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  Stats of bible studies vs baptisms

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
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  david splane once again 'davesplaning' facts and figures.

  10 million bible studies and 200 000 baptisms.

  how many of these would be jw kids with no choice?

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  joey jojo

  Yeh same here Hoser , still not many though and the reason they did it was because they fell for the honey trap. :)
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  Stats of bible studies vs baptisms

  by joey jojo in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  david splane once again 'davesplaning' facts and figures.

  10 million bible studies and 200 000 baptisms.

  how many of these would be jw kids with no choice?

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  joey jojo

  David Splane once again 'Davesplaning' facts and figures.

  10 million bible studies and 200 000 baptisms. How many of these would be jw kids with no choice? Over my whole life as a born in, I cant remember many people that became jw's cold from the territory. I could probably count them on 2 hands but I would really have to think about it.
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  What are the Society's rules when confronting a disfellowshipped person at a funeral service?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
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  what are the society's rules when confronting a disfellowshipped person at a funeral service?.

  are there specific rules or watchtower articles that must be followed?.

  i have been to three different wakes/funerals where a disfellowshipped person attended with different results.. 1. ten years ago my first cousin passed away.

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  joey jojo

  At a funeral for a worldly man, whose son was a jw, a disfellowshipped man I know was told he wasn't welcome because he was making other JW's in attendance feel uncomfortable.

  The stupidity and arrogance of this is infuriating. For starters, the funeral was at a funeral house, not the kh. The disfellowshipped man was a personal friend of the deceased and the JW's that were there barely knew the deceased and were mostly there only for support of his jw son.

  Disgraceful, unchristian behaviour.
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  Covid lung damage worse than from heavy smoking

  by FatFreek 2005 in

  1. social
  2. current

  we've probably all heard it, "i wish i could get the covid and that way it would be behind me", as if it were some annoying rite of passage.

  "sure, i'll lose my senses of smell and taste for awhile, i'll lose my strength for awhile", etc.. what else could be the reasoning for ignoring the social distancing to attend maskless parties and similar large group gatherings?.

  however, looking at the following xray images of certain lungs may help impress some folks into thinking that there are more serious happenings in the attack progression of this virus.

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  joey jojo

  Anony Mous:

  "This last notion is important to understand if you don't live in the US. ONLY the vaccines created by the Trump admin have thus far worked. "

  Maybe I've been asleep for the last 6 months, but can you please tell me which vaccines the Trump administration have 'created'?

  According to the CDC only 2 vaccines are approved and authorised for use in the U.S., Moderna (U.K.) and Pfizer(German).

  Have I missed something?
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  The governing body KNEW

  by FedUpJW in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i received an email from one of the used-to-be jw friends that now pretty much ignore me.

  it was haranguing me about "getting right with gee-ho'-vuh", and how imperative it was to "return to the organization".

  it continued on with the worn out argument that "the faithful and discreet slave know what we must do in order to be safe and to live, as gee-ho'-vuh brightens the light to them.

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  joey jojo

  Yes mynameislame, that would have been the clincher. 😄
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  The governing body KNEW

  by FedUpJW in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i received an email from one of the used-to-be jw friends that now pretty much ignore me.

  it was haranguing me about "getting right with gee-ho'-vuh", and how imperative it was to "return to the organization".

  it continued on with the worn out argument that "the faithful and discreet slave know what we must do in order to be safe and to live, as gee-ho'-vuh brightens the light to them.

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  joey jojo

  Remind your friend that the T.V show, The Simpsons, predicted Trumps presidency- among other things.
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  Omg! The latest Caleb and Sophie video!

  by nowwhat? in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  for those who think the organization is going more mainstream think again.

  so eating a leftover birthday cupcake is as bad a sin as peter betraying jesus!

  (see lloyd evans video) .

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  joey jojo

  This has probably been mentioned by someone already.

  Ive never thought about it before, but here is a semi-interesting factoid. The names Caleb and Sophia mean faithful and wise, just like the gb. 🙄

  Also, when Caleb gets older and does some web searches, he might find some interesting reading concerning slavery and the ancient Jews. The capture of slaves, or owning them was basically glorified and was a status symbol. Defeating your enemies, killing almost everyone except virgins and taking them as wives amounted to genocidal rape- but eating a piece of birthday cake is like disowning Jesus?

  Hopefully, this will give him some comfort about eating a leftover piece of cake.
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  Australia Update

  by Pants of Righteousness in

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  joey jojo

  Blues brother, I am only speculating but because it was a royal commission, the governor general, as the Queens representative is automatically involved, even if its merely to rubber stamp the findings.
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  Aer you food prepping since covid?

  by mickbobcat in

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  for several years i have been vacuum sealing and then mylar with oxy absorber's storing rice,beans, tea, things that have a 50 year shelf life if kept dry.

  i have also been putting back a few guns and ammo in case of a mostly peaceful riot from the left.

  i also buy mountain house food bags that have a 25 year shelf life.

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  joey jojo

  Just relax, no need to prep.

  If the US goes to pot, china will invade and they will have all the critical infrastructure back up and running in no time.
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  Opportunities you had to give up as Jw?

  by Overrated in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i could of gone to a two college program.

  but gee-hovah didn't like it and my parents wanted me to sling watchtowers and awakes.

  it's a good thing i'm in a profession that i can work and pay the bill's and finally left the "trooth "..

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  joey jojo

  Its endless, and it starts from childhood.

  If someone comes from a family that values higher education, the parents will begin grooming their kids and steering them towards that goal from an early age in the form of tutors, encouragement, discipline - 99% of JW kids miss out on that.

  Important milestones that every kid gets to celebrate are ignored by jw parents. Also, normal relationships are difficult with non-believers at school, I was nervous to bring kids home to meet the family. Too much involvement with sport was frowned on, including the relationships that comes from those. Any errors that normal kids made- like experimenting with sex, are punishable by shunning, if you are baptised, or at the very least, private reproof and shaming in front of your family members.

  Then there are the years lost in adapting to ever changing doctrine.