Posts by dmouse
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13UK Service report
by dmouse in.
from nov km - report for july 2002:.
and because i'm very much a visual learner i've incorporated this into my graph showing uk publisher figures for the past few years, there does seem still to be a downward trend:.
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Did anyone really ever study?
by freedom96 ini know we were taught to study all the wts stuff.
prepare for each meeting, prepare for service, (gotta know the articles) etc.
i mean with all the personal study to do, how could anyone have time for newspapers, novels etc.
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dmouse
Strangely, I study the WBTS gumf more closely now as an apostate than I ever did as a JW!
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2002 statistics???
by izobcenec indoes any1 know, what the jw statistics for this year are...i have.
heard somewhere, that the increase was 0.7%, but i'm not really.
sure about that info...
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dmouse
Well, 2002 ain't over yet so we are a little premature.
However, 2001's overall increase in the average number of publishers was 1.71%, which is way down from 2.28% in 2000.
Here is a good site for JW statistics:
Interestingly, looking at all sorts of stats on that site, it seems the rot set in around 1995.
What happened in 1995?
Well, that was the year that the Society dropped the belief that Armageddon would come in the lifetime of those born in 1914. That must have shattered a lot of illusions!
Edited by - dmouse on 19 October 2002 17:40:46
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elders paranoid about baby shower
by jurs inperhaps someone out there knows if this is a common jw paranoia.
once a sister in my hall was going to have a baby.
because she wasn't in the "click" no one offered to give her a baby shower.
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dmouse
Sisters in my congergation were always exchanging clothing and things of that nature in the parking lot.
Didn't you have changing rooms?
Sorry, I just had this mental image of women stripping off and swapping clothes in the parking lot - the elders WOULD have loved that!
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Resurection of billions will bring famine
by Gerard inwhen billions of people resurect, in flesh and bone, their bodies will again need a source of energy: food.
the world will be seriously overpopulated overnight and food will become scarce; should we expect cattle rustlers, gangs, tribal wars?
will history repeat itself?
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dmouse
Don't be silly Gerard, there will be Manna from heaven, and lots of loaves and fishes.
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No Dogs or Cats in the New System!
by gumby inthat's right folks!
someone at headquarters doesn't like them.
try finding them in the publications that show pictures of the new system.
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dmouse
Of course, there is scriptural support for this notion, at least for dogs.
Rev 22: 14, 15
14 Happy are those who wash their robes, that the authority to go to the trees of life may be theirs and that they may gain entrance into the city by its gates. 15 Outside are the dogs and those who practice spiritism and the fornicators and the murderers and the idolaters and everyone liking and carrying on a lie.
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Bible: Women are Inferior
by JosephAlward inno teaching in the bible is clearer and more consistent than the one which holds women to be inferior to men.
below i show that it is taught that the woman was created from man, for man, that man--not woman--is the glory of god, and that women are not allowed to teach or control man because the woman, not the man, is the one who was deceived by the serpent.
" (1 corinthians 11:2-9) "for a man...is the image and glory of god: but the woman is the glory of the man.
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dmouse
Bonezz, pull the udder one...
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Bible: Women are Inferior
by JosephAlward inno teaching in the bible is clearer and more consistent than the one which holds women to be inferior to men.
below i show that it is taught that the woman was created from man, for man, that man--not woman--is the glory of god, and that women are not allowed to teach or control man because the woman, not the man, is the one who was deceived by the serpent.
" (1 corinthians 11:2-9) "for a man...is the image and glory of god: but the woman is the glory of the man.
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dmouse
This is for real!!!!!! Watch out for the dreaded ovum!
*** Watchtower 1961 12/15 767-8 Questions from Readers ***
Second question:
How can girls guard against temptation in this sex-crazy world?
When a girl reaches the age of puberty or physical maturity, her body has developed in the matter of sex more than in the mind. Young folks like to be together, first in groups, later in twos. If they have not been instructed by their parents in regard to the matter of sex, a boy and a girl are likely to become too familiar and to engage in what is popularly called petting or necking. They may practice this for a time and see no bad results. However, the time will come when there will be great danger in such actions. Why? In answer to this question, we can learn about nature and sex from the bovine family of mammals, both wild and tame.
