Thank you, Cedars! I can't read that drivel anymore, but you brought out some great points!
cobaltcupcake
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Some funny/curious quotes from the 2013 Yearbook (part 1)
by cedars ini just thought i'd amuse myself by seeing what madness awaits in the new 2013 yearbook.. you might like to read some of the gems i've uncovered.... .
"true christians are soon to cross into the promised new world, so they need to be courageous and strong.
how soon are we talking about?
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Where are the GB seen?
by punkofnice inok. i admit i live in the uk so not anywhere near the paedophile praising governing body godhead construct.. i'm interested to know where do the gb hang out?.
are they seen in the street?.
are they cosseted in their paedophile ring hq?.
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cobaltcupcake
I've bumped into a few of them when visiting Brooklyn, Walkill, and Patterson. I shook Leo Greenlees' hand when he visited our circuit for a special talk. I think I'll go wash that hand again...
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Poll---How Many Are Facebook Users & On Average How Often Are You On That Site?
by minimus ini have facebook.
i probably get on it 4 or 5 days a week, typically to see what's going on with family and those i know.
plus pictures!.
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cobaltcupcake
I check it probably 5-6 times a day but rarely post.
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2012 report analysis - countries with reduced publisher figures
by cedars ini've just started munching through the figures for 2012 in the new 2013 yearbook, now available on jw.org.. i thought you might be interested to see which countries saw "negative growth" over 2012.. these are as follows.... .
*sudan is so dramatically reduced because south sudan is now independent and the society has adjusted the publisher figures accordingly.. .
countries added.
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cobaltcupcake
I love these charts!
I wonder how many hours of preaching it took to convert 1 person back in, say, 1973 or 1974?
When my family joined in 1972 my folks had studied for about a year, but some studies lasted a few hours. All the same, it took less than 100 hours of bible study to convert 4 people in my family. The brother who studied with us was fairly new and was a regular publisher, not a pioneer.
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2012 Memorial Partakers--12,604!
by Atlantis in.
2012 memorial partakers total 12,604.....atlantis
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cobaltcupcake
I left in 2004 when the number of partakers was still below 10,000, so this info absolutely cracks me up. How can they explain a nearly 30% growth in the number of partakers? They can't all be psychotic.
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2012 report analysis - growth of JWs according to local internet availability
by cedars inhi everyone.
i did a similar chart to the one below last year, but this year i thought i'd make it slightly more meaningful by giving the statistics across three years rather than just one.. hopefully it's fairly self explanatory.. i'm making the data i've used available in a separate pdf download for those who are interested.. .
cedars.
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cobaltcupcake
What an interesting graph! They do well in proselytizing until you get to the 50% penetration group, then there's a precipitous drop-off. They're goin' down!
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Of Bethel a Place of Homosexualiy,Drunkness,Psychotic Episodes,Brawls,Sucide,Immorality,Deceit, Control and Cynism
by Scott77 in"...the intimacy with farm animals is true.
[beastiality], theft, homosexuality, drunkeness, psychotic episodes, brawls, suicide, immorality, deceit and control is all true.
the sad thing is seeing young women wanting to marry a bethelite thinking that she is getting the 'cream of the crop' and they are probably worse than a so-called worldly person...the cynicism was palpable...the most emotionally unhealthy environments to be a part of...socially disfunctional people..."wheres caleb?http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/scandals/218165/3/your-most-disturbing-watchtower-bethel-branch-experience-no-full-names-please.
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cobaltcupcake
I had to go back and read that thread. Holy smokes! My brother was at the House o' God for 18 years. He never told any stories like that!
Ex-husband was a Bethelite for 3 years. He did have a few stories, but nothing that shocking. Of course, he avoided BAs and kept his nose clean.
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Your most DISTURBING WATCHTOWER Bethel/Branch experience? (No full names please)
by Balaamsass inok.. you 70 plus bethelite members.... this is your chance to share stories!
inquiring minds want to know !no full names please..follow t.o.s.
to avoid borg libel lawsuits).. i will start the ball rolling with week one.
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cobaltcupcake
Does not the Watchtower instructs all new Bethelites that what happens in the Complex stay within it?
They sure do. I was never a Bethelite, but my ex-husband and my brother were - brother was there for 18 years and rose to a prominent position as the overseer of the water and sewage treatment plant at Watchtower Farm.
We had heard rumors that Leo Greenlees was asked to leave Bethel, so I called my brother to ask about it.
He said to me in the coldest voice imaginable, "Where did you hear that?"
I said, "From one of the sisters in the congregation."
He replied, "Listen to me, THAT is a family matter. Anything YOU need to know will be in the Watchtower."
It's interesting the observation that the ones who actually like the Bethel life seem to be sociopaths. I don't think that applies to my brother. He was very comfortable living with strict rules. My ex-husband, on the other hand, was definitely a sociopath.
One day he and I were watching a TV program on the subject of the psychological profile of a serial rapist. When the program finished, I looked at him and said, "That's you!" He answered, "Yeah, you're right."
He was only at Bethel for 3 years and left because he needed to get married so he could have sex. Once he was married (to me) he immediately wanted to go back to Bethel. I wasn't even old enough to apply, nor was I a pioneer, but we applied anyway - twice. Got turned down both times, thank goodness. But I was married to the creep (sex maniac) for 27 years before I left both him (he was threatening to kill me) and the Borg.
I believe that when the time comes both of them will drink the actual Kool-Aid quite cheerfully.
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Memorial report 33 CE : Anointed partakers :0 --Jonadabs/OS partakers:11 or 12 ?
by prologos inaccording to the reports in the scriptures there were 13 persons in the upper rrom in jerusalem on nisan 13,14,15?
assembled fot the passover.. when the bread and wine were passed, 11 or 12 (depending on the reporter) were served.
these had an earthly hope, expected to eat and drink in the kingdom and rule soon in jerusalem.
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cobaltcupcake
Can it be long before they come out with a new version of the NWT that conveniently agrees with the "new light?" There will be a talk at an assembly with an overly complicated explanation about Greek participles and gerunds that will put everybody to sleep so that the R&F rolls over and accepts the new bible.
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Will the 'Make Good Use of Our Official Website' discussion backfire?
by jw07 ingood day everyone,.
i'm a born in jehovah's hostage, and am still a hostage until i can wake my family up (wishful thinking i know).
i'll formally introduce myself later.. for now i have some burning concerns about the service meeting part for the week of december 24, 2012.
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cobaltcupcake
There are already witnessing bags equipped witha pocket for your iPad or tablet. http://ministryideaz.com/default.asp