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  Who was a member here back in the late 1990s?

  by MebyonKernow in

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  2. friends

  i often wondered over the years what happened to a lot of the old posters from this group.

  going back to the late 1990s a few of the names i recall...blacksheep, gypsywildcactus (i know she's ok as we're friends on facebook still), onacruise, minimus, veniceit, flower, prisca, bendrr, refinersfire, kent, englishman, shit...dare i say it evilforce lol, snittlesnacks (what a twat), scully, mouthy, talesin from nova scotia, xenawarrior.

  littletom (from glasgow in scotland), outlaw, goaty, bisous, uncle brucey (australian character who loved his wildkife photography) - struggling now to remember more names.i know there are many more.

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  alanv

  I got out of the org in 1993. I had known it was not the truth for several years, but I enjoyed the social side of being in. So these days, I still keep up with JW news as my eldest son is still in the cult. I like to come on here as well, just to see what is happening in JW land
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  USA growth -not

  by loneranger in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "be bold" circuit assembly in conyers, ga (usa) today.. average attendance was 1220...5 baptized....mid aged or olders ones, no kids.

  must be near the end...the "speeding up" is slowing down?

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  alanv

  It was great how this last service, there was practically no increase at all in USA publishers. Hopefully it will be the same this year
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  USA growth -not

  by loneranger in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  "be bold" circuit assembly in conyers, ga (usa) today.. average attendance was 1220...5 baptized....mid aged or olders ones, no kids.

  must be near the end...the "speeding up" is slowing down?

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  alanv

  There is still growth in some countries, but the vast majority now show barely any increase. Last year in Europe as a whole there was no increase at all.
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  Is this guy making a lot of mistakes?

  by rockemsockem in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i watched this video just a bit and from what i saw he made a lot of fundamental misstatements on jws.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le5kqhf8fx0.

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  alanv

  He did say the 144000 calling stopped in 1935. Watchtower dont say that any more. He also said that JWs are not allowed to talk to ex JWs. This isnt true. Providing that the ex JW isnt finding fault with their org, then they can
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  Dubtown - its nearly the end of the month, remember to do your reports

  by Dubtown in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "everything we do in the truth is voluntary" ... something i heard many times.

  does that include reporting ministry?.

  https://youtu.be/chgdiof05bk.

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  alanv

  Putting in a report for a bible study with my son was really the last straw for me, I told the elders after they came after me,that it was up to me how I brought up my son, and nothing to do with them
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  Questions for Cart Witnesses

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a revised list...feel free to add some questions.

  how well do you know your organization's history?

  1. do you know how long watchtower has been predicting the immanence of armageddon and the end of this system of things?

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  alanv

  They have no wish at all to defend their faith now on the carts. They just want people to go to jwdotorg where you have no chance of actually speaking to a JW.
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  Never knew missing meetings was such a big deal

  by Biblestudent1 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i do bible study and attend meetings.

  ”well i was away and i was going to attend in that city”.

  i did everything right, i told my bible study conductors in advance and genuinely i wanted to see another hall.

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  alanv

  The only reason Watchtower want you to attend meetings is to stop you enjoying yourself, while doing something else. The believe the whole world is run by Satan, and that everything is designed to stop you serving Jehovah.
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  700 million so far raised to rebuild Notre Dame. The governing body must be seething!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  "what happened to her waters drying up while our organization is scrounging pennies?!

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  alanv

  Haha very good point. Its an amazing outpouring of love and support for the building and the religion.
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  How many hours of field service are now required?

  by new boy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  to be a publisher?.

  an auxiliary pioneer?.

  an regular pioneer?.

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  alanv

  I remember when i was a mini servant, two elders gave me a home call to get me to put an hour in each week for giving my son a bible study. I didnt see the need to do that. Mainly because it wasnt regular lol
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  "ToMo3's liquor purchase video actually PROVES Jehovah's direction!"

  by stuckinarut2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  ok, so i played the game of putting on my jw apologetic cap for a moment, and thought of how a devout jw could rationalize this whole liquor buying situation.. they could say:.

  "this actually proves that jehovah is guiding his organization!!

  he was bringing this activity of tomo3 to light, and it would also prove to be a loyalty test for all jws, to see if they would be stumbled right out of the truth!".

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  alanv

  There are any number of answers a JW will give. If for instance Tony has his own money from an inheritance maybe, they will say he can use that money as he pleases. He already donates a large amount every month, and these bottles are simply presents for his family and friends.