Posts by ttdtt

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Twilight and other banned media

by purrpurr in

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thanks to online media of movies and books i've recently been watching the twilight series.

issues of quality aside i enjoyed it enough.

i mostly wanted to see what the fuss was about and have the fun of seeing a movie that was banned from the platform when it came out.

ttdtt

I had a friend how loved Lord of the Rings - and moved to a different congregation when the movies were coming out.

He was NOT allowed to go and see them (as an adult) because the ELDERS felt it was spiritistic. They made the decision for everyone.

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Is the 'growth™' still being hyped?

by punkofnice in

when i was a member of watchtower corporation, i regularly heard how it must be the true religion because of the growth™.

(phenomenal, apparently).. i wonder if they still hang onto this?

has it been boasted about at meetings recently?

ttdtt

1984 again.

From the letter to full time servants this year.

Even though the ranks of temporary special pioneers and special pioneers are being reduced, you can be assured that this is not an indication that the work is slowing down. (Isa. 60:22) The 2015 world report indicates that more than a quarter of a million new disciples joined us in true worship last year!

But the number baptised in 2014 was 275,581- in 2015 it was 260,273.

I don't know much about math - but it seems the number in 2015 has decreased - to me that usually indicates a slowing down.

From 1984

The chocolate ration in 1983 was 30 grams per week. In the year 1984, the chocolate ration went up to 25 grams per week. Winston himself is charged with the task of re-writing history to make this little feat possible.

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300 books and magazines placed outside The Shard

by pleaseresearch in

hi all.. so i got a txt today from a very proud mum claiming that, the jw cart produced 300 book and magazine placements.

mostly from foreign speakers.. the shard is the tallest building in the uk.

this is where the cart was placed.. not a bad day they had really.

ttdtt

Again I call BS on this. 300 in mostly foreign languages?

So what languages?

How many different languages did they carry? Its general practice for the cart to be ALL 1 language as the headboard is in 1 language.

Did they keep switching the head board with different languages so those people would know what it said?

If they did give away 300 in different languages - they would need a massive stock of books in the "truck I guess" to keep filling up the cart that can only hold a few.

TOTAL BS

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300 books and magazines placed outside The Shard

by pleaseresearch in

hi all.. so i got a txt today from a very proud mum claiming that, the jw cart produced 300 book and magazine placements.

mostly from foreign speakers.. the shard is the tallest building in the uk.

this is where the cart was placed.. not a bad day they had really.

Im sure that was tongue and cheek:) but they are trained to NOT approach anyone - just help someone who comes up and is interested.

I don't believe that her experience is correct. It does not match with any know experience I have seen.

I have seen Carts in NYC on super busy and touristy street, and people just Walk By. No one wants that crap.

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300 books and magazines placed outside The Shard

by pleaseresearch in

hi all.. so i got a txt today from a very proud mum claiming that, the jw cart produced 300 book and magazine placements.

mostly from foreign speakers.. the shard is the tallest building in the uk.

this is where the cart was placed.. not a bad day they had really.

ttdtt

So how in reality could 1 cart be placing more than 2 books a minute continually? That sounds kinda fishy.

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This week's resurrection video, will it backfire on the wt?

by prologos in

the resurrection is supposed to be a joyous occasion?, if it ever happened!

--well, this week's showing at the hall was the opposite, it was about death with violins playing in the background.

a recently bereaved member, , full of tears, (like many others) could not contain herself.

ttdtt

FYI this video was shown at the BIG EARTH SHAKING RECORD BREAKING MOMENTUS international assembly.

It's not a new one.

Uhg - hate hate hate these videos!

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KH construction

by truth doubter in

is it a fact that all kh construction earth wide has stopped?

ttdtt

In my state I know of NO halls being built or refurbished. I remember when I used to work on 3 or 4 a year.

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This week's resurrection video, will it backfire on the wt?

by prologos in

the resurrection is supposed to be a joyous occasion?, if it ever happened!

--well, this week's showing at the hall was the opposite, it was about death with violins playing in the background.

a recently bereaved member, , full of tears, (like many others) could not contain herself.

ttdtt

Remember when we said that other religions have followers because the appeal to the heart, and how we appeal to the intellect.

Guess that has changed.

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If death is a natural occurrence in the human species, why are we born with the innate feeling to continue living indefinitely?

by Tenacious in

there are some people that do in fact want to die.

these people include the mentally unstable, emotionally imbalanced, and those suffering from ailments or diseases, just to name a few.. i've never met however, anyone, or heard of anyone, who is of sound mind, who just awoke one day and thought it would be an excellent day to die......naturally.. your thoughts?.

ttdtt

Its simply a mechanism for self preservation - just like why you get out of the way of a bus.

If living forever is a natural thing - why is NOTHING built to last forever - including the universe?

Why are we so poorly built? Just about anything can kill us. 71% of the earth's surface could kill you in about 4 minutes (oceans). You can't be outside without protection on about 70% of the rest of the earth's surface without dying from exposure in a matter of a few days at most. I could go on and on and on.

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KH construction

by truth doubter in

is it a fact that all kh construction earth wide has stopped?

ttdtt

I know someone on the LDC i think its called - a few months ago he said that only 3 of the new MacKingdom Halls have been built in the USA.