It’s happening everywhere. We need to reverse shunning policy to promote revival.
slimboyfat
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My old congregation Auckland New Zealand
by karter inin 1991 we build a 250 seat hall and had 125 publishers so about 175 in attendance and filing fast.. just spoke to someone from my old congregation they now have 50 to 60 publishers and 100 in attendance on a good day.. very few pioneers.. seems this is happening everywhere.. karter..
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I think you should know about this man. After all, he changed your life!
by Terry inwilliam miller.
do you know how important this man has been to your life?.
do you know your life would have been entirely different (without a doubt) had he not lived?.
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slimboyfat
I’m tempted to connect nineteenth century millennialism in the US with the frontier thesis in American history, although the exact connection I am not sure how to draw.
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I think you should know about this man. After all, he changed your life!
by Terry inwilliam miller.
do you know how important this man has been to your life?.
do you know your life would have been entirely different (without a doubt) had he not lived?.
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slimboyfat
From what I gather, William Miller didn’t just issue a one time apology for the Great Disappointmeny, but he repeatedly apologised for the unset that his false prediction had caused and tried to help people who suffered hardship as a result.
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How registering as a JW in Germany benefits the WT/Org
by OrphanCrow inin some european countries, "church tax" is levied against members of certain religions.
how each country handles this differs depending on each country's tax laws.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/church_tax.
in germany, a member of a religion that has "public law" status pays an additional 8 or 9 percent on their tax assessments.
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slimboyfat
Maybe Watchtower in Germany was told that if they claim the church tax then they needed to provide services of benefit to the public and they decided it wasn’t worth the hassle.
I’d be curious to know if the New Apostolic Church in Germany collects tax. It would be an indication how far along the sect-church continuum they’ve travelled.
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How registering as a JW in Germany benefits the WT/Org
by OrphanCrow inin some european countries, "church tax" is levied against members of certain religions.
how each country handles this differs depending on each country's tax laws.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/church_tax.
in germany, a member of a religion that has "public law" status pays an additional 8 or 9 percent on their tax assessments.
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slimboyfat
Good to have information from someone in Germany,
While in Germany I saw a poster with a joke possibly aimed at JWs (since they are the main “sect” in public consciousness). It said:
Warum gehen Ameisen nicht in die Kirche?
Weil die Insekten sind.
Which works in English too, except we generally say cult instead of sect.
Why don’t ants go to church?
Because they are in sects.
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Good Guys VS Bad Guys: Facts Nobody Wants to KNow
by TerryWalstrom infacts we don't want to know.
the purpose of war is to kill humans.. .
which humans?.
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slimboyfat
Oh good Lord.
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How registering as a JW in Germany benefits the WT/Org
by OrphanCrow inin some european countries, "church tax" is levied against members of certain religions.
how each country handles this differs depending on each country's tax laws.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/church_tax.
in germany, a member of a religion that has "public law" status pays an additional 8 or 9 percent on their tax assessments.
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slimboyfat
As I understand it JWs are entitled to collect tax in various European countries but have not done so. Is there evidence they are beginning to collect tax? I would not be surprised given that they’ve run out of money. It would seem the prudent thing to do.
It puzzles me that more citizens in secular European countries don’t opt out of church tax.
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Good Guys VS Bad Guys: Facts Nobody Wants to KNow
by TerryWalstrom infacts we don't want to know.
the purpose of war is to kill humans.. .
which humans?.
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slimboyfat
I wasn’t saying I prefer Chinese culture. I prefer western freedoms. What I’m saying is that if any culture is going to replace the west in dominance then realistically China looks like the strongest candidate.
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Good Guys VS Bad Guys: Facts Nobody Wants to KNow
by TerryWalstrom infacts we don't want to know.
the purpose of war is to kill humans.. .
which humans?.
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slimboyfat
There's no doubt we can imagine a dominant world power that would be a lot worse than America, such as if the Nazis, or imperial Japan had won Second World War.
At the same time it is surely possible to imagine, and hope, that America (and its allies) could be a much better influence on the world, by not exploiting the resources of weaker nations, propping up tyrannical dictators and regimes, and overthrowing governments.
China is the most realistic and relevant alternative. Which is scary from a western perspective because they don't seem to share our notions of individualism and freedom. But this doesn't mean they are without values. In the place of individualism they seem to value community, collectivity and authority.
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Diane Abbott XD
by LoveUniHateExams indiane abbott has often given me moments of amusement throughout the years.. whenever i'm feeling depressed, 30 mins of watching her varied gaffes on youtube usually cheers me up.. the following is a clip from this week (feb 2008) in which she seems to wonder out loud whether mao did more good than harm.
it's great to hear michael portillo's initial reaction ("whaaat!
") and then watch him and andrew neil belly-laugh at diane abbott's comments at the end of the clip.. perhaps she'd been at the blue nun xd.
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slimboyfat
Wealth doesn't seem to be an explanation here. Her father was a welder and her mother was a nurse. She went to a grammar school and got there by merit.
I don't think that being poor on TV or radio means you are not intelligent.
In other words, I think it's easier for an intelligent person to look stupid on TV than it is for a stupid person to get a degree from Cambridge. Neither is impossible. I'm just talking about likelihoods.
Basically what I find objectionable is the lazy or conceited assumption that someone who has views you disagree with must be unintelligent.
In all the years watching Portillo with Abbott I've seen him make fun of her and talk about their time at school together. I don't recall him implying she is unintelligent.