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Will the average age of Witnesses go up with time?
by JH in
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my parents go to a catholic church, and they say that the average age is in the 60's.. at the kh, the average age is about 30, if you calculate the age of the children too.. theoretically, the average age of witnesses should go up with time .

if less and less people become witnesses, the average age should go up, just like traditional religions....no?.
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JW is principal of a Pentecostal school?
by NeonMadman in
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what the heck?

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Mother in law told off for speaking to her daughter
by chuckyy in
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my wife and i disassociated 3 months ago and my wifes mother is still a jw....but.....she still sees us regularly.

today, a 'clipboard' elder went down to see her.

he has been her book study overseer for a year and has never once gone to see her even though her husband is dying.
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Catholic's confession vs Judicial Committe
by JustTickledPink in
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i remember being indoctrinated how "bad" the catholics were and in particular the confession practise was always ridiculed.. i was thinking about it today, if i felt guilty about something how wonderful it would be to open a confessional booth, talk to a priest, confess, he would say some words to me, tell me what to do as penace and on my way i would go.

i think their thought is that the judging is really left up to god (i hope i have that right) and then i thought about the jc committee.

you walk in, they grill you, you confess, they judge you (not god) and then df you if they think it's warranted.. starting to think that the catholics had it right after all.
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balance = reading WT/Awake, being on TMS - going to college
by stillajwexelder in
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here is my idea of balance = reading the wt/awake now and again, being on the tms - going to college and also reading the bible through at least once, the koran and crisis of conscience - to me that seems quite a good balance - thoughts?

comments?
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Why is it that a JW can't say Happy New Year?
by kls in
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new-years eve my husband and i went to my sister's house to bring in the new-year.

my sister knowing much about jws cornered my husband and said " happy new-year don" and he replied" yep it's a 2005".

i have been away from the bs of jwism for a long time and for the life of me i can not remember why it is wrong to celebrate a new year.
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Jehovah's Christian Witnesses??
by Junction-Guy in
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when i was a kid and on vacation in florida about 20 years ago, my dad had mentioned about an "apostate group" in florida and that it was called "jehovah's christian witnesses" supposedly they even had their own kingdom halls, how many others here are aware of this group and do they even exist still?

dave
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New JW Interfaith Meeting!
by UnDisfellowshipped in
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http://www.nwaonline.net/281216684861365.bsp .

"the morning news" (arkansas news).

religious leaders to describe traditions of peace .
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Just Learning
by Law in
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first off to everyone that has replied to my messages thank you it helped me understand more about your religion.

i am a catholic and wanted to learn more about this religion and my friend had told me to come here.

so far i've learned alot more then i have had known before.. if theres any information that you would like to tell me about just reply to this message.
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college education=spiritual weakness?
by twvsnt in
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hi i'm twvsnt and i've been a witness for 3 years now.

im glad this site exists.

i've been meaning to speak to fellow witnesses who are more open-minded.