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  International Conventions

  by tenyearsafter in

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  just saw a facebook post from an acquaintance who just went to the international convention in dallas, tx.

  according to his post, there were approximately 50,000 in attendance on sunday, with 468 baptized.

  there were an additional 9 conventions tied to this one, with an attendance of approximately 100,000 and 609 baptisms total, including dallas.

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  eyeuse2bDUB...that baptism percentage is lower than the average death rate...tough to grow when members are dying faster than they can be replaced!
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  International Conventions

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just saw a facebook post from an acquaintance who just went to the international convention in dallas, tx.

  according to his post, there were approximately 50,000 in attendance on sunday, with 468 baptized.

  there were an additional 9 conventions tied to this one, with an attendance of approximately 100,000 and 609 baptisms total, including dallas.

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  steve2...Arlington is the Dallas area, and the convention my friend was talking about. That would be a first in my recollection of a convention falling 20% below projections.
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  International Conventions

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just saw a facebook post from an acquaintance who just went to the international convention in dallas, tx.

  according to his post, there were approximately 50,000 in attendance on sunday, with 468 baptized.

  there were an additional 9 conventions tied to this one, with an attendance of approximately 100,000 and 609 baptisms total, including dallas.

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  tenyearsafter

  Just saw a Facebook post from an acquaintance who just went to the International Convention in Dallas, TX. According to his post, there were approximately 50,000 in attendance on Sunday, with 468 baptized. There were an additional 9 conventions tied to this one, with an attendance of approximately 100,000 and 609 baptisms total, including Dallas. His big take away was the unity and love that the JW's showed versus the hypocrisy and fighting among those of other religions.

  Based on his account, you would think the JW's are having a new renaissance of growth...I read the numbers he quoted as a .9% growth based on the baptisms in Dallas and .6% based on the total baptisms for that weekend. Of course, they didn't mention the number DF'ed, DA'ed or faded...if these numbers were factored in, it would show a decline. I wonder how many of those baptized were children of JW's? Could the higher number of baptisms in Dallas be indicative of the large number of Hispanic immigrants in Texas?...I think that is a good possibility.

  As my friend commented at the end of his post on FB, " Clearly, Jehovah is blessing our association of brothers and sisters."
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  BORN-INS! What Were The Most Annoying Quotes Your Parents Would Say?

  by OneStepOut93 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  regarding worldly people, shows or toys?

  etc...what quotes annoyed you the most?.

  for me it was "well, you have to remember, they're worldly"... "don't trust anyone who isn't in the truth" "they may be nice but they are not friends of jehovah"... just a few to name.

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  "I want you to survive Armageddon...please come back to Jehovah"

  ugh!
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  Finnish branch office PR lies on TV about shunning

  by tunnistaja.ee in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i created the subtitles.. .

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkwcoq_3qyg.

  we all know he's evading the question by talking about those who somehow avoid the baptizm, but it really does not matter.

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  Based on the subtitles, this "WT representative" has a number of outs:

  1) They can freely leave (though DF'ed)

  2) They can freely return (after a minimum of one year of groveling)

  3) They aren't shunned (they are encouraged to return to their senses!)

  It's all in the spin...that is what PR is all about!!
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  Survey---who is inactive, disfellowshipped/disassociated or active?

  by minimus in

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  i am inactive for about 10 years now..

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  DF'ed fo 20 years...mentally left 15 years before that.
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  Why do Christian nations think they can assimilate Muslims into their communities , does Islam attempt to assimilate Christians in their communities ?

  by smiddy in

  1. social
  2. current

  islam /muslims today are what christianity was centuries ago , the two beleif systems are like oil and water , not to be mixed .

  christians are not tolerated spreading their infectious disease amongst muslims, in islamic countrys , and harsh penalties apply for them doing so in muslim countries , including the death penalty.

  stonings , whippings etc.. on the other hand christian nations are very tolerant of muslim extremists who incite hatred and violence on their own territory , and they get a slap on the wrist and say dont do it again .

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  Something to consider...in Islamic countries, Christians can convert to Islam by just gone to a Sharia court and declare their conversion. Muslims who convert to Christianity (or Judaism) are condemned to deat by those same courts in those countries. I don't know of any "Christian" countries where those converting to Islam are sentenced to death for their conversion...
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  Another Shooting Massacre

  by whathehadas in

  1. social
  2. current

  http://abcnews.go.com/us/santa-barbara-shooting-suspect-calls-loneliness-darkest-hell/story?id=23855994&ts=true.

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  Unfortunately, it is not against the law to be mentally ill...police can not take action against an individual who has mental illness unless they present an immediate danger to themselves or others...that's the law. When police interviewed him earlier, he was polite, cogent and appeared "normal". Guns are not what caused this tragedy, it is the failed system of dealing with and treating mental illness. We can not expect the police to solve the problems that afflict these people...they need treatment by professional mental healthcare workers. Every time an incident like this occurs, we wring our hands, gnash our teeth and call for the ban of guns. How about we finally act on the root cause of these issues, and allocate adequate funds to treat these ill people and protect the public from these outbursts?
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  Questions from Readers: Is Memorial Day appropriate for Christians?

  by rebel8 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  questions from readers.

  "is it appropriate for a christian to celebrate memorial day in light of its past pagan roots?".

  many conscientious ones among jehovah's people today have wondered if christians should honor dead people on memorial day, in view of the fact that evidently jehovah judged them worthy of death.. first let us consider what most scholars agree is the original greek for the term "memorial day", meaning literally "a contemporary holiday to honor those who died by the sword.

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  Wow...and to think I was ready to observe Memorial Day...thanks for correcting my thinking Rebel8!
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  The new and improved Watchtower...

  by tenyearsafter in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just saw my first watchtower magazine in about 15 years...it was tucked under my doormat.

  all i can say is wow!

  i was shocked at how small and flimsy it was.

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  tenyearsafter

  New requirements for baptism:

  1) IQ below 90

  2) Tunnel vision and selective hearing

  3) Acute lack of critical thinking ability

  4) Able to respond to pretty, colorful pictures

  5) Have a herd mentality

  Great comments everyone!!