People have an obsession with their equity as if it’s worth anything at all. “Equity” is only a word. It only becomes “money” if you downsize from a home that’s pretty much paid off to a home that’s valued at a lot less. Otherwise, equity is just an opportunity for borrowing. Great for lenders; not so great for people who have to pay the interest on all that money they’ve borrowed. So get over feeling “rich” because you have equity. You aren’t rich until you’ve converted that equity into cash./p>
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What's the status of this org financially?
by megaboy insoooo... i think the main strength of this group is having the finances to keep this con game going.
i'm hoping that the pedophilia cases are draining them dry so we can be rid of this stumbling block from an organizational stand point.
how is the constant surge of bad news getting out on them effecting the everyday person in this organization?
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The Lion Awakes
by eric hendrickson inmy name is eric hendrickson.
i have been on a journey led by the holy spirit which has brought to this point that has allowed for me to open the seventh seal and understand god's master plan.
i am the lion from the lost tribe of judah who has come to the world and be the messiah king.
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berrygerry
Your Eminence.
Thank you for choosing this forum to reveal yourself.
I notice that you are using the earthly body as a son of Hendrick.
Would that be as a descendant of Jimi, or a variation thereof?
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Years ago son raised a few years as a JW. Now struggles with depression
by Check_Your_Premises inbackground:.
i spent some time here awhile back as an unbelieving mate of a jw wife.
i learned a lot, and was able to be supportive and understanding when she decided to leave the jw.. unfortunately, my son seems to have internalized many of the jw teachings.
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berrygerry
Everyone that has been touched by a high-control group is impacted, most to a significant degree.
The average therapist has little or no concept of the degree of damage that has been done.
You, your child, and his therapist should all read Bonnie Zieman's book:
http://www.amazon.com/EXiting-JW-Cult-Handbook-Witnesses/dp/1508477132
http://www.exitingthejwcult.com/p/if-you-are-going-to-see-mental-health.html
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Can my friend be DFd for dating a non witness and wanting to get married to him
by cognitivedizzy indear all, need some advice .
in my country one can get dfd for pretty much anything the bullies want to df you for.
but is there any specific guidelines that state one can or cannot be dfd for marrying a non witness.
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berrygerry
If the elders "advise" someone to stop dating, courting, etc. anyone, and there is not a stopping, yes, they can, for "brazen conduct."
(Brazen conduct is anything not covered by anything else.)
If a Dub up and marries someone without having been advised otherwise, then they should not be DF'd, but they will not earn "privileges" indefinitely.
(This is, of course, predicated on the Dub being "scripturally free" to marry.)
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2016 Yearbook service report stats - Excel spreadsheet download available
by Westenddave inhello,.
i've posted the 2016 yearbook service report in excel format for public download.
here's the link: http://www.filedropper.com/2016yearbookofjwinexcelformat.
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berrygerry
I've posted the 2016 yearbook service report in excel format for public download. Here's the link: http://www.filedropper.com/2016yearbookofjwinexcelformat
Could you be talked into converting: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 into excel?
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2016 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses
by wifibandit inthe 2016 yearbook is now on the official site.
pdf.
it has been added to the archive of all prior yearbooks.
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2016 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses
by wifibandit inthe 2016 yearbook is now on the official site.
pdf.
it has been added to the archive of all prior yearbooks.
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berrygerry
Peak publishers 2014 - 8,201,545
Peak publishers 2015 - 8,220,105
270k baptized, and peak increase by 18,560 - average by 119,321
BTW - Aug 15, 2011 QFR
Peak publishers and average publishers. “Publishers” includes baptized Witnesses of Jehovah as well as unbaptized ones who qualify to be Kingdom preachers. “Peak publishers” is the highest number reporting for any one month of the service year and may include late reports that were not added to the preceding month’s report. In this way some publishers may be counted twice. However, the peak figure does not include the number of publishers who actually shared in the ministry but forgot to report. This emphasizes the importance of each publisher reporting promptly each month. “Average publishers” is the typical number of different ones reporting time in the ministry each month.
Clear?
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Herodium - Why downplayed on jw.org ?
by berrygerry inwatching pbs.. herodium - a mountain built by herod.. wt obliquely states that herod build his palace upon a "hill.".
what bs.. this guy created a mountain unequaled, even by the pyramids, and then built his palace upon it.. why the non-mention of this historic feat?.
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berrygerry
Watching PBS.
Herodium - a MOUNTAIN built by Herod.
WT obliquely states that Herod build his palace upon a "hill."
What BS.
This guy created a mountain unequaled, even by the pyramids, and then built his palace upon it.
Why the non-mention of this historic feat?
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No One Ever Thanks Police ??
by berrygerry inso, this week's sm has extracts from the yearbook.. the [police] chief turned to his assistant and said, in all my 32years of serving on the force, i have never heard anyonethank us for our work!.
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in our area, people thank the police daily, never mind in 32 years..
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berrygerry
So, this week's SM has extracts from the Yearbook.
The [police] chief turned to his assistant and said, “In all my 32
years of serving on the force, I have never heard anyone
thank us for our work!”Really?
In our area, people thank the police daily, never mind in 32 years.
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Favourite Movie quotes...
by Tornintwo ininspiring, funny...you choose.... i'll start with inspiring: .
frodo: i wish the ring had never come to me.
i wish none of this had happened.gandalf: so do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide.
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berrygerry
You always were an asshole, Gorman