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  Has anyone ever put a flyer / note in the donation box

  by biometrics in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  has anyone ever put a note / flyer in a jw donation box?or has anyone ever found one in a donation box?

  what was your reaction?.

  i've heard of some putting stickers in literature (before it's published).. i was thinking of dropping a few in the donation box (when i visit my elderly mother i sometimes go to the meeting).. what would be a good note?.

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  biometrics

  I was thinking s omthing so short they can't help but read it. Like:

  I found the truth about the truth at jwfacts.com

  It will stick in their mind, and drive them crazy if they don't visit the site.
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  Has anyone ever put a flyer / note in the donation box

  by biometrics in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  has anyone ever put a note / flyer in a jw donation box?or has anyone ever found one in a donation box?

  what was your reaction?.

  i've heard of some putting stickers in literature (before it's published).. i was thinking of dropping a few in the donation box (when i visit my elderly mother i sometimes go to the meeting).. what would be a good note?.

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  Has anyone ever put a note / flyer in a JW donation box?Or has anyone ever found one in a donation box? What was your reaction?

  I've heard of some putting stickers in literature (before it's published).

  I was thinking of dropping a few in the donation box (When I visit my elderly mother I sometimes go to the meeting).

  What would be a good note?
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  Has anyone ever used a non-NWT (New World Translation) bible at meetings / study?

  by biometrics in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  about 1 year ago (before i faded), i purchased an old king james bible from ebay and started using it in the meetings and when a brother came over to study with me.. a common reaction of fellow jws was to stare at the bible, then say "what type of bible is that?

  ", then they'd sometimes ask to look at it, and flip to john 1:1. when they saw what it said, they'd treat it like it was apostate material, even though a few decades earler it was the same bible jws used.. i strongly encourage any lurkers/faders to use another bible at the meetings and see what type of reactions you get.. .

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  About 1 year ago (before I faded), I purchased an old King James bible from EBay and started using it in the meetings and when a brother came over to study with me.

  A common reaction of fellow JWs was to stare at the bible, then say "What type of bible is that?", then they'd sometimes ask to look at it, and flip to John 1:1. When they saw what it said, they'd treat it like it was apostate material, even though a few decades earler it was the same bible JWs used.

  I strongly encourage any lurkers/faders to use another bible at the meetings and see what type of reactions you get.
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  While GB Cry Apostate Persecution ,,,,,,

  by mind blown in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  jw's fail to realize, most of their persecution is not from preaching jesus message, it's from down right disgusting behavior from the gb who shows no remorse.

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  So true. And if they were actually preaching Jesus' message straight from the bible, without adding to it, most of the JW "Apostates" wouldn't even exist.
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  Prozac Use Among JWs, Bethelites, Circuit Overseers and District Overseers, What Gerritt Loesch Said

  by Scott77 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  any bethelite whom served the past 5/6 years remembers gerritt loesch's morning worship when he mentioned over 40% of those in special full-time service (bethel, missionary, co, do) were on antidepressants, such as prozac.

  serious phenomena affecting many, but throw the tight reins, multiplies it.

  mc rubbermallet.

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  Its also my observation that jw's tend to be bad eaters. eating all the wrong foods and often. I stress 'tend'. As a group among the most unhealthy i have come across.

  I have to agree with this observation.

  In my opinion possible reasons for this could be:

  • Food/gluttony is one of the only sins not rigidly policed by the congregation/elders.
  • JWs use food as a comfort when faced with stressful situations.
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  1919 and Jesus' selection of the Watchtower corporation

  by biometrics in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone know any other reason(s) jesus might not have selected the watchtower corporation in 1919?.

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  biometrics

  @reslight2:

  6. Preaching racism - (1902 Watchtower July 15th page 215)

  

  10. Teaching that the "other sheep" were to be in Heaven and number approximately 411,840,000 - (1918 The Finished Mystery page 102-103)

  “The number of the Great Company (other sheep) will apparently exceed one hundred millions. Num. 4:46-48 and Ex. 28:1 indicate but one priest to each 2,860 Levites, which would make the number of the Great Company approximate 411,840,000.—T118, 119; Dan. 7:10. 5:12. Saying with a loud voice—The Great Company will be very enthusiastic workers on the other side of the veil…“-1918 The Finished Mystery page 102-103

  15. Promoting the pagan "winged sun disk" - (1918 The Finished Mystery)

  Close match?

  16. Promoting Masonic symbols - (1918 March 1st Watchtower)

  
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  1919 and Jesus' selection of the Watchtower corporation

  by biometrics in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone know any other reason(s) jesus might not have selected the watchtower corporation in 1919?.

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  biometrics

  I just searched the Watchtower CD-ROM for "Masonic". There are quite a few references to the JWs using Masonic halls.
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  1919 and Jesus' selection of the Watchtower corporation

  by biometrics in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  does anyone know any other reason(s) jesus might not have selected the watchtower corporation in 1919?.

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  And it keeps getting weirder by the minute. How deep does this rabbit hole go?
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  LOVE THOSE STATISTICS!

  by clarity in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  love these stats from jwfacts /jehovah's witnesess.

  "this is one of the most telling graphs, showing that the number of people leaving has tripled from the rate in the early 1990's.

  for the 10 years from 1986 to 1995 the rate was an average of 12%; for the 10 years from 1996 to 2005 it had risen to 41%.".

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  Watchtower BREAKDOWN on the highway to Paradise

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  all of us at one time or another have owned a automobile that was a real lemon!.

  the car may have been shiny, stylish and totally cool-looking....the only problem was it was a piece of crap.. repair after repair after repair in a never ending spiral of maintenance kept it in the shop more than it was on the road!.

  you may have really loved that car--it might have been a classic---but--it proved to be totally useless for basic transportation because:.

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  Great summary, but don't forget that the headlights on the bus keep getting brighter and brighter!

  I think you mean the interior light.