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  10 Graphs that show that the Watchtower is in trouble in Mexico

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  2. friends

  mexico is by far the country where the witnesses have had the most success in the entire world.

  almost any statistic except the total amount of witnesses shows that mexico is where the witnesses have had the wildest success in the world.proportional to population, the witnesses in mexico are double, or nearly triple, what they are in the us or brazil.but there is "trouble in paradise".

  if mexico falls, pretty much the whole watchtower falls.which is why it is so important to have jwfacts translated to spanish.i made an analysis and things are looking bad in mexico... if trends continue, mexico will become just like the 1st-world countries.here is the first graph:maximum publisher % increase:.

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  Why would WT continue to throw money at physical bodies, books and buildings where growth is stagnating or in decline? That would just not make good business sense.

  What's the state of health of the website? How much monies are being spent on new technologies?

  To find out the future of WT and JWs follow the money.

  Look at the projects they are investing in, where, what and who the money is being spent on, that's the only crystal ball where we might get a glimpse of future-WT.

  The losses are only half of the story. IMO.
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  My Mothers Ultimate Rejection

  by What Now? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i went into my mother's office to leave her a small note to say that we love and miss her and would love to get together.

  i found this on her desk.

  this is jehovah's witnesses.

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  Yep, the "religion of love" strikes again.
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  Pale.Emperor And The Hypnotists

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  even as a jw i was fascinated with hypnosis and seeing people like derren brown putting people under almost instantly.

  in the last 2/3 years when i was a jw but beginning to wake up from the bullshit i read up on hypnosis, watched a few youtube demos and explanations etc.

  but never actually studied it seriously until about a year ago.

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  Just remember to use your new powers for good instead of evil.
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  What really should be the role of Women in the congregations?

  by Old Navy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the presumably "biblical" practice of limiting the way women participate in congregational matters of the wtborg cult inc. (as well as certain other sects of christendom) may be a gross mis-interpretation of what paul meant.

  i'm inclined to agree completely with this account of what paul really meant.. thoughts anyone?

  aren't women more deserving of greater participation and respect?.

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  DOC - We're not in the cult anymore, so you get the "privilege" of "making your own damn sandwiches"! LOL.
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  2018 Special Conventions

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
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  september 7, 2017 to all congregations re: 2018 special conventions.

  september 9, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: 2018 special conventions—instructions for congregation secretaries.

  2018 special convention application.

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  So, small = special in borgspeak.

  Why do I get the feeling that the borg is becoming more and more "special" 😉 as time goes on.
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  Pale.Emperor And The Hypnotists

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  even as a jw i was fascinated with hypnosis and seeing people like derren brown putting people under almost instantly.

  in the last 2/3 years when i was a jw but beginning to wake up from the bullshit i read up on hypnosis, watched a few youtube demos and explanations etc.

  but never actually studied it seriously until about a year ago.

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  Interesting PE interested to know what's the story with Derrin Brown is he legit?

  Programs like that It seem so staged to me and so it's hard to take the subject seriously. But, I know there is more to it than just entertainment, for instance, don't we all go into a mild trance like state just watching TV?

  Call me crazy but I find the JWTV broadcasts very "hypnotic" the droning voices, the slow spinning of the globe in the background, the blue set all combine to lull you into a state perfect for suggestion - IF you allow yourself to switch off, go with it and stop thinking critically about what they are saying.
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  Why would Jehovah God write the Ten Commandments on two tablets of stone ,in the first place ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i mean to say he is the creator of the universe isn`t he ?

  so why would he use such a method that is subject to crumbling over time ?.

  i remember a jw talk/mag.

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  Would have been way more impressive if a giant finger wrote them in the sky before the whole assembly.

  Otherwise you just got Larry Curly and Mo's word for it. I mean, what was that chiseling sound heard coming fom the mountain while Mo was gone...hmmm?
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  What is the watchtower going to do when

  by pepperheart in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  all the old magazines that are on the carts now have gone ?.

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  Pff! WT Magazines? They're sooo last century, lol. They got devices to play videos now.
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  What really should be the role of Women in the congregations?

  by Old Navy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the presumably "biblical" practice of limiting the way women participate in congregational matters of the wtborg cult inc. (as well as certain other sects of christendom) may be a gross mis-interpretation of what paul meant.

  i'm inclined to agree completely with this account of what paul really meant.. thoughts anyone?

  aren't women more deserving of greater participation and respect?.

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  Women's role as set out from the creation of Eve, in Jewish society and then reiterated by Paul is to be in subjection to men. A domestic slave, a property, and in the case of concubines a sex slave and an incubator.

  In many places across the world they are still treated this way and worse. I just wish the people that choose to defend religion from the relative safety and freedom of western worlds would remember this.
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  How much do you think the internet has hurt JW growth?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the internet is what helped bring me and so many others out of this evil organization or at least confirmed our doubts.

  i have to say, i have seen quite a few youtube videos recently of ex jw's secretly recording their interactions inside of different congregations, halls, etc and see how empty the halls are!

  so many people comment on how the attendance is so low, far more emptier than when i was in 6 years ago, even on a weekday meeting.

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  I know the internet hurt my own personal JW growth - oh it hurt...it hurt so gooood.