Excellent graph JWFacts. We should all turn our time into Crooklyn to let them know the success we're having getting people out.
Posts by Mary
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140The effect we are having on the Watchtower is HUGE
by jwfacts ini was inspired by a recent thread i know i aint gunna crumble the wt, but a girl can dream to look at the effect we as individuals are having on the watchtower society.. 3dogs1husband quoted a story to show that even helping only one person is worth it.. it is encouraging to note that the one person you may have helped has lead to millions being helped, due to the power of compounding growth.. compounding growth is well illustrated by the rice on a chessboard problem.
if you start with 1 grain of rice on square one, and double it to 2 on the second, 4 on the third, 8 on the fourth, by the last (64th) square there would be 18,446,744,073,709,551,615 grains of rice.. likewise, if you help one person out of the grip of the watchtower this year, then next year you help one more and they help one, in a few years that is going to have a formidable result on the number of jehovahs witnesses.
look at the following statistics.
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Mary
Grace was the first ex-Witness I met from the board and I treasure our friendship dearly.
Happy birthday hon!
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My 9th Year On Here........
by Mary inholy crapola!
i joined this board 9 years ago today......i can't believe it's been that long.
i miss alot of the ones that were on here when i first joined: unclebruce, dr. jekyll, gumby, kw13, littletoe, xena, simplesally, dansk, bendrr, englishman, ozziepost, luna, brummie, juni, buttlight.......we had a lot of fun on the board but it's nice that there's alot of newbies on here too.......plus, i ain't the only old timer on here!
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Mary
I LOL when I recall how you and RosaLee used to go at it.
Oh geeze.....I completely forgot about her. She was a JW apologetic.......who at least had the wisdom not to come back...........
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My 9th Year On Here........
by Mary inholy crapola!
i joined this board 9 years ago today......i can't believe it's been that long.
i miss alot of the ones that were on here when i first joined: unclebruce, dr. jekyll, gumby, kw13, littletoe, xena, simplesally, dansk, bendrr, englishman, ozziepost, luna, brummie, juni, buttlight.......we had a lot of fun on the board but it's nice that there's alot of newbies on here too.......plus, i ain't the only old timer on here!
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Mary
Outlaw---is that a picture of you??!!
Thanks for all the compliments guys!! (and goils!) Although I'm very disappointed I haven't received a post from Alice.in.Glueland/Maze yet.
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They May Have Hit The Bottom Of Dumb
by metatron inthe new brochure, learn from god and live forever", is a new low for the watchtower society in descending into illiteracy and ignorance.
it dips lower than the old "enjoy life" brochure.
it is hard for me to imagine what the thinking behind this work is, when the intended reading level is so profoundly abysmal.
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Mary
This is not really surprising. The WTS attracts virtually no one with anything beyond a highschool education, so all of their literature is geared towards the 'uneducated masses'. Since it is hard to be a 'somebody' these days without a degree or at least a diploma, the ones that are attracted to the 'Fun With Dick and Jane' stories that the 6th floor churns out are generally those who struggle with low self-esteem and have a difficult time in life. What could possibly be more attractive than a simplistic story telling them that they don't need to better themselves, save any money, worry about retirement or the future, because very "soon", all their problems will be solved if they just join the WTB&TS and help distribute their Dick and Jane literature to other unsuspecting souls.
This cult is digressing rapidly when it comes to intellectual stimulation or even reasoning. Not that they had much of that in the first place.......
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My 9th Year On Here........
by Mary inholy crapola!
i joined this board 9 years ago today......i can't believe it's been that long.
i miss alot of the ones that were on here when i first joined: unclebruce, dr. jekyll, gumby, kw13, littletoe, xena, simplesally, dansk, bendrr, englishman, ozziepost, luna, brummie, juni, buttlight.......we had a lot of fun on the board but it's nice that there's alot of newbies on here too.......plus, i ain't the only old timer on here!
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Mary
LOL @ wobble! Ya......I've aged pretty well eh?
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My 9th Year On Here........
by Mary inholy crapola!
i joined this board 9 years ago today......i can't believe it's been that long.
i miss alot of the ones that were on here when i first joined: unclebruce, dr. jekyll, gumby, kw13, littletoe, xena, simplesally, dansk, bendrr, englishman, ozziepost, luna, brummie, juni, buttlight.......we had a lot of fun on the board but it's nice that there's alot of newbies on here too.......plus, i ain't the only old timer on here!
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Mary
Kiss me monkey-man!!!
p.s. Congrats to Talesin.....
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My 9th Year On Here........
by Mary inholy crapola!
i joined this board 9 years ago today......i can't believe it's been that long.
i miss alot of the ones that were on here when i first joined: unclebruce, dr. jekyll, gumby, kw13, littletoe, xena, simplesally, dansk, bendrr, englishman, ozziepost, luna, brummie, juni, buttlight.......we had a lot of fun on the board but it's nice that there's alot of newbies on here too.......plus, i ain't the only old timer on here!
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Mary
Hey poopsie!!.....Went up to a spa with Bumblebee and Delilah last weekend.....you would've loved it! Had a great time (other than the fact I didn't put sunscreen on me legs and burned the holy hell outta them.
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My 9th Year On Here........
by Mary inholy crapola!
i joined this board 9 years ago today......i can't believe it's been that long.
i miss alot of the ones that were on here when i first joined: unclebruce, dr. jekyll, gumby, kw13, littletoe, xena, simplesally, dansk, bendrr, englishman, ozziepost, luna, brummie, juni, buttlight.......we had a lot of fun on the board but it's nice that there's alot of newbies on here too.......plus, i ain't the only old timer on here!
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Mary
Holy crapola! I joined this board 9 years ago today......I can't believe it's been that long. I was still going to the meetings when I first joined, but thanks to alot of what I read on here, I was finally able to stop.
I miss alot of the ones that were on here when I first joined: Unclebruce, Dr. Jekyll, Gumby, KW13, Littletoe, Xena, Simplesally, Dansk, Bendrr, Englishman, Ozziepost, Luna, Brummie, Juni, Buttlight.......we had a lot of fun on the board but it's nice that there's alot of newbies on here too.......plus, I ain't the only old timer on here!
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No need to know Hebrew and Greek for Bible Translation, according to the Watchtower's Branch Organization Manual revised 2003
by dgp ini copied this from page 153 of the branch organization manual, effective: december 15, 1977, revised: february 2003. .
it is not necessary for bible translators to know.
by using this file, such scriptures will be ren-.
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Mary
It is not necessary for Bible translators to know Hebrew and Greek.
Ya......because if they did know the Hebrew and Greek language, they would realize that there are several places in the NWT that have been altered by the WTS to try and fit the scriptures with their sometimes bizarre doctrines. Only "worldly" people do such silly things like have qualified translators who actually understand what they're reading..........
They do not necessarily have to be the translators with the most experience, but they should be good translators who are both faithful and willing to follow directions very closely
Translation: When faced with the moral dilema of either translating a passage accurately, or having the Writing Department breathing down your neck (and possibly facing disfellowshipping for not following what 'the Slave' dictates), the non-qualified translator will translate what the latter wants it to say, and not what was written down thousands of years ago, no questions asked.
Both brothers and sisters may be used.
Wow. Miracles never cease. So woman aren't allowed to handle the mikes or pray uncovered in front of a 10-year old male who just got baptized, but they are allowed the monumental task of translating the Holy Scriptures from one language they are not familiar with into the English language? Great to see the assholes on the 6th floor have their priorities in order!
50. CONFIDENTIALITY: It is important that translators keep their work confidential. Apart from the responsible brothers and those involved in the project, others (including marriage mates and other Bethelites) do not need to know (a) what is being translated and (b) who is translating a particular item.
Why on earth would this work have to be kept confidential if they have nothing to hide? The bible is the most well-known book in history which has already been translated for thousands of years. Why exactly are they treating it like a freaking State Secret?
No publication should ever be associated with a particular person.
Please see past embarassing publications that bore the names of Charles Russell, Judge Rutherfraud, Nathan Knorr and Freddie Franz to explain why we don't want anyone's name linked to a particular publication. Plus, if we don't give names, it gives the idea that Jehovah somehow wrote it.......
This is especially so in the case of Bible translators. This confidentiality protects both the organization and the translators.
Uh, protects them from what? Being thrown to the lions? Being burned at the stake? Undergoing the Inquisition? Or it protects them from having someone actually be responsible for what they've written down?
What a bunch of spineless cowards........