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  Watchtower Bible & Tract Society: Pretending to Be Alive?

  by David_Jay in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  according to market analysis, the e-book market has taken a dip in 2015. because companies that publish e-books can (and do) monitor the use of the e-books materials they release, not only their sales but the individual e-book’s use gets tracked.

  companies like amazon and kobo as well as nielsen book research in the uk all report that while the format remains popular, sales have dipped more than a quarter last year in some places like britain, and that hard copies of books still are preferred.. amazon (u.s.a.) sales figures give an example of how things are working on the world scene.

  for instance non-fiction hard copy printed books sales (including religion) made up a healthy 42% of their purchased books in 2015. in the same category, however, e-books made up only 6% of the sales.. kobo monitored its e-book sales and found that 60% of the electronic versions never even got opened.

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  sparrowdown

  I'm sure there is method to the WT's madness. I see it as them as reducing as much of their physical presence as they can as quickly as they can without spooking too many of the sheeple, cept I think it's spooking more than a few.

  IOW I think everything that WT is doing is deliberate, was planned quite some time ago and has a purpose, we just don't know what that real purpose is yet. Though I suspect it has something to do with securing as much of their liquidated assets as possible and a "bunker."

  In reality they couldn't give a flying fig about the so-called "true knowledge."
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  Introduction - Any Believers?

  by Believer in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i’ve been reading it for a few of years off and on, but have been a little too ... maybe ... timid to join.

  i left the watchtower organization almost 20 years ago but never abandoned my faith and belief in god.

  i knew the gb/organization didn’t represent god, so when i lost my faith in them, i managed to keep my faith in an all wise benevolent creator.

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  sparrowdown

  Hello Believer, there are a few here who have a belief in God and who are happy to talk about it. But, mostly I get the impression there is a mixed bag.

  You got people who still believe in the JW God, you got people who believe there is a creator but not necessarily the one JWs have invented, people who turned to Jesus, people who are unsure and people who prefer knowing to believing.

  I also get the feeling there may be a few who are closet believers in God .......

  and you probably got a few Beliebers also.
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  Noah's Ark crashes at sea!

  by Cornbread in

  1. social
  2. current

  please be advised that none of this is made up.

  a giant replica of noah's ark just crashed into a norwegian coast guard patrol.

  the ark was being towed to rio for the special olympics.

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  sparrowdown

  Really? It didn't exist ? OMG!
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  Wild speculation / fearless prediction: how to (continue to) ratchet up the flock's fear

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been thinking: what with all the bunker videos at the rc, instilling fear and paranoia and excitement among the masses, what could the gb do as a follow-up?

  how do they feed the flame?.

  how about identifying the "king of the north"?.

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  Vidiot - lol, hey, it's good to be King.
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  Noah's Ark crashes at sea!

  by Cornbread in

  1. social
  2. current

  please be advised that none of this is made up.

  a giant replica of noah's ark just crashed into a norwegian coast guard patrol.

  the ark was being towed to rio for the special olympics.

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  sparrowdown

  The original didn't have any other sea traffic to worry about.
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  Noah's Ark crashes at sea!

  by Cornbread in

  1. social
  2. current

  please be advised that none of this is made up.

  a giant replica of noah's ark just crashed into a norwegian coast guard patrol.

  the ark was being towed to rio for the special olympics.

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  sparrowdown

  Meh, that's what insurance is for.
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  Wild speculation / fearless prediction: how to (continue to) ratchet up the flock's fear

  by sir82 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've been thinking: what with all the bunker videos at the rc, instilling fear and paranoia and excitement among the masses, what could the gb do as a follow-up?

  how do they feed the flame?.

  how about identifying the "king of the north"?.

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  Surely Obama is the King of the North.
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  How to wind up a JW

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  tell him that jesus probably didn't get married or it would have mentioned it in the bible, but at the same time we can't be 100% sure he didn't get married because it doesn't specifically say he didn't get married.

  stand back watch fireworks.. i thought it was a pretty reasonable thing to say.

  pop.

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  You should have said it was a question from readers from a while ago or possibly an awake since they are intended for the public, you can introduce a lot of subversive thoughts by claiming a long lost question from readers.
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  Differences Between Ex-JWs

  by David_Jay in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  we are not all the same--a real "duh, david!

  so i figured if i didn't feel that sense of solidarity that seems missing among the debating, then i was part of the problem.

  i'm responsible for making this place feel like a support and place of solidarity, just as much as anyone else.. but approaches i tried didn't work until i shut up for a while.

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  Nice piece you have written and yes it's a journey of discovery to get to the point when you appreciate differences rather than judge people on them. Rich tapestry yada yada and all.

  But I have to say the whole born ins vs converts rivalry always bothered me when I was in.

  Is that like jew vs gentile, bloodline/birthright vs peasant stock?

  Does that turn into christian ex-jw vs athiest ex-jw once we become ex-jw?

  I hated the snobbery of JW land and I still hate snobbery.

  I remember for a few years there they would introduce speakers on the then DCs as ".... Third generation JW Bro So and So will now ....... " ugh give me a break!! Jws have got to be snobs of the worst kind.
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  JW Witnessing Trolleys. To approach or ignore what is your preference and why?

  by KateWild in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i saw two brothers this morning next to the main train station in liverpool city centre this morning.

  they were not actively approaching anyone.

  what i found strange was that they were from a cong that has different territory, so i don't know why they were there.. anyway i knew them both, and they know i was df'd, i was in my car and couldn't park up for a chat, but i did beep and wave to them as i drove passed and they waved back.

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  sparrowdown

  Trashing books may actually help WT by adding to the numbers they use to support their claim of being a charity.

  Any books trashed not are counted as placements.