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  does jack barr still give talks?

  by ninja in

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  any takers?.

  .....and if so....did he give a talk at johnson city tennessee this year?.

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  Cadellin

  This is a weird thread. Anyway, as far as the roll call, Kamloops, BC got Lett.
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  How Many Personally Heard F. W. Franz Speak?

  by snowbird in

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  i believe i did in 1974, but i was just coming into the org and didn't realize the significance of the part he played.. it was a sunday at a stadium on the campus of the university of alabama in tuscaloosa.

  all the "friends" were almost beside themselves with excitement, so looking back, it must have been f. w. franz!.

  i'd worked until 6 pm that saturday night, had a one year old teething child, and had to arise at 3 am to get ready for the bus trip.. when we arrived, the weather had turned colder, the stadium was quite warm, and i fell asleep a few minutes into the talk.

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  I heard him in either Toronto or Montreal when I was a little girl. He had a very nasal, kind of high pitched voice and went way, way over, like 45 minutes or something. Either at the same ass'y or another one (I heard him more than once), he gave a concluding prayer that was, no kidding, around 15 minutes long. I was really little but I remember feeling sorry for people holding babies.
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  Is the WTS preparing for a MASS EXODUS?

  by passwordprotected in

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  hobo ken and i were chatting about this yesterday.. the wts has past experience of losing vast numbers of members very quickly.

  from their post-25 and post-75 experiences they will know how best to prepare their organisational structure to remain afloat when they experience another exodus.. we're only 5 years from the 100 year anniversary of ct russell walking into the dining room and announcing the gentile times had ended.

  since then, millions of people have molded and adjusted their lives and personal expectations based on the date 1914. the wts must know that 2015 is going to bring with it one or two upset jws.... so, is the wts preparing for a mass exodus right now?.

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  Good comments all. What I noticed at the DC was that, while dates were shied away from, other than occasional mentions of 1914, the word "imminent" (regarding Arm's approach) was used repeatedly. It seems like they are trying to get people--or keep people--all a-foam with anticipation. "Soon," "very soon," etc. were used over and over. I remember looking around at the scribbling notetakers and thinking, "C'mon guys, don't you remember hearing these same words over the last few decades."

  But that's the handy thing with such words. It can stay "imminent" indefinitely, especially if your critical thinking skills are on the blink. Like another poster said, many will continue to quietly pack up and leave while a hardcore sector will just keep hoping...
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  Kingdom Ministry ANNOUNCEMENTS September 2009

  by RR in

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  for the month of.

  november: what does the bible really teach?

  if householders already have the book, publishers may offer any 192-page book published prior to 1992. translation: "we have too many old books, help us get rid of them".

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  Question: What's the opposite of old inventory?

  Answer: New light!
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  As my interest wanes............

  by AK - Jeff in

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  all things jw and xjw and even xxjw are beginning to bore me.

  tonight, in an effort to stimulate my interest, i cruised back thru threads of the past month or so.

  while i found a couple topics of mild interest, and a couple more in which i found it worth effort to make personal comment, i was mostly bored.. i have come to grips with my past religious history.

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  As addictions go, you could do worse.
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  REASON WHY JW CONGREGATIONS IN JAPAN MAY HAVE DIFFICULTIES

  by badboy in

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  i read an article about japans ageing population, about how some towns have lost a lot of their population since the 1960s,leaving a largely aging population..

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  Many European countries would be in exactly the same situation, were it not for their high numbers of immigrants. Ditto the US, though African Americans' higher birthrate is also a mitigating factor. Japan is an eerily homogenous place, with almost nil immigration allowed. They are cutting their own throats economically and culturally, unless they don't make some big changes real soon.
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  In the past 20 years, have you seen a balanced, educated adult not raised by JW parents get baptized as a JW?

  by BonaFide in

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  i am not criticizing those who have gone through depression or a traumatic experience.

  nor am i criticizing those who were raised as a witness as i was.. but i am curious to know if any of you have seen a person from the territory, not a relative of a witness, no recent tragedies or emotional problems, not a young runaway, not a drug user, but an educated adult who began a study with jehovah's witnesses, and eventually got baptized.. when i was a missionary, i met a gilead couple who had been in their assignment for 19 years.

  i asked them about that.

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  jwfacts, should that be "don't get baptised"? Yes, I've noticed a similar phenomenon. My mother will talk about a particular wonderful study, etc. and I'll ask, "Do they speak English?" and every time, the wonderful study is a recent immigrant who's just learning English. Educated, balanced English speakers? Not so much. About a month ago, I heard about someone like that from a friend who lives 600 miles away. That's it.
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  Hello there...

  by IronHill in

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  hello everyone.... honestly i dont know how to start my first post.

  i have been an avid reader of jwd for some time now, and now have decided to say hello.

  i was raised as a witness, and have been baptized for 17 years.

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  Welcome, Iron Hill. There's lots of interesting stuff here...
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  Recently disfellowshipped prominent Assembly overseer in Western Europe now speaking out against the Watchtower org.

  by the research lady in

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  former elder, and assembly overseer roberto from france will be joining barbara and joe anderson on tonight's conference call, july 18,2009. roberto was disfellowshipped in june 2009 and after many faithful years of service is now joining thousands of others who are speaking out against the evils of the watchtower organization.

  our call tonight will be focused on how the country of france, as well as other european countries are investigating jehovah's witnesses.

  the watchtower organization is experiencing difficulties in these countries for the inhumane treatment and exerting too much control over people's lives.

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  Can we please lighten up on Reniaa? I, for one, welcome her thoughts which she has a right to as much as any of us here.
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  Howdy from a long time lurker

  by Cadellin in

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  greetings all:.

  i just want to say howdy and thank you .

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  Cadellin

  Isaac: No prob! I'm wearing my sunglasses b/c it's sunny today!!!