The couches remind me of Brooklyn.
Nice-ish enough lobby. But NOBODY sitting around using it.
berrygerry
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Mr. Dropoff goes to Warwick!
by dropoffyourkeylee inmade a visit to warwick recently.
i’ll try to get some pics posted..
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CL&M part Jan 4 - annual meeting service report - our outstanding experiences
by loneranger inthis was the first part in the "living as christians" section of the meeting tonight.
speaker had two pioneers on the stage to relate their outstanding experiences for 2017. we have 23 pioneers and over 160 publishers in the hall.
our territory is densely populated with single family houses, apartments and condominiums.
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berrygerry
Another reason to stop printing Yearbooks.
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Analysis of 2017 vs 2016 Yearbook reports for Europe
by Splash inso these countries roughly constitute europe.. here's how well they did in 2017 vs 2016:.
2017 peak pubs.
2016 peak pubs.
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alanv
I'm sure the society know very well that the peak publishers is not an accurate way of measuring congregational service activity. But they have gone with it because the average publisher figures look even worse than the peak publishers figures.Of course they do. What other outfit knowingly counts people twice (or even more)?
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2011609?q=peak+publishers+counted+twice&p=par
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Don't you think that some people are just better off within the org?
by paradiseseeker inthis is my first post, i will introduce myself later.
first of all, i must say that english is not my mother tongue (i'm spanish), so excuse me if i make any mistake.. do you think that some people simply can't cope with being outside the jws?
some of them are too worldlyphobic to be around non-jws, too dependent on a fixed set of rules in order to carry on with their lives, too dependent on the hope of paradise and resurrection, too unable to leave their personal comfort zone within the organization.
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berrygerry
MrRoboto3 hours ago3 hours ago
berrygerry just curious can you give your top 3 best rated high control groups? (boy does that sound weird)
I have no idea.
But with Mormons, if you leave, you still have an education and career. Also, their shunning is nowhere as harsh as WT.
In the military, you get a salary with benefits and a pension.
Other than Scientology, I cannot think of a major high-control group worse than WT.
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Don't you think that some people are just better off within the org?
by paradiseseeker inthis is my first post, i will introduce myself later.
first of all, i must say that english is not my mother tongue (i'm spanish), so excuse me if i make any mistake.. do you think that some people simply can't cope with being outside the jws?
some of them are too worldlyphobic to be around non-jws, too dependent on a fixed set of rules in order to carry on with their lives, too dependent on the hope of paradise and resurrection, too unable to leave their personal comfort zone within the organization.
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berrygerry
Question should be:
Does a percentage of the population need to be directed by a high-control group?
Answer: Absolutely.
Secondary question: Is Watchtower the best, or one of the best, high-control groups?
Answer: Absolutely not.
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berrygerry
Yes, very sweet. He gives great info for kids:
"Literal war" (at 6:07)
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Human Rights Executive Order
by berrygerry inspeculation building.. thoughts?.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-blocking-property-persons-involved-serious-human-rights-abuse-corruption/.
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2017 Service Year Report Worldwide - INDIVIDUALLY LISTED LANDS and COUNTRIES
by darkspilver innow available:.
2017 service year report worldwide: table with individually listed lands and countries.
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berrygerry
My suggestion is to use a formula incorporating the change by country in the 2016 - 2017 Peak Pubs to use in guesstimating the change in 2016 - 2017 Avg Pubs.
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Forget the Christian Doom and Gloom Messages - Does the evidence show the humans are better or worse off?
by fulltimestudent inwhat does the evidence show?.
"...two distinguished scholars have tried to introduce a little reality into the debate about the world's trajectory.
swedish intellectual johan norberg and harvard university's steven pinker provide a persuasive antidote to the apocalyptical school of journalism.
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New round of elders and MS schools going on, anyone have a inside scoop on any of the info being shared there?
by optimisticskeptic inconfidential items are of most interest of course, just curious what they're talking about there in general and what are the newest things everyone is being warned about, etc.
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