Posts by ttdtt

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Jephthah's atrocity
by opusdei1972 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
in judges chapter 11 we read that jephthah committed an atrocity by offering his daughter in sacrifice.

however, the watchtower, study edition of april 2016, reads:pages 6 and 7:not only was jephthah a mighty warrior but he was a student of gods dealings with his people.

jephthahs thorough grasp of israels history gave him a clear picture of what was right and what was wrong in jehovahs eyes.
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Incredible topic for a WT study. NUTS!
If you look at that whole WT - its all about circling the wagons, trying to keep people in.
"Are you using your imagination wisely?"
"Why should we meet together for worship?"
and on and on.
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Sorry to bust anyone's bubble but the "bible" was written by misogynist desert nomads attempting to explain life
by park ave boy in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i remember growing up preparing for the number 2 talk and reading over the verses.

one time i had a chapter in joshua to read.

i started reading and i was like "wtf?
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Those are the funniest videos EVER!
Should be required for Family Worship!
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Witness wedding questions
by snugglebunny in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just wondering about witness weddings and what is and isn't acceptable these days.

i know that toasts are a no-no, but i'm wondering about other things, such as:.

is it ok to have a best man?.
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YES
YES
YES ( the elders might want to get some details as to how the non-virgin lost it. more details the better, video is preferable. :)
YES
NO!!!!!! ARE YOU CRAZY!!!!!!! YOU MIGHT AS WELL INVITE SATAN ON THE HONEY MOON!
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Do our loved pets come back when we do?
by Nichole in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i have recently started studying and im really enjoying learning all about the truth!

i am a huge animal lover and have my dog trixie for 11 years now, i got her when i was 12 years old and she has been the best friend and companion, i am so lucky and grateful to have her at my side every single day!

i get worried a lot about what will happen when the time comes that she has to leave me, anytime i even think about it i start to cry because it would break my heart not to have her with me anymore!
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I really hope my Pet Gold Fish is resurrected! I could not live without Sharky!
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Reasons for Stagnation in Growth. AKA YearBook Numbers!
by ttdtt in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so why has the growth flatlined?

why is less time spent in the ministry?

why have aux pios droped by 1/3rd?.
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Also the Sex Abuse stuff must be cooling people in general in Europe. Look at the the numbers in Britain.
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Reasons for Stagnation in Growth. AKA YearBook Numbers!
by ttdtt in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so why has the growth flatlined?

why is less time spent in the ministry?

why have aux pios droped by 1/3rd?.
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slimboyfat
Plus it's all becoming just a bit too unbelievable these days.
Oh yea - that too!!!
Don't you love the push for "Simplified Magazines and Tracts" As if the WT writes in Shakespearian English.
It's like saying, yea the people who read our stuff are illiterate, and any new one probably will have English as a 2nd language.
From all the assembly parts - I thought we were the most educated people in the world?
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Reasons for Stagnation in Growth. AKA YearBook Numbers!
by ttdtt in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so why has the growth flatlined?

why is less time spent in the ministry?

why have aux pios droped by 1/3rd?.
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BluesBrother
Thats what I am saying - no more teaching. Public talks are worse than ever, meeting parts are worse than ever. Meetings are just a blackhole of crap.
The website:) HAAAAAA From the stats they touted last year, if you had a 7 million person base that is being pushed to use the site all the time, those usage stats are embarrassingly low. No one except JWs and Apostates go to the site. The site is a Joke.
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Reasons for Stagnation in Growth. AKA YearBook Numbers!
by ttdtt in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so why has the growth flatlined?

why is less time spent in the ministry?

why have aux pios droped by 1/3rd?.
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Gayle - I am sure the Pio and Aux pio time requirements will go down. The always do.
I pioneered when it was 90 - that was HARD, and you got beat up if you missed your time.
The only reason they can keep the # of pios is because of dropping the time. P.S. A good number of Pios are actually reporting almost no time. They are on the "infermed list", there are 3 in my congregation. Also a large number never make their time. I know only a few do it in my hall.
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Reasons for Stagnation in Growth. AKA YearBook Numbers!
by ttdtt in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so why has the growth flatlined?

why is less time spent in the ministry?

why have aux pios droped by 1/3rd?.
ttdtt

So why has the growth flatlined? Why is less time spent in the ministry? Why have Aux Pios droped by 1/3rd?
Contributing factors - do you agree?
1) JW Broadcasting - When the R&F see the man behind the curtain (Morris and Lett) WOW talk about loss of confidence.
2) The Systematic demolition of being a teaching organization.
- starting with the elimination of the book study at homes, the org has progressively destroyed every avenue to help (especially elders) to become teachers. Now event the TMS is gone. How can people be effective teachers when they are not given any help at all.
3) Cart witnessing - So I know lots of people who love it, especially pioneers. Why? Because you don't do ANYTHING! Sit in the car and wait for your turn to stand and do nothing. NO ONE talks to you. So Lots of Field Service Hrs, with WORSE results than the ineffective House 2 House ministry.
4) Constant campaigns with flyers - Really we cant get people across the street for a Kingdom hall to cross over to a meeting, and handing out a flyer will get someone to drive across the state to go to a Convention? Really?? Again lots of time wasted in a Futile Effort.
5) Happy are the poor - with the lack of education, and pretty much only kids and already poor people getting baptized, I would imagine many people have to work 2 jobs to make ends meet.
6) Apathy - People have better things to do on Saturday morning, and no one goes out on Sunday.
What do you think?
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Ever wondered which country in the JW Annual Report is most likely to reflect overall decline/progress of the WTS?
by besty in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
a bit of spreadsheet fun - trying to ascertain which country is the bellwether for the wts.. my methodology was as follows:.

take the individual ar's from 2010 - 2016 and calculate an accurate (.00) ave pub increase/decrease for each country.

sort the countries into descending order by this value with the grand total row included in the mix.. assign the countries 5 places above and 5 places below the grand total 1 point.
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Yea but more striking to me are the countries that had Zero growth. Poland, Japan, Korea, Britain, Germany, Canada. All these countries are first world and with big populations.
And remember how we would talk about Japan and Korea, how their growth was always exploding. Guess things changed. P.S. those countries also have fast and easily available internet:)