It was a scam by the priests that wrote it 2000 odd years ago...give us money for doing nothing
It's a scam today...give us money for doing nothing that contributes to society.
Diogenesister
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Seeking Riches That Are True
by NJ501 inyour thoughts on today's watchtower?.
can you explain?.
how can material possessions be used to strengthen our friendship with god?
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Amazing new graph - publisher increase compared to country population increase rates
by jwfacts inworld population growth rate is 1.13%, whilst jehovah's witness average publishers grew by 1.8%.
watchtower growth is outpacing population growth, though at a dismal rate considering the 2 billion hours of preaching required for an increase of just 115,194. this is an aggregate number, and most growth is from developing nations in africa and south america.
what i was really interested in finding is how watchtower growth compares to the population growth in different countries.
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WiFi To illustrate: If every country in the world had exactly 100,000 people in it, How many publishers would they have added/lost? This many. Most countries are stagnant
Oooo wifi that is extremely telling, and is surely very a very depressing projection for the GovBod. Hence the scramble for money to ensure the survival of the org in the coming years.
But what's up with Greenland? LoL!!
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Those who DO NOT get a resurrection?
by stuckinarut2 inso we know that by jw logic, the idea is that everyone who dies is acquitted of their sin and will get a resurrection in the "new world".
however, those directly destroyed by god, or at his command will not.
(for example, those destroyed in the flood.
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Well we didn't mention, specifically, all the babies, children and minors in the flood.
The same during Armageddon "it's their parents fault, they should have answered the door on Saturday" doesn't cut the mustard.
The children of the infamous Watchtower favourite KORAH!!
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The Gentile Times Reconsidered Recommendation
by Jules Saturn ini've been trying to get my hands on this book and read a review that i thought was interesting.
an anonymous person reviewed the book on barnes and noble and said .
"jonsson book deals with babylonian tablets.
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Jules
Carl Johanssan "don't know Arkkadian"
Like
Fred Franz " don't know Hebrew or Koine Greek"
This illiterate guy is obviously a JW troll.
Johanssan's book is about as thoroughly researched work as you could find. It's a "must read" for all exjw's and I for one thoroughly recommend it. After 3 decades of research Johanssen's lines of proof do rest mainly on the cuneiform tablets, which it is true he cannot read however the book is prefaced with a quote from Professor Cagni of the University of Naples, a professor of Assyriology who states that he was "overcome with feelings of deep admiration and a deep satisfaction with the way the author has dealt with the subject". He is not the only academic similarly impressed and you must realise Carl spent much time corresponding with experts in the fields he covers in his book.
It's a classic. Read it if you get the opportunity.
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Just need to vent a little
by Phoebe inin the last week i have had three visits from brothers.
so 6 witnesses in all as they come in pairs.
now considering i used to go to the meetings, sit by myself and literally no one talked to me - ever - why the concern all of a sudden?.
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I'm guessing you are a single woman, or married to a non-believer. Watchtower has single women to burn...that's why they couldn't care a less.
Its probably taken them this long to notice you gone, or rarther your service time gone...I think 6 months of no service time and your considered inactive.
Maybe the weather isn't too good ( too hot or too cold) so they needed to get their time in indoors - and thought you'd at least invite them in.
If I were you, that is if you have no JW relatives you are concerned about, I would tell them just how cold, cruel and unChristian they have been toward you.
This post is truly upseting and I am so very very sorry you have been treated so shabbily. I hope you find friends and happiness in your cult free life.
Meet up.org is a good place to find New friends, as is volunteering. I wish you ALL the very best.💓
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why jw's commit suicide?
by notalone inwe all know the rate of suicide is high among jw's.
my question is this- was there some subliminal messages that encourage this.
i was a born in and my entire life i would have these thoughts that could come out of nowhere,"kill yourself.
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James Beckford shares a similar view to mine that Jehovah's witnesses would not have allowed schizophrenics to remain in the organisation.
Guys I appreciate that this is just one persons experience, but in my old congregation there was a baptised sister who couldn't give coherent answers, there was obviously some serious issues. She seemed to me to suffer with paranoia, too. The attitude of other Jw's was that 'jehovah had obviously seen something in her heart' and drawn her to the society.
I realize that not all congs would be so accepting. She was included in all service arrangements and invited to all the main 'get togethers'. I'm not sure what happened to her as I was only a teen at the time.
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Crowded House are from New Zealand ( as are many so-called 'Australian' artists such as Russell Crowe)
Bee Gees are from North East England, Geordies I think
The Proclaimers are very, very Scottish LoL!!
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Australians: Rupert Murdock, Ned Kelly, Kerry Packer.....OK, there's Midnight Oil and AC DC and NICK CAVE!!
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Pioneers Living With Married Couple
by msecodo inso ... situation:.
a baptized married couple, with no privileges that we know of, have opened their home to 2 unmarried regular pioneers because of the pioneers' financial issues (limited income).. - husband works from home.
- wife doesn't work and stays home or in service.
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Are you sure it's not the living situation...two single unrelated people living under the same roof.
Of course we all know it's ridiculous, but that could be the reason
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Today's Text - Justifying The Increase Of Annointed Ones!
by Divergent inthursday, august 31. jehovah knows those who belong to him.—2 tim.
2:19.. in recent years, we have seen an increase in the number of those partaking at the memorial of christ’s death.
that trend contrasts with the decrease in the number of partakers that we saw for many decades.
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Vandy Biblically speaking, if you are not anointed, you are not a Christian.
So, if in fact, only the the memorial partners are born again, there are only 18,000 odd Christians in the WTS.
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Today's Text - Justifying The Increase Of Annointed Ones!
by Divergent inthursday, august 31. jehovah knows those who belong to him.—2 tim.
2:19.. in recent years, we have seen an increase in the number of those partaking at the memorial of christ’s death.
that trend contrasts with the decrease in the number of partakers that we saw for many decades.
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why don't they just say the increase has taken place from the very year we changed the doctrine to allow people born after 1935 to be anointed.
All they have to do to stop it is close the door again LoL!!