MidwichCuckoo

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  Memorial attendance DECLINED by 2.4% in the US from 2011 to 2012!

  by sir82 in

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  the september km is out, here is the thread pointing to it:.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/228224/1/2012-september-kingdom-ministry.

  of particular note is the "highlight" on page 4, announcing the attendance at the memorial in the usa.. the 2012 yearbook notes the memorial attendance in 2011 was 2.563,318, while in 2012, per the september 2012 km, it was 2,502,055 -- a decline of 2.4%.. .

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  Ah - does this indicate that the love of the greater number is cooling off..?
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  SI It Me, Or Is a New Theme Emerging. . .

  by breakfast of champions in

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  With so much 'safeguarding', JWs will become more paranoid.
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  If you had to write a page called "kingdom hall'' what would you write?

  by Aussie Oz in

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  i am writing stuff for the benefit of my kids mainly, i may one day make it public and i am a liitle stumped on kingdom hall.. the thrust of my writings is whats wrong with jws, on many subjects naturaly.

  i try to contain the info to one page per subject.. just what is 'wrong' with a kingdom hall?

  maybe i need to drop the subject?

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  Black Sheep - It's a church.

  Oh, I don't see them as 'churches' (the physical building I mean). I see them as private property. My local Parish Church (CofE) is open to everyone - sometimes I wander in just because I can (lol) to look at the architecture and windows, during the daytime, when no services are being held. I am never challenged or questioned and I never feel 'uncomfortable'. I have had one occasion when I've needed to use the Church - a different Church in a neighbouring area - car park (labelled private property), and I entered the Church building and asked the permission of the vicar (I must say, I was apprehensive, as for some reason I had it in my mind that JWs would turn people away from their car park), and he (the vicar) couldn't have been nicer. In fact, I stayed a while and chatted about the Bible/144,000/charity etc.
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  staying "in Truth" for family--is it worth it?...hyporcrite needing help

  by oompa in

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  i have just been outed on this site due to my own stupidity, and lost my anonymity after just a short pleasant while here.

  i have been turned in folks, compete with screen name/avatar, by family and i have a ton in.

  it is easy to tell it is me, although i never use anyones names.

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  I think it's crazy that so many HAVE to go through the fiasco of fading. The Society (and JWs themselves) must KNOW that many members are just 'pretending' (if this site is being monitored, then it's quite obvious). What I don't understand, is that the Society/family would still want 'us' to 'go through the motions' even if it makes us miserable and unhappy.

  Oh, didn't realise 'oompah' is a reincarnated name. I'm curious now, lol.
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  disgusted by the Watchower anew...and others

  by Aussie Oz in

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  i was reading 'old news' today in the form of a newspaper from a month ago ( i use stacks of old newspapers to pack stuff i make).

  so there i was reading the news as i pack and read an article where 5 girls/women were slaughtered for bring shame on the family.

  the crime?

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  MidwichCuckoo

  I'm not aware of the news item you are referring to - however, the WT (co) hosting a conference on persecuted minorities?
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  They Don't Know dubs

  by Farkel in

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  it's interesting how dubs are portrayed in tv shows.

  what's interesting is how little the people who write those scripts know about the religion.

  i'll give two examples and then solicit others you folks may recall.. the first example comes from the pilot episode of the tv series "lie to me.

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  You've just jogged my mind about an episode of Kavanagh Q.C. (love that series) called ''Bearing Witness', where a 13 year old (JW) lad is in hospital refusing a blood transfusion. If you haven't seen it, it makes very uncomfortable viewing (in my opinion). The mother is constantly carrying her copy of the NWT. I won't spoil the ending for you, lol.

  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0618989/
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  When did the religion become a cult?

  by Hermano in

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  am i wrong in believing it was rutherford who took the religion from strange to cult?

  under russell they had some strange beliefs but strange beliefs don't make a cult.

  wasn't it rutherford who established and reinforced the hierarchichal structure and demanded absolute loyalty?.

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  I think it was 'born' a cult (as NVR2L8 said) - ''Russellites'' - so from the start members followed the direction and beliefs of one man who used the Bible in conjunction with his personal beliefs (eg., pyramids). The 'Truth' cannot evolve from a lie - instead it develops gathering more cult traits, eg., shunning
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  The JW's have far to much time on their hands LMAO!

  by watersprout in

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  my sister sent me this link this morning and listed on there are names of ''known'' apostates!

  i made the list yey!

  so did my nine year old daughter lol!

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  MidwichCuckoo

  Waterspout - I don't think it's cricket for your nine year old's (a minor) name to be on any 'list' available for public viewing. Also, to label someone 'homosexual' as if it's a crime is inciting hatred and I think they're on very dodgy ground there.
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  God particle is 'found': Scientists at Cern expected to announce on Wednesday

  by cantleave in

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  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2167188/god-particle-scientists-cern-expected-announce-higgs-boson-particle-discovered-wednesday.html.

  scientists 'will say they are 99.99% certain' the particle has been foundleading physicists have been invited to event - sparking speculation that higgs boson particle has been found'god particle' gives particles that make up atoms their mass.

  by rob cooper.

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  MidwichCuckoo

  I thought the god particle was to be found in the next iPhone

  the ''God-App'' ?
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  Eric Sykes has died, one of the unrecognised comedy greats.

  by Phizzy in

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  this thread is for those on the uk side of the pond, i guess our friends in the u.s would not have been exposed to the comedy genius of eric.. i say "unrecognised" in the thread title with recognition that many many people here in the u.k had great affection for eric and did appreciate his prodigious talent, but i still feel it would have been good if he had received even more in the of the way of approbation and appreciation in his lifetime.. r.i.p eric, you were one of a kind..

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  MidwichCuckoo

  Mouthy - he was 89