Man, a jw gave me FOUR WT's and Awakes today! It happened so fast! They said, "there is just so much good information in here....Here, I'll just let you read these" I said "are you counting all those publications you just gave me" & the response was "Yep, its how the Society keeps track of how much they need to print next year"
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Opened a Watchtower Today!
by treadnh2o init's been a few years, i had some time to spare and it was there.
not considering the actual message, here is what hit me, hard:.
the font is larger than that used by any secular publication that one would consider intellectual.. the language is so basic that it would bore the educated but would be embraced by those who were "simple" or perhaps mentally challenged.it alsowould not promote thinking as their was so little substance.. i then checked an awake and it is much the same.
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HERE'S THE 2007 SERVICE YEAR REPORT
by Mary ini'm not sure if this has been posted yet, so i took the liberty of scanning a copy.
here is the figures for the 2007 service year report.
interesting that over 9,000 partook at the memorial last year when the numbers should be going down.
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I was just having this discussion with a jw today. We read the scripture about how "the good news will be preached in all the inhabited earth"....I asked "what about China & other lands where people cant hear about the Witnesses?" The response was: "Well, there might be just a few who wont be able to hear the truth before armaggedon comes". Thanks to GaryBuss, who posted the 2008 annual report. Would you say China is one of those countries included at the bottom of the chart, which says : 30 other countries....18,041 publishers. Is that total????
I just found out how many people are in China. Those jw's better get to knocking on doors!
http://www.google.com/publicdata?ds=wb-wdi&met=sp_pop_totl&idim=country:CHN&q=population+in+china For those of you too lazy to look it up, there are one BILLION, three hundred twenty five MILLION, six hundred thirty-five THOUSAND, nine HUNDRED & eighty-two. Let me repeat:
1,325,635,982
Wow.
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Anniversary of our being egged by JWS, decide to show you all the letter we sent to 200 JW families!!! Enjoy!!
by Lady Liberty ini hope this letter finds you and your loved ones both happy and well.
one day, before the summer assembly, my parents informed me that they had serious doubts.
i just wanted it to go away, and for things to be the way they used to be.
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marked for later
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For those who researched 607...
by AwSnap indid you use wt dates as well as things found from a secular perspective?
if a witness was researching the 607 dates strictly from watchtower info, would it still become clear they are wrong?
or does the wtbs *make* the dates add up...?
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this was some really great information! Maybe I'll look into it further next year...
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
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For those who researched 607...
by AwSnap indid you use wt dates as well as things found from a secular perspective?
if a witness was researching the 607 dates strictly from watchtower info, would it still become clear they are wrong?
or does the wtbs *make* the dates add up...?
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Oh lordy . Well, I got what I needed out of this thread on pg 1. Ya'll have my permission to let it turn into a debate. I will read all the biased and unbiased references suggested. And to everyone who's sick of the 607/ 587 debate...sorry! All I was askin' is if anyone has had the experience of using the WT literature only to show that 607 is not correct. I wasn't saying it was or it wasn't. get it? Ok, continue...hehe
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A WTS prophecy that actually came true in our time...
by dozy ini used to have friends that worked in the department that dealt with news release at assemblies and we always had a chuckle at the press releases that were carefully scripted with the usual fill in the blanks (bethel speaker , attendance , number of baptised etc) for distribution to the local newspapers.. most responded by carefully filing the press release in the b (for bin) file , but some newspapers print the press release in full.
i couldn't help but laugh at the one for the 2009 district assemblies which helpfully includes the observation that the audience broke out in spontaneous prolonged applause at the conclusion of the assembly.
this does seem quite remarkable considering that it was written in a press release written many months before the convention actually took place.
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For those who researched 607...
by AwSnap indid you use wt dates as well as things found from a secular perspective?
if a witness was researching the 607 dates strictly from watchtower info, would it still become clear they are wrong?
or does the wtbs *make* the dates add up...?
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Awesome, thanks. I'm okay if I go to outside sources that tell me which WT literature to look at, but the jw I'm dealing with won't. So maybe I can check out the link provided, and act as if I just *found* it through the WT CD ROM
Iquit...I see why you said what you did (TRUST ME, I see what you're saying ). I guess the point is: do I want to have a , not even trying to discuss stuff like this and losing the ones I love the most ?
Or, do i choose to discuss according to their beliefs & have the self dignity and self love (not in a "i touch myself" kinda way) when they still choose to ditch me for their god? At least I will know I have tried. Of course, I don't want to go into it blindly. Hence, the reason I asked you all.
Like I said, I haven't even done the research for myself, so I like the idea of counting backwards, although I have a hard enough time counting forwards...or counting at all.
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For those who researched 607...
by AwSnap indid you use wt dates as well as things found from a secular perspective?
if a witness was researching the 607 dates strictly from watchtower info, would it still become clear they are wrong?
or does the wtbs *make* the dates add up...?
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Interesting, thanks leavingwt. I think I have heard that before & can probably incorporate that info at some point.
Has anyone researched the 607/586 debate through the WTBS literature only and found that 607 is not supported?
(I typed that big & bold for the future people who want to comment, not to those who have already) I really don't want to turn this into a thread about which date is correct.
That's all I'm asking. At this point, any details will go totally over my head. I plan on doing it step by step in the future.
Ohhhhh, I see Psacramento, I see what you're saying. I think you & WT have answered my question. (I was hoping for a "yes", hehe) Thanks
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For those who researched 607...
by AwSnap indid you use wt dates as well as things found from a secular perspective?
if a witness was researching the 607 dates strictly from watchtower info, would it still become clear they are wrong?
or does the wtbs *make* the dates add up...?
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Psacramento...I'm not asking for details. I promise
Ok, let me rephrase: Has anyone researched the 607/586 debate through the WTBS literature only and found that 607 is not supported? I'm not trying to get a debate going on who is right or wrong. I haven't done the research yet, but I'd like to with a fellow JW who will only look at jw official literature
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For those who researched 607...
by AwSnap indid you use wt dates as well as things found from a secular perspective?
if a witness was researching the 607 dates strictly from watchtower info, would it still become clear they are wrong?
or does the wtbs *make* the dates add up...?
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Was that coming straight from the Society or did it come from one of Jehovah's Witnesses? I'm not sure that was the answer I was looking for if it hasn't come straight from the Society (however, I will read it). I don't think the Witnesses I'm speaking with are willing to look to the internet for help. They probably only want to use WT official literature.