berrygerry

Joined

• started 343 topics
• posted 2,380 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by berrygerry

• 
  35

  God is love, but if you dont love him back he will slaughter you!

  by BU2B in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this was one of the things that first got me thinking.

  i noticed how in books like "draw close to jehovah" they paint god as a loving, warm, just god who does not desire any to die.

  i could not love him at all, let alone with my whole heart.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  berrygerry

  Deut. 30:15-20 is often referred to - I was always puzzled by it.

  "You must choose life."

  OR?

  How is that a choice?
• 
  8

  APOLOGIST site addresses APOSTATE complaints

  by Terry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  this is a guess on my part.

  the watchtower society is using guerilla tactics to unofficially deal with apostatesthrough back channels.. .

  the bibles view the primary source for this minisite.gentile times reconsidered again, this time using the bible complete article appears in appendix asetting the record straight also sourced for this website.rolf furuli professor at university of oslo who supports 607jehovahs witnesses united apologetics, etc.the watchtower society as a un ngo demolishing the conspiracy theoryjw child abuse policy exposing the myths

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  berrygerry

  The one apologist site re-hashes the lie that I used to spread too:

  http://www.jehovahsjudgment.co.uk/watchtower-un-ngo/hailtothechief.html

  "During World War II the League of Nations had, for all intents and purposes, ceased to function in any practical or meaningful way. However, The Watchtower magazine reckoned on the re-emergence of the League of Nations in a new form, after interpreting the contents of the prophecies in Revelation. Yes — the Watchtower Society was interested in educating the public on the United Nations and how it will play a part in Bible prophecy — even before it was formed!"
• 
  30

  JW.org down?

  by jw07 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm seeing tons of comments from sad jws on my facebook feed saying that the beloved golden calf jw.org is offline.. what are you seeing when you try it?

  *crosses fingers* i wish it could never ever return.. are they getting too much traffic to support?.

  work of hackers?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  berrygerry

  Damn it...all we have done is added more hits to the website count of "900,000 hits per day" boast they made!

  Still an embarrassingly small amount of daily traffic for an org with over 8 million members.

  Walmart.ca (Just the Canadian site) receives 400,000 visitors per day.

  At one meeting, a family was interviewed, and they check JW site AT LEAST once per day (I used to check it every other day - hardly ever anything new.) I would use wol.jw during every meeting for research.

  Add in how many attempts are made to show the site in the new ministry, and, yes, 900,000 is not significant.

  However, the number of visitors is up, so maybe this will be the new distraction from the membership numbers.
• 
  30

  JW.org down?

  by jw07 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm seeing tons of comments from sad jws on my facebook feed saying that the beloved golden calf jw.org is offline.. what are you seeing when you try it?

  *crosses fingers* i wish it could never ever return.. are they getting too much traffic to support?.

  work of hackers?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  berrygerry

  IIB

  Think you've pinpointed it.

  (Aren't mobile sites supposed to be simpler, code-wise, etc.?)
• 
  62

  DELIGHTFUL DROP IN MEMORIAL ATTENDANCES: 2011 VERSUS 2014!

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  the us kingdom ministry shows the collective total 2014 memorial attendances of the countries that now comprise the us territory in 2014: 2,610,810.. those countries are: the usa, bermuda, jamaica, turks and caicos and puerto rico.. the same collective total for those same countries three years ago - 2011 - was 2,666,592.. that's a decrease of 55,782 from 2011 to 2014. i am happified.. while there has been the occasional year in which memorial attendances from one year to the next have shown decrease, this is a first: decline evident over a three-year period.. comments please!.

  .

  anyone have the know how on how to provide the link for the kingdom ministry download?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  berrygerry

  Can you post the numbers from each year over the past 5 years?

  Also, when did the Memorial tract campaigns begin?
• 
  6

  Hey Anyone Want a Cool ex-JW Button??http://www.zazzle.com/watchtower+buttons

  by daringhart13 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.zazzle.com/watchtower+buttons .

  these are so funny ....i think i broke a rib.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  berrygerry

  Thanks for sharing.

  Some great buttons.
• 
  11

  I was a publisher of falsehoods

  by scotoma in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the biggest regret i have about association with jw's is that they used me to publish their lies.. yeah.

  a publisher.

  think about the responsibility of a "publisher".. a publisher takes pride in bringing "truth" to the public.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  berrygerry

  That's what bothers me.

  I was a very successful pioneer.

  I remember using Mt. 24:34.

  I also remember reasoning with people: How did they know in 1942 that the League of Nations would be revived?

  Never knew that this was a rehash of the previous interpretation in the Enemies book, and that the UN was essentially started in 1940.

  No internet, so they could get away with such "prophecy."
• 
  74

  Robin Williams passes

  by designs in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  don't know quite what to say.

  just stunned at the news.

  comic genius and actor.. share your favorite robin williams moments.. .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  berrygerry

  Sadly, it's not surprising.

  I've watched him "religiously" (Simon - don't ban me) for decades on talk shows and elsewhere.

  He had a terrific sense of humour and awesome mimic skills (not Rich Little, but good).

  He often spoke openly of his depression.

  Most of the top comedians suffer from this dichotomy.

  It is tragic.

  Hopefully, whatever the next life is, he will be bringing laughter into it.
• 
  12

  Aug 1/87 WT p 32 - WT Index 1930-1985 has indexed EVERY publication

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  interesting quote on the back page.. "this new book has indexed every publication produced by the watch tower bible and tract society since 1930.".

  (also on the cd wt library).

  funny then that the life everlasting book (1966) never made it in..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  berrygerry

  The 1930-1985 Index on the 2013 WTLIB definitely has references to "li" which is the "Life Everlasting" book from 1966

  Sorry, can you provide an example?

  For example, if I type in "Victim twisted on cross" there is 1 result, which is what I was looking for, the Aug 15, 1987 WT.

  Now, if I type in "How appropriate it would be for Jehovah God" which is par. 43, page 30 of the Life Everlasting book, it doesn't show up.
• 
  12

  Aug 1/87 WT p 32 - WT Index 1930-1985 has indexed EVERY publication

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  interesting quote on the back page.. "this new book has indexed every publication produced by the watch tower bible and tract society since 1930.".

  (also on the cd wt library).

  funny then that the life everlasting book (1966) never made it in..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  berrygerry

  There are two noteworthy things about this book.

  It, and the Impossible to Lie book, were the only ones so important that a pocket deluxe edition was made (I have them).

  Second, in the famous chart on page 35, the last entry in the Chart of Significant Dates is:
  1975 End of 6th 1,000-year day of man's existence (in early autumn).

  Right above this entry is:
  1966 Book Life Everlasting-in Freedom of the Sons of God to be released Saturday, June 25, 1966.

  A book so important that it itself is in the Chart of Significant Dates of mankind's history doesn't even a few years later make it into the WT index.