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  If you are an open minded christian...

  by snare&racket in

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  2. friends

  i would appreciate your opinion on this historian and his explination for the birth of christianity.. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mwuzozn-9dc.

  please watch all of it before you comment.

  i found it very interesting,.

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  I think if someone younger than I am was investigating christianity and was considering seriously going down that path, they might consider investing an hout of their time vs the next 30 years down the tube. At the same time, I realize the attention span of people today has to be 15 minutes max, probably closer to 2. So much noise clamoring for our attention. I wil check it out this weekend. Thanks for the link.
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  The new phonograph

  by Pistoff in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  way back in 20's or 30's, (someone correct me if i have the time frame wrong), the wt's strategy for witnessing was to give each publisher (or have them buy one) a phonograph to set on the householder's steps so they could play one of the judge's speeches.. flash forward and there was a testimony card that publishers handed to the householder, introducing them.. this gave way to the current model of the publisher being informed and able to discuss a subject with the householder.. .

  that seems to be giving way to the new approach being used by the wt: the website.. the wt realizes that slick content is more impressive that a publisher talking, one who can't or won't keep up with the insane doctrinal changes.. publishing books and magazines is taking the back seat; the wt and awake have less than half the content they used to, and are published half as often.. the wt's trolley cart method involves not getting into discussions with people, but using an ipad to play them a video.. .

  the past is the future!.

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  Of course, Dad will get hammered! And don't try to give them some crappy Android knock-off. It will need to be an iPad in whatever color is currently in vogue.
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  The new phonograph

  by Pistoff in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  way back in 20's or 30's, (someone correct me if i have the time frame wrong), the wt's strategy for witnessing was to give each publisher (or have them buy one) a phonograph to set on the householder's steps so they could play one of the judge's speeches.. flash forward and there was a testimony card that publishers handed to the householder, introducing them.. this gave way to the current model of the publisher being informed and able to discuss a subject with the householder.. .

  that seems to be giving way to the new approach being used by the wt: the website.. the wt realizes that slick content is more impressive that a publisher talking, one who can't or won't keep up with the insane doctrinal changes.. publishing books and magazines is taking the back seat; the wt and awake have less than half the content they used to, and are published half as often.. the wt's trolley cart method involves not getting into discussions with people, but using an ipad to play them a video.. .

  the past is the future!.

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  FadeToBlack

  Check out the July 2014 KM last page, week starting August 4. Sample Presentations, Right hand column, middle of page:

  Perhaps you can show him a sample by playing the video Why Study the Bible?

  What if you don't have the appropriate device to show such video? Is is just assumed now that all good dubs will have one? My wife told me she was recently thinking about getting a tablet (I wonder why, she can't even check her email on the laptop without my help) but she gave up. How will the 'have-nots' or 'cannots' react? Maybe it is just a ploy to keep the younger crowd feeling relevant. I smell