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  Trolley cart "witnessing" is getting ridiculous

  by oppostate in

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  i really fail to see how much actual "witnessing" is occurring with the trolley carts.publishers, usually pioneers, just stand or sit there not engaging anyone and count their time.. the only thing i notice that it's accomplishing is brand exposure for jw.0rg so the public is exposed to the logo and literature/poster card headlines.. take for example this "evening" witnessing by a pioneer elder while on summer holiday/vacation.. .

  is this not a wth kinda moment when you consider the years of slaving, knocking on doors, business territory and bible studies we had to keep performing so we weren't branded a "weak" publisher?.

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  Why didn't they have this when I was in? Perfect for someone who doesn't like cold calling at people's doors or having to talk to someone!

  Thay's my thoughts too. Could have took a flask and a good book.
  
  
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  My Refurbished Web Page

  by NeonMadman in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know that many here are no longer believers, but i also know that there are still some participating in this forum who consider themselves christians.

  i recently refurbished my web site extensively, and thought some of you might enjoy browsing it.

  some of my articles are aimed at exposing unbiblical teachings of the watchtower, and my video presentations on "darkness in the watchtower" and "the watchtower's mad science and bad medicine" have been particularly well received.

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  Snipped from the website
  

  He also holds the Bachelor of Science degree in Biblical Studies from Moody Bible Institute of Chicago, IL, having graduated with Highest Honors

  Slightly OT but a BS degree in biblical studies seems a bit weird. I realise works that are fictional sometimes have their place in an arts degree, shakespere in an english degree for example, but you wouldn't do a degree in shakespere as such.

  Do the lecturers on the degree treat the bible as tbe word of god and put their own interpretation on it or do they treat it as purely a historical text?

  It just seems bizarre to do a degree in the 'bible'.

  Edit - it's actually a BA which makes more sense than a BS - not exactly a science is it!

  You're a naughty boy Tom - I would have thought studying the bible would have taught you to be a bit more honest. ;)

  http://www.moody.edu/bible/ba-biblical-studies/

  
  

  
  

  
  
  
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  How would the world be different if there were no JWs?

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i think this would be a great question to ask active jws.

  they love to say how the world would be so different if everyone was a jw.

  however, what if we flip the question and ask, would the world really be much different if the jw faith never came into existence?

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  A JW would answer that the the reason the JWs have very little influence is because the devil rules the world ...
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  Stand Up Comedy about JWs

  by usualusername1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello all,i have just signed up to do a comedy course.

  it starts in september.in order to get a headstart, i did my first 5 minutes tonight about jws.i explained that i celebrated my first birthday last week.

  bemusement and a tittle.explained that if you could choose between hare krishnas and people standing at a trolley/cart as a religion who would you choose?got a laugh.explained that the whole world will be destroyed if you do not listen to our message, yet we are not prepared to initiate a conversation at a trolley.big laugh.

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  Landy

  I heard this one from Garrison Keillor on "A Prairie Home Companion:"

  A Jehovah's Witness converted to Unitarianism. So he went from door to door for no particular reason.

  Did you hear about the dyslexic agnostic insomniac?

  He stayed up all night wondering if there was a dog.
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  I need a little help

  by Darryl in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my story is i've been df'd for about 20 years.

  a couple years after i started attending church and found it to be a tremendously uplifting experience.

  from the people to the music, message everything drew me in.

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  Maybe instead of searching for certainties, just accept that not being totally sure is ok as well.

  Life is short and we're only here once. Enjoy it.
  
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  I conclude evolution is guided

  by KateWild in

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  2. beliefs

  your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.

  k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.

  in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.

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  Landy

  Time flies like an arrow and...

  ....fruit flies like a banana
  
  

  (bill bryson - mother tongue)
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  I conclude evolution is guided

  by KateWild in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  your qualifications are way above mine so i'd love to hear more about the specifics of what you have researched and how that supports the existence of a deity.

  k99, i am not really convinced that you're interested in my conclusions.

  in nature amino acids formed to then form dna.

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  Viv's Law: anytime someone uses the word "quantum" in an effort to prove a higher power, you can be 100% certain that person doesn't know what either of those things mean.

  Well, I do and I don't. Both at the same time.

  And a cat.

  :)
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  Updates and fixes

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  i thought i'd spend some time cleaning up the forum code and wanted to let you know about some of the recent changes and fixes:.

  the avatars and in-post images used to use a separate imaging service which was convenient but didn't provide much control over caching which meant that each day you visited the site you were probably re-downloading those images again.

  as they are immutable they can be cached for a long time which saves bandwidth and speeds things up.

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  Landy

  Top of my wish list is an easier way to quote (quote or multi quote button at the bottom of a post).

  Also a simple one, when clicking a link to another site can it open in a new tab rather than navigate away from the site?
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  How to argue with a JW who says the org never said the end in 75

  by dogon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i have argued with several jws who are now being trained to deny the org ever said the end in 75, what is your approach?.

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  Landy

  One of my earliest memories is of the CO banging the lectern '1975 will soon be here ....'
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  Stand Up Comedy about JWs

  by usualusername1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hello all,i have just signed up to do a comedy course.

  it starts in september.in order to get a headstart, i did my first 5 minutes tonight about jws.i explained that i celebrated my first birthday last week.

  bemusement and a tittle.explained that if you could choose between hare krishnas and people standing at a trolley/cart as a religion who would you choose?got a laugh.explained that the whole world will be destroyed if you do not listen to our message, yet we are not prepared to initiate a conversation at a trolley.big laugh.

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  Landy

  What BB said - it's too narrow and you'll die on your arse.