Posts by stan livedeath

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My old congregation is being shuttered

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

i just found out from my jehovah's witness cousin that my old congregation is being shuttered due to lack of elders, less than 20 members attending, and that the congregation cannot meet their monthly expenses.. here is a congregation that was started in 1975 with less than 15 members.

it grew to 185 members in the 1990's.

the congregation grew so large that the elders decided to split the congregation in two.

stan livedeath

i wonder if there are any KHs that are NOT now owned by the watchtower?

There must be a fair few that were built with cash donated , loaned by members--bequeathed in wills etc---that were NEVER mortgaged to the society ?

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My old congregation is being shuttered

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

i just found out from my jehovah's witness cousin that my old congregation is being shuttered due to lack of elders, less than 20 members attending, and that the congregation cannot meet their monthly expenses.. here is a congregation that was started in 1975 with less than 15 members.

it grew to 185 members in the 1990's.

the congregation grew so large that the elders decided to split the congregation in two.

stan livedeath

its positive decline--also known as negative growth.

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How many new converts do you remember as a JW?

by SydBarrett in

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inspired by the "whats the reason you think jw's are in decline" thread.

my belief is that almost all the growth, at least in the western world is due to jw's having kids.

i was a 4th generation jw from birth till about age 20, so the timeframe i can comment on would be my teen years.

stan livedeath

i recall in the last cong i was in--in the early 70,--there was a huge growth spurt--all the new members will simply jw families having moved from other parts of the country.

Then there was quite a buzz when a new young couple, with a child started to attend. But it was no good--they were both grown up jw kids who had left in their teens to sow wild outs--got together--and came back on board to get their cards stamped before 1975.

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What`s the reason some of you think JW`s are in decline ?

by smiddy3 in

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from what i can see no such thing is happening.i became a jw in 1960 and remained for about 30 years and the numbers of active jw`s today in the world are far greater than they were back then.. and here in australia the numbers are much higher than they were back then .. so i don`t see that their in decline or have any worries about losing support .. don`t the numbers speak for themselves ?.

is it just wishful thinking on your part ?.

stan livedeath

they had a lot of children in the 70s. those children have had children--thats the growth.

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Does the Governing Body already know that Jehovah (the name) came from Babylon the Great?

by Chevelle in

i'll start by stating the obvious... according to the watchtower, the catholic church is a huge part of babylon the great which is led by satan and his demons.

raymundus martini, a catholic monk (who "represents" babylon the great to some extent), woke up one day in the 13th century and decided to alter yhwh so it can be easily pronounced.

hence the spanish-ish version of yhwh was created... jehova... (sounds something like this in spanish: heh-o-va).

stan livedeath

as ive said on here numerous times YHWH should be read from right to left...HWHY

so the americanised version of gods holy name should really be pronounced HUWEE.

But what really grinds my gears is shortened jehovah to JAH or --even worse--JEH.

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Link between relationships and health/happiness

by ExBethelitenowPIMA in

even though i’m agnostic so will not commit to either intelligent design or chance, i love being part of the congregation for the close personal relationships.. there is such a great atmosphere inside the congregation it really is like a family and you don’t get this anywhere else.. a real friend is someone you can rely on when you are in need.

if things go wrong for you and you are going through a hard time you know real friends will be there for you.

as long as you didn’t bring it on yourself by going against gods law then you have to prove you are repentant first of course.. there is a lot of research now saying that good friends is essential for healthy and happiness.

stan livedeath

@exbethelite

i cant imagine the turmoil you are choosing to endure. You are--in effect--lying to your so-called friends. You are using their friendship to your own ends.

Do you really think you will survive armageddon living your 2 faced existence ?

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Normal people don't give a darn if you're a witness

by XBEHERE in

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this was posted on exjw reddit, check it out if some of you never have.

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/13q6k5l/normal_people_dont_give_a_darn_if_youre_a_witness/ .

i find this to be the case, people in general are so not interested in religion that they really could care less about jws.

stan livedeath

the majority of people dont know what any religions believe--in fact they all believe pretty much the same things--even jws.

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My neighbour's views on J.W's

by Phizzy in

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i came across a thread on a site for neighbours, which includes quite a wide area really, many square miles containing a lot of villages, and a couple of towns.

it is so we can swap unwanted goods, inform each other of local crimes and scams etc, and we can vent.. there was a post that said the lady did not want this crap coming through her door, a letter and a tract from a j.w.

i won't post the thread here , as at least one xjw is on there, but all the comments below her post were anti-jw !

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Anthony ,Tony , Morris where is he ? How is he ? Anyone ?

by smiddy3 in

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has anybody any information as to the whereabouts or the health of anthony morris ?.

stan livedeath

it was touched on--in another thread--about AM3 and the GB insistence on jws3 being vaccinated.

Wasnt AM a medic in the war ? perhaps he knew more about the risks of the vaccinations than the other GB members?