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  A little critique/commentary on the first of the new Public Watchtowers (No.1 2018) - Corrections and additions welcomed

  by doubtfull1799 in

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  “all scripture is inspired of god and beneficial.”​—2 timothy 3:16.”.

  what/which scripture was paul referring to?

  how is it possible to know with any certainty without being speculative or dogmatic?

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  never a jw

  If the Bible is better than science, then I'd like to see JW's going to a "doctor" that claims to use only the Bible to heal. That'll be the day!

  Excellent critique doubtful!
  
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  Is Trump the President of Jerusalem too?

  by tor1500 in

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  your thoughts...how is it that trump can dictate what goes on in other countries?

  can anyone from another country come here and tell us what to do...trump is now the president of the world now, uh?.

  i'm not really savvy regarding politics but i'm no dummy either...what the heck is going on in the world.... again, any thoughts ?

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  Capital, not capitol. If anyone writes capitol one more time I will pull all my hair out.
  
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  Congregation dwindles

  by wannaexit in

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  i think we are going to be seeing lots more of this stuff.

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  http://www.capjournal.com/news/pierre-jehovah-s-witnesses-put-up-smaller-kingdom-hall-to/article_e05d9c36-d8b9-11e7-acb3-9f63fb65c896.html.

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  "sure I understand, but if you use the JW-to-population ration from 25 years ago, you still get a figure today of 3,135 JWs in SD."

  But that would be missing a glaring point of the article. The JW population is shrinking while the general population is not.
  
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  Congregation dwindles

  by wannaexit in

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  i think we are going to be seeing lots more of this stuff.

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  http://www.capjournal.com/news/pierre-jehovah-s-witnesses-put-up-smaller-kingdom-hall-to/article_e05d9c36-d8b9-11e7-acb3-9f63fb65c896.html.

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  Dark,

  You make a good point. However, the greatest JW source in the U.S. is the immigrant population. South Dakota is definitely not a state with a big immigrant population. So the average that you are using is quite likely not representative of South Dakota. The "white" population of South Dakota is far less likely to be a JW than, let's say, the heavily immigrant population of los Angeles.

  The Latino population, for example, brings far more publishers to the watchtower than just about any other group. The Latino population in SD is only 3%. I guess SD didn't enjoy the big surge of Latino publishers that I witnessed in recent decades. Therefore it is fair to infer that ratio of JW to population in SD should be lower than the U.S. average
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  When did "no part of this world" exclude crowdfunding ?

  by redundantcartworker in

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  if this family are j.w's, is this not a bit hypocritical ?.

  http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/local-news/parents-launch-35000-fund-raising-859314.

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  Hypocrites?... maybe. Stupid? certainly not. They know quite well that Satan is far more generous than Jehovah. Good for them. That's a very small step in the right direction
  
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  Why "Most high"?

  by Doug Mason in

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  if there were only one god, why do we encounter the expression, "most high god"?.

  is this not indicative of polytheism, and of levels (or degrees) of god-ness?.

  doug .

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  never a jw

  The "most high" is a subtle reference that identifies not the deity, but the worshippers as a group. They are the "most high"
  
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  WARWICK

  by Phoebe in

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  as it's highly unlikely i'll ever go to warwick, i found lloyd evans latest video fascinating.

  i had no idea that the whole 'museum' (if you can call it that) was so big.

  notice the credit card machines by the entrance.

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  Lloyd's ego? making money? who cares. He has hurt the Watchtower far more than those complaining about him. And he has done it at a great deal of cost of his time and resources. Why shouldn't he get some pay and the opportunity to boost his self esteem?
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  Congregation dwindles

  by wannaexit in

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  i think we are going to be seeing lots more of this stuff.

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  http://www.capjournal.com/news/pierre-jehovah-s-witnesses-put-up-smaller-kingdom-hall-to/article_e05d9c36-d8b9-11e7-acb3-9f63fb65c896.html.

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  never a jw

  I am with Slim, there's an exJW behind the article. However, the general idea stands; the religion is shrinking. Also the general information about JW's is true. Regarding the details referring to South Dakota's numbers.... who knows about the accuracy.... it's of little relevance anyways.

  The part that makes no sense is tearing down the old kingdom hall and building a smaller one. What's the point of that. Just stay in the same old building and save the cost of tearing down and rebuilding.

  Agree, 330 is too small, but over 3,000 is too high. My bet is somewhere between 1K and 2K.
  
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  Movie Titles that Describe Watchtower

  by Wake Me Up Before You Jo-Ho in

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  i'll go first.... .

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  The Bad Batch

  
  
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  Matt Layer of NBC terminated for inappropriate sexual behavior

  by Still Totally ADD in

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  here we go again another will known public figure being abusive towards women.

  as heart breaking it is i am glad it is coming out.

  it takes a brave person to bring these things out.. could this be the catalyst that may expose the wt.

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  Matt Lauer.

  Not a fan of this guy, but I just wonder if the quality (professional skills) of the people who will replace the Matt Lauers and Charlie Roses will be better or worse.

  The irony! The groper who definitely can be replaced by someone better is immune to attacks or firing. Interesting times we live in!