Billy the Ex-Bethelite

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  2014 YB Up. Partakers 13,204

  by LostGeneration in

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  that is all.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  I've got a couple suggested modifications to add to what sd-7 listed for this:

  In the years since then, the number of these partakers has progressively decreased, principally because faithful Witnesses of Jehovah finished their earthly life course in death.

  How about one of these:

  In the years since then, the number of these partakers has progressively decreased, then progressively increased, principally because the faithful anointed have finished their earthly course and the Christian congregation has recently experienced a significant influx of mentally unstable individuals.

  As the Last Days wind down to their finish, we can expect that the number of partakers will progressively decrease. Since Jehovah has chosen to pour out his Holy Spirit to anoint an ever increasing Little Flock to numbers not seen since the 1960s, it is reasonable to conclude that the end is now further away than what some Jehovah's Witnesses had led themselves to believe. Are we not indeed happified to now realize our privilege to preach the Good News of the Governing Body could easily extend for another 50 or 60 years? Think of the dozens of lives that might be saved during the final overlapping decades of this never again to be repeated work!
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  Worst yb experience I have ever heard heartwrenching

  by Skinnedsheep in

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  he sold his bicycle.

  malachi, an elder who lives in burundi, earned his living by farming and by transporting loads on his bicycle.

  in order to support their kingdom hall construction project, malachi decided to be at the construction site every day.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  It's a shame that Jehovah didn't have a bicycle to sell so that he can pay for his own construction projects.

  Maybe Jehovah would be able to pay all his own bills if he went out and got a job rather than spent all his time monitoring who is or isn't masturbating.
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  New here, just wanted to say "Hello"

  by Goldiver in

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  hello all, it is nice to have a forum for former jw's and see i wasn't the only one out there having serious doubts.

  my parents got into it when i was about 4 years old.

  my family was part of the granville ny congregation.. my dad in time became an elder.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Welcome!
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  Have you used dropbox? Have you had any problems?

  by ILoveTTATT in

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  there is a certain user to whom i suggested using dropbox, and the user said he had problems with it, that his computer ended up full of game advertisements.. please, to those who have used dropbox before, can you give your honest evaluation of dropbox?.

  i am trying to convince this user that i did not suggest to him something that was bad, but actually good... that it helps to share huge files, no matter what their size.. .

  please tell this user... i don't want to lose this user's trust.. .

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Yes, I've used dropbox extensively for about a year and a half. I've had no problems with it or gotten any advertisements.

  I first used dropbox as an officer in a student organization. Then I used it for sharing huge files with a professor. Most recently and most extensively I used it for sharing files with a group of 7 for our weekly lab reports. We as a group never had problems using dropbox. I'm sure I'll use it again next semester. So far I've only used the allowed free space, so I haven't had to pay anything.

  I've used dropbox both from logon at the Internet interface and have the application installed on my PC which keeps a copy of the current dropbox files synchronized in a specified folder on my hard drive. The installed application also would let me know when dropbox files were updated, which was truly a blessing when our lab group was split up working on different sections of the report.
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  Too many partakers in the org? Help is on the way!

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

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  is someone in your congregation confused?

  coming soon to the local congregations:.

  anointification neutralizer100 suppositories.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Another year, another increase in the number of partakers.

  Seriously, Watchtower, you can't keep ignoring this growth on the side of your head.
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  2014 YB Up. Partakers 13,204

  by LostGeneration in

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  that is all.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  For the total hours and number baptized, it calculates to about 6,640 hours to get one baptized. At 10 hrs/mo., it would take over 55 years of preaching to get one sheeple to the washtub.

  That's a lot of wasted hours!

  A huge number of pioneers, yet growth is 2.1%. Since world population growth is about 1.1%, the real growth of JWs is only about 1%. Who would invest in that kind of return? Nearly 8 million JWs, evidently.
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  hello from a galaxies far away

  by galaxie in

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Welcome!
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  Circuit Oversneer Says. . .

  by piztjw in

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  "do you realize how much of a privelge it is to enjoy the visit of the circuit overseer?

  they are appointed by the governing body who in turn are apointed by jesus and holy spirit.

  so you have a great privilege when we visit your congregation, because it is the same thing as having jesus visit you.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  Can this joker heal the sick, raise the dead, stop a storm? Yet he's claiming more glory to himself than Jesus ever did?

  I suppose his next talk will be entitled, "Be More Humble, Like ME!"
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  2014 DC: Fewer, but larger venues in the U.S.

  by doinmypart in

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  in the u.s. there are fewer venues this year, but they will be held in larger facilities.

  as long as i can remember my family travelled no more than 2 hours to attend and in the last few years the dc was local (within a few minutes travel).

  this year my family is driving 6 hours to a major u.s. city.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  WT has probably heard enough reports and seen pictures of rather small venues that are only half filled. You can't whip up the excitement of the sheeple that way.
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  2014 DC OFFICIAL THEME

  by WatchTower87 in

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  the official theme is :.

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  "keep on, seeking first the kingdom" matthew 6:33.

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  Billy the Ex-Bethelite

  In keeping with that theme, at each opportunity all in attendence will be reminded which corporation to make checks payable to and where to locate the credit card donation machines.