

  Not only that but circuit assemblies and regional conventions have always had a congregation donation element to them, again on a per capita basis.

  It's a neat way to ensure and forecast a baseline income.

  What is interesting is the difference in sums being asked. Someone somewhere will have done a calculation but I guess we will never know the detail of the parameters used.