darkspilver
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Does a jw have to miss counting time for 6 months to be inactive
by blondie inhow many months consecutively does a jw have to miss turning in time to be inactive?.
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The Elephant in the room: ExJw disunity
by Diogenesister infantastic new video by the lovely susan gaskin and friend andrea discusses the huge variety of exjw opinions and why our supposed disunity is in reality our strength.
the witnesses will claim we cannot agree and there are nothing but fights and a lack of harmony within our community whereas they are the most unified religion who believe the same things where ever you go.
however andrea points out that this is just an illusion, there is no unity amoung jws.
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darkspilver
stuckinarut2: I pulled out the blackboard and wrote the following words on it : UNITY or UNIFORMITY... Oh, I was "counselled" firmly for this after the meeting!
Counseled by who exactly??
Awake May 8, 2003
The Bible’s Viewpoint: Does Christian Unity Require Uniformity?
Religion today seems to be characterized by disunity. Even within the walls of one church, people may have a variety of conflicting beliefs in matters of doctrine and conduct. One writer put it this way: “It’s even difficult to find two people who believe in exactly the same God. These days, it seems, every human being is a theology unto himself.”
In stark contrast with this, the apostle Paul exhorted first-century Christians in Corinth to “speak in agreement” and to “be fitly united in the same mind and in the same line of thought.” (1 Corinthians 1:10) Some today criticize Paul’s admonition. ‘People are different,’ they argue, ‘and it is wrong to insist that all Christians think or act in the same way.’ But was Paul really recommending robotic conformity? Does the Bible allow for personal freedom?
Unity, Not Uniformity
In another of his letters, Paul urged Christians to serve God with their “power of reason.” (Romans 12:1) Certainly, then, he would not have been trying to turn members of the Corinthian congregation into unthinking automatons. But why did he tell them to be “fitly united in the same mind and in the same line of thought”? Paul gave this counsel because the congregation in Corinth was experiencing a serious problem. Factions had developed, so that some viewed Apollos as their leader while others favored Paul or Peter or held only to Christ. Such disunity was no trivial matter, for it threatened the peace of the congregation.
Paul wanted the Corinthians to “observe the oneness of the spirit in the uniting bond of peace,” just as he later admonished the Christians at Ephesus. (Ephesians 4:3) He was encouraging the brothers to follow Jesus Christ unitedly, not to be split into disunited groups, or sects. In this way they would enjoy a peaceful harmony of purpose. (John 17:22) Paul’s counsel to the Corinthians thus served to readjust their thinking and promote unity, not uniformity.—2 Corinthians 13:9, 11.
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PHILIPPINES - "December 15, 2017 letter Re: 2017 Service Year Report" - with local numbers and highlights
by darkspilver inthe previously posted wt letter of december 15, 2017 "re: 2017 service year report" was for the us congregations.. as expected the second (and third) paragraphs of the letter are being re-written to feature highlights in the local field to the congregations that it is addressed to.... hence below is what i understand to be the highlighted figures in the letter that is being sent and read out (in the first week of january 2018) to congregations in the philippines.. i believe that the philippines is traditionally one of the wt's *star performers* in terms of growth (*cough*cough* if you exclude the 1975-fallout) .
(previous year's figures in brackets) .
peak publishers: 210,914 (209,131).
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darkspilver
The SPANISH version of the letter is now available:
SPAIN - "December 15, 2017 letter Re: 2017 Service Year Report" - with local numbers and highlights
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UK: Significant donations to World Wide Work 2015-2017
by truthseeker ini'm analyzing the 221 congregations in the uk that had additional account info.. correct me if i'm wrong, but was it 2015 when the letter was read out instructing congregations to donate excess funds to the world wide work?.
the amounts donated to the world wide work are significant.
i still have much work to do.. truthseeker.
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darkspilver
truthseeker
You may find the "2018/2019 Day Volunteer Congregation Assignments" useful as a list of current congregations.
Check it out here: Files you might want!
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Jw.org
by Lost in the fog ina friend of ours over in northern ireland says that people can't find their country on jw.org.
apparently it is because the list of countries on the jw.org site is by bethel not the standard list of countries that (say) a google website would list.
someone looking for a congregation in northern ireland goes to "ireland" but that is only the republic of ireland.
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darkspilver
Lost in the fog: Stranraer is in Scotland.
haha! opps - sorry about that - thanks for picking it up.
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Charging $150 To Tell Your Stories
by Bangalore inhttps://www.indiegogo.com/projects/how-to-escape-from-jehovah-s-witnesses-religion#/.
for $150: collaboration with the backer so that their story of successfully escaping an abusive belief system (300 words max) features along with others in the final pages of how to escape from jehovah's witnesses.
the text will be written by the author but will include a minimum of one quote worded by the backer.
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darkspilver
Diogenesister: (The Great Apostate has got in the game early and released one the other day, by the way.)
Includes preview of the Introduction.
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PHILIPPINES - "December 15, 2017 letter Re: 2017 Service Year Report" - with local numbers and highlights
by darkspilver inthe previously posted wt letter of december 15, 2017 "re: 2017 service year report" was for the us congregations.. as expected the second (and third) paragraphs of the letter are being re-written to feature highlights in the local field to the congregations that it is addressed to.... hence below is what i understand to be the highlighted figures in the letter that is being sent and read out (in the first week of january 2018) to congregations in the philippines.. i believe that the philippines is traditionally one of the wt's *star performers* in terms of growth (*cough*cough* if you exclude the 1975-fallout) .
(previous year's figures in brackets) .
peak publishers: 210,914 (209,131).
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As expected the second (and third) paragraphs of the letter are being re-written to feature highlights in the local field to the congregations that it is addressed to...
Hence below is what I understand to be the highlighted figures in the letter that is being sent and read out (in the first week of January 2018) to congregations in the Philippines.
I believe that the Philippines is traditionally one of the WT's *Star Performers* in terms of growth (*cough*cough* if you exclude the 1975-fallout)
(Previous year's figures in brackets)
Peak Publishers: 210,914 (209,131)
Increase in publishers over last year’s average: 3 percent (1 percent)
Hours of Ministry: 52,443,544 (50,130,621)
Regular Pioneers: 45,264 - peak (41,182 - average)
Memorial Attendance: 575,813 (584,685)
- Baptized: 10,781 (8,900)
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Rebekah Vardy grew up as a JW
by pleaseresearch inif anyone doesnt really know who she is.
she appeared on i'm a celebrity get me out of here.
she is the wife of an england footballer, jamie vardy.. http://metro.co.uk/2017/12/15/rebekah-vardy-recalls-christmas-jehovahs-witness-hits-back-heartbreaking-bullying-claims-7163194/.
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darkspilver
thanks
you might also like to check out the links here too:
Including the Leicester Mercury's 'background' article about Rebekah prior to her recent I'm A Celebrity appearance.
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Leah Remini Returning to A&E to Investigate JWs
by AMNESIANO in“the first episode will be about jehovah witnesses and another episode will be about nxivm, a controversial self-empowerment group, according to the source.”.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/leah-remini-returning-to-ae-to-investigate-other-cult-like-religions/amp/.
amnesian.
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Larry Graham's motorcycle
by neat blue dog inso i was browsing through larry graham's official facebook page, and one of the posts was that his motorcycle was for sale on ebay.
the auction already ended, but you can still see the title of the listing:.
"clymer harley-davidson sportster evolution, 1991-2000 (2000, hardcover)".
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darkspilver
Oh, and it looks like that from now on....
When anybody does a Google Search for - Larry Graham's motorcycle - this thread that you started now comes up in the top results :-0