wow,,90,000 to 17,000..I remember the Divine Purpose book,,a lot of oldtimers must still have that book. Well. that was a 80% decrease,, wouldn't it be thrilling to see that happen now? This site would go on overload. Even, 20% would be thrilling; could it happen in 2014? or soon after? I expect 20% are very close to leaving, if they have a 'last straw' soon.
Posts by Gayle
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55MAJOR DOCTRINE CHANGE IN 1/15/2014 WT ON GENERATION TEACHING
by EndofMysteries inthe generation scripture no longer is speaking about 'the end'.
i'll quote it...... side note: tons of lies in this article, i'll point out at the end of the post.
"yet, jesus words at matthew 24:34 give us confidence that at least some of "this generation will by no means pass away" before seeing the start of the great tribulation.".
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Conti v Watchtower - Court Denies Watchtower Motion re: Substituting Bond - November 16 court documents in pdf
by jwleaks injw leaks has published the latest court documents, in pdf, relating to "candace conti v the watchtower bible and tract society of new york" as filed on november 16, 2012.. the watchtower society motion to substitute or reduce bond on appeal is denied.. www.jwleaks.org.
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Gayle
So "Request for oral argument filed" = 9/6, 9/10 and 9/12. So, that's 'two months' ago,,no schedule set up for this yet? What's happening?
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International Conventions in the U.S.A 2014
by XBEHERE inwhat's the deal with this?
could it be related to the rumored reduction of the ammount of dc's for next year here in thr u.s.?
elders in the northeast (i assume other area's as well) received a letter inviting them to a "special" meeting 2-3 weeks ago to discuss hospitality at int'l dc's to be held next summer.
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Gayle
Wasn't there 16 U.S. cities for "international?" Suppose to be only for areas "assigned." All others to go to 'non-international' conventions (no doubt smaller sizes).
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Gayle
Seems they will drop the 'public' Watchtower (nobody reads it anyway of non-JWs, probably not even most JWs) and just use the Awakes for RVs and door-step Bible studies.
Their new tactic/message is: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify!
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Wife and kids are officially OUT!!
by Oneoutallout inmy wife has told her jw best friend and jw sister that she is givng up the religion!!
and there was i worrying about losing her when i left the cult.
and, to top it all, my 15 and 13 year old children are using their critical thinking skills and can see it all for what it is.
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Gayle
wow,,so happy for you!! So wonderful, about your artistic daughter with humor, she's got talent that won't be squelched by the WTBTS!
So many, many best wishes for you and your family!
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Unconfirmed 2014 Year Book Numbers - Peak Pubs, Baptized, Hrs, Reg Pio & Studies
by OwnAccord ini bethelite sent this email out - can't really give out names.
we wrote these figures as quickly as possible, but could not keep up 100%).
you get to check these figures out when you get your 2014 yearbook.
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Gayle
Thank you, Veterans, including my dad and my son.
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KM 2014-01
by WatchTower87 injanuary km 2014. .
http://adf.ly/z9xnz.
(wait 5 seconds press next and free download ;) ).
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Gayle
Saw there, for U.S. in July (big convention month) baptisms were 4,705. Seems low. Last year, 2012, total (U.S.) baptized 32,039. Will be interesting to see total for 2013. I suspect not much more than last year.
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Announcement: Schools for Couples and Single Brothers replaced by School for 'everyone'
by dropoffyourkeylee ini know this was noted earlier:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/266186/3/the-big-announcement-this-week#.uoaoe_yo5dg.
but it was officially announced today that the school for couples and the school for single brothers were being combined with the new twist that single sisters would be allowed also.
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Gayle
I think many of these places "where the need is greater," in the U.S. anyway, are not very productive from JW standpoint. Harder to get Bible Studies in comparison to many 'city' areas, therefore, much less to ever get to baptism. Many idealistic JWs, to where the 'need is greater' eventually moved back to original location with much disappointments.
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Announcement: Schools for Couples and Single Brothers replaced by School for 'everyone'
by dropoffyourkeylee ini know this was noted earlier:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/266186/3/the-big-announcement-this-week#.uoaoe_yo5dg.
but it was officially announced today that the school for couples and the school for single brothers were being combined with the new twist that single sisters would be allowed also.
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Gayle
But single sisters (over 25 yrs old) outnumber, single brothers. what? 8 to 1, I would guess?