Posts by insidetheKH

i never was a jw (i make this point in - almost - every post) but having been brought up ('raised' for our us cousins) in a non-conformist fundy sect with 'rapture' aspirations, it wasn't that different.. i still have extended family members in it, or in that mindset, but we rarely discuss religion.

in particular, my sister and bil lost their son (my nephew) some years ago when he was just 13. their comfort is that he is in a 'better place' and i don't want to challenge that to them.. i keep up with all things jw here in this forum and maintain my academic interest and these are just my thoughts as an outsider, for what they are worth.. ime, those people who have heard of jws tend to lump them in with mormons and other crazies and have no knowledge or interest in them - other than to warn neighbours when they are about.. where i live should be prime 'witnessing' territory but they rarely come round, even in the recent leafletting campaign.

they are not as effective as the people who regularly call with the latest menus from the local curry/chinese/kebab houses.. on the occasions when jws have called, despite invitations to come in and have a cup of tea, etc., none has ever wanted to engage in conversation, far less progress to an invitation to a kh meeting or start a bible study (and i always present myself as an 'imterested householder').. my conversations with people in general and friends in the real world lead me to conclude that few people have heard of jws, those that have regard them as a minor irrevelant nuisance and that there is no interest in their message or beliefs.. a few months ago i did a 'drive-past' of the million pound seafront property in bangor, north wales that wt recently bought for use as a 'translation office' (ha ha!).

insidetheKH

Jehovah's Witnesses themselves are aware they are just a minor and tiny religion and throughout history it was always like that. The israelites were just a tiny nation.... noah and only 7 others were saved.. abraham and Lot only ones that were saved etc etc always tiny amounts of believers that were seen as 'right' and the big majority seen as 'wrong'

But Jehovah's Witnesses are confident that this will soon change. They are expecting all other religions to be done away with in a short period of time and are confident they alone will stay.

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Children calling jw adults uncle and auntie, when did that start?

by awakening in

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i cant figure out when the auntie and uncle thing started or why.

it sure is a peadophiles dream to have a kid they dont know call them uncle!

they are now in a special relationship.

insidetheKH

I did it too as a child but only to brothers and sisters that were close to my family. As a matter a fact i still have one couple (an elder and his wife) that i refer to as uncle and aunt the few times i see them during the year... lol i am 45 now :-)

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Caleb & Sofia have Mormon cousins

by wifibandit in

this was pointed out by throwingawayjehovah.

http://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/2lnkst/this_was_in_a_mormon_catalog_that_got_sent_to_us/.

http://www.coreyegbert.com/blog/i-want-to-be-baptized.

insidetheKH

this Mormon stuff

https :// www . lds . org / friend / online - activities / videos / little - friends ? lang = eng

looks like shit compared to JW stuff

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New Zealand News: Jehovah's Witness dies after refusing blood transfusion

by AndersonsInfo in

jehovah's witness dies after refusing blood transfusion.

monday, october 20, 2014.

3 news - nzn.

insidetheKH

the title of this topic is misleading. She was not one of Jehovah's Witnesses. As a matter a fact she was an EX-JW like most of the posters on this forum

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Watchtower circulation jumps up!

by factfinder in

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the jan. 1, 2015 w shows an updated printing of 52,946,000 copies each issue in 228 languages.. this is an increase of 7,002,000 copies per issue over last year, this is the biggest increase i have seen in the printing of the w per issue for any one year.

thus, including the study edition over 70 million copies of the w are now being printed each month.. .

i wonder if awake!

insidetheKH

@jwfacts there never were print numbers in the study edition

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Watchtower circulation jumps up!

by factfinder in

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friends

the jan. 1, 2015 w shows an updated printing of 52,946,000 copies each issue in 228 languages.. this is an increase of 7,002,000 copies per issue over last year, this is the biggest increase i have seen in the printing of the w per issue for any one year.

thus, including the study edition over 70 million copies of the w are now being printed each month.. .

i wonder if awake!

insidetheKH

expect it to increase more over the coming months and years. All those who said they were reducing are and will be proven wrong.

December 2012 the month before they did go from 32 to 16 pages the number of printed copies was 42 million in 195 languages now almost 53 million copies in 225 languages

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SPANISH KINGDOM HALLS BEING SOLD-OFF?

by The Searcher in

according to the letter (link below) out of 705 kingdom halls in spain, 295 are being disposed of.. if someone can translate german/spanish, it would throw some light on the specifics.. http://www.bruderinfo-aktuell.de/index.php/brief-zum-koenigreichssaalbauprogramm-in-spanien/#more-948.

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insidetheKH

no they are not sold off.

295 kindom halls will vacated but keep in mind that a lot of places are RENTED there. After vacating the 295 old ones, they are going to build 214 new Halls with a combined total of 261 auditoriums. Furthermore 156 Kingdom Halls get a complete makeover over the next 5 years.