Posts by darkspilver

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Most Widely Circulated Magazine In The World

by Calebs Airplane in

which magazine is now the most widely circulated in the world?.

before responding, keep in mind that certain parameters (such as content and page count) ought to be met before any printed material intended for mass distribution can be categorized as a “magazine”.

for example, the absolute minimum range for any publication to be considered a magazine is typically around 32 to 48 pages while the highest page counts are usually around 128 to 160, with some popular women’s fashion magazines coming in quite a bit higher than that.. so with that said, which is now the world’s most widely circulated magazine?.

darkspilver

Calebs Airplane: Which magazine is now the most widely circulated in the world?

AARP Magazine - www.aarp.org/magazine/

which is a 'free magazine with membership' of American Association of Retired People (AARP) - circulation of around 22.5 million copies.

FYI, in the UK:

Top 5 by Circulation
The National Trust Magazine - 2,310,299 copies - free with membership
Tesco Magazine - 1,931,914 copies - free with membership
Good Living (Asda) - 1,840,333 copies - free with membership
TV Choice - 1,219,097 copies - paid for
What’s on TV - 944,644 copies - paid for

Top 5 Actively Bought
TV Choice - 1,232,038 copies - paid for
What's on TV - 942,295 copies - paid for
Radio Times - 662,329 copies - paid for
Slimming World Magazine - 625,818 copies - paid for
Take a Break - 556,012 copies - paid for

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AUSTRALIA - Petition to Cancel the Charity Status of Watchtower and Jehovah's Witnesses

by jwleaks in

a petition has been launched in australia to coincide with the child abuse royal commission's adverse findings against watchtower and jehovah's witnesses.

the petition is to the australian charities and not-for-profit commission to cancel their charity status.. https://www.change.org/p/australian-charities-and-not-for-profit-commission-acnc-cancel-the-watchtower-bible-and-tract-society-s-charity-status.

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darkspilver

Xanthippe: what happens when it reaches 500 signatures?

It's a competition! Australia v America....

Australia: 431

V

America: 1,100

Xanthippe: If you get 100,000 in the UK parliament will discuss

yes, IF you use the UK Government's website at https://petition.parliament.uk

The Australian Government also have a website at http://www.aph.gov.au/petitions - but this petition isn't on that?

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Need Information on San Miguel,Cuba Kingdom Halls

by Ephraim Jamin Vasquez Jr in

jw
friends

greetings fellow brothers and sisters,.

i'm looking to visit cuba and was thinking of traveling to san miguel, cuba and i was wondering if anyone has kingdom hall addresses (phone/address/location) want to visit my brothers there.

i do hope someone can help me, i'm out of options :).

darkspilver

Also....

The article listed below about the JWs in Cuba, is the one with the 'infamous' GB/bible signing photo

Watchtower 15 May 1999, pages 7 to 9

A Historic Visit Makes an Island Rejoice
page scan including GB Bible signing photo

Also....

Visit the Bethel in Cuba:

https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/offices/cuba/

Address:
Ave. 15 #4608 e/ 46 y 48
PLAYA, LA HABANA, CUBA

Tours:
Monday to Friday
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Duration 1 hour

Picture of Cuban Bethel:

https://www.facebook.com/MyMinistryIdeaz/photos/pb.142019915871607.-2207520000.1455988250./1007317752675148/

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Need Information on San Miguel,Cuba Kingdom Halls

by Ephraim Jamin Vasquez Jr in

jw
friends

greetings fellow brothers and sisters,.

i'm looking to visit cuba and was thinking of traveling to san miguel, cuba and i was wondering if anyone has kingdom hall addresses (phone/address/location) want to visit my brothers there.

i do hope someone can help me, i'm out of options :).

darkspilver

OnTheWayOut: Catholicism is the predominate belief, Santeria has survived but is mostly blended with Catholicism. Protestants and a few others are there. Jehovah's Witnesses are there. But because the government banned open religion for so long, groups are cautious.

There's actually quite alot of JWs 'over there'

Cuba has been a featured picture onthe front page of the jw . org website:

Havana, Cuba—Preaching from house to house in Old Havana

11,258,597 - Population
96,487 - Ministers who teach the Bible
1,524 - Congregations
1-to-117 - Ratio of JWs to pop (compare: USA is 1-in-263, UK is 1-in-471)

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Need Information on San Miguel,Cuba Kingdom Halls

by Ephraim Jamin Vasquez Jr in

jw
friends

greetings fellow brothers and sisters,.

i'm looking to visit cuba and was thinking of traveling to san miguel, cuba and i was wondering if anyone has kingdom hall addresses (phone/address/location) want to visit my brothers there.

i do hope someone can help me, i'm out of options :).

darkspilver

dropoffyourkeylee: I'm afraid we're not much better. The congregation listed in the second post is in South Andros in the BAHAMAS. Good luck getting to Cuba from there

<sigh>

You will need to ask one of your elders or ministerial servants to look it up for you when they've logged-in to jw . org.

