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  Competition between The Watchtower and Awake!

  by dydeonwl in

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  although the watchtower and awake are companions, but in terms of readers they have strong competition.they are also popular among whole christian community.. check the stats.

  https://tingtopten.com/2020/02/top-10-most-read-christian-magazines-of-2020/.

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  alanv

  There is another thread about this subject. But any magazine that is given away free of charge is going to have a much higher printing than one where you have to pay for it.
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  2019 JW Statistics

  by Attewc in

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  here is the updated chart based on jw.org provided statistics found here: link to 2019 statistics.

  anything that stands out to you ?.

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  alanv

  The good news is that donations are down worldwide. The bad news is that Watchtower gets their money now by closing Kingdom Halls and selling them, and making local witnesses share another hall miles away. Then a few years later they will tell the JWs they need to have their own hall now, so they build another one with free labour. And so it goes on and on.
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  Doctor Who: Massive Slump in UK Viewing Figures

  by snugglebunny in

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  could this be because - *gasp* - because this whole transgender scene is a big turn off?.

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  alanv

  I for one wont watch it any more. The Dr is man, not a woman. The original script writers wanted it that way. Just like other books or tv characters are women. 'Charlies Angels' comes to mind. Should the angels suddenly become men lol. What about Jane Eyre, should she suddenly become a man if a film is made about her or a tv program? Totally stupid.
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  Where do we rate WatchTower or Awake!

  by dydeonwl in

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  2. bible

  i'm astonished to read that watchtower leads the list of magazines and awake!

  is in competition for ranking.

  your thoughts are required in this matter.. http://bit.ly/3axlc3o.

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  alanv

  Anyone who gives away a magazine, clearly has a massive advantage over a magazine that has to be paid for. Watchtower knows that most witnesses dont ask for a donation from householders and that the individual witness pays for the magazines by donating their own money each month.
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  Article: Jehovah's Witnesses leaders ordered to pay rape victim £62,000 damages

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. scandals

  https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/jehovahs-witnesses-leaders-ordered-pay-17661919.

  jehovah's witnesses leaders ordered to pay rape victim £62,000 damages.

  the woman was raped by a fellow jehovah's witness after going door-to-door evangelising near cardiff, glamorgan, 30 years ago, mr justice chamberlain heard.

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  alanv

  Hopefully with less money at stake, Watchtower will pay up without appealing the judgement.
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  Congregations That May Dissolve Soon!!

  by Atlantis in

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  from a member of the board asking for this to be posted.. hi.

  i'm pimo.

  could you please let people know about this?

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  alanv

  I had a quick count and its looking like around 600 Kingdom Halls closing plus assembly halls and other Watchtower properties. Incredible!
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  Chart today at station square @ Netherlands city

  by Gorbatchov in

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  today i searched and found the jw chart at the station square just across the corner of my work hq, were i had an appointment.

  this time they were not located at the central square, but hiding just arround a corner.

  i looked the jw's in the eye, a man and his wife, +/- 50 years old, and they looked very depressed, down and quilty.

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  alanv

  Most JWs will simply see it as fake news and persecution of their religion. There will however be some who take it seriously and look into it further, and hopefully they will make their exit from the cult.
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  Proof for 1914

  by Vanderhoven7 in

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  i'm not sure who wrote the following article, but it bears repeating: (please take the credit if it was you.).

  solid proof for 1914.

  "as evidence of their falsehoods, look at the timing for armageddon.

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  alanv

  Yearly world population growth is 83 million.Watchtower growth is around 100,000. So every day that Jehooba puts off destroying people, he has to destroy an extra 82,900,000.
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  If you speak against the Governing Body you will be punished.

  by punkofnice in

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  this was a comment from the meeting(tm) on sunday.. the person that told me about it, is very confused about the validity of the corporation.

  somewhere between a pimo and a pimi-lite.

  the thing that angered me was that this person has cancer.

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  alanv

  Its really nothing new. Often the criteria in a judicial hearing are the questions 'Do you accept the governing body are the faithful and discreet slave that Jesus spoke about, and do you believe God is using them as his channel to dispense spiritual food' If the answer is no then you are out. Nothing else matters.
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  What scripture or scriptures did the cult use to imply animals vegetarian?

  by Crazyguy2 in

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  when i was a kid they implied that all animals and humans were vegetarian before the flood but i don’t know the scriptures they used, anyone know?

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  Magnum, I see that article was written 38 years ago. I believe they can no longer say that animals will not be predators in the ''new earth''

  There is such overwhelming evidence that most animals have the body and mindset to kill other animals for food.

  Would be interesting to see an article from them on this subject in 2020