Posts by ILoveTTATT2

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Sad news from the Spanish Front

by Hecce in

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i think the majority of forum friends are aware of the existence of a vibrant watchtower opposition in the spanish field.

for about 13 years the extj forum was probably the main instrument for that endeavor, sadly the couple sponsoring that site decided to close it at the end of last year.

it seems like they were overwhelmed with personal obligations and responsibilities; they were covering a 100% of the expenses without any outside cooperation or publicity.. after the closing of their forum, some of the friends started new sites to keep the flow of information alive.

ILoveTTATT2

Hi,

I've been highly involved in the Spanish exJW community for some time, and we absolutely need a forum!!

The closest thing to a forum right now is the groups on Facebook.

In terms of QUALITY websites, the absolute best imho is jwfacts.

Therefore, jwfacts IS being translated into Spanish.

If you want to check it out, go to www.verdadtj.com

The goal is to finish translating it (there are over 100 articles about 20 pages long each) by 2019.

I am on track, as I am translating an article per week, and have been on track for the past 4 weeks.

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RC 2017

by wifibandit in

due to last years success, i will post everything related to the 2017 regional convention in this thread.. to start us off.... thanks to exjw reddit user ich3b we have advance notice of the theme (this is not a joke!).

the theme for the 2017 regional convention is: "don’t give up!” .

as always, if you have access to confidential materials you would like to leak but need to protect your identity, pm me or email me: wifibandit1 (at) gmail.

ILoveTTATT2

Any new leaks? Does anyone have the outline?

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Scientology Superbowl Ad

by azor in

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simply disgusted with that double standard by our system at times.

cutting ads that question trumps bigoted wall, yet allowing a cult ad in.

wtf..

ILoveTTATT2

???? This thread has been seriously derailed. I thought it was about scientology???

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Watchtower No.3 2017 - The Four Horesmen

by pale.emperor in

this is the first time i've read through a watchtower magazine in about a year.

although i've been our only 8 months it really git me how crazy i must have sounded when i was a jw talking to non jws.. while other bible based religions talk about the 4 horsemen and back up their theories with other scriptures or historical evidence, the watchtower have taken so such steps.

1914 is thrown in there as if it's universally agreed that jesus started ruling since then.. even when i was a jw i never really understood why, if the pale horse represents jesus, why is he first?

ILoveTTATT2

Four Whores' Men?

I like the sound of that better!!

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Are there stats for this site?

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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wondering if simon or anyone else have statistics for this site?i.e.

how many users are there?

how many posts have ever been made?perhaps a graph showing how many users there were at a given time?

ILoveTTATT2

In any case, Simon, THANK YOU!!!

Thank you so much for this forum!!

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Are there stats for this site?

by ILoveTTATT2 in

jw
friends

wondering if simon or anyone else have statistics for this site?i.e.

how many users are there?

how many posts have ever been made?perhaps a graph showing how many users there were at a given time?

ILoveTTATT2

What about just a straight up membership count Simon. Would that number be something you have quick access to and/or are willing to share?
I know the vast majority of those would be inactive, but it'd be nice to know just how many have signed up here throughout the years.

I second this. Or perhaps you can make a threshold? i.e. Number of members who posted/commented at least X amount of times per year? If not... just simply how many have signed up as a function of time.

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Are there stats for this site?

by ILoveTTATT2 in

jw
friends

wondering if simon or anyone else have statistics for this site?i.e.

how many users are there?

how many posts have ever been made?perhaps a graph showing how many users there were at a given time?

ILoveTTATT2

I believe on facebook you used to be able to 'force add' friends to a group without them knowing, but that's a different story....

That group does not allow force-add. Everyone in there has joined directly. Like I said, it took them 4 years to reach their 1st thousand, 3 years to reach the second, and in just 3 years they've gone from 2 to 9 thousand members!!

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Are there stats for this site?

by ILoveTTATT2 in

jw
friends

wondering if simon or anyone else have statistics for this site?i.e.

how many users are there?

how many posts have ever been made?perhaps a graph showing how many users there were at a given time?

ILoveTTATT2

Hi,

Wondering if Simon or anyone else have statistics for this site?

I.e. How many users are there? How many posts have ever been made?

Perhaps a graph showing how many users there were at a given time? That would be nice.

The reason I ask is because there is a group on Facebook called exJW Recovery Group 3 which just reached 9 thousand members.

They started in 2006 and it took them until 2010 to reach 1000 members, until 2013 to reach 2000, and in 2014 they exploded in numbers.

Wondering if there is something like that for this site. It would be very revealing.

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Baumgartner - Dr. Mark Morehart: State of Washington Appeal Court - aborted use of cell saver machine

by darkspilver in

for information:.

court of appeals of the state of washingtondivision iidocket number: 48070-1file date: 01/24/2017.

keisha baumgartner appeals the summary judgment dismissal of her medical malpractice wrongful death claim against anesthesiologist dr. mark morehart and columbia anesthesia group, p.s.

ILoveTTATT2

"A Jehovah’s Witness who receives a blood transfusion in violation of this belief will be excommunicated from the church and will not go to heaven."

FFS... why doesn't anyone ever report accurately on JW's?

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New movie by Mel Gibson 'Hacksaw ridge'

by barry in

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i just went to a pre screening of this movie about an adventist guy who didn't want to kill but joined the army as a medic on the front line.

desmond doss saved 75 men in one operation singlehanded on the island of okinawa where desmond worked lowering men down a 400ft cliff to safety.. i thought this may be of interest to jws because of the pacifist stand they also have.. the movie comes out on the 4 th november..

ILoveTTATT2

I just watched it yesterday. It left me with a weird feeling. Although I DO admire the incredible bravery of Desmond Doss, I cannot bring myself to admiring the reasons that put him in that situation, however. SDA's can be cult-like (see http://leavingsda.com/seventh-day-adventist-cult/), and so I felt odd, feeling that it felt too much like a movie about a JW "staying faithful to his beliefs" on blood, on shunning, on... whatever... despite pressure to give in.

What if Doss had stopped being so religious, even atheist? The movie said that he did the "no gun" thing because of a promise to God, and because of particular viewpoints of SDA's.

If Doss had later become atheist, he would probably have deeply regretted the sheer stupidity of his actions. Perhaps he was incredibly lucky that he didn't die there, but maybe in that case, having a gun would have increased his survival chances!!

Few movies have left me feeling so ambivalent.