Large herds of cattle, both male and female, wander over the plains feeding. Ordinarily the male or bull would not think of approaching the female or cow for sex purposes. If he did approach he would not receive a hearty welcome, but, rather, he might be gored by the cows horns. There is no petting or sex relations between bull and cow permitted, because the female is not in physical condition to breed. The bull seems to understand this and keeps in his own place. However, when the female of the species is in condition to breed, she makes the matter known. If there is no male in the herd, she will go elsewhere looking for one and she is unsettled until she finds one and then is bred by him. Now she is contented, and the end result is a calf. In this connection it is interesting to note that the male animal has no season at which he is not willing to engage in the breeding act.
If we humans would take a lesson from these creatures, we would learn something of importance in matters of sex, as to its purpose and the results of its operation.As with a cow, when a young girl who has reached her puberty is in physical condition to conceive and become pregnant, her sex emotions are greatly aroused. If she has association with a boy, she is inclined to think that it is the sweetness of the boy friend that causes this delightful and new feeling, and so she becomes infatuated with him. If the boy friend should become sexually aroused and lets her know it and then she yields her body to the advances of the amorous boy friend, she is likely to become pregnant as a result of just one sex experience of this kind.
Some persons foolishly think that they know when it is safe to have sex contact with those of the opposite sex and thus avoid becoming pregnant, but this is a serious mistake on their part. Even learned biologists do not know exactly when there is no danger of conception for a woman. This is due to certain irregularities in the case of various females.
When the ovum, that is, the egg cell from which the baby starts, is at large or is on its way from the womans ovary through her Fallopian tube to the uterus, there it remains for an uncertain length of time, which varies greatly with different females. Then is the time when conception can take place if the ovum is met by a male life sperm. During that same time the female is sexually aroused and is ready for the sex act that at this time will cause a baby to result. This bearing of children is the sole privilege of the female. In fact, this is one main reason for creating the female of the human species.
There are cases where a girl became pregnant as a result of one sex interview with a boy. What a price for a girl, a virgin, to pay for a few minutes of satisfied sex emotions! When persons start in this dangerous and sinful course, they find it hard to overcome future temptations. When a young, unmarried girl falls to the temptation, the price she pays is terrible: shame, sorrow, a ruined reputation, endless troubles, with the danger of being disfellowshiped from a congregation if the girl is a dedicated member. It is high time for girls to understand the make-up of their bodies and its functions, especially with regard to sex. Then if a girl understandingly takes care of herself while the ovum is at large and is causing sex disturbance and cravings within her, she will be able to act like a true lady of irreproachable morals at all times. She will avoid the violating of her virginity and the shame and conscience-stricken state due to this; and wisely she will direct her young life so as to end up in the position of a clean, happy wife and mother of legitimate children, journeying to the new world of righteousness, where there will be no sex problems amid a sex-crazy population. -
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Yes the WT Told Millions of Youth NO COLLEGE!!
by JT in*** watchtower september 1 1975 p.543 questions from readers *** .
how many years of secular education are advisable for children in christian households?
today, there are many teenage baptized servants of jehovah... how far should they go with a secular education?
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dmouse
The Society is often careful what it puts in print, since it doesn't want its arse sued when people get upset for ruining their lives due to their crap advice.
However, much emotional blackmail is put on youths during meetings, which often contain no written record. One can only imagine the pressure put on youths to not go to college during this meeting, scheduled for week starting July 2nd 2001:
(From June 2001 KM) Perhaps some of the references in the scan might be worth checking out too.
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*SNEEZES"...Should I say Bless You???? lol
by curiouschristy ini'm pretty sure i'm right about this.
i haven't been in the org for a long time, but it seems that whenever someone sneezes, you are not supposed to say "bless you" ///// why is this so??
i personaly don't see anything wrong w/saying bless you !
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dmouse
There is no simple answer - no one knows!
The most obvious answer is, as you say, that it is simply good manners. Why should JWs be bothered about that? (I know they are.) It's just another example of the JWs being unbalanced.
Anyway, this site answers your question more fully.
