was it worth attending?.
is your survival more sure now?.
which part of gods word is truth!
Thx, BluesBrother, from your source. On Sat we had about 9 or 10 new ones that symbolized their dedication by water baptism.
Is there any way to find out from your source, how many were in attendance (in Brooklyn, NY) there?
Seems the conventions are getting lesser and lesser in baptizees. (funny, how JWs don't even notice it)
anyone getting/hearing how baptism numbers are this summer @ conventions?
in previous years, reports showed less baptisms per attendance numbers.
overall, annual 2012 service report showed for u.s. reduction in baptisms..
Anyone getting/hearing how baptism numbers are this summer @ conventions? In previous years, reports showed less baptisms per attendance numbers. Overall, annual 2012 Service Report showed for U.S. reduction in baptisms.
if there is a new version of the nwt, does anyone know the reason why?
changes/copyright problems?.
It's becoming just: "Watchtower & Tract Society" - no Bibles anymore?
was it worth attending?.
is your survival more sure now?.
which part of gods word is truth!
Pretty quiet . . . . there were 2 conventions last weekend and there's 14 conventions this 'next' weekend . . . . .
after reading how many people live at the wallkill facility, it made me ask the above question.
after looking up what 'commune' meant in secular sources, it seems that wallkill has all the hallmarks necessary to actually be a commune.
meals complete with assigned seats and required attendance, dress requirements, wake up times, music and tv restrictions, work assignments, heirarchy making all decisions, no money being earned by the workers, the vow of poverty.....
I had started to make coffee first thing in morning in my room before morning text/worship so I could stay awake during text.
I cringe seeing little kids growing up in 'suits.' And then talking in a unrealitic format.
http://www.jw.org/en/news/by-region/americas/united-states/wallkill-warwick-projects/.
quite a complex,,plenty money going on..
http://www.jw.org/en/news/by-region/americas/united-states/wallkill-warwick-projects/
Quite a complex,,plenty money going on.
measured about 5.1 on the richter scale, it was enough to rattle residents.. .
good pun! Thx!
lots of earthquakes around the world (esp. California, Alaska, and Turkey area and around, but typical of those parts.) Interesting site here:
ever since mitt romney turned the spotlight on the lds church a growing tsunami of disaffection has been accelerated and brought to a head.. the lds core faithful members are leaving in increasing numbers such that growth has not simply stagnated in the west but it has actively reversed.
to their credit the church is responding aggressively but not only is it too late, it is an impossible task.
you can only paint sh*t so many ways.
LDS women organised a pantsuit day to challenge enforced skirt and dress wearing attitudes.)
Trying to picture that at Kingdom Halls and Assemblies! I'd have to see a picture of that day if it happens in my lifetime.
He seemed to be saying that there was a majority of congregations in his circuit that averaged around 40-50 pubs.
U.S. and Britain avg. 85 avg pubs per cong (2012) and Worldwide 67 Avg. pubs per cong.
uncensored discussions and information for anyone interested in the advocates for awareness of watchtower abuses or 'aawa' http://aawa.co/ (previously known as "the association of anti-watchtower activists http://jwactivists.org/) and how it's handled and responded to privacy issues and put people at risk:.
aawa is here!!
(the association of anti-watchtower activists)an invitation to a new effort- aawawhy when i logged onto aawa did it go to facebook ?in regards to aawaaawa - every generation needs a new revolution - thomas jeffersonnotice how the introduction of the aawa has brought out the loonies lately?will aawa become another cult?
There are many groups forming, all exposing the WTS/GB. Some are atheists, agnostic, or religious of varying types. (I prefer "belief-neutral" sites - just facts about the WTS/JW alone.) Some are groups and some are just one individual. Some are mostly anonymous w/aliases (as here), but some are public, can use their names. Some are more radical, some very angry. (Anger is a stage/phase of recovery, but hopefully in personal control at some point). It's in the thousands of former members or people affected one way or another.
I am happy to see 'all' of it.
