Posts by thedepressedsoul

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not on JW.ORG: Why did "Holy Spirit" direct Jehovah's Witnesses Governing Body member JF Rutherford to build a private luxury compound ( Beth Sarim) during the great depression?

by Balaamsass2 in

beth sarimfrom wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

coordinates: 324616.36n 1170556.70w.

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thedepressedsoul

He seems like a guy who realized it was all BS and just decieded to enjoy the remainder of his life off of the branch.

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Publisher Statistics

by lurkernomore in

i was watching a couple videos on youtube earlier and always like to peruse the comments at the bottom of the page.. i'm no sure if this has been discussed recently, but one indivdual made the claim that the societies numbers are massively over inflated, as he/she believes that they include inactive, df'd and da'd in their figures.. does anyone have any information to confirm this or i this just another assumption made without evidence?.

(also has anyone heard from witnessmyfury lately?

i had a pm chat with him a few days ago but not had a reply to my latest msgs.

thedepressedsoul

Their statistics and numbers are a very hard thing to go by. By letting some count 15 minutes a month alone could have grown their numbers by the hundred of thousands. I have a feeling more changes like that are coming to artifically increase statistics.

We may see pioneer hours lowered to have more pioneers. The 30 hour aux already inflated their hours preached and placements. Changing studies to door step studies and only needing to be 5 minutes increased the number of studies. I bet by old standards the amount of studies each year would be very very low.

The funny thing about numbers is you can make them look as good as you want or as bad as you want. It's all about how you spin them and what things you change to make the numbers look better. Expect more changes as things start to slow down.

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Scare tactics and manipulation in the Nov 2014 Watchtower . Low down dirty rotten charlatans

by Watchtower-Free in

scare tactics and manipulation in the nov 2014 watchtower .. low down dirty rotten charlatans.

thedepressedsoul

Those brothers and sisters need counsel on their dress. Do they not know that only suits and dresses to the ankles are only permitted?

Also, it's interesting that the article he's reading is from a printer and not an offical magazine. I think the average printing so going away fast.

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A individual congregation of JWs now has a website .

by Watchtower-Free in

an individual congregation of jws now has a website .

contact them let them know what you think.

http://www.crowthornekingdomhall.co.uk/contact-us/.

thedepressedsoul

I have a feeling the branch is about to give a big smack down. No way this stuff is supported. All the people having JW.org pins, bumper stickers etc... is most likely not going to last. Unless idolatry is now supported.

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There will never, never be Peace and Security here on Earth.

by jam in

who are we fooling, as long as we humans exist there.

will never be peace even under god's rule.. i think god realize he have created a mess and said screw this .

and have left us on our own.. each day there is another crisis, what's next.... there is no solution to bring harmony among mankind, hell.

thedepressedsoul

Aw common Jam, where's your 100 year birthday spirit, I mean anniversary spirit!?!

(Cause apparently it's ok to celibrate an anniversary because it's a arrangment from god, I guess peoples birth was not an arrangment from god...)

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Some good books to read?

by thedepressedsoul in

i just finished crysis of a conscience and all i have to say is wow!

showed how they sadly look for doctrine changes to fit their agenda vs what the bible says.

any new light or changes i'll be wondering the real motive behind them.

thedepressedsoul

I just finished Crysis of a Conscience and all I have to say is wow! Showed how they sadly look for doctrine changes to fit their agenda vs what the bible says. I'll never be the same again. Any new light or changes I'll be wondering the real motive behind them.

What are some other good books to read? I'm open minded to just about any type of book. Any suggestions will be well appreciated! It can be on religon, the bible etc... from any view point, good or bad.

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There will never, never be Peace and Security here on Earth.

by jam in

who are we fooling, as long as we humans exist there.

will never be peace even under god's rule.. i think god realize he have created a mess and said screw this .

and have left us on our own.. each day there is another crisis, what's next.... there is no solution to bring harmony among mankind, hell.

thedepressedsoul

Sounds like you need a visit from a JW!

Have you ever heard of this book, What Does the Bible Really Teach? Would you like to see yourself in a picture like this? (Points to page)

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Demon attacks on JW in past, where'd they go?

by thedepressedsoul in

in the 80's and 90's (maybe even earlier) i remember hearing lots of witnesses talk about "demon attacks".

whether it was someone studying the bible who then started having strange things happen in their house to people bringing stuff home from yard sales and getting personal attacks and horrible dreams resulting in them dystroying stuff they brought home or getting rid of it.. .

i also remember hearing a sister say she had to pray in a home with a study because the study started to get attacked.

thedepressedsoul

Wait, what was the issue with Smurfs? That was before my time and I only remember them in Nickelodeon when I was very very young.

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Demon attacks on JW in past, where'd they go?

by thedepressedsoul in

in the 80's and 90's (maybe even earlier) i remember hearing lots of witnesses talk about "demon attacks".

whether it was someone studying the bible who then started having strange things happen in their house to people bringing stuff home from yard sales and getting personal attacks and horrible dreams resulting in them dystroying stuff they brought home or getting rid of it.. .

i also remember hearing a sister say she had to pray in a home with a study because the study started to get attacked.

thedepressedsoul

Respectful: That's what I wanted to know, if some offical statement or publication squashed talking or bringing up these so called events that people would talk about.

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Demon attacks on JW in past, where'd they go?

by thedepressedsoul in

in the 80's and 90's (maybe even earlier) i remember hearing lots of witnesses talk about "demon attacks".

whether it was someone studying the bible who then started having strange things happen in their house to people bringing stuff home from yard sales and getting personal attacks and horrible dreams resulting in them dystroying stuff they brought home or getting rid of it.. .

i also remember hearing a sister say she had to pray in a home with a study because the study started to get attacked.

thedepressedsoul

I remember every time we moved houses I was terrified that the house would have "demons" in it. I remember people saying that they would not buy stuff from yard sales or thrift shops because it could have a demon attached to it and when you brought it home you brought home the demons. People who swore they had demons in there house would burn the object and the more nutty ones would burn everything else.

I find it funny how all that stuff is pretty much "old light" and the "new light" is that demons attack your faith by TV, internet, commercials and commercial signs, higher education and "wordly people".

I guess the demons realized it was "old light" too.

Over the fence on th WT but still one the fence about god