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  AND STILL NO RELEASE OF THE 2017 JW YEARBOOK

  by steve2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  here we are on the cusp of the new year, and the 2017 yearbook of jws has still not been released.

  jw.org continues to feature the 2016 yearbook in its list of main publications.

  in previous years, the upcoming yearbook's annual report on jws was released in november for the january 1st then the feb 1st watchtower, then earlier in december when it was only featured in the yearbook, then more recently with a couple of days of december 25th.

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  alanv

  They seem to be leaving it as long as possible for some reason. After all, they are only waiting for the report to complete the book. The majority of the Yearbook can be prepared in the summer.
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  LONDON Kingdom Hall for sale - well, kinda!

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the sell-off of kingdom hall's in the uk is continuing unabated as we are about to enter 2017....in addition to the thirty-five kingdom halls highlighted by the search a couple of months back.....it seems the cry has gone out to: "sell them faster!

  faster!

  faster!

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  alanv

  I was going to say we can check the 2016 service report when it is published to see if there are less congregations now in UK. But of course it is the Kingdom Halls that are closing not the actual number of congregations
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  A history of global living conditions in 5 charts

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  great article with charts showing how the world is getting better, despite the attempts of the news and certain religious groups to say it ain't so (or try and make it not).. https://ourworldindata.org/a-history-of-global-living-conditions-in-5-charts/.

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  alanv

  Viliage idiot did you look at the charts that show many things are getting better every year.
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  April 2017 wt says you can't undo a dedication to God

  by poopie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  if that's true then you can't say such and such is no longer aa jehovahs witnesses .

  now i'm not very educated but is this like contradictory..

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  alanv

  Good point tepidpoultry. Clearly it is not still dedicated to Jehooba if someone else buys it.
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  KH has been sold in Taiwan

  by yoko N in

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  alanv

  Interestingly the 2016 service report shows Taiwan had a 4% increase last year at 9582 regular publishers.
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  Knock knock."Who's there? Two elders!!

  by Darkknight757 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so today was a cold and snowy day in my neck of the woods and the wife and i were just chilling around the house waiting to go to the church tonight for a candle lighting service when lo and behold we get a knock on the door.

  yup, 2 elders from my old hall.

  i figured they were fishing for some time so i invited them in and gave them some coffee and we talked about everything that happened and why we walk away from the jw's.

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  I believe their understanding is that the sun was created in the first opening statement. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. At that time the suns rays could not fully be on the earth because of the water canopy round the earth.
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  JWs target Syrian refugees. 40 already converted.

  by usualusername1 in

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  2. friends

  https://twitter.com/revolutionsyria/status/772234488353058816.

  i could not post video.

  this was the best i could do.. paul.

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  JWs have always targeted the vulnerable in society. They see this as an easy way to increase the JW membership.
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  The uptake...

  by Thisismein1972 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  with recent events pointing at watchtower growth, i felt compelled to say a few words.. if the figures turn out to be true, then we should not be discouraged.

  after 9/11 there was a surge in, not only the watchtower, but other demonisation of organised religion.

  whenever there is a a paradigm shifting event that puts fear into others, this tends to have a life changing affect on an individual.. now let us zoom to the present.

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  The whole of Europe last year managed just 0.25% growth. Pathetic.
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  Child abuse case news

  by SkyGreen in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://m.sandiegoreader.com/news/2016/oct/15/ticker-jehovahs-witnesses-relief-appellate-court/?templates=mobile.

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  Yes me too. The figure so far is heading toward $600,000 than the Watchtower have to pay as fine for doing nothing in this case. Would be nice to get an update from somebody.
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  I guess the latest WT killed any hope of US jws growing beards.

  by Crazyguy in

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  2. beliefs

  in my area i'd guess 30% of the men maybe more have some kind of beard.

  this craps gotta wake up somebody still in!.

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  alanv

  A link to the article in the magazine, would be helpful.