I got involved with the witnesses around 1970. There were a lot of people coming in at that time including myself. I could probably name at least 20 people and their children that became Jdubs and attended the same congregation as me. That was a special time period for the Watchtower Society that I don't think will ever be repeated. Now with the internet it is to easy to find out the truth about what they teach and see all their past mistakes. And now with JW dot org there is no mystery as to who is running the show. You can go there and see how goofy the guys who claim to be in touch with god are.
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How many new converts do you remember as a JW?
by SydBarrett ininspired 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.
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Getting rid of old Watchtower books.
by I quit! inanyone in the orange county or la area want some old watchtower books that i want to get rid of.
i bought them when i first left the tower to look things up.
they've been sitting around garages or my shed for 30 plus years.
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Stan, That's how I got rid of a lot of Watchtower crap years ago. It felt pretty good watching them go up in flames.
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Getting rid of old Watchtower books.
by I quit! inanyone in the orange county or la area want some old watchtower books that i want to get rid of.
i bought them when i first left the tower to look things up.
they've been sitting around garages or my shed for 30 plus years.
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I can't be bothered trying to sell them so I'll probably wind up taking them to a Goodwill drop off along with all the other crap I'm getting rid of.
A few years ago, my wife through away all of her old magazines and bound volumes and older books. I'm sure she was directed to by Watchtower.
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Getting rid of old Watchtower books.
by I quit! inanyone in the orange county or la area want some old watchtower books that i want to get rid of.
i bought them when i first left the tower to look things up.
they've been sitting around garages or my shed for 30 plus years.
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Anyone in the Orange County or LA area want some old Watchtower books that I want to get rid of. I bought them when I first left the tower to look things up. They've been sitting around garages or my shed for 30 plus years. I'm moving soon and can't be bothered moving them. Several copies are signed by Jehovah himself. (Kidding of course) Anyway if anyone wants them they can have them. I took a photo of them but didn't know if I could post it here. One is from the early 19th century others from the 1930s and 40s.
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One question to ask Lloyd Evans
by usualusername1 inlloyd evans has a livestream and must answer all questions.
the only catch.
you can only ask one question plus a follow up.. my fave so far is would you want your daughter to marry a man who was unfaithful every few months with prostitutes.. what would you ask him?.
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I don't know what question you could ask him that he would answer honestly. He doesn't seem capable of admitting he f'ed and needs to apologize to his wife, his friends and everyone else he has hurt or caused harm to. I think that apology should also include the sex workers who probably aren't there by choice that he has use. A sincere apology would include stepping down and finding something else to do for a living. However, I think we've already seen as much as an apology as we'll ever see out of him and now it just business as usual. He'll still have his loyal followers but that doesn't prove anything. Even serial killers in prison often seem to have a fan base.
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McFree v. Watchtower!
by Atlantis inmcfree v. watchtower.
a us federal judge has ruled against watch tower pennsylvania, denying their dmca subpoena to identify the creator of the jehovah's witness parody videos known as "dubtown.. .
see last page (page 20).
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It seems strange that an organization that has produced so much of their content anonymously would think they have the right to know someone else's identification.
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Happy First Day Of Winter
by The Bethelite inthe great cycles of our life.. everything is moving and with the moving comes change...everything changes.
another cycle is over.
beginnings and endings.
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Well said. Merry Christmas or merry whatever else you decide to celebrate.
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Craziest books or magazines printed by the tower.
by rockemsockem inwhat are the craziest books or magazines the tower ever printed?
i know of the millions now living is crazy the finished mystery.
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It's been so long for me it's hard to remember. Looking back I'd have to say the Revelation and Ezekiel books studied in the 1970's were pretty crazy.
This one came out long after I was out but just the title of it would rank it high on the crazy list: "Revelation. It's Grand Climax Is At Hand" I think it's also known as the God gets of book.
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One Tin Soldier Rides Away -- my memory of meeting actor Tom Laughlin (Billy Jack)
by Terry inthis is one of my hollywood memories.
i lived in california for ten years from 1974 to almost 1984. i worked in the art business and had occasion to run into famous people and also has-been's :) ______ one tin soldier.
i met a fella unlike any other.
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I never saw any of his movies. They didn't look that interesting to me of course back then I thought the Watchtower had all the answers and Jehovah would correct any social injustices. Great memory Terry. I enjoyed learning something about him.
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July 4 th Independence Day... Do You Know Any Witnesses That Celebrated?
by minimus ini knew of a ministerial servant that was called out because he used fire crackers on the 4 th of july.
we had to have an emergency meeting as to his qualifications.
i remember imploring the body to not make a big issue over this and it was decided to just “counsel” him about being involved in a patriotic holiday.🤨.
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I never knew any Minimus but I thought this was hilarious: "We had to have an emergency meeting as to his qualifications"
Amazing what they focus on.