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  aaaaaaaaagh----already

  by stan livedeath in

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  so--ive bought a house--got the keys yesterday--took a car full of stuff over to it today--i'm upstairs--heard my wife talking to someone downstairs at the doorstep.............. yep--2 dubs--handing our invites to an assembly next month.

  but its in a town called bournemouth ( uk )--which means an hours car journey--plus a very expensive ferry crossing.

  ( i live on an offshore island ).

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  darkspilver

  Hey steve2

  Late last year a JW.org flyer was stuffed into my letter box inviting me to their annual convention in Dunedin (which usually run in New Zealand months after those in the Northern Hemisphere). I live in the Greater Wellington District.

  Dunedin is in the South Island of New Zealand, Wellington the North Island, a distance of about 800 kilometres (approx. 500 miles).

  Well seems like WT have listened to you

  Friday 30 September to Sunday 2 October 2016
  

  Te Rauparaha Arena
  17 Parumoana Street, PORIRUA 5022
  

  http://www.terauparaha-arena.co.nz
  
  https://goo.gl/maps/Fdow4K7gVfx

  That's all folks!

  DarK SpilveR

  
  
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  How Many Disfellowshipped Are There In The US?

  by Village Idiot in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've read in the watchtower, as well as observed personally, that 1% of the congregation gets disfellowshipped every year.

  i'm not good at the math but i figure that it's 40% since 1975 (yes i know, they're growing).

  i know that quite a few return but still, there must be a large percentage of disfellowshipped jws who will never return.

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  darkspilver

  OK, I think it's from your own calculations, rather than was WT has printed/admitted - the 'Leavers' number is obtained by looking at the annual increase (or decrease) in publisher numbers compared to the number baptized over the same time

  For example: Over a Service Year, if the number of publishers reporting increased by 100, and 110 were baptized, that means you are claiming there were 10 leavers

  That's all folks!

  DarK SpilveR
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  How Many Disfellowshipped Are There In The US?

  by Village Idiot in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've read in the watchtower, as well as observed personally, that 1% of the congregation gets disfellowshipped every year.

  i'm not good at the math but i figure that it's 40% since 1975 (yes i know, they're growing).

  i know that quite a few return but still, there must be a large percentage of disfellowshipped jws who will never return.

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  darkspilver

  HeyGiordano

  Starting in the service year 1960-1961 the peak publishers were 965,169 and there were what the Society called 'Leavers' which totaled 14,233.

  My guess is that these were people who were DFed or faded etc.

  In 1975-76 the increase was 69,134 the Leavers totaled 137, 249..

  Where are those figures from? Are they printed in the publications? (Yearbook?)

  TIA

  That's all folks!

  DarK SpilveR
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  Celebrating exJWs Jehovah Witness Memorial that was yesterday Today

  by Butterflyleia85 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey everyone!.

  it's been 7 years since i been disfellowshipped and things are amazing!

  i still continue to grow as a person.

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  darkspilver

  It's a big thing on FB the group is called Watchtower Victims Memorial Day I think.

  Ah right interesting, cool - I feel sure that if Simon felt it was important enough or warranted attention he'd have used the right hand side column of this forum to highlight it with some text and images as per he recently did with regard to the sad events in Nice, but he evidently choose not to.
  

  That's all folks!

  DarK SpilveR
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  Just a little anecdote illustrating how out of touch the typical JW is

  by sir82 in

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  this weeks book study lesson was on martha, the sister of lazarus.

  the chapter in the "imitate their faith" book praised her for being "industrious".. the conductor at our congregation meeting was just positively gushing about how "industrious" modern-day jw women are.. he was so exciting, he could barely get the words out.

  following is not an exact quote, but conveys the gist:.

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  darkspilver

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcnyt6fhnEk

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xJ8uWsINW4

  That's all folks!

  DarK SpilveR
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  Celebrating exJWs Jehovah Witness Memorial that was yesterday Today

  by Butterflyleia85 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hey everyone!.

  it's been 7 years since i been disfellowshipped and things are amazing!

  i still continue to grow as a person.

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  darkspilver

  Celebrating exJWs Jehovah Witness Memorial that was yesterday Today

  Yeah, kinda makes sense

  after all everybody else seems to have just ignored it

  who's idea was it?

  reminds me of the world wide protest that took place over the weekend of Friday 21 to Sunday 23 January 2011
  

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/205128/video-pictures-just-coming-from-world-wide-protest?page=1&size=10

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgQd8T9xaBQ

  those where the days
  

  That's all folks!

  DarK SpilveR
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  Has anyone contacted the "Fredom of mind" center?

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just curious to know if anyone has requested assistance from them regarding cult issues and family... if so, would you please share your experience?.

  i submitted a case form almost a year ago but received no response.

  i understand my case is not considered the most urgent but i figure i would have heard from them by now.. thanks.

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  darkspilver

  Oh, well maybe 'no answer' is 'an answer'?

  That's all folks!

  DarK SpilveR
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  Has anyone contacted the "Fredom of mind" center?

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just curious to know if anyone has requested assistance from them regarding cult issues and family... if so, would you please share your experience?.

  i submitted a case form almost a year ago but received no response.

  i understand my case is not considered the most urgent but i figure i would have heard from them by now.. thanks.

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  darkspilver

  Well it's not happening until September

  http://freedomofmind.org.uk

  But I presume they're getting organized for it now?

  That's all folks!

  DarK SpilveR
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  Your opinion about dating sites?

  by nevaagain in

  1. jw
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  i have been a jw all my life, while i also have a "spiritual divorce", which means i can remarry a jw again.

  i am not sure if i want to go that route again and dating in the jw world feels like a struggle sometimes.

  with all the rules.

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  darkspilver

  There really isn't much good out there in the second hand market especially if you are a guy- men vastly outnumber women and the very few nice women can afford to be really choosy. Most have more baggage than Heathrow Airport left luggage. Try other options.....

  ah right, cool, bat for the other side then
  

  That's all folks!

  DarK SpilveR
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  Your opinion about dating sites?

  by nevaagain in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have been a jw all my life, while i also have a "spiritual divorce", which means i can remarry a jw again.

  i am not sure if i want to go that route again and dating in the jw world feels like a struggle sometimes.

  with all the rules.

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  darkspilver

  you mean apart from

  https://www.gotinder.com/

  ?
  

  That's all folks!

  DarK SpilveR