Consider where growth is and where decreases occur. Free access to information kills the watchtower. Perhaps our goal should be to create access to all countries and languages.
NewYork44M
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Germany loses 22 congregations and 41 KHs in 3 years (2011-2014)
by Viva la Vida ini just compared the latest data provided by the german wt and data i found searching for the same page in archive.org.
congregations 2011: 2232. congregations 2014: 2210. kh 2011: 1075. kh 2014: 1034. source: http://www.jehovaszeugen.de/statistik.18.0.html - this is a oficial site for germany.
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IS Science Absolute Truth
by seekchristonly inif we have faith in science and scientific claims about the universe, origins of life etc.
is that absolute truth.
if so then if they declare that god exists with evidence then do all those who believe in science then believe in god or a creator.
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NewYork44M
I agree gjnat, it appears the the some are not using the capacity of critical thinking. With critical thinking I think our guest could come up with a better question.
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Is it wrong to mock and ridicule the Watchtower Society?
by yadda yadda 2 inrobert j ingersoll on the great voltaire:.
"it has been claimed by the christian critics that voltaire was irreverent; that he examined sacred things without solemnity; that he refused to remove his shoes in the presence of the burning bush; that he smiled at the geology of moses, the astronomical ideas of joshua, and that the biography of jonah filled him with laughter.
they say that these stories, these sacred impossibilities, these inspired falsehoods, should be read and studied with a believing mind in humbleness of spirit; that they should be examined prayerfully, asking god at the same time to give us strength to triumph over the conclusions of our reason.
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NewYork44M
humor is a good thing. I agree
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IS Science Absolute Truth
by seekchristonly inif we have faith in science and scientific claims about the universe, origins of life etc.
is that absolute truth.
if so then if they declare that god exists with evidence then do all those who believe in science then believe in god or a creator.
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NewYork44M
There is a research process, and it is quite simple. Identify a question - frame the question from a theoretical framework - from this question create hypotheses, and then test.
There is nothing mysterious about the process. Scientists create questions that have nothing to do with god, but it is still research.
In general results simply build on prior research. Rarely is there new light related to research. But that is ok, this is the process of scientific discovery.
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Is it wrong to mock and ridicule the Watchtower Society?
by yadda yadda 2 inrobert j ingersoll on the great voltaire:.
"it has been claimed by the christian critics that voltaire was irreverent; that he examined sacred things without solemnity; that he refused to remove his shoes in the presence of the burning bush; that he smiled at the geology of moses, the astronomical ideas of joshua, and that the biography of jonah filled him with laughter.
they say that these stories, these sacred impossibilities, these inspired falsehoods, should be read and studied with a believing mind in humbleness of spirit; that they should be examined prayerfully, asking god at the same time to give us strength to triumph over the conclusions of our reason.
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NewYork44M
There is nothing wrong - within reason.
Some of the stuff coming out of the society is funny and worthy of a few major pokes. I say bring it on. Just don't do anything that would upset your mother.
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IS Science Absolute Truth
by seekchristonly inif we have faith in science and scientific claims about the universe, origins of life etc.
is that absolute truth.
if so then if they declare that god exists with evidence then do all those who believe in science then believe in god or a creator.
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NewYork44M
Who are "they" you speak about? Are scientists with white lab coats sitting in a room making pronouncements as a unified voice? Of course not. Your premise is wrong.
Science is a broad endeavor and it is a journey, not a destination. There will always be more to learn there will always be more truths to uncover.
Hopefully individual scientists are spending time creating a better world instead of making claims related to this god you speak of.
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Books that changed your life-
by new hope and happiness ini am not much of a reader as i have two many distractions, but i fancy a challenging read, so please list any book that has changed your entire world view on everything.
i remember as a teenager buying at a yard sale, norman vincent peales " the power of positive thinking" and at the time that had a big impact on me.
but i am a little bit more in to " realistic positive thinking" now..
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NewYork44M
While I don't consider myself an Ayn Rand convert reading her books were so shockingly different from watchtower reading that it got me to thinking critically. I landed somewhere in the middle, but it was important to me to be exposed to something on the extreme side.
I have read The Fountainhead at least five times each time I read it I was at a different place in my life and got something completely different out of it. I have the book on my Kindle and am contemplating reading it again.
Beside Atlas Shrugged, I also really appreciated her book, We the Living. The description of the totalitarian life in Soviet Russia was very reminiscent of the totalitarian institution of the Watchtower. The similarities were striking
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The Great Weird Off - Mormonism vs. Jehovah's Witnesses
by Wild_Thing ininteresting podcast to listen to.
exjws go head to head with ex-mormons on which religion is weirder.
they had judges that determined who won.. http://mormonexpression.com/2014/06/16/episode-258/.
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NewYork44M
my opinion is 1 - Scientology
You have a point, but I don't think that the contest is what is the wierdest religion - ever; just a friendly contest between two wierd groups.
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1975 AWAKE!!! Predictions
by iamwhoiam inover at the archives..enjoy!.
http://archive.org/details/1975predictionsinawakemagazinebyjehovahswitnesses.
*click on pdf at the left side of the page.
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NewYork44M
I see they were still pushing the 7,000 year creative day then. What ever happened to that belief?
Notice that the referred to the 1914 generation as those who saw with an understanding what occured in 1914.
I distinctly remember reading and discussing these lies. Thanks for the memories.
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The Great Weird Off - Mormonism vs. Jehovah's Witnesses
by Wild_Thing ininteresting podcast to listen to.
exjws go head to head with ex-mormons on which religion is weirder.
they had judges that determined who won.. http://mormonexpression.com/2014/06/16/episode-258/.
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NewYork44M
After reading Under the Banner of Heaven byJon Krakauer, I would vote for Mormonism as winners of the wierd off contest.