While the vast majority of Kingdom Hall/Congregation Meeting times and places are publicly listed on jw . org - there are a few that are NOT. These other - Additional Congregation Meeting Places - can be searched for by an elder or m/s that is logged-in to jw . org AND has been given permission.

It was all explained around five years ago in the following letter:

Letter April 5, 2012 - Re: Searching for congregation meeting locations and times on jw . org

PS to body of elders:
At the next Service Meeting, please arrange for an announcement to be made to the congregation that a letter on the above-noted subject has been posted on the information board. For some time, this jw . org feature has been available only to jw . org users with the Search for Congregation Meetings role. Although it will no longer be necessary to log in to jw . org in order to search for congregation meeting information, meeting information of some congregations will not display to the public. Therefore, the Search for Congregation Meetings role has been renamed “Search for Additional Congregation Meeting Places.” Only logged-in users with the Search for Additional Congregation Meeting Places role will be able to access congregation information that is not available to the public. Only ministerial servants or elders with a jw . org account should be given this role. Any jw . org users currently assigned the Search for Congregation Meetings role have automatically been assigned the Search for Additional Congregation Meeting Places role.
READ FULL LETTER: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwqmWMK7dwtlY0RXVkhJQlhkYkE/view

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Elder Says: I Learned Clergy Privilege Watching TV, Admits Shredding Files - Fessler Trial Summary - Part Two by John Redwood

by AndersonsInfo in

http://jwsurvey.org/child-abuse-2/news-bulletin-fessler-prevails-jehovahs-witness-child-abuse-trial-elder-says-learned-clergy-privilege-watching-tv-admits-shredding-files.

february 28, 2017. trial summary - part two on a blistering summer morning in reading pennsylvania.

i crossed the railroad tracks, then penn street - coffee, briefcase, and boxed lunch in hand.

darkspilver

thanks for posting

I posted it yesterday in the Day Two Thread - as it was a continuation of Day 2? no?

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5647247909847040/_post/4818560511639552

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German Foreign Office Issues Travel Warning For Sweden Due To Terrorism Risk. It would be funny if it were not true.

by kpop in

who would have thought that one simple expression, "last night in sweden" would suddenly shine the light on the cockroaches?

who would have thought so many people would laugh at the president for saying such a thing!

german government warning march 1, 2017.

darkspilver

Looks like Sweden is bringing back conscription? For women too....

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Question about worship

by charity7 in

hi guys, non jw here but i was wondering why jw's believe going out in service is worship?

are they just told that or do they try to use scripture to support that?.

darkspilver

You might be interested to read the FAQ section on their website:

https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/

Why Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Go From Door to Door?

Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Trying to Earn Salvation by Their Door-to-Door Ministry?

Why Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Call On People Who Already Have a Religion?

Why Do Jehovah’s Witnesses Speak With People Who Have Previously Said “I’m Not Interested”?

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For any victims of abuse by Elders/Watchtower

by nicolaou in

if you are still holding on to your story and struggling alone please, please consider speaking up now.

the australian royal commission into child abuse has shown that these enquiries are not toothless and can in fact make a difference, but only if they are empowered by brave individuals like you.. now it's the turn of the uk.

yes, there's been a few false starts but now is the time to tell them what happened.

darkspilver

Check out the BBC TV Crimewatch One Hour Special on Child Sex Abuse that was broadcast on Monday 27 February 2017:

Hundreds of calls into @NSPCC as result of @BBCCrimewatch special. Extra staff being brought in. Lots of callers speaking out for first time.
https://twitter.com/jonkay01/status/836339035866034176

WATCH: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5714189639221248/_post/6331968474054656

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Warwick Tour Brochure

by konceptual99 in

jw
friends

so we had this posted in the mega topic thread... wt: warwick world hq tour brochure.

the new world headquarters of jws, located at warwick, new york, will open for tours on monday, april 3, 2017.. in anticipation, a new eight-page glossy brochure about this facility has now been released:.

download pdf: https://download-a.akamaihd.net/files/media_cmsassets/70/fo_s-whq_e.pdf.

darkspilver

hey cool! thanks - the first report from the Mega Thread

Here's the picture....

"Artwork presentation before the Writing Committee and some members of the editorial staff"