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  JW.org passwords

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what are the passwords for on jw.org?

  are there different levels of pass?

  have the passwords ever been leaked?

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  You'll be lucky to get a password volunteered, it's not just read access!

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  A question about the Annual Meeting

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is everyone invited to the annual meeting?

  is it kind of like the memorial where everyone goes at different times?

  or, are there only certain kh's invited from certain areas?

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  Loads will be going, but not everyone.

  If you are a brother with a position you get invited.

  Pioneers get an invite, and long timers get an invite.

  If you are young in the truth, a struggling sheep or have some recent 'history' then you don't qualify.

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  NEW BIBLE RELEASE

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  had a brief chat with an elder from a distant congregation today: long story short - he has spoken to "someone" at london branch regarding the 'famine' of bibles within the org, and was told by this "someone" to just wait until nearer the end of this year.. he said it sounds like we're going to get an announcement via the annual meeting!!.

  i said that it was strange that two world wars, the spanish 'flu, the wall street crash & the great depression couldn't stop the society producing bibles, so something major must be causing it now.. does anyone have any more info on the new york court action against the wtbts and the nwt writing committee?.

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  I would like to get excited about a more accurate NWT but I feel I'm only going to end up disappointed.

  I'll be at the announcement in October and will post the relevant news as it comes.

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  New JW.ORG exhibit

  by cantleave in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  http://www.jw.org/en/news/by-region/americas/united-states/history-exhibit-tour-through-time/.

  just saw this on fb.

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  This JW org article has 6 hyper-linked (clickable) text phrases in it, 5 of which are scriptures.

  What's the last clickable text?

  a) "Jehovah's Witnesses" (mentioned 8 times)

  b) "Jesus" (mentioned 1 time)

  c) "Christ" (mentioned 1 time)

  d) "Governing Body" (mentioned 1 time)

  e) "Jehovah" (Not mentioned at all except as 'Jehovah's witnesses')

  All those guessing 'd)' get a round of applause.

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  Zealous Witnesses who never had children and regret it now.

  by MsGrowingGirl20 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i had two close friends in the org.

  one is in her early thirties and got married last year and the other one is single and in her late twenties.

  after reading coc, i couldn't help but feel sad at how ray and his wife felt regret at putting the religion first and not having any children.

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  We have a number of middle aged to older sisters in our congregation who have never married.

  I don't know any other organisation which would do this.

  Even the Moonies arranged multi-couple weddings.

  It's one of the things which saddens me the most.

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  30 JWs baptized every hour

  by Calebs Airplane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just came across this gem on "the chatanoogan"... it was an ad/article about the 2013 dc at the nw georgia trade & convention center arena .... what i found most interesting was the fluff at the end of the article.... fast facts - jehovah's witnesses worldwide.

  6 - new congregations formed each day30 - people baptized each hour on average239 - lands where jehovah's witnesses currently preach595 - languages in which they publish bibles and bible-based literature111,719 congregations worldwide7,538,994 - ministers who teach the bible19,000,000 - people who attend their meetings or conventions179,000,000 - bibles published by jehovah's witnesses in 116 languages20,000,000,000 - pieces of bible-based literature published by jehovah's witnesses over the past 10 yearsare you kidding me?

  6 congos formed each day?

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  Or put another way:

  30 JW's baptized every hour.
  17 JW's stopping reporting every hour.

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  Things on which we should not speculate (w62)

  by Splash in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  *** w62 6/15 p. 381 avoid unprofitable questions ***.

  "likewise it is possible to spend valuable time speculating on matters concerning the future.one might ask, .

  in what year will armageddon begin?

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  "What will be the medium of exchange in the new world?"

  Trust the Soc to be thinking about money after Armageddon!

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  Things on which we should not speculate (w62)

  by Splash in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  *** w62 6/15 p. 381 avoid unprofitable questions ***.

  "likewise it is possible to spend valuable time speculating on matters concerning the future.one might ask, .

  in what year will armageddon begin?

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  *** w62 6/15 p. 381 Avoid Unprofitable Questions ***

  "Likewise it is possible to spend valuable time speculating on matters concerning the future.One might ask,

  In what year will Armageddon begin?

  Will the faithful angels eventually receive immortality?

  Will there be factories and machines in use after Armageddon?

  Will men wear beards again?

  What will be the medium of exchange in the new world?

  Will women now past the age of childbearing share in the procreation mandate?

  If dedicated parents and children happen to die before Armageddon, which parent will raise the resurrected children, since resurrected mates will not remarry? (Luke 20:35)

  These are typical questions to which Jehovah has not provided answers at this time. Do you think it wise for Christians to take time from more profitable Bible study to speculate on the answers? "
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  30 JWs baptized every hour

  by Calebs Airplane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just came across this gem on "the chatanoogan"... it was an ad/article about the 2013 dc at the nw georgia trade & convention center arena .... what i found most interesting was the fluff at the end of the article.... fast facts - jehovah's witnesses worldwide.

  6 - new congregations formed each day30 - people baptized each hour on average239 - lands where jehovah's witnesses currently preach595 - languages in which they publish bibles and bible-based literature111,719 congregations worldwide7,538,994 - ministers who teach the bible19,000,000 - people who attend their meetings or conventions179,000,000 - bibles published by jehovah's witnesses in 116 languages20,000,000,000 - pieces of bible-based literature published by jehovah's witnesses over the past 10 yearsare you kidding me?

  6 congos formed each day?

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  Incidentally, the number baptised since 2000 is 3,236,610.

  The increase since 2000 is 1,664,680.

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  30 JWs baptized every hour

  by Calebs Airplane in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just came across this gem on "the chatanoogan"... it was an ad/article about the 2013 dc at the nw georgia trade & convention center arena .... what i found most interesting was the fluff at the end of the article.... fast facts - jehovah's witnesses worldwide.

  6 - new congregations formed each day30 - people baptized each hour on average239 - lands where jehovah's witnesses currently preach595 - languages in which they publish bibles and bible-based literature111,719 congregations worldwide7,538,994 - ministers who teach the bible19,000,000 - people who attend their meetings or conventions179,000,000 - bibles published by jehovah's witnesses in 116 languages20,000,000,000 - pieces of bible-based literature published by jehovah's witnesses over the past 10 yearsare you kidding me?

  6 congos formed each day?

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  Jeffro: According to the JW 2012 and 2013 Yearbooks, the increase in the number of peak publishers from 2011 to 2012 was 123327.
  Yet they report that the number baptised was 268777.
  This means that about 145450 stopped reporting.

  This is one of the few times in the Soc's history that the number who stopped reporting exceeded the increase in peak publishers.

  It also happened a lot in the years after 1975.

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