Posts by jwfacts

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There will NEVER be another World Power. The end is near.

by defender of truth in

"grace.

san francisco bay area.

posted 22 march 2013 - 08:14 pm.

jwfacts

I hate reading these ignorant type of comments. It is particularly iritating because the world is by far the best it has ever been to live in, and if the global economy collapsed, the worst case scenario would only take us back to standards that humans have lived in for almost their entire history. I find it offensive when people that do not appreciate how good their lives are.

Also that comment about Babylon. Are JWs totally devoid of any historical knowledge? Babylon has remained constantly inhabited, and has to this day.

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Expressions on faces at DC/RC

by BU2B in

jw
friends

i have become more observant at the last couple district conventions of jws faces and enthusiasm and it seems to be very somber.

i remember a couple of years ago i was an attendant at one of the upper sections at the blue cross arena in rochester, ny and in afternoon session at least half were curled up with their eyes closed, some with blankets.

the applause seems very forced and mechanical.

jwfacts

20 years ago I took a uni student friend to a meeting. He was sure from the way the sisters were dressed that they were dying to get laid. As much as the Watchtower condemns other church members for looking too casual, young JWs often look like they are trying to pick up in a night club. I have heard brothers refer to lunch time as the meat market.

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2029 - the year NOBODY from 1914 will still be alive.

by EndofMysteries in

going by the oldest verified by birth cert living person is 115 years old, in 15 years not only will not "millions now living will never die(1914)" be untrue, but even 1 single person now living will never die will be out.

i wonder what the spin will be then w/ the wt.

it's just around the corner, don't go to school, give us all your money and assets, it's happening real soon now.

jwfacts

Kaik, in 1995 it was a just an indeterminate period of time. They have changed it now to a single overlap, so that it appears like it needs to come before the second generation dies out. Subtle but importance difference to the timeframe.

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2029 - the year NOBODY from 1914 will still be alive.

by EndofMysteries in

going by the oldest verified by birth cert living person is 115 years old, in 15 years not only will not "millions now living will never die(1914)" be untrue, but even 1 single person now living will never die will be out.

i wonder what the spin will be then w/ the wt.

it's just around the corner, don't go to school, give us all your money and assets, it's happening real soon now.

jwfacts

In 2012, the United Nations estimated that there were 316,600 living centenarians worldwide. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenarian

Just a small point, "Millions now Living will never Die" was first presented in 1918. You are right that it is already a failed prophecy, as there are less than 1 million alive from when that statement was made in 1918.

Sadly, JWs are so deluded that most do not think it matters if the GB preach lies.

Here is a history of the Generation changes.

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Pope Francis stops his car to bless disabled woman in Italy, BUT WHY CAN'T HE HEAL HER?

by suavojr in

jw
friends

stopping and telling that woman to stand up and walk!

that would have been something to say "grazie" what happened with all the nice accounts from the bible?

but if could at least get some of the members from the gb to do this..... .

jwfacts

Good question. Catholics talk about the Pope being a continuous line from Peter. Peter could heal, so why not the Pope?

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Germany loses 22 congregations and 41 KHs in 3 years (2011-2014)

by Viva la Vida in

jw
friends

i just compared the latest data provided by the german wt and data i found searching for the same page in archive.org.

congregations 2011: 2232. congregations 2014: 2210. kh 2011: 1075. kh 2014: 1034. source: http://www.jehovaszeugen.de/statistik.18.0.html - this is a oficial site for germany.

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jwfacts

They may need much more to cover some swaps that went south.

What do they need a lot of cash flow for? Each hall is funded by member donations, with enough extra to keep donating to headquarters. They already have enough Bethel properties considering how they have wound back the printing work. Any income they get is just gravy for them. If members leave that does not cause any problem either, as they can offload some of the halls to increase cash flow. The GB are sitting on a pot of easy gold.

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Germany loses 22 congregations and 41 KHs in 3 years (2011-2014)

by Viva la Vida in

jw
friends

i just compared the latest data provided by the german wt and data i found searching for the same page in archive.org.

congregations 2011: 2232. congregations 2014: 2210. kh 2011: 1075. kh 2014: 1034. source: http://www.jehovaszeugen.de/statistik.18.0.html - this is a oficial site for germany.

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jwfacts

Ocean11 - Why would they want to do that? They have 8 million members. If they can convince them to donate just $10 each a month, that is almost $1 billion in revenue they can continue to get each year. Not to mention the free labour to keep building them more properties. I cannot see why they would want to willingly wind things up.

Sure, the doctrines are getting dated. But they can slowly make them main stream. There are other religions that are growing, and JWs can continue to as well for quite a few more decades if they could make the right changes. But even if they don't, and they lost half the members, they can still raise half a billion tax free dollars a year. Not many companies globally can make that sort of claim.

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Does the GB claim the sole power of scriptural interpretation?

by DATA-DOG in

what are the best quotes, old and new about this mystical power?

i just had a " come to jesus " talk with my wife.

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jwfacts

Heartofaboy - "Since Jehovah God and Jesus Christ completely trust the faithful and discreet slave, should we not do the same?" Watchtower2009 Feb 15 p.27

That is such an extreme quote. They could have said "since Jehovah trusted the slave enough to appoint them over the flock, should we not do the same?" Rather, they presumptously add the word "completely", which is without any support, and there is no reason to think God would completely trust any human.

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Do the WTS actually destroy all of your records if requested?

by Thoughtless in

hello, sorry for the multiple posts, but this has also been a question of mine to ask.. .

does the wts actually destroy your files if you request them to after you get df'd?

i honestly do not believe so, yet i feel as if you cannot call them on their bs if you do.

jwfacts

Stuckinarut2- the Privacy Act helps with straightforward issues. For instance, if something inaccurate and defamatory is preventing a person from getting a job. When it comes to the Watchtower, it is a lot more difficult to prove a statement is wrong, or that it is affecting your life. I was advised that if I disagreed with any information they held about me, and it was having a negative affect on my life, the Privacy commissioner could assist in demanding the Watchtower destroy it. I did not pursue it, as most of the information was correct, and having a few lines destroyed would not have made any difference.

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Do the WTS actually destroy all of your records if requested?

by Thoughtless in

hello, sorry for the multiple posts, but this has also been a question of mine to ask.. .

does the wts actually destroy your files if you request them to after you get df'd?

i honestly do not believe so, yet i feel as if you cannot call them on their bs if you do.

jwfacts

No. In Australia, the Privacy Act 1988 regulates that they must destroy anything that is inaccurate about you, but that is all.