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  more women jds than men

  by John Doe in

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  now, i haven't been to meetings since i was about 20, but in my congregation the sexes were pretty much evenly split.

  however, i've seen the statement several times that there are "not enough brothers to go around," so i can only assume that my congregation was atypical.

  so, if there are more women jws, what is the reason for this?.

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  eyeslice

  In general, women tend to be more religious than men, so you may find that the situation with JWs is no different to other religions. Go to your local church or Hindu temple and I am sure that you will find more women than men. I am not so sure about Islam but that is a slightly different situation.
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  Post your percentage opinion: How many JWs REALLY . . .?

  by AuldSoul in

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  our kingdom ministry, april 1992, p. 4, par.

  7. keep spiritually strong, stay clean for jehovahs service.

  7 the benefits of these meetings are multiplied when they are combined with good habits of personal and family study.

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  eyeslice

  The reason they don't do it is that what the Watchtower dictates is impossibly hard for the average person to keep up with. The only people who I have ever know who did everything the society demanded were head cases not balanced individuals.
  
  The galling thing is that the Governing Body cannot see how Jesus words to the Pharisees, "you bind up people with heavy loads but don't give a finger to help them" applies to them. Religion should be about supporting people not burdening them.
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  The tipping point

  by JeffT in

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  from wikipedia: "the term tipping point describes a point at which a slow gradual change becomes irreversible and then proceeds with gathering pace.

  it is derived from the metaphor of a rigid solid object being tilted to a point where it begins to topple.".

  has the watchtower reached such a point?

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  eyeslice

  I am not sure that the comparison of JWs and Christian Science is too valid though. As far as I am aware the Christian Science was fairly passive in their proselytizing. All I can re-call is Christian Science reading rooms.
  
  Jws are far more proactive in their recruitment. What is more, often their key target areas are the vulnerable. So we see growth in 3rd world nations but little in the West. What little growth there is in the West seems to me to be coming from the "foreign field" rather than the native population. So we see Mexicans targeted in the US, Eastern Europeans, Africans and Chinese targeted in Western Europe.
  
  I could be wrong by my conclusion is that the JWs will continue to see enough growth to perpetuate the "God is speeding it up" story for a few years yet.
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  NASA AGREES WITH THE BIBLE...ACCORDING TO JW EMAIL

  by whereami in

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  this stuff just makes me laugh.

  where are they getting this stuff from???

  isaiah spoke to the lord, and the lord brought the shadow ten degrees backward!

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  eyeslice

  Talk about re-cycled rubbish. This is really old - word of mouth has just become internet junk.
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  Brother Guy Pierce gave concluding talk at D.C. in Los Angeles

  by BonaFide in

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  the last talk at the convention was about serving loyally with jehovah's spirit-directed organization.

  i had such a hard time sitting through it.

  even last year i actually enjoyed it.

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  eyeslice

  There is no sense of direction from the Governing Body. They continue to spew out platitudes - "the end is near", "keep on the watch", "do more in the preaching".

  The elderly do not know what to think but are told to "trust in Jehovah". No wonder this religion is going nowhere.
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  shock breakthrough with my wife

  by stillajwexelder in

  1. watchtower
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  so my wife out of the blue says .

  "i thought when we went under ban, everyone would still meet in peoples houses at the the book groups.

  now they are doing away with that arrangement, what does it all mean.?

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  eyeslice

  I too have spoken to my active wife about this and get the impression that this isn't going down well with the R&F.
  
  I suggested that if the reason for the change was the cost of travel then it makes sense to keep the local book study and get rid of the mid-week meeting and just have a local mid-week meeting and a congregation meeting on Sunday. But sense does rule with the society.
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  What happened to the simplicity of the early church?

  by Pahpa in

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  early christians were drawn together by their love of christ and each other.

  most were just hard working average people who had little education and no understanding of the philosophies of the world.

  the gospel message of the kingdom and the future hope of life everlasting were the basis of their simple faith.

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  eyeslice

  Certainly the JWs have lost all semblance of simplicity. Losing the Tuesday night book study in private homes to me is another step away from the simplicity of the early church. The fact Paul taught from 'house to house' is often mis-quoted by the Watchtower Society; in reality he was referring to his teaching believers in their own homes as he visited them.
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  New Arrangements for Theocratic Ministry School 2009

  by iloowy in

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  so basically no instruction talk or speech quality

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  eyeslice

  "The organization is certainly putting forth a concerted effort to eliminate any kind of individual creativity in terms of research and delivery. The programs are becoming more robotic and mechanical."
  
  It amazes too. When my wife was at the meeting on Sunday I read through a spare copy of the Watchtower for the study for that day. Now a days it instructs which scriptures are to be read. As far as I can see, it would take me no preparation at all to give a model Watchtower study. Just get up ask the questions and get the scriptures read. I think that the average witness must be totally bored out of their minds.
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  Ovation Guitar anyone?

  by Simon in

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  i used to play the guitar quite a bit but haven't practiced seriously for quite a few years (and left my guitar in the uk when we moved over here).. yesterday i decided i should get myself a guitar again so i popped into a music store and had a strum on a few.. the ovation guitars seemed really nice and not too expensive.

  does anyone have one or have any experience of them?

  i would love the electic one they do that can also sound acoustic but can't really justify spending so much so would probably get a regular wood / round-backed one.. thanks.

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  eyeslice

  Why not have a look at a made in Canada guitar - see http://www.simonandpatrick.com
  
  Simon and Patrick guitars are beautifully made but a bit out of my price range I am afraid.
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  October Awake

  by stillajwexelder in

  1. watchtower
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  the october awake is "your child and the internet"

  they note that restricting the internet by having the pc in the front room not the child's bedroom is no longer practical as the internet can be accessed from cell phones etc.

  i laughed

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  eyeslice

  Hang on a minute folks.
  
  I have read the Awake in question and it isn't that bad, in fact I think the subject of the internet and kids needs to be addressed. Parents have to be made aware of the dangers of allowing kids unlimited access to the Internet. I consider myself to be the most liberal of parents, but I still put Net Nanny on my home computer. Not protesting our kids from the very real dangers that the internet can pose, would be, in my opinion, like allowing your guys free reign to play on the highway.
  
  Eyeslice