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  We Lost Our Preaching MOJO, how do we get it back? 

  by skepticSam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone have any theories why our territory that's be reduced six or seven times over the last twenty years is not covered anymore?

  we use to cover our area in less than six months and now nobody really keeps track of how the preaching work by territory is going.

  is the advent of the mobile-literature machine why we don't see a zealous preaching spirit?

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  Village Idiot

  skepticSam,

  "We Lost Our Preaching MOJO, how do we get it back?"

  "...what are we going to do to get people motivated to preach more?"

  Why should we want them to improve their performance?
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  Crisis of Consience market price (we are in a bull market)

  by NewYork44M in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was considering getting another copy of one of ray's books and was shocked about the market value.

  is ray's book worth $1,000?

  perhaps, but it is a bit shocking.

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  Dogpatch, is there any way that you can take control of the book?
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  Churches use facial recognition software to track congregants

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://rt.com/news/270121-church-facial-recognition-software/.

  churches are joining the widening club of entities using big brother-style facial recognition software to track people.

  and they are doing so in secret, according to a producer of a specialized program designed for religious institutions.. churchix uses cctv footage or photos to match churchgoers against a database of high-resolution pictures that a church has to compile on its own.

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  Oh no, it's the mark of the beast! When will the Bitchtower start using it?
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  There's something very bizarre about Watchtower's use of the word pioneer.

  by Island Man in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have researched the meaning of the word pioneer in a number of online references.

  none of the meanings seem to match watchtower's use of the word.

  the word refers to persons who are trailblazers; persons who are the first to settle new territory; persons who initiate some new field or technology.. jws' use of the term to refer to publishers who spend a long time preaching every month, does not in the slightest bit, match the definition.

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  I don't know how early the JWs started using the word but if it was adopted in the early to mid 20th century when their numbers were low then it could be understandable how "pioneers" would be the ones to take the lead in the preaching work.

  By the way, the Soviet Union used the word pioneer in reference to their youth organizations.
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  what an interesting find for me

  by sowhatnow in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  im sure to use this the next time i accidentally get sucked into an argument with someone.

  im not ever understanding the idea behind any christian religion picking and choosing what they want to believe and follow, then have the nerve to claim they are right, when clearly this is obviously done.

  here is a site that shows not only how bloodthirsty and evil the god of the hebrew bible was, but how more ridiculous it is for jws to follow one twisted 'commandment' about eating blood, not only reading it wrong, but then not to do all the other commandments, willingly , do they think they are ancient israelites ?

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  sowhatnow:

  "im sure to use this the next time I accidentally get sucked into an argument with someone.

  ...

  "this sites article made it so easy for me.
  

  "after reading this, one can never again question whether the bible was a book by man or god, lol."

  Thanks for the compliment. I wrote that list of Bible abominations and contradictions you're referring to. In spite of its briefness it took me a few years to put it together.
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  Songs celebrating leaving the faith? Not being a puppet, mind controlled, living life, etc etc

  by aley63 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i am looking for some songs that are in ref to celebrating leaving, seeing the light, realizing what you were told wasnt right, being happy w your life, etc etc.

  all those emotions about being controlled and repressed, being told what you can feel or think or how to live, blindly following the "brotherhood ".

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  R.E.M. - Losing My Religion

  Life is bigger
  It's bigger
  And you, you are not me
  The lengths that I will go to
  The distance in your eyes
  Oh no, I've said too much
  I set it up
  
  That's me in the corner
  That's me in the spotlight
  Losing my religion
  Trying to keep up with you
  And I don't know if I can do it
  Oh no I've said too much
  I haven't said enough
  
  I thought that I heard you laughing
  I thought that I heard you sing
  I think I thought I saw you try
  
  Every whisper
  Of every waking hour
  I'm choosing my confessions
  Trying to keep an eye on you
  Like a hurt lost and blinded fool
  Oh no, I've said too much
  I set it up
  
  Consider this
  The hint of the century
  Consider this
  The slip that brought me
  To my knees failed
  What if all these fantasies
  Come flailing around
  Now I've said too much
  
  I thought that I heard you laughing
  I thought that I heard you sing
  I think I thought I saw you try
  
  But that was just a dream
  That was just a dream
  
  That's me in the corner
  That's me in the spotlight
  Losing my religion
  Trying to keep up with you
  And I don't know if I can do it
  Oh no I've said too much
  I haven't said enough
  
  I thought that I heard you laughing
  I thought that I heard you sing
  I think I thought I saw you try
  
  But that was just a dream, try, cry, why, try
  That was just a dream, just a dream, just a dream
  Dream
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  Guess I said more than I should have about "the truth"

  by paradisebeauty in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a sister came by my house today.

  not to see how i was or why i have not been to meetings for the past months - she needed to borrow some money for the upcoming convention.

  we chatted a little, and i cound not keep my mouth shut about some questions i have and some discoveries i made about the doctrine.

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  As George Orwell described it in his book 1984, thoughtcrime.
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  Revelations monsters and beasts just a retelling of the monsters of Tiamat?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in my studies i have found that much of the bible is a retelling of older stories from babylon, sumerian, and egypt.

  it's starting to look to me as though the writer of the book of revelations may have used the idea of tiamat 's monsters as his templet when writing about the beasts in this book.

  one similarity is the scorpion men or the men depicted as having scorpions tales that will ride around and kill a third of the earth.

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  I always thought that Revelation's "beasts" were inspired by Daniel's monsters. I'm sure that the author mined Biblical and non-biblical sources in his writings.
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  Reading this might be hard.. Emotionally.. This is the truth...

  by Jaewook kim in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  every second our watch ticks, thats frequency of our current time.

  the frequency will hit our reality every 1 second.. same method for rainbow frequency.. this is where i need your scientists.

  need confirmation of change on fact of time.. and this... is truth of jehovah.... under sugar water, blue light will appear on left side.. under salt water, red light will appear on right side.. this concept is same for our heart.

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  Village Idiot

  Jaewook Kim:
  

  "do we not see light at constant speed?"

  Light has been slowed down by scientists passing through certain elements. It even slows down a little bit when it goes through a window or water.
  

  prologos:

  "how can time be bent?"

  Time can be "bent" or warped or slowed down close to a black hole.
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  Reading this might be hard.. Emotionally.. This is the truth...

  by Jaewook kim in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  every second our watch ticks, thats frequency of our current time.

  the frequency will hit our reality every 1 second.. same method for rainbow frequency.. this is where i need your scientists.

  need confirmation of change on fact of time.. and this... is truth of jehovah.... under sugar water, blue light will appear on left side.. under salt water, red light will appear on right side.. this concept is same for our heart.

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  ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

  Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

  All mimsy were the borogoves,

  And the mome raths outgrabe.

  
  

  “Beware the Jabberwock, my son!

  The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!

  Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun

  The frumious Bandersnatch!”

  
  

  He took his vorpal sword in hand;

  Long time the manxome foe he sought—

  So rested he by the Tumtum tree

  And stood awhile in thought.

  
  

  And, as in uffish thought he stood,

  The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,

  Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,

  And burbled as it came!

  
  

  One, two! One, two! And through and through

  The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

  He left it dead, and with its head

  He went galumphing back.

  
  

  “And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?

  Come to my arms, my beamish boy!

  O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!”

  He chortled in his joy.

  
  

  ’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

  Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

  All mimsy were the borogoves,

  And the mome raths outgrabe.