What Vidiot said.
They are reinventing themselves for sure but this does not imply a demise. As has been brought up previously they could lose 50% of their members and still be able to operate. However, their greed might cause them dearly.
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It's Over Johnny....The Demise of Jehovah's Witnesses
by ctrwtf ini think i've mentioned before that from time to time my commute on the bqe takes me past the old factory buildings and the soon to be former headquarters building.
i was struck the other day with how shabby they've become.
even 25 columbia heights, still currently occupied, its facade is filthy.
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A coming out story to my mother.
by JennyBoo inso i actually came out to my mother a few days ago.
told her how i really felt about being a jw (jehovah's witness) and how i wasn't straight.
i wasn't surprised by the disapproving response i got because really, i wasn't expecting any more.
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HappyDad, I've found that clicking "copy" on the picture and then inserting the picture in the box works. You have to edit because the picture usually disappears the first time but when you edit the picture reappears and then it will show.
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Islamic ISIS, the Christian Jehovah’s Witnesses, the Watchtower, and their Governing Body
by 9328737 inhi everybody, .
i am currently working on this subject in my blog just in case you are interested.. http://testigoscristianosdejehova.blogspot.com/2015/02/islamic-isis-christian-jehovahs_22.html.
thanks!.
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would it have been different if we knew why?
by sowhatnow ini always took issue with the idea of no one knowing why a person got df.. i know im not alone.. i complained to my mother about this when i was younger, explaining that how do we know what it is that gets a person df if no one knows what they did?
my moms answer was , .
'if people knew a persons personal faults and what they did , others would not be so forgiving when they were reinstated, because we'd always view them with that view, so in other words, if when so n so, committed fornication, and the whole cong would know it, if they announced from the platform then his/her reputation would be permanently stained' .
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@ brandnew:
"That announcement mighta backfired on making me look bad. But keeping it secret, makes me really look bad."
If you were still in touch with anyone in the congregation you could tell them what happened and have the person spread it around. People might think better of you.
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Patterson vs Walkill vs Warwick
by Magnum ini understand that warwick is to be the new world headquarters of jws, patterson is an educational complex, and walkill is a literature production center.
will patterson continue to be used as it is now after the completion of warwick?
if not, what will happen to it?
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@ brandnew, insidetheKH is complaining that this offshoot of a subject is off topic but I believe that the human cost is every bit as important as the financial/real estate costs and machinations. Whatever it is that they do with their property is bound to have an effect on those who presumably will live and work there.
@insidetheKH, yes, it is slightly off topic but close enough to warrant some attention.
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Patterson vs Walkill vs Warwick
by Magnum ini understand that warwick is to be the new world headquarters of jws, patterson is an educational complex, and walkill is a literature production center.
will patterson continue to be used as it is now after the completion of warwick?
if not, what will happen to it?
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@ insidetheKH: "...you don't have a clue what you are talking about"
A lot of us do have a clue as to the human costs of the Watchtower's reorganization. A few people here have personally known cases of people getting booted out without a means of support.
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Why would the Society put this picture of a 'nuclear bomb' on a WT cover talking about Armageddon?
by Esse quam videri ineffects of a nuclear bomb video - .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aza-2wopcfy.
just trying to understand their 'thinking'.
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What is dating as a JW like
by UFCFan infirst off i want to say that i'm a teenager which makes my situation interesting.
i don't want to give too many details in case someone i know reads this but i'm between 14 and 18, homeschooled, and i've been awake for around one or one and a half years.
i already have a plan to attend usc or wisconsin university if i'm smart enough to get in and then move to san jose and try and get a job working for a hs football team or with a soccer team, since i want to coach sports or be an agent.. now, this all sounds great in theory but there's one thing i've been thinking about that makes me doubt my plan.
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UFCFan, If you have a learning disability you will need to put in twice the effort into school. All the more reason to avoid any relationship JW or anyone else. Choose wisely and with a clear head.
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Funny story about dumb JW rules
by cookiemaster insome years ago (the year when i got baptized), i was at a district convention (or whatever they call them these days) with my best friend.
he had a part in one of those acting parts at the convention (i have no idea the term jw's use for them in english).
anyway, we were both seeing through the bullshit of the borg but weren't aware at the time of this forum or other "apostate" groups, nor of the full extent of the perversity of this religion.
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@ brandnew: "There was a letter on my seat, saying thank you."
You gave a "good witness" (Do they still use that phrase?).
