Posts by jwfacts

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Why do Atheists Celebrate Christmas

scientist and atheist richard dawkins has admitted he does celebrate christmas - and enjoys singing traditional christmas carols each festive season.. the writer and evolutionary biologist told singer jarvis cocker that he happily wishes everyone a merry christmas - and used to have a tree when his daughter was younger.. dawkins, one of the most famous atheists in the world, was interviewed by sheffield born cocker when he stepped in as a christmas guest editor on radio four's today programme.. 'i am perfectly happy on christmas day to say merry christmas to everybody,' dawkins said.

'i might sing christmas carols - once i was privileged to be invited to kings college, cambridge, for their christmas carols and loved it.. read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1100842/why-i-celebrate-christmas-worlds-famous-atheist.html#ixzz39dwxid00 ?.

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A person doesn't have to be a Christian in order to enjoy the Christmas season and it's festivities. Much of what we call 'Christmas' is derived from ancient Pagan roots, celebrating the Earth and it's seasons and cycles. There is a difference in celebrating the RELIGIOUS aspect of Christmas and in celebrating the CULTURAL traditions of the Christmas season. Exactly the same reasons apply to the celebrations of Easter and Halloween. A person doesn't have to be 'religious' to enjoy those traditions. Birthdays are viewed by JWs in a 'religious' context, as a negative event, whereas for MOST people birthdays are simply a happy and festive CULTURAL tradition.

Excellent answer NavyTown.

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Poignant Statistics Summary for Comment at This Sunday WT Study! (Aug. 3, 2014)

by SAHS in

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the watchtower study to be considered this sunday, august 3, 2014 (using the magazine dated may 15, 2014), titled are you moving ahead with jehovahs organization?, in paragraph seven (on pages 27-28), talks about the number of people baptized in recent years:.

7 where do those making up the great crowd come from?

they are being brought together because of what jesus foretold as part of the sign of his presence.

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Sorry, the second line should have listed the 2012 publisher figure. 2003 - 2012 is the 10 year period that the Watchtower quote refers to.

2003 6,184,046 average publishers

2012 7,538,994 average publishers

Increase 1,354,948

Baptisms 2,707,710

Increase is only 50.04% of baptisms

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Poignant Statistics Summary for Comment at This Sunday WT Study! (Aug. 3, 2014)

by SAHS in

jw
friends

the watchtower study to be considered this sunday, august 3, 2014 (using the magazine dated may 15, 2014), titled are you moving ahead with jehovahs organization?, in paragraph seven (on pages 27-28), talks about the number of people baptized in recent years:.

7 where do those making up the great crowd come from?

they are being brought together because of what jesus foretold as part of the sign of his presence.

jwfacts

2003 6,184,046 average publishers

Increase 1,354,948

Baptisms 2,707,710

Increase is only 50.04% of baptisms

"Jehovah's Witnesses have the lowest retention rate of any religious tradition." (Pew Forum US Religious Landscape Survery 2008 religions.pewforum.org/reports As at March 8 2008)

If you get to highlight these statistics it will be interesting to find out what the congregation reaction is.

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Writing campaign to Washington DC papers in view of International Convention

by Londo111 in

ive heard from a credible source that the landover (dc) international convention is important to the society in view of the 100 year anniversary of "kingdom rule" and the location being near the capital of the "seventh world power".

perhaps they hope this particular international sends a message.

we know that come convention time usually there is some feel good fluff piece in the newspapers about the watchtower religion.

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Data-Dog, "I can take a pic with my smarty-phone if the CD Library has been sanitized."

The CD has been sanitised, it only goes back to the 1970 Awake. There is scan of the quote and entire article at http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/quotes/20th-century-2000.php

It is a good quote that I should also add to the article on the generation.

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I realized I've been *hit on alot

by skeeter1 in

about a month ago, i realized that i didn't really care about my still-in jw family.

i just want to be left alone by them.

they caused me so much grief.

jwfacts

It is terrible to read what you went through. You should be very proud of how well you have taken control of your life; many people would never have been able to rise above their upbringing as you have done. You do not owe anything to a father like that, and whatever you chose to do, and how much or little contact you have to do with your father, I am sure you will make the right decision.

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Heartwarming

by Pete Zahut in

http://www.jw-archive.org/post/92932133208/preaching-to-rude-people-until-you-find-someone#sthash.vpamsbev.dpbs.

jwfacts

As much as I disagree with what he is doing, it is a cute video. I remember those idealistic teenage days myself when I felt that same as he does.

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Have you reconnected with ex-JW's after you have left the Borg?

by EdenOne in

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after reading from another thread, i felt it was worth asking this question.. if you left the borg on your own, have you attempted to meet others whom you used to be connected with while you were "in", but who have also become ex-jw's before or after you have left the wts?

if that's the case, has it remained a friendship, or the connection grew cold?

just curious as to what keeps friendships "stick" [or not] once you no longer have the borg's doctrinal glue.. your experiences are welcome.. eden.

jwfacts

I have with a number of them. One person is very similar to me and now a best friend of mine. Some others are good friends and we meet up several times a year. I have occasional contact with others, but they may live far away, or are too busy to keep in touch. Still, there are the old memories, and we still relate at a personal level. And then there are others that never were on the right wave length and still are not.

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for crying out loud - it was just a typo - millions now living will never DIET

by berrygerry in

for crying out loud - it was just a typo - millions now living will never diet.

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Interesting article about Wikipedia edit wars! JW's rank near the top of religious editing!

by NoRegrets in

i found this interesting!

the jw's are very,very busy trying to keep a hold on the real information regarding the group's ugly underbelly!.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/27/religion-wikipedia_n_5618877.html.

jwfacts

Wow, over 18,000 edits.

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Pixar the production company is jealous of Caleb and Sophia video's

by life is to short in

so said the co last night.. apparently a jw was on a flight and just happend to sit next to some big wig from pixar and when the man from pixar heard that he was a jw the pixar man just gushed over what great work that the watchtower has done in producing the caleb video's.

he siad he only wished pixar could do such great work.

the co said we are able to do it because we have free labor and jehovah behind us.. my husband stayed home from the meeting but wanted to tie in by phone and that is what the co said in his talk.. the co also talked about all the changes that have happened in the last ten years and how if some of the friends did not like it they needed and to quote him "they just needed to get over it" these changes are going to happned period.

jwfacts

Why don't JWs see there stories as lies? Most have seen both Pixar and Watchtower cartoons, so must know the story could it be true.