I wouldn't be suprised to see the Public Edition of the Watchtower and Awake merged together. There's no real need to keep them seperate since they both target the general public.
Posts by pirata
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44The Phasing Out Of The Public Watchtower Magazine
by dontplaceliterature ini've been thinking about this for a while now.
it seems to me that the wtbts is taking steps towards phasing out public editions of the watchtower.. here are a couple of points of evidence to see there is a real possibilty for a move in this direction:.
1. the monthly "start bible studies on the initial call service day" is evidence of a more direct drive to recruit new members.
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New Board members within the last 1 year.....
by stuckinamovement ini can't believe the amount of new posters this board is getting.
it seems as if every day there are at least 2 to 3.. if you are a new poster, what made you decide to stop lurking and start posting?
how many of us are there that have joined in the last year?.
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pirata
I joined 12/31/2009, close enough to 2010?
A while back I, in one day, I learned more about my religion from wikipedia than I had ever known. I honestly think that if it was not for Wikipedia's fair and neutral POV articles, I might not have made my way here. I then started to google topics mentioned for which I could not find any balanced information on (ie. considers both sides of the arguments) in the Watchtower Library. Google led me here. I lurked for a while until I learned enough to lose my fear of joining and posting.
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Awake 2010 claims Canadian University can't find young men who haven't seen Porn....Witnesses?
by Witness 007 ini read this and had a good laugh!!
awake 2010 p.13 "canadian researchers want to find out the effects of pornography on men.
- "we started our research seeking men in their twenties who had never consumed pornography, but we couldn't find any.
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pirata
I used to fix witnesses computer in my hall. Nine times out of ten, If there was a brother in the house, there was either a clearn internet cache or some naughty sites they shouldn't have visited.
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What is the WTS take on Speaking in Tongues?
by Lion Cask inthis is a fairly worldly view, for those who haven't seen it.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3be9wcawim.
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JWs believe that "speaking in tongues" in the 1st C means speaking in foreign languages in order to preach to ones who speak those foreign languages (which makes sense to me after reading the account of the Holy Spirit being poured out at 33CE).
Otherwise, JWs assume that "speaking in tongues", making sounds that no one can understand means you may be under demon influence.
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In Whose" Name" Do Non Christians Cuss.???
by smiddy ini am just curious about people in non christian countries who have occasion to cuss.we in english speaking countries with a christian background frequently use expressions such as "jesus christ" "christ almighty" "christ" "geez" etc.etc.
what do people in non christian lands say when making such exclamations ?
for eg muslim countries, asian countries,mainland china etc.
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Though I've never understood why people use other people's God's as swear words. Does not seem very respectful.
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In Whose" Name" Do Non Christians Cuss.???
by smiddy ini am just curious about people in non christian countries who have occasion to cuss.we in english speaking countries with a christian background frequently use expressions such as "jesus christ" "christ almighty" "christ" "geez" etc.etc.
what do people in non christian lands say when making such exclamations ?
for eg muslim countries, asian countries,mainland china etc.
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pirata
In Quebec, Canada they say "Tabernac!" which is referring to the literal tabernacle. It basically means the same thing as F***.
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I Got Called By One of the Elders Yesterday (I think)
by OnTheWayOut inlet me start by saying that the congregation i was in split into two congregations long ago.
let's just say i was in "north" and i know everyone from "south" but i have actually never ever set foot in "south's" kingdom hall.. so my cell phone rings and displays a local call, but not a name.
that means it's not a stored number.
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LOL!!!
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J-dub elders throwing a wrench in funeral services for my nephew
by mimimimi inas i said in my earlier post, my nephew took his own life yesterday evening.
my sister is a die-hard jw and this religion is her comfort more than ever right now, so she accepts everything they throw at her.
the elders will meet this evening and decide whether they will allow a memorial service at the kh.
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pirata
I am very sorry to hear about your loss.
There were 2 suicides in the last few halls I was in. Both had the memorial talk in the Kingdom Hall. Fortunately, at least some of the Elders in those halls held Jesus-like compassion over pharisee-like organizational directives.
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ha ha! poor minimus.
I got kissed by a princess, but still stayed a frog.
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pirata
Pirata = minimus + 3