Posts by Drearyweather

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rebuilding JW homes & insurance question

by MrRoboto in

just wondering if anyone can confirm with their own experience, but especially with any kind of documents, as to whether the org really does take insurance money from disaster victims after the rbc / ldc repairs their homes?

and what of non-jws that might get assistance from them?.

this last wt study article for me thinking, what with all that unhypocritical love the org has going on..

Drearyweather

I don't know about other countries, but in India, the branch had helped us out with rebuilding our homes during the 2004 Tsunami and other floods thereafter. So out of my experience:

whether the org really does take insurance money from disaster victims after the RBC / LDC repairs their homes?

Not here in India

And what of non-JWs that might get assistance from them?

Assistance? The locals ambushed and looted most of the relief supplies sent by the branch and other JW's. At checkpoints, police used to frisk these trucks and kept 1 out of 3 items for themselves. You can see videos of locals pulling jewelry out from the dead bodies.

I live in a city of 1.8 million people with only 150 JW's. So during a flood, by the time WT supplies reaches these JW's, thousands in between would have chewed and helped themselves from these supplies.

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284000 baptized in 2017

by jw-verite in

seen in the 03/2018 watchtower study :.

"during the 2017 service year, more than 284,000 “rightly disposed” individuals symbolized their dedication to jehovah by water baptism.".

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-march-2018/baptism-requirement-for-christians/.

Drearyweather

It is also important to know- out of all the people who leave the JW's, how many leave out of their own and how many are kicked out or disfellowshipped by the JW's themselves.

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284000 baptized in 2017

by jw-verite in

seen in the 03/2018 watchtower study :.

"during the 2017 service year, more than 284,000 “rightly disposed” individuals symbolized their dedication to jehovah by water baptism.".

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-march-2018/baptism-requirement-for-christians/.

Drearyweather

Interesting. Third world countries are still growing in numbers. Cults and Religions reach people faster than the Internet.

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284000 baptized in 2017

by jw-verite in

seen in the 03/2018 watchtower study :.

"during the 2017 service year, more than 284,000 “rightly disposed” individuals symbolized their dedication to jehovah by water baptism.".

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-march-2018/baptism-requirement-for-christians/.

Drearyweather

I think this is the highest since 2010 when the figure was around 290,000

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Less magaiznes per year

by punkofnice in

only 6 very thin magazines per year and then recycling the propaganda within.. how are your local congregations spinning this?.

i heard a local congo-abongo-i is launching a campaign™ to place as amny magazines as possible in the month (this or next...not sure..sources sketchy).

which i find a bit strange.

Drearyweather

Dreawyeather, so the R&F are using these vids to replace the rags?

At least in India. Here, we don't get printed public edition magazines since 2016. Only study magazines. So only tracts, brochures and videos.

I've never been shown a vid, well I've not been called on in over 20 years, not that I would look at any of their vids

Maybe you are on a do not call list

how many people have the time to stand there and watch a vid via a iPad being shoved in their faces?

I don't know But people would likely prefer a 1 min video rather than a 32/16 page magazine

we all knew how little the rags were ever read.

Yes, even WT knows this, thus they are not printing it.

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Less magaiznes per year

by punkofnice in

only 6 very thin magazines per year and then recycling the propaganda within.. how are your local congregations spinning this?.

i heard a local congo-abongo-i is launching a campaign™ to place as amny magazines as possible in the month (this or next...not sure..sources sketchy).

which i find a bit strange.

Drearyweather

How are your local congregations spinning this?

No ones cares pretty much. All are like why to print magazines if website can be used and videos can be shown.

JW Broadcasting videos have replaced the magazines and most JW's are fine with that.

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Stop harassing jws

by pomo6780 in

we want people to learn ttatt.

we have numerous resources online to draw jws in so that they will wake up.

however, i've noted some radical methods that have been used by fellow exjws, and quite frankly, this must stop.

Drearyweather

However, I've noted some radical methods that have been used by fellow exjws, and quite frankly, this must stop

Most of these radical methods are just to vent their anger on the JW's and not an attempt to reason with them.

Shouting at JW near carts, Protesting near KH's and Bethels, etc. may make an ex-JW feel good and may give him a way to vent his anger. But he needs to remember that instead of waking up a JW, he will have pushed ten more doubting JW's back deeper into the cult.

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Bible is good if we look for implied truth

by venus in

thumbs-up gesture doesn’t covey much if we see only four fingers closed and thumb standing upward.

but if we look for the implied meaning, then it is a positive, informal signal indicating a job well done, and saying ‘keep it up.’.

similarly, biblical accounts don’t convey much if we see them as mere accounts.

Drearyweather

Yeah, but none of them are as effective or parsimonious as a simple Fuck Off is.

True. They are as effective as the JW cart witnessing.

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Bible is good if we look for implied truth

by venus in

thumbs-up gesture doesn’t covey much if we see only four fingers closed and thumb standing upward.

but if we look for the implied meaning, then it is a positive, informal signal indicating a job well done, and saying ‘keep it up.’.

similarly, biblical accounts don’t convey much if we see them as mere accounts.

Drearyweather

Thanks Cofty, that was a rare compliment from you.

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Bible is good if we look for implied truth

by venus in

thumbs-up gesture doesn’t covey much if we see only four fingers closed and thumb standing upward.

but if we look for the implied meaning, then it is a positive, informal signal indicating a job well done, and saying ‘keep it up.’.

similarly, biblical accounts don’t convey much if we see them as mere accounts.

Drearyweather

Cofty who is treating you equally to everyone else who spouts new-age nonsense.

Really? by using profanities like "fuck off"?

Dropping the F bomb in the middle of a conversation just shows how socially ignorant and rash a person can be. Using cuss words does no help to the topic being discussed other than hurting other person's sensitivities. There are a million words in the English vocabulary which a person can use to express himself rather than taking the lazy short cut of using profanities.

If you are angry that someone doesn't want to believe or doesn't agree with what you say, just leave the discussion. No one is under obligation to win an argument.