There has been a recent effort to keep the blood cards on file. At our hall each service group coordinator is responsible for collecting those of his group. I am fairly sure that there was a letter more recent than that KM regarding this but I have no idea when it was.
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Blood Cards on File with the Elders?
by EyesOpenHeartBroken ini have a question for elders here or recent elders.
were the elders, in the last 10 years, given instruction to keep a copy of every publishers blood card on file at the kh?.
we moved to our current cong 6 years ago, and shortly after we moved in, the boe requested everyone update and give a copy of card to the kh.
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Next year will be a very tough year for me
by never a jw inmy new year resolution is to invest more of my time with my family and friends.
also, as i approach retirement ( i am 50), i need to make sure there's enough to keep me and my wife going beyond our eighties.
i want to thank all of you because my time here, posting and reading, have been a great learning experience.
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Ignoranceisbliss
50 can be close to retirement if your in a union or have been good with your money. I hope that you have a good year! -
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Yearbook 2016: Annual Report (15177 Partakers)
by Designer Stubble inthe 2016 yearbook is up on jw.orgbranches of jehovahs witnesses: 89 (was 90)number of lands reporting: 240 (was 239)total congregations: 118016 (was 115416)worldwide memorial attendance: 19,862,763 (was 19,950,019) decreasememorial partakers worldwide: 15,177 (was 14,121 in 2013:13,204) large increasepeak of publishers in kingdom service: 8,220,105 (was 8,201,205) minor increaseaverage publishers preaching each month: 7,987,279 (was 7,867,958)percentage of increase over 2014: 1.5 (was 2.2)total number baptized: 260,273 (was 275,581)average auxiliary pioneer publishers each month: 443,504 (was 635,298) huge decreaseaverage pioneer publishers each month: 1,135,210 (was 1,089,446)total hours spent in field: 1,933,473,727 (was 1,945,487,604) decreaseaverage home bible studies each month: 9,708,968 (was 9,499,933)
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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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How much is a Billion bucks to the Borg
by Ignoranceisbliss inin recent news articles it's been suggested that properties currently up for sale in brooklyn will fetch around $1,000,000,000.
just how significant is this kind of money to the wtbts?
my estimation is that would be the equivalent to 3 years worth of donations from every us witness.
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How much is a Billion bucks to the Borg
by Ignoranceisbliss inin recent news articles it's been suggested that properties currently up for sale in brooklyn will fetch around $1,000,000,000.
just how significant is this kind of money to the wtbts?
my estimation is that would be the equivalent to 3 years worth of donations from every us witness.
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In recent news articles it's been suggested that properties currently up for sale in Brooklyn will fetch around $1,000,000,000. Just how significant is this kind of money to the WTBTS? My estimation is that would be the equivalent to 3 years worth of donations from every US witness. That's figuring on each pub donating $27/month to the organization. (This seems about right not counting what they donate to the local hall). This is a ton of money. It could pay 1000 molestation cases at 1 million a piece. -
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The Pain of Coming to a Decision
by daniel-p init's been at least a couple years since i've posted anything on here, and much longer than that since when i was active.
ten years ago i first came here all in turmoil over my disillusionment of my beliefs.
i've been through lots of ups and downs since then.
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Ignoranceisbliss
I can feel your pain my brother. I also have two kids under 5 and soon enough we will be a divided household. One thing I have come to appreciate is that there is no concrete right decision to make. We make a decision and then try to make the best of that situation. I wish you and tour family the best. -
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Boredom at the Kingdom Hall meetings
by RULES & REGULATIONS input aside all the stupid rules,beliefs,doctrines and practices of the jehovah's witnesses.this is one of the main reasons why i stopped attending all meetings!
boredom.
monotone speakers.
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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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Dumb and dumber
"some people weren't meant for life on the road"
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Basic Principles for Forum Moderation
by Simon ina perennial issue for any online forum is moderation and applying rules.
we have a set of community guidelines and posting guidelines that are intended to make clear what is and isn't acceptable but this tends to focus on the obvious standards of behavior for, well, obvious reasons.
it's easy to talk about people being aggressive or insulting etc... as those are common and clearly unwanted behaviors and the typical issue for online communities - the most likely things to come up.. does this mean that everything *not* on the list is allowed?
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Ignoranceisbliss
Thanks for your hard work. A lot of us enjoy the site and put in zero effort For it, myself included. I imagine that being a site moderator is a lot more difficult than people would think