my brother has been talking about the earth being flat and some big conspiracy going on to make people beieve otherwise.
what are people's thoughts on this?.
captaingrl wrote:
"I say, debate ideas on their merit. For years we were told that Russia was our enemy by the MSM. Then we learn Russia helped expose Hillary Rotten Clinton and defeated ISIS in Syria. Yet if you say so you are still ridiculed by some people."
I thought Russia was on America's side decades ago - couldn't have defeated Adolf so easily without 'em.
now available:.
2017 service year report worldwide: table with individually listed lands and countries.
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AMENDED CONGREGATION FIGURES IN LIGHT OF SLIMBOYFAT'S/St. GEORGE'S CORRECTION OF MY ORIGINAL POST.
"Britain" is looking gloomy for them ...
5 years of STATS 2013-2017 Highest figure in bold italics
2013 PEAK PUBS/CONGS/MEMORIAL/BAPT 136,993 1558 223,845 2539
2014 PEAK PUBS/CONGS/MEMORIAL/BAPT 138,515 1571 230,577 2928
2015 PEAK PUBS/CONGS/MEMORIAL/BAPT 137,631 1605 225,584 2286
2016 PEAK PUBS/CONGS/MEMORIAL/BAPT 138,261 1613 226,750 2309
2017 PEAK PUBS/CONGS/MEMORIAL/BAPT 137,468 1626 222,201 2216
Pubs down 1,047 from their peak in 2014
Congs at a peak in 2017
Memorial down 8,376 from their peak in 2014
Baptisms down 712 from their peak in 2014
the jist was that we all should sing.
then the first 6 or 8 paragraphs describe how early bible accounts have trained and set aside musicians to do the singing while everyone else listened.. the songs they have put out have no soul, rhythm, or soothing melodies as a whole.
the old hymns are some real music, even if you don't agree with the "teachings".. there is no admission of poetry using archaic language at times for affect or to add to the rhyme, they have to have everything agree with the grey bible.. anyone speak foreign languages?
Any interesting comments heard at your hall on para.17?
WT P.17 SIMPLIFIED
Why? Because before, when a person sang the words of this song, he was telling others what to do. This could be awkward for new ones, interested ones, young ones, and sisters who are at our meetings, assemblies, and conventions. So the title and the lyrics were changed.
WT P.17 STANDARD
Why? In the audience at our meetings, assemblies, and conventions are many new ones, interested ones, young ones, and sisters who by singing the words would be put in the awkward position of telling others what to do. So the title and the lyrics were modified.
l have researched this subject and come to the conclusion that no we didn't.what do others think?.
Anyway ...
This subject seems to have been done to death so perhaps I can welcome captaingrl to the forum.
I note your 60 plus posts in 5 days and you tell us you love Trump and think he will be remembered as a Churchill but perhaps you can contribute to the forum by giving us a little background and perhaps some advice on how "still in" and "ex-jw's" can cope with the Watchtower Society and all its trappings?
Thanks in advance.
now available:.
2017 service year report worldwide: table with individually listed lands and countries.
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Of about 284,000 baptisms
32% approx (90,000) have come from sub-Saharan Africa. (No money)
Another 32% (91,000) appx come from the Big 3 - Mexico, Brazil, USA
The "Top Ten club" for baptisms including WT's plus or minus on peak publishers
32,408 Mexico +2% Poor
31,740 Brazil +4% Poor
27,674 USA +1% Rich
14,276 Congo -2% Shit Creek Poor
13,531 Nigeria +3% Dirt Poor
11,884 Zambia +3% Dirt Poor
11,758 Angola +12% Dirt Poor
10,854 Malawi 0% Shit Creek Poor
10,781 Philippines +3% Dirt Poor
6,743 Ghana +3% Dirt Poor
now available:.
2017 service year report worldwide: table with individually listed lands and countries.
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"Britain" is looking gloomy for them ...
5 years of STATS 2013-2017 Highest figure in bold italics
2013 PEAK PUBS/CONGS/MEMORIAL/BAPT 136,993 1558 223,845 2539
2014 PEAK PUBS/CONGS/MEMORIAL/BAPT 138,515 1571 230,577 2928
2015 PEAK PUBS/CONGS/MEMORIAL/BAPT 137,631 1605 225,584 2286
2016 PEAK PUBS/CONGS/MEMORIAL/BAPT 138,261 1626 226,750 2309
2017 PEAK PUBS/CONGS/MEMORIAL/BAPT 137,468 1613 222,201 2216
Pubs down 1,047 from their peak in 2014
Congs down 13 from their peak in 2016
Memorial down 8,376 from their peak in 2014
Baptisms down 712 from their peak in 2014
david splane explains newest understanding" of 'this generation" adding a 3rd group.... .
Very good! I wish they WOULD do this. It might wake up a few more!
david splane explains newest understanding" of 'this generation" adding a 3rd group.... .
This is a joke, right? AM3?
It's a day early for the broadcast assuming it is out on Monday 1st January 2018.
A funny one, mind.
i'd like share why i went from being a teenager determined to work in full time service for jehovah my entire life, to now being on here commiserating with you all.
i use to be an atheist but i now believe in god.
but i'm not preachy about god.
Wow! You could write a book.
Oh ... you already have!
Welcome and thanks for sharing. Very much appreciated.
for the holidays my girlfriend and i had planned to travel home and enjoy some time in our home area and visit with all our families.
she has several siblings and both our parents are divorced and living separately so it was a really busy time traveling around visiting each home.
my girlfriend was never a jw, but as for me i have been df'd for about 7 years now.
There was also a mid week meeting a couple of months ago replaying the DF scandinavian girl video from the 2016 Regional Assembly where dearest mommy doesn't even pick up the phone to her DF'd daughter and by so not doing is instrumental in bringing her back into the fold.
