Posts by joe134cd

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Question Box: Should JW's use the Internet to witness to people abroad?

by cappytan in

i hadn't seen this posted here yet.. source via wifibandit on exjw subreddit.. what are your thoughts/comments on this?.

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joe134cd

You would think they would be happy to use what ever medium available. I believe there attitude is slowly changing against the internet.

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Question Box: Should JW's use the Internet to witness to people abroad?

by cappytan in

i hadn't seen this posted here yet.. source via wifibandit on exjw subreddit.. what are your thoughts/comments on this?.

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The work is speeding up

by bradford in

i don't have a great reference point on my observation other than my local area but i was wondering if this was a widespread thing.

... in the last two years in my former congregation there have been 6 people to disassociate for "apostasy," 6 disfellowshipped for various reasons, and numerous ones reproved.

these are just the ones i have heard about.

I the cong of 100 pubs that i was in before I left. 5 left under not the best of circumstances but we're not disfellowshiped. 3 also got DFed. I've since walked out the door and I've heard that 1 other has left as well as 2 more who are semi inactive. That's 11% attrition in 4 years.

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Beroean Pickets

by joe134cd in

hi i've been reading a web sight called borean pickets.

http://meletivivlon.com/2015/05/09/may-tv-broadcast-on-tv-jw-org/.

although the guy writes some real thought provoking stuff, i sort of don't know what to make of it.

joe134cd

QC and it's this group of people that is causing Wt the most problems, and the group they also have to be most concerned about.

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Something tells me 1914...

by Monsieur in

after todays watchtower lesson, and the lessons coming, something tells me bigger and bigger new understandings are coming.

and that it will culminate with 1914. notice how jesus is now coming, and no longer already here.

the current understanding is both, he is here and hes also coming.

joe134cd

There will come a time when they will be forced to move on the 144k \ 1914 vs 607. But in the mean time I think they have got enough excuses for it to out live me.

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How much can you buy with a dollar a week allowance?

by John Aquila in

$ 1 dollar a week x 8 million jws = $ 8 million dollars a week.

$ 8 million x 52 weeks in a year = $ 416 million dollars a year.

and its all tax free.. you know jws donate more than $ 1 dollar a week!

joe134cd

I have to say even at the height of my indoctrination I may have only parted with $20 at an assembly.

I have an elder friend who is also accounts servant. I mentioned to him about the societies financial problems. He replied by saying by what he saw coming in as literature as opposed to what went out in donations there was a Hugh short fall, and that what I had told him didn't come as a surprise. His congregation was also in a reasonably wealthy area

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Something tells me 1914...

by Monsieur in

after todays watchtower lesson, and the lessons coming, something tells me bigger and bigger new understandings are coming.

and that it will culminate with 1914. notice how jesus is now coming, and no longer already here.

the current understanding is both, he is here and hes also coming.

joe134cd

The way they have been going lately nothing would surprise me. My god some of the things that would of been scandalous years ago is not only acceptable but justified. My uber dub pioneer cousin emailed me the happy at bethel video with a message of "see we do like to have fun". I almost chocked on the food I was eating when I opened the email. I think the 1914 & 144k will just be fazed out eventually. They would lose to many people if they openly admitted that this was wrong. I think the DFing and blood polices are also proving thorny issues, that they probably wish they could drop as well.

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Warwick Skills Survey!

by Atlantis in

credit goes to mike & kim.. https://www.formstack.com/forms/watchtower-warwick_skills_survey_cg05 .

.. if this has already been posted then just delete it.. petra!.

joe134cd

They must be finding it hard to source volunteers from the U.S alone.

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Beroean Pickets

by joe134cd in

hi i've been reading a web sight called borean pickets.

http://meletivivlon.com/2015/05/09/may-tv-broadcast-on-tv-jw-org/.

although the guy writes some real thought provoking stuff, i sort of don't know what to make of it.

joe134cd

Hi I've been reading a web sight called Borean Pickets.

http://meletivivlon.com/2015/05/09/may-tv-broadcast-on-tv-jw-org/

Although the guy writes some real thought provoking stuff, I sort of don't know what to make of it. Is the guy Pro JW or an apostate.

He really writes some well balanced articles, and most of his articles are from a scriptural perspective. It wasn't until I read the article above on the asking for money that I thought he may be more apostate than pro JW.

So anyone know any history on the web sight.

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Question: Are single sisters allowed to be missionaries in other countries?

by Wild_Thing in

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as far as i remember, only married couples were allowed to be missionaries.

my jw sister recently told me that single sisters can be missionaries, too.

this sounds too progressive for jws, so i just want to verify it.

joe134cd

I believe you have to be married. I think a single female going into some of the 3rd world countries could be very dangerous.