Topics Started by WTWizard

7
After Trump appointee RFK Jr. gets flouride removed from water
by SydBarrett in
1. jw
2. friends
.
51
2024 year Highlights: JWs hit 9 million Publishers
by Sanchy in
1. jw
2. friends
watchtower put out some highlights for the 2024 service year:.

average publishers: 8,828,124. peak publishers: 9,043,460. a 43.2 percent increase in "those who returned to jehovah", meaning 65,816 were reinstated.

baptized: 296,267. memorial attendance: 21,119,442. missing stat: number of partakers .. womp womp.
121
PRESIDENTIAL predictions...let the prognosticators have their say!
by Terry in
1. jw
2. friends
my only prowess in making predictions stems from my 77-years of life in the united statesgrowing up under president truman, eisenhower, kennedy, nixon, .....etc.

etc.i was a widdle kid sitting in front of a tiny black and white tv set when the very first broadcastsof political conventions, deal-making, debates (nixon vs kennedy), assassinations (jfk, rfk, martin luther king, etc.

) i grew up with duck and cover under my elementary schooldesk, the cold war, the iron curtain, the korean war, the vietnam war and i went to federal prisonas a jw conscientious objector while hippies, flower children, political activists protested and universitystudents were fired up on by troops.i grew up reading newspapers (2 of them).
189
What evidence is there for a biblical jesus?
by Touchofgrey in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
is there any independently verified evidence that a miracle worker called jesus existed and did the things that the bible said he did?.

the four gospels were written by unknown authors many decades after the so called events, so can't be considered as eyewitness accounts.

i think that there may have been a apocalyptic preacher who was executed by the romans and the story evolved from their.
53
Half hearted JWs compared to past generations
by JohnR1975 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
is it just me or has there been a massive change in jws of late?.

when i grew up in the cult they had a real sense of urgency and would do an hour minimum, these days it’s not even ten mins before coffee break.. same goes for everything else, it’s half hearted .
23
How would you rate the Watchtower approved songs?
by Vanderhoven7 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i was asking why jws won't sing any church hymns even if they were doctrinally correct.

jws asked me in response if i would sing any of their songs.. dan watkins wrote .

its a hilarious misunderstanding, if it does not come from the watchtower bible and tract society, then it is effectively considered as coming from satan.
26
Worldwide Benefits ( USELESSNESS ) of Cart Witnessing
by RULES & REGULATIONS in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
library.

meeting workbooks.

life and ministry meeting workbook | november 2018. .
27
Awake 1976 - Should a Pocket Calculator Be in Your Pocket?
by Ron.W. in
1. watchtower
2. bible
awake 1976 - should a pocket calculator be in your pocket?.

somehow this totally zany 'bible based' article passed me by first time around!.

anyone remember it?.
35
Re-activate me?
by punkofnice in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there was a knock at my door and i thought it was my take-away being delivered.. long story short, it was 2 elders calling to see me.

i guess to re-activate me.

once they said who they were i recognised them.
36
Big News: August English Watchtower released on servers
by ukpimo in
1. watchtower
2. bible
big news.

just in from a friend who is fading.. disfellowshipping will no longer be a term used by jws.

study article 35, paragraph 4 footnote says this:.