DesirousOfChange

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  Collapse of JW Org - Possibly on the Horizon?

  by JWTom in

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  2. beliefs

  this topics get a great deal of discussion here.

  what i find interesting is even some of my pimi family is embracing the reality that all is not well with jw.org and that many current jws are just going through the motions due to not having a good way out of the org.

  wondering what could realistically lead to the collapse of jw.org in the not distant future?

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  While I think there is very little (if any) successful recruitment today thanks to the availability of information on the internet, the JW's are reproducing and that seems to be their only real growth factor. Of course the Pew report indicates 2/3 of "born-ins" leave the religion. So, where is the growth coming from or is it all smoke & mirrors?
  

  After selling $2BILLION in real estate in Brooklyn, I have a difficult time believing they are too strapped for money. Maybe the investment income coming in is lower than expenses so they are seeing their nest egg being nibbled away. Since there is nothing transparent about their money (at least in the USA), we really have no idea of knowing their financial status. but they are paying MILLION$ in child abuse settlements.
  
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  If Biden wins

  by mickbobcat in

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  2. current

  if biden wins i hope trump starts the trump news network and hires out from fox the good casters.

  the people who made fox what it is are starting to get sick of how its turning to the left or dark side.

  this would give trump a voice and keep alive real journalism.

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  DesirousOfChange

  The main vice of capitalism is the uneven distribution of prosperity.

  The main vice of socialism is the even distribution of misery.

  ~~ Winston Churchill
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  If Biden wins

  by mickbobcat in

  1. social
  2. current

  if biden wins i hope trump starts the trump news network and hires out from fox the good casters.

  the people who made fox what it is are starting to get sick of how its turning to the left or dark side.

  this would give trump a voice and keep alive real journalism.

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  “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”

  
  ― Margaret Thatcher
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  Biden will never be President

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  here is an interesting take.. https://www.facebook.com/pastorlocke/videos/2885572641768280/.

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  I think the decision will go to either the House of Representatives or perhaps even to SCOTUS.

  Either way, Trump wins.
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  Am I going way out on a limb? Why the USA is doing poorly with COVID

  by frozen2018 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i saw this time article: https://time.com/2938158/youth-fail-to-qualify-military-service/.

  if 71% of youth are in that bad of shape, would it follow that the entire population is in bad physical shape to begin with?

  what happens if a virus such as covid-19 infects an unhealthy population?

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  Consider CASES & DEATHS PER MILLION POPULATION

  NATION CASES/MIL DEATHS/MIL
  

  US 32,200 745

  UK 18,500 740

  Italy 17,000 711

  Sweden 16,500 601

  France 28,500 651

  Belgium 43,700 1168

  Germany 8,700 144

  I don't see any significant difference other than in Germany.

  WTF is Germany doing "right"?
  
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  Am I going way out on a limb? Why the USA is doing poorly with COVID

  by frozen2018 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i saw this time article: https://time.com/2938158/youth-fail-to-qualify-military-service/.

  if 71% of youth are in that bad of shape, would it follow that the entire population is in bad physical shape to begin with?

  what happens if a virus such as covid-19 infects an unhealthy population?

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  Will wearing a mask help me lose weight?

  Only if you keep it on at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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  Do You Believe In A “Deep State”?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  or do you think the idea of a deep state is malarkey?

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  Most definitely.

  Otherwise explain how Obama got elected?

  Do-nothing junior Senator from the State of Illlinois Chicago.

  (OH! Chicago. That says it all!)
  
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  Biden will never be President

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  here is an interesting take.. https://www.facebook.com/pastorlocke/videos/2885572641768280/.

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  DesirousOfChange

  In another 4 years we will evaluating what kind of president Biden has been.

  Much more likely that in another 4 months the nursing home staff will be evaluating what kind of cognitive ability Biden still has.

  "Joey, repeat after me: Bird, Hat, Car, Ear....."
  
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  Many Jw’s Love to Speculate About the New System

  by Davros in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a comment on another thread cracked me up where the poster related what some elder said on the platform that: .

  in the new system, we likely will not have genitals.” lol.

  i’ve heard so much speculation from many jw’s on what will and won’t be allowed in the new system.

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  DesirousOfChange

  Somehow those "new world speculations" always assume that technology and infrastructure will continue uninterrupted at 21st century USA-level standards.

  You silly doubters, Joe Hoover can simply "wish" it all to be so with a simple miracle by the sweep of his hand.
  
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  Senior Judge to Revisit Case-Law on Authorizing Medical Treatment Against Wishes of Mature Minor

  by Corney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/ewhc/fam/2020/3003.html.

  nearly two weeks ago, sir james munby, a privy council member, formerly a law commission chairman, high court's family division president, and a lord justice of appeal, issued a short emergency order in a blood transfusion case closely resembling mcewan's the children act.. here are some excerpts:.

  2. the case involves the deeply troubling question of whether a blood transfusion should be administered to a young woman who is almost, not quite, 16, against her profound religious beliefs.

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  DesirousOfChange

  What a unique idea: Don't let children die unnecessarily.