tresdecu

tresdecu

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  • Joker10
    9

    20 new ASL congregations every year

    by Joker10 in
    1. jw
    2. friends

    there are some 18,000 american publishers who belong to congregations in american sign language.

    the number tripled in just 6 years.. .

    it is difficult to know how many people us asl to communicate, but the estimates are between 500,000- 2.5 million.

    1. the truth is mine
    2. DesirousOfChange
    3. metatron
  • tresdecu
    tresdecu

    ASL is the new 'cool foreign language' to learn. 25 years ago all the gringos wanted to learn spanish to 'serve' the spanish field....now it's ASL. We have an ASL congo where I go. Moved in about 6 years ago. Word is they whined to the RBC about a bunch of changes in the KH they needed to be able to get more out of the meetings (or something to that effect) Large TV Monitors near the stage, relocation of year text, new paint etc, and I'm pretty sure there was more involved too. Some of the same brothers that were tasked with the work were pretty irritated, due to the fact that the hall had been recently remodeled before the ASL. So there was a lot of wasted time it turns out! I know one elder that was pretty pissed.

    Another funny thing, I really don't think there are that many "native" ASL pubs, a lot our ones who want to do something new and shiney. From the WTS standpoint, it seems like a good group to go after. I'm sure deaf people are pretty isolated and lonely, so here's this great love bombing group of people that show up at your door, with 75 new friends that know your language.

  • tresdecu
    6

    Captchas!!!

    by tresdecu in
    1. jw
    2. friends

    i swear the captchas to login to jwd are harder than my bank..

    1. Amelia Ashton
    2. ShirleyW
    3. NewChapter
  • tresdecu
    tresdecu

    I swear the captchas to login to JWD are harder than my bank.

  • Alfred
    35

    Tomorrow's Watchtower Study: Steve hits Selma in North America... not South America

    by Alfred in
    1. watchtower
    2. beliefs

    i started a thread a few days ago that probably went unnoticed for the most part (under "scandals & cover-ups") regarding steve hitting selma in tomorrow's wt study... i just wanted to recap it here for those who may have missed it.... the spanish version changes the story completely.... if you've read that paragraph 12 it basically says that steve hit selma as she tried to prove a point.

    selma then feels sorry for herself.. in the spanish version steve merely gets furious with her and she gets sad.. by the way, i just looked up the italian version... .

    selma ricorda una lezione che imparo dalla sorella che le conduceva lo studio.

    1. Room 215
    2. tornapart
    3. wallsofjericho
  • tresdecu
    tresdecu

    very interesting find. I wish I had the cojones to call the writing dept about this and ask point blank why is there a discrepancy.

  • JakeM2012
    45

    Introduction Bio

    by JakeM2012 in
    1. jw
    2. friends

    hi everyone, i would like to introduce myself and tell my story.

    from the standpoint of being one of jehovahs witnesses, my whole family is deeply involved as i was the 5th generation of witness and any children that my brothers or sister have will be the sixth generation.

    as some of my brothers and sisters are grandparents, i guess that makes their grandchildren a potential 7th generation.

    1. arwen
    2. Knowsnothing
    3. lisaBObeesa
  • tresdecu
    tresdecu

    Thank you JakeM for telling your story. Great read this morning!! So many good quotes, but I really liked this : "...130+ year snipe hunt"