Posts by lurkernomore

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Which window cleaners gave the talks at Twickenham this year?

by usualusername in

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just curious!.

The long weekend of B.S begins - UK.

by quellycatface in

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isn't going to be wonderful??.

not being there..

I'm sure you'd all love to know this, but the family and I have come down with d&v just in time for what is undoubtedly our last convention! I joked with my wife that it was jehovahs way of telling us that we were making the right choice lol. Although I'd rather not feel washed out for the next few days.

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Plastic Surgery and JW's

by lurkernomore in

has anyone ever seen any articles on the appropriateness of plastic surgery for wittos?

just popped into my head at work and don't think i can ever recall this even being given a mention at the meetings or in the literature.

i guess it would fall into the same sort of bracket as tattoos, but then again looking at some of the mutton in our circuit it looks like they've indulged in this at some point.

lurkernomore

Thanks Blondie!

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Plastic Surgery and JW's

by lurkernomore in

has anyone ever seen any articles on the appropriateness of plastic surgery for wittos?

just popped into my head at work and don't think i can ever recall this even being given a mention at the meetings or in the literature.

i guess it would fall into the same sort of bracket as tattoos, but then again looking at some of the mutton in our circuit it looks like they've indulged in this at some point.

lurkernomore

Has anyone ever seen any articles on the appropriateness of plastic surgery for wittos? Just popped into my head at work and don't think I can ever recall this even being given a mention at the meetings or in the literature. I guess it would fall into the same sort of bracket as tattoos, but then again looking at some of the mutton in our circuit it looks like they've indulged in this at some point.

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Publisher Statistics

by lurkernomore in

i was watching a couple videos on youtube earlier and always like to peruse the comments at the bottom of the page.. i'm no sure if this has been discussed recently, but one indivdual made the claim that the societies numbers are massively over inflated, as he/she believes that they include inactive, df'd and da'd in their figures.. does anyone have any information to confirm this or i this just another assumption made without evidence?.

(also has anyone heard from witnessmyfury lately?

i had a pm chat with him a few days ago but not had a reply to my latest msgs.

lurkernomore

Ha perhaps they'll start calling regular publishers, pioneers to really make things look 'good' lol

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Fresh Newcomer

by Yondaime in

hi guys, my name is yondaime,.

my will to remain in this relgious sect is fading, i'm about to be a freshman(just turned 18) in college.

, i have seen so many terrible things happen to good people in this cult and i'm sick of it!

lurkernomore

Welcome Yondaime!

@jwfacts: Accounting can't be that bad ;)

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Is the organisation still obsessed with attacking the R.C.church ? , in their publications ?

by smiddy in

for the 33 years i was "in" their seemed to be a constant barrage against catholicism from either the watchtower or awake mags., and hardly a peep out of them towards other individual faiths .. i havent read any of their publications for well over 20 years and was just wondering if anything has changed in this regard .. smiddy.

lurkernomore

They tend to refer to christendom as a whole these days. As was mentioned though individuals still refer to Catholicism when criticising other religions. Never Islam or Buddhism or Hinduism though, funny that.

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Publisher Statistics

by lurkernomore in

i was watching a couple videos on youtube earlier and always like to peruse the comments at the bottom of the page.. i'm no sure if this has been discussed recently, but one indivdual made the claim that the societies numbers are massively over inflated, as he/she believes that they include inactive, df'd and da'd in their figures.. does anyone have any information to confirm this or i this just another assumption made without evidence?.

(also has anyone heard from witnessmyfury lately?

i had a pm chat with him a few days ago but not had a reply to my latest msgs.

lurkernomore

Thanks for that factfinder very informative!

I think the point Juan made is valid and has made a few appearances lately in that most growth, as stagnant as it is, does come from families already associated. On top of that the vulnerability off people in our locality is definitely pounced upon as the WT uses this as proof that we need to give them the 'truth' to improve their lives and become closer to god.

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Publisher Statistics

by lurkernomore in

i was watching a couple videos on youtube earlier and always like to peruse the comments at the bottom of the page.. i'm no sure if this has been discussed recently, but one indivdual made the claim that the societies numbers are massively over inflated, as he/she believes that they include inactive, df'd and da'd in their figures.. does anyone have any information to confirm this or i this just another assumption made without evidence?.

(also has anyone heard from witnessmyfury lately?

i had a pm chat with him a few days ago but not had a reply to my latest msgs.

lurkernomore

I belive there was a mention of rough numbers just a couple days ago. The Watchtower referred to something like 2.5 million Baptisms over x amount of years, those years were then cross referenced with actual increase in publishers over the same time period and it was only something like 1.5 million. So near to 40% equivalent of those who come in leave again, if were just talking pure stats.

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Publisher Statistics

by lurkernomore in

i was watching a couple videos on youtube earlier and always like to peruse the comments at the bottom of the page.. i'm no sure if this has been discussed recently, but one indivdual made the claim that the societies numbers are massively over inflated, as he/she believes that they include inactive, df'd and da'd in their figures.. does anyone have any information to confirm this or i this just another assumption made without evidence?.

(also has anyone heard from witnessmyfury lately?

i had a pm chat with him a few days ago but not had a reply to my latest msgs.

lurkernomore

Not only that, but because they obviously 'DON'T BRAG IN NUMBERS', growth or an increase in a lot of stats is definitely a sign that the end is so so close, even if the vast majority of growth comes from born in JW's.