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  JW Stumper Questions - List You Best Here

  by pale.emperor in

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  2. beliefs

  hi guys.

  sooner or later we're going to get a jw knocking on our door.

  just like when we were jw's doing the knocking, it's good to have a question prepared to get them thinking about their own beliefs.

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  alanv

  Some great answers here, guys and girls. Just need to remember them when I next get a visit. Probably worth mentioning, that it is very unlikely you could have a discussion about any of theses things if you speak to witnesses with the carts. They dont normally get involved in discussing doctrine most times in the town centre etc.
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  An unusual question

  by no-zombie in

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  i have an unusual question.. and it is ... who actually owns and runs this site?.

  with no ads ... how does it keep going?.

  no-zombie.

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  alanv

  Yes I use ad block. It is brilliant
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  Quotes where Watchtower claims inspiration

  by krismalone in

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  2. bible

  http://www.eaec.org/cults/jw/jw5.htm.

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  alanv

  I would say certainly in the first 90 years, they claimed divine inspiration, but since then, just say they have Jehovah's holy spirit directing them. By that they actually mean it is only they, that stick to the truth of the bible which came to us under inspiration of God's holy spirit. All nonsense of course, but that is the difference these days. They have repeatedly said that they are not inspired over the last fifty years or so.
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  2017 Annual Meeting

  by obarac in

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  2. beliefs

  on saturday, october 7.. any chance to get user name and password for stream?.

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  alanv

  It would be brilliant if that could happen, and the main points could be available to the whole world via youtube.
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  Approximately how many JW have left permanently?

  by longgone in

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  2. friends

  i did try a search before posting this question and found nothing current.

  pew research -2016 says approximately two thirds of those born into the religion in the united states alone, no longer consider themselves as members.

  (sorry, still don't know how to link, but it's an easy google search.).

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  alanv

  I think it is a really good point, that when we are thinking about ex JW numbers against current JWs, providing the average publisher figure goes up each year then there will be more JWs than ex JWs. However the great thing about ex JWs is that they have plenty of family and friends who are not JWs and who often will tell about the organisation, and that means those family and friends will steer well clear of the organisation. So really as every day passes, more and more people throughout the world will realize this is a cult to avoid at all costs.
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  Question for SBF

  by Fisherman in

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  slimboyfat, it appears that wts is going, gone digital.

  can you show your view what is wts next move after they are completely gone from kings county and settled in warwick?

  - this thread is your if you want it..

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  alanv

  I am looking forward to seeing the next service report. Last year there was actually a slight decrease in publishers over the whole of Europe. So really hoping that will continue and spread to other continents.
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  New Letter CONG-E: 2018 Memorial and Special Talk

  by Edison Trent in

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  2. beliefs

  a friend sent me a new letter, that should be read to the congregation:.

  september 18, 2017. to all congregations.

  re: 2018 memorial and special talk.

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  alanv

  Yes I guess the org realize that a talk recorded at Bethel, where they have complete control over it, is a lot better than some local elder who they dont know and who could add something they dont want in the talk.
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  2017 Kingdom Hall in Chile with Flag with Meeting

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  2. friends

  finally, after 5 years, we have received footage that shows, unmistakably, that there was a flag in the kingdom hall, while a meeting was happening.here is the video:https://youtu.be/uel3otw6gemi will post this year's pictures below.

  this year we had pictures and video of three different kingdom halls with the flag!.

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  alanv

  So I presume the kingdom Hall is owned by the witnesses. In which case why would they have a flag raised in the Kingdom Hall grounds?
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  I'm looking for a letter written to Poland boe about freedom

  by poopie in

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  to remarry not allowed for just touching breasts .

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  alanv

  I remember in the 1970s my best friend and his girfriend wanted to marry because they were very much in love and didnt want to wait any longer. They were both about 20 years ago. The presiding elder then wouldnt allow them to get married at the Kingdom Hall, because he decided they were too young so they married at a registry office instead. This was in the UK.
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  Statistical Analysis of the top 25 countries in the world - Average Publishers

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

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  2. friends

  so i looked up the 2016 numbers and the top 25 countries:.

  united states.

  mexico.

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  alanv

  Providing any slight increase comes mainly from the poor countries, it is a good thing in my book. Certainly that is the way things have been going lately. Also of course, access to the internet is more widespread in rich countries for obvious reasons. Last year if you take the whole of Europe there was a decrease in average publishers. That is great news, along with many other countries that had little or no growth.