My money is on the 70s even though I was too young to experience it, but from what others had said here it was a time when you could be proud to be a dub and have fun.
What would you say the Golden Age of the Watchtower Society was?
by truthseeker 17 Replies latest jw friends
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Athanasius
The 1970s was Watchtower Vatican II. Certainly a period of enlightenment in JW history. Had these reforms been allowed to continue the Watchtower would have in time become a gentler, kinder, religion.
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stillajwexelder
1967 -1975 but also 1983 -1990 was not too shabby either post 1992 was shite
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Satanus
The 50's, w the climax of the big assemblies in 58.
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OUTLAW
50`s..60`s..Started to turn Sour in the mid 70`s..It went straight to Hell after that..................
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besty
big assemblies of late 50's to summer of 75 - been in terminal decline since then - these death throes can take a few decades to twist themselves out...
prolly worth mentioning the Chucky Rustle years - they must have been fun too.
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wha happened?
I would say through 91 as they seemed to have charisma, then the dam broke
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justhuman
I would say 1967-1975, I hardly recall 1975 since I was 7 at that time. Then is 1980-1994. It was the famous generation dogma, the seperation of the sheep and the goats, the Cold War ended, and WT preaching work was free in the ex-communist countries, enjoying great increase...
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middleman
I say anytime before the advent of the internet. ;-)
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wha happened?
actually I would say the heyday ended with the generation change. I know it opened my eyes
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