Posts by The Scotsman

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New Years Resolutions...What are yours?

by TimeBandit in

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what are your new years resolutions?.

here's mine:.

in the new year, 2012, i resolve to let the former hurts perpetrated by my parents and the wtbts have a lesser grip on my throat.

2011 Watchtower publisher statistics with analysis

by jwfacts in

the 2012 yearbook has released the publisher statistics for the 2011 service year.

a scan of the report can be found at http://www.jwfacts.com/images/2011-publisher-report.pdf and i have started updating the graphs at http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/statistics.php.

as expected, it is following on from similar trends to the last 15 years.

The Scotsman

Thanks JWfacts - very informative.

Surely the Borg will need to change the whole "anointed" and "partakers" situation!

I am not sure when it was last at 11,824 but there must be at least some publishers scratching there head about this in wonderment!

The Scotsman

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please suggest classic xmas movies...

by highdose in

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now theres, sound of music, its a wonderful life, philadelphia story, the great esacape... what else though?.

The Scotsman

Last year I watched The Polar Express and I loved it.

Give it a go.

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hey guys - i do not post on here very often these days, though i regularly pop in to catch up.. just wondering if the latest annual report was out yet - i am completely out of touch with watchtower land.. have they crashed and burned or are the still on the up and up?.

the scotsman..

The Scotsman

Hey Guys - I do not post on here very often these days, though I regularly pop in to catch up.

Just wondering if the latest annual report was out yet - I am completely out of touch with Watchtower land.

Have they crashed and burned or are the still on the up and up?

The Scotsman.

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My mom and dad told me that I'm an apostate and that they want to 'limit their association' with me!!!

by Joliette in

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a series of events led up to an arugment with my parents last night.

my mom and dad told me that they found my videos that i was doing on youtube, and they told me that i was an apostate.

they said that they would help me if it was an emergency, but other then that, they didnt want anything to do with me.

The Scotsman

I am constantly bewildered by the power a religion can have on someone - this is a prime example. Rejecting there own kids because someone told them it is the right thing to do!!!!

I never "quite" reached the stage you have - managed to keep contact - but it has never been the same.

You could try and back down a bit - remove videos etc. On the other hand they may not actually follow-through with shunning you.

No easy answers.

Good luck.....The Scotsman

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41,000 year old human jaw bone found

by Mickey mouse in

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but but but....humans have only been around for 6000 years.

.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-15540464.

The Scotsman

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QUESTION: Are you RELIGIOUS or SPIRITUAL? What's the difference between the two?

by Black Man in

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The Scotsman

I would describe myself as spiritual.

I have a firm belief in God and a higher purpose.

But I am in no hurry to affiliate with any religious organisation.

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The Survey is now CLOSED (temporarily)!

by cedars in

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i have now closed the survey down temporarily, because we need to migrate the results over to an identical survey that will have its own unique domain, etc.

once the survey is settled in its new home, i will be revealing the new url for you to access it and/or get updates on its progress.. in the meantime, i thought you might like to be made aware of the results as they stand:.

2011 global survey of jehovahs witnesses .

The Scotsman

Good stuff Cedars - very interesting results.

The Scotsman

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I am thinking about getting Android phone sometime soon

by Iamallcool in

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if you have it, i would like to hear your experience of using android.

thanks!.

The Scotsman

I have the ZTE Blade - very good for the money.

I would recommend Android as a platform - very versatile.

the Scotsman

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2011 Global Survey of Jehovah's Witnesses

by cedars in

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if you are visiting this site for the first time, or for the first time in a long while, i would appreciate if you could click on the following link and participate in the 2011 global survey of jehovah's witnesses.

both active jehovah's witnesses and former jehovah's witnesses around the world are invited to participate anonymously, and the results will be forwarded to the governing body and world's media.. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/t7zm5zc.

this thread will be updated with the results of the survey (for the time being at least) should you be interested.. in its first 3 days, the survey collected close to 400 responses.

The Scotsman

Some interesting comments on this thread.

Anyway - Cedars - ""APPLAUSE"" - the survey is a great idea - I have just completed it.

Second - Any talk of somehow cedars is stealing our I.P. addresses for some devious plan is laughable. What would be the motives for such a cunning plan?

Lady Lee - oh dear - it is all a bit embarrassing..... would have been better to just say nothing.

Look - if some of you do not like cedars plan then fine - but why does it feel that some of you are trying to fight Cedars when the real enemy is in Brooklyn New York?

I for one applaud anyone who attempts to expose the WTBTS for what it is.

The scotsman