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  What went wrong in your congregation?

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the target is converts.. why does it seem such an outrageous aim for a congregation to recruit new converts?.

  in my old congregation, the enthusiasm was there but the knocking on doors produced zero " baptisms" in my final years.. a) why so little interests?.

  b) was it the internet ?.

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  LisaRose10 hours ago

  Most JWs only go door to door because they have to, not because they want to, they don't enjoy it, and are not good at it.

  
  

  Yep. It is a duty for them so might as well make the best of it. I attend a congregation of about 90 publishers and on some Saturday mornings all of the service groups are lumped together in one and still only 6 or 7 people out in service. Out of 90 freakin publishers! Yet our congregation average is still at national level. There definitely is some creative time counting going on.
  Tim hortons is the favoured spot up here.
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  New songs at meetings

  by Saltheart Foamfollower in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  today at the wt study one of the new songs was used.

  how has this been going in other congs - at my hall about two thirds had it on either tablets or phones with lyrics on or printed out, rest just stood looking blank.

  singing very poor.

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  The watchtower conductor had printed out a bunch to hand out
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  Had to go to a JW funeral yesterday.

  by Crazyguy in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it's amazing how ones shun former witnesses or faders.

  a couple of people said high to me that know i do not go but the rest no.

  but the main reason i post is how ridiculous the funeral talk was.

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  The last jw funeral I went to the elder used it to guilt the inactive ones in the audience by saying that they wouldn't be in the new system to see the deceased unless they were active in the ministry.
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  Stupid things JWs say

  by deanxxx in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  ok we all say stupid things (probably on a daily basis in my case) but my mother (a jw) was told by another member that she doesn't have a conscience because anyone who smiles as much as she does simply can't have a conscience.

  i bet you can guess the person who said it to her has a face like a wet weekend.. i guess the reasoning is: if you had a conscience you wouldn't have much to smile about because you'd be overwhelmed with guilt and worry.

  what a load of old bollox that cult is eh?.

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  The other sister in the hall is just being a bitch. It's that simple.
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  Brother who works on JW Broadcasting gave a 20 minute talk, said something big is coming next month.

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  via /r/exjw.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc7vhu8l88k.

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  Pete Zahut44 minutes ago

  I guessing it's some kind of JW only internet service where they control the information provided (think North Korea).

  
  

  i dont see this happening. How would they enforce it.
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  Brother who works on JW Broadcasting gave a 20 minute talk, said something big is coming next month.

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  via /r/exjw.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lc7vhu8l88k.

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  Sisters can work on audio video at bethel but not at the district convention
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  Making wise use of magazines letter

  by Saltheart Foamfollower in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  hi all, just got this letter (sorry about formatting - anyone clean it up?).

  christian congregationof jehovahs witnessesthe ridgeway, london, nw7 1rn telephone: 020 8906 2211august 13, 2015to all congregationsre: making wise use of our magazinesdear brothers:millions of people worldwide appreciate the bible study aids that are provided by thefaithful and discreet slave.

  (matt.

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  Village Idiotan hour ago

  Can people still get the Watchtower and Awake magazine through standard mail subscriptions?

  
  

  no, they downloaded those costs on to the publishers years ago.
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  Geoffrey Jackson's Golden Apple watch INVESTIGATED

  by C0ntr013r in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i went through the original footage to get a good look at the watch.. from these pictures we can probably say that it is a apple watch and that it has a golden color.

  the color on the pin is black, and the band is white, grey, silvery or beige.. .

  the pin is in the exact place for it to be a apple watch.. only apple watch edition have the gold color.

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  All I know is that not one red cent of my hard earned money went to buy that watch.
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  Bible teach book does not mentioned shunning

  by poopie in

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  2. friends

  or disfelowshipping si the bible does not teach it.

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  They're a bait and switch cult. Why would they tell the truth right off the bat. Nobody would join.
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  The sheer lunacy of Jackson's view regarding mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse.

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  lunacy?

  insanity?

  without a doubt.

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  hoser

  After watching him on the stand I realized what a great politician he would make He is good at politics or he wouldn't have made it as far as he has in the jw religion.