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  Scott77- An introduction not yet

  by Scott77 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hi the team,.

  its now a month since ever joining this site.

  i sincerely apologise for not making an official introduction of myself and who iam.

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  No worries, take your time, enjoy exploring your freedom.
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  10 Years Japan losses 5,400 Publishers and 638 Kingdom Halls! Why?

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  japan had a handful of witnesses after ww 2....this number skyrocketed to 222,912 by 1998!

  then something happened.

  publisher figures didn't stop, they dropped by thousands over the next decade!.

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  Perhaps Possible San can help with this one.
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  Interesting blog post about JWs knocking on a door

  by passwordprotected in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://kristievosper.typepad.com/honestlyspeaking/2009/05/jehovahs-witnesses-and-a-better-approach-at-opening-the-door.html.

  (sorry, can't make it clickable in safari 4).. .

  jehovah's witnesses and a better approach at opening the door.since i just moved into my house, i had my first jehovah's witness visit this morning.

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  I'm with you on this, boyzone. Just before I started to wake up to the truth about the WTS I began questioning the door-to-door ministry. Is it the best way to get the message out there when we've got tools like the internet, was my thinking?

  My conviction is that the WTS want to keep the Witnesses going door-to-door for one reason; to stay beneath the radar. Here in the west, if we're confronted with something new and (perhaps) interesting, what's the first thing we'll door? Google it. The WTS know that if the door-to-door ministry was actually successful, i.e. people were found at home, they're running the risk of people Googling "Jehovah's Witness" and coming across sites like this one and freeminds.org.

  Just my take on it.
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  The "Daily Text" a mini Brainwash before breakfast? YAWN!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i hate the damn daily text!

  i would wake up tired, looking for coffee and some eggs after a party night and my mum or wife would say "first lets read the daily text".......so not in the mood!

  it's like a mini brainwash in case you forget your a witness later in the day.. remember whaen it came with the yearbook attached?

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  Didn't you love it when someone would refer to last Thursday's text in daily conversation and you didn't know what the hell they were talking about?

  I know elders who'd say things like, "Did you notice that excellent point in the Text this morning?". This was done to test their subject as to whether they were being "faithful" to the "Slave's" direction...
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  The "Daily Text" a mini Brainwash before breakfast? YAWN!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i hate the damn daily text!

  i would wake up tired, looking for coffee and some eggs after a party night and my mum or wife would say "first lets read the daily text".......so not in the mood!

  it's like a mini brainwash in case you forget your a witness later in the day.. remember whaen it came with the yearbook attached?

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  I remember one very self-righteous brother commenting during a Q&A re. the Daily Text that he refuses to eat anything until he's "considered" (weird choice of word, right?) the Daily Text.

  The brother conducting the service meeting item in question replied, "Well, I hope you never lose your Daily Text...".
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  examining scriptures daily 2009

  by k9groomer in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  found an examining scriptures daily 2009 booklet on my table.

  so i sifted through some of it.

  actually i'm shocked it's not as bad (if they just practiced what was in here) as i thought but ran across a couple different days like this one.

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  I'm using the August 10 text as the basis of my next Freeminds blog.
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  Interesting blog post about JWs knocking on a door

  by passwordprotected in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  http://kristievosper.typepad.com/honestlyspeaking/2009/05/jehovahs-witnesses-and-a-better-approach-at-opening-the-door.html.

  (sorry, can't make it clickable in safari 4).. .

  jehovah's witnesses and a better approach at opening the door.since i just moved into my house, i had my first jehovah's witness visit this morning.

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  a breezy protestant - not surprising the dub was cold

  lol, well put; "breezy protestant".
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  Is Anybody on Facebook?

  by homeschool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey there....i'm taking a leap here.

  i really enjoy reading all the threads on here and think you're swell folks.

  but with all the anonymity, its still kinda lonely to not "know" who you are.

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  lol. Johnny, you seem pretty proficient at that sort of thing.
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  A question for atheists

  by Johnnytwofeet in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  what makes you all so god damned good looking?.

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  What makes you all so god damned good looking?

  Shouldn't that just be "damned good looking"?
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  Congregation "Bible Study" Comments - Week Commencing 18 May 2009

  by LUKEWARM in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  *** lv chap.

  5 pp.

  50-53 how to keep separate from the world ***.

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  @ Sad Michael -

  We do show love for our enemies by witholding close association

  That, my friend, is a dichotomy. How is with-holding close assocation with someone, especially a family member, showing love? And are those who conscienciously leave the Watch Tower Society due to no longer wishing to put their trust in flawed, un-inspired men, to be classed as enemies?