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  I'm gonna have to decline your invite

  by mrsjones5 in

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  2. friends

  my mother just told me today that her cousin's wife has extended an invite for me to attend their 35th wedding anniversary.

  i find that i'm not in the mood to be surrounding by a group of jws especially since said cousin and his wife are both jws and i did accept the wife as a friend on facebook where i've been none too discreet about my distaste for the society.

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  I'm sorry to say that I can't because that's my daughter's birthday weekend.

  What a perfect response!
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  Jehovah's Witnesses: Fastest Growing Christian Group in the US

  by davidl7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  the yearbook of american and canadian churches statistics listed the jehovah's witnesses as the fastest growing christian group in the us for 4 years in a row (the 2008-2011 yearbooks).

  the 2011 yearbook reported a 4.37% growth rate (based on 2010 membership figures).

  according to the 2012 yearbook, the growth of the jehovah's witnesses was 1.85%, falling into 4th place.

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  Those are interesting figures, but the NCC report does not indicate how (or if) they vetted the data. The phrase "reported a membership of..." suggests these are figures various churches reported to them. They could be the total (baptized and unbaptized publishers) minus total (disfellowshipped or diassociated). Or it could be the total enrollment in their congregations. Or it could be estimated attendance at this year's Easter service. Others may be counting diifferent names appearing on checks in the collection basket.

  I think it would be better to report the number of active members, information more meaningful than counting names on baptismal records.
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  I'm gonna have to decline your invite

  by mrsjones5 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my mother just told me today that her cousin's wife has extended an invite for me to attend their 35th wedding anniversary.

  i find that i'm not in the mood to be surrounding by a group of jws especially since said cousin and his wife are both jws and i did accept the wife as a friend on facebook where i've been none too discreet about my distaste for the society.

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  I agree with OTWO. If you lived close by that is one thing, but a three hour drive is something else. Send a note expressing your regrets for not being able to make it. Include a gift card (less tacky than a check, and your bank account number isn't on it).
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  Watchtower actually right about something!

  by Nambo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  copied from an article today in "the republic" of indiana which confirms what the org had written in their blood booklet.. .

  posted purely for your interest.. .

  doctors find patients do better without blood transfusionsrob wennemer - pittsburgh post-gazette august 29, 2012 - 7:50 am edtaaaa recent study suggests that jehovah's witnesses are on to something.

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  Witnesses who underwent cardiac surgery without a blood transfusion fared better than non-Witnesses

  Than non-Witnesses who did have a transfusion, or those who didn't, or all non-Witnesses? That is not clear. The article lacks the details readers need to form a valid conclusion.

  There are many variables the article does not talk about. An obvious factor is that "bloodless" surgery is likely to be done by more highly skilled surgeons in better equipped hospitals than average. Another is the relatively low percentage of Witnesses who smoke. Without seeing the details of their methodology, especially matching the abilities of care providers and the underlying condition of the patients, this news report is only...a news report.
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  ABOUT TERRY

  by Quentin in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  terry was admitted to the hospital yesterday.

  he has a severe case of cellulites which has affected his neck glands.

  his face and neck are very swollen.

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  Terry, I hope you get well soon!
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  Who Really is The Faithful and Discreet Slave?

  by Recovery in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  let's assume, as most of you probably believe, that the anointed christians are not the fds.

  if the anointed are not the fds, who are?.

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  GLTirebiter

  If you cannot produce a different, more plausible, and scripturally accurate meaning of Jesus' words, how can you say for sure that JW's explanation of it is wrong?

  Start by reading the passages before and after that one(*). They are all about being prepared, about not knowing the day and time. Now read the "faithful servant" passage, staying mindful of that context. What is that passage about? Is it an abrupt change in topic to identify a ruler of the faithful, immediately followed by a return to the previous topic? Or is it consistent with the other passsages in Matthew 24 and 25, a warning to always be ready because you never know when the time--your time--will come?

  The Watchtower interpretation only makes sense in isolation. It does not fit when the passage is read in context.

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  (*) Passage Topics, Matthew 24:3 through 25:46

  • The Beginning of Calamities
  • The Great Tribulation
  • The Coming of the Son of Man
  • Lesson of the Fig Tree
  • Unknown Day and Hour
  • As It Was in the Days of Noah
  • One Taken, One Left Behind
  • Hour When the Thief Comes
  • Faithful or Unfaithful Servant
  • Ten Virgins and Oil for Their Lamps
  • Parable of the Talents
  • The Judgement of Nations
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  This board is full of broken and hurt'n people

  by Cagefighter in

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  2. friends

  but it also has some wonderful information about the org and getting help and moving on.

  please don't let the nitwits or my arguments with them keep you from looking at a lot of good info on this site.. peace and farewell,.

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  This board is full of broken and hurt'n people

  Yes, it is. Please treat them with kindness and respect!

  Stranger ones have come by here before they flew away.
  I will not condemn you nor yet would I deny,
  I would ask the same of you, but failing, will not die.
  
  Take up your china doll, take up your china doll,
  Its only fractured and just a little nervous from the fall.
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  How big of a deal is Kingdom Hall Weddings ?

  by Pitchess Co-Gen in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  has you all know i was engaged to another lady before i married my wife, but part of the reason my ex and i broke up was because we couldn't get a kingdom hall wedding.

  to make a long story short why is it such a big deal ?.

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  ... is also to provide a good witness for nonJWs in attendance

  That works no more than once (having been to a half-dozen or so KH weddings as my ex's UBM, I speak from personal experience). Outsiders catch on very quickly that the "wedding talk," rather than being lovingly composed based on a close relationship with the bride and groom, follows a standard script. By the time the last of my ex-in-laws was married, I could tell if the Elder/MS goofed and missed a part.
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  How to Shit in the Woods

  by Wonderment in

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  2. humour

  "how to shit in the woods" ... this is actually a book title sold by the thousands, no, by the millions.

  yep, over 2.5 million copies of the book have been sold, and the author is a woman (kathleen meyer).. now, if you are a man, do you feel comfortable with a woman telling you "how to shit in the woods"?

  this book is in its third edition, in 8 languages to boot.

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  GLTirebiter

  Yes, it's real book with real, practical advice. I have a copy.

  As for what to do with the used paper, when fire regulations allow I strike a match and burn it right there in the hole; after it goes out refill the hole buring the ashes. The real problem is above tree line, where there's little to no dirt covering the rock. It's hard to dig a proper cat-hole in granite. Be careful when picking up loose rocks, there may be a surprise underneath.

  And never wipe with poison oak, no matter how deperate you are!
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  Breaking News: Neil Armstrong Died Today

  by NewChapter in

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  he was 82, and died from complications of heart surgery he had 3 weeks ago.

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  I remember watching it, the tension of the landing, the thrill of the first step off the ladder, the "will it fire" anxiety before they lifted off for the return trip.

  RIP Neil Armstrong, soft-spoken explorer and inspiring hero!