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  Bringing reproach on Jehovah's name.

  by ScottyRex in

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  2. friends

  i have thought long and hard about this, you know in those midnight hours.. you will probably string me alive in what i say, but here you go-.

  i feel that the jw's do have the truth.

  i do agree with the doctrines and biblical exgenesis they propound.i do feel that they have the 'truth' i do understand they are imperfect, and i think they have had to 'refine' their teachings as time has gone on-and change accordingly- i see nothing wrong with this.

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  Alfred

  Here's "The Truth":

  The 7 clowns in Warwick will NEVER mention John Aquila Brown or his book "The Even Tide" (1823) in any Watchtower publication because they know that this will result in the end of their plush lifestyle.
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  Jehovah's Witnesses and Religious Tourism in Africa

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  about a month ago, i had started a thread about a video the wts had released of an interview with the minister of tourism for zimbabwe.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/430330002/interview-zimbabwes-minister-tourism-jw-hq.

  the video in that thread is no longer online.. the following article highlights the relgious tourism that the jehovah's witnesses have brought to africa.. african govts must prioritise tourism for economic growth: mzembi.

  african governments must prioritise tourism development to stimulate economic growth and development on the continent, tourism minister walter mzembi has said.mzembi, who is also united nations world tourism organisation (unwto) chairman of the commission for africa, said tourism had long-term intangible benefits that came with enhancing destinations amid reports that zimbabwes projected 5,1% tourism growth for 2015/16 was ahead of all other economic sectors.. he advocated for the scaling up of religious tourism, telling the audience that jehovahs witnesses who thronged zimbabwe for their first international convention in the country had set a fine example which should be followed by all church organisations.. jehovahs witnesses held their international convention in harare.

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  So... I guess the 7 gluttons in Warwick are rethinking their Zimbabwe convention plans for 2018?
  
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  Question for Dogpatch (Randy): What will it cost to produce the new 16-page Watchtower & Awake?

  by Alfred in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  when literature used to be sold d2d, i remember how the society never missed an opportunity to trash other religions for "peddling god's word for profit" while boasting about how the watchtower only charges for the cost of the paper and ink.. in the book "witnesses of jehovah", the author mentioned that randall watters used to be involved in print cost analysis and determined that, while we were selling wt & awake mags for 20 cents door-to-door, it was really only costing the society 4 cents per copy to produce.

  that's a whopping 400% profit!.

  obviously, things have changed... the paper is different, as well as the ink and printing methods in general.

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  Dogpatch... sounds like they took some of your suggestions into consideration.
  
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  The end of this system is so very near.....NOT

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  world headquarters of jehovah's witnesses - warwick, new york.

  “yes, the end of this system is so very near!

  is that no reason to increase our activity?… reports are heard of brothers selling their homes and property and planning to finish out the rest of their days in this old system in the pioneer service.

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  Finkel... 100%

  Go to Google Maps
  
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  The end of this system is so very near.....NOT

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  world headquarters of jehovah's witnesses - warwick, new york.

  “yes, the end of this system is so very near!

  is that no reason to increase our activity?… reports are heard of brothers selling their homes and property and planning to finish out the rest of their days in this old system in the pioneer service.

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  Where to go for the 'Deep Things'?

  by cobweb in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as someone who has been out a while, i wondered what publications a jw would turn to now if they want to do serious bible research.

  are there any meaty jw publications left?

  i haven't heard of the insight books being revised.

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  List of Branch Offices and Country Offices of Jehovah's Witnesses

  by cedars in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i'm trying to put together a comprehensive master list of watch tower society branch offices that corresponds roughly with the figure published in the worldwide report.. i feel it would be useful to monitor the number and location of existing branch offices, because i believe the distribution of branch offices worldwide is a good indicator of the society's financial wellbeing.

  we now seem to be entering a period of branch office closures, with last year seeing an unprecendented 16% reduction in branch office numbers over the year before.

  it will be interesting to see how things develop moving forward, but i'm hoping that by keeping a list of the offices we will be better placed to keep track of the "retreat" if branch office numbers continue to dwindle.. here we go.... .

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  Not sure Cognac, but I just saw a new post about the Indian Branch closing in a few months... So I guess they're down to 84 or 85 branches?
  
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  Herd Spreading BS...

  by Alfred in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my wife and i visited a local flea market this morning and found this herd that spreads bⱷꙇꙇ ꙅꚕꙶiꚍ... it's actually a broadcaster that spreads cow manure (or seeds i suppose)... much like herd on jw broadcasting sure feeds us a load of crap... .

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  My wife and I visited a local flea market this morning and found this Herd that Spreads BⱷꙆꙆ ꙄꚔꙶiꚌ... It's actually a broadcaster that spreads cow manure (or seeds I suppose)... Much like Herd on JW Broadcasting Sure Feeds us a load of crap..

  
  
  
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  not a new topic - really a pet peave

  by Moster in

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  2. friends

  makes me crazy:.

  there: go over there!.

  their: they own it; belonging to etc.. for the love of pete - use them correctly!.

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  Alfred

  Their are too things I really hate more then anything else:

  1) bad speling

  2) atroshus gramar
  
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  November 13, 2017 TO ALL BOE IN THE US Re: Making the Best Use of Our Kingdom Halls

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  november 13, 2017 to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: making the best use of our kingdom halls.

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  Alfred

  Has anyone learned when they intend to upload this video on Jehovah's website?