I haven't pored through all of this thread, but what I have read is nothing but the biggest bunch of BS ever.
Is there a bloody question?
berrygerry
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Watchtower purchases CoC copyright for undisclosed amount!
by the girl next door innow what is your stance?
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Jehovahs witnesses fastest growing religion, my ass.
by Crazyguy inthey the wt are always stating this, yet let's look at just one set of figures.
the average birth rate in the world is roughly 18 babies born per thousand.
the catholics have a membership of roughly 1 billion members.
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I'm still game for wagers on growth in the Western world - waiting for them stats, boys. -
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Canada zone visit March 2016
by Richard_I incanada's getting a zone visit in march 2016, but no mention of who's doing the visit.
praying it's anthony morris and we get our own tight pants talk.
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berrygerry
Just a bore-fest, used as another day to collect donations - time-shift viewings at Assembly Halls. -
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Jehovahs witnesses fastest growing religion, my ass.
by Crazyguy inthey the wt are always stating this, yet let's look at just one set of figures.
the average birth rate in the world is roughly 18 babies born per thousand.
the catholics have a membership of roughly 1 billion members.
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berrygerry
When was the last time the Watchtower claimed to be the fastest growing religion? I didn't think since the 1950s.
I heard it in a comment a few weeks back.
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Wire-Rim Glasses
by berrygerry instumbled upon www.towerwatch.com.
a ministry of misery.
depression.
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berrygerry
Knorr's style would have passed.
Lennon's were these:
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Wire-Rim Glasses
by berrygerry instumbled upon www.towerwatch.com.
a ministry of misery.
depression.
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berrygerry
Toronto is not east!
No, Toronto is Canada, right. (TIC) (Used to be anti-TO, but have grown up a bit.)
Must have been a regional thing.
Yes, this was prairies.
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Wire-Rim Glasses
by berrygerry instumbled upon www.towerwatch.com.
a ministry of misery.
depression.
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berrygerry
This rings of horse puckey to me, Perhaps in *his* congregation, not mine.
Although I was quite young, I faintly remember this.
My best friend was never baptized, and later on, when he was 16 or so and he had left home and the Borg, he wore a pair. At the time, we called them "granny glasses" (probably after Granny Clampett of Beverley Hillbillies).
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Wire-Rim Glasses
by berrygerry instumbled upon www.towerwatch.com.
a ministry of misery.
depression.
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berrygerry
Stumbled upon www.towerwatch.com
A Ministry of Misery
Depression. What are some of the problems the Witnesses have? All kinds of mental diseases could be listed. Essentially, the main problems are depression, feeling of helplessness, worry, doubt, and conflicts in the congregation. The elders try to enforce extremely rigid rules. For a few years wire-rimmed glasses were condemned. If a person came into a Kingdom Hall with wire rims, that individual would have to sit down for a conference. He would be told, "We notice you are wearing wire rims. You are falling out of the truth. We are concerned about this. We think you need help." It becomes absurd after a whileThis rings a bell of the John Lennon era.
Anyone else?
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Update on everything going on in JW Land - Insider Information
by thedepressedsoul ini'd like to start off by saying that i will be very vague in everything i say.
i am fairly "high up" in jw land and have to be somewhat careful how i word and say stuff.
sorry in advance if any specific details are left out.
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berrygerry
Like many totalitarian groups, (political, economic), religion began losing its grip of control upon its masses in the 1960's.
Although Knorr's Watch Tower railed against the big 3 of Revelation (politics, commerce, religion), he railed moreso against the social revolution of that time.
Aside from the pre-1975 hype, Watch Tower has been in a downward-spiral since the 1960's.
Over 20 years ago, I attended a Chatauqua revival festival locally. ( http://www.chautauqua.org/ ) The premier speaker (a very prominent political/social leader of his time) extolled the virtues of the time-period, and how we needed to return to that era. The whole thing was as boring as a Sunday talk that you've heard 10 times before. Needless to say, it was not held the following year.
If an impoverished African would have been able to attend, yes, you bet, glowing reviews - and excitement for him to return, and beg his neighbours to attend with him.
Based on the participation of the members on this board, it would seem that the Service Committee is the Cultural Division of the Borg. However, they must be Chatauqua-era delusionists - without a clue that not only are the 60's over, ALL of the Western World has moved on.
African growth - for sure.
Brain-dead widows attending week-after-week - yup.
Power-hungry loser males needing confirmation of their worth - some.
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Update on everything going on in JW Land - Insider Information
by thedepressedsoul ini'd like to start off by saying that i will be very vague in everything i say.
i am fairly "high up" in jw land and have to be somewhat careful how i word and say stuff.
sorry in advance if any specific details are left out.
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berrygerry
Anakin 6 hours ago
Thank you, for sharing it..
I think that the WT, is like a great oiler-tank, on sea, that isn't able anymore to change direction...
Hey, quit stealing the Borg's illustrations:
Similarly, a supertanker may coast onward for five miles [8 km] after the engines are shut off. Even if the engines are thrown into reverse, the tanker may still plow on for two miles [3 km]! It is similar with human organizations that are prone to rigidity and unreasonableness. Because of pride, men often refuse to adapt to changing needs and circumstances. Such rigidity has bankrupted corporations and even toppled governments. (Proverbs 16:18) How happy we can be that neither Jehovah nor his organization is anything like that!
