by cedars 45 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
They did this with TV in the late 40s early 50s - "The Eye of Satan in your Home"
VHS machines were a sign of materialism - dont get one- then a VHS on the Borg was released.
Dont go on the internet - now this...
They try to put their finger into the Dyke, but the hole is already too big...
WHA Hap - somebody at work was laughing about the Witlesses and their "COMICS" about the babble.
HB
I believe that in the long run, encouraging people to use the internet for their spiritual dog food will get people to start researching other sites. We Humans are a curious bunch, and we are especially curious when something is forbiden. It makes it all the more tempting to look into.
In other words... its gona backfire on The WT.
This is the start of the end, theres no way unless JW all have ten kids each that numbers will increase.
I totally agree with everything you said Ceaders especially this part of your post It will paint an appealing picture of our preaching work, branch offices, Kingdom Halls, and conventions
I think they are on thing ice maybe it is just wishful thinking I hope not.
LITS
I foresee the Society dwindling in support and the "growth" eventually switching to decrease (whether the Society publish the figures or not). One could argue that this has already happened, and we simply haven't been told about it - but that's another discussion.
they are already preparing for this by eliminating service reports from the KM and replacing with "highlights" for the month. In the world of statistics this is called cherry picking and is as much a fallacy of numbers as ad hominem is of logic.
I was looking for 2009 yearbook and found something of interest, while not trying to start another thread on the topic.
Every day a hundred requests for Bible studies are sent in.
So according to latest information they are getting 100 requests a day for a home visit (bible study), coming across this post that was dealing with 2009 yearbook, it quotes page 8 "94 persons a day submit: Would you welcome a visit?"!!!!!! So their amazing progress with their web site in two years is a whopping increase of 6 more people on average a day!!!!
Isn't that something to be proud of, I'm glad they included that in their letter.
The WT has always spoken out of both sides of their mouth
smiddy
Someone Anonymous might be useful.
This hacker story (above) made me remember the time, ? 15 years ago ?, when someone hacked the GodHatesFags website operated by the Westboro/Phelps clan. Anyone trying to access godhatesfags.com was redirected to godlovesfags.com.
Illegal behavior is illegal. OF COURSE I would never suggest it. But wouldn't it be funny if every person clicking on jw.org was redirected to a website with a REAL life saving message?
They say...
Every day a hundred requests for Bible studies are sent in.
I don't doubt that some people express an interest, but 100 per year worldwide is a pretty pathetic return.
On top of that, the November 2011 Our Kingdom Ministry, in the section, "Who should fill out coupons and Internet requests?" said:
problems have resulted when publishers have used these tools to make arrangements for their relatives or others to receive spiritual assistance. Some who have been sent unsolicited literature from the branch office have complained, feeling that our organization is harassing them and has them on some sort of mailing list. Publishers who have received a notice to call on someone who did not personally request a visit have found themselves in an awkward position when the individual expressed irritation. Therefore, requests made on our Web site or by means of coupons should come from interested ones themselves and not from publishers in behalf of others. When such requests are identified as being sent in behalf of someone else, they are generally not processed.
There's a total of one hundred requests per year, and yet enough of those are not from the individuals themselves to make it necessarily to raise the matter in the KM.
So the question is, just how many of the requests are from 'interested' people, and how many are submitted on their behalf.
They are going to have a hell of a time getting that highlighter and underlining off there screens. the build up will be terrible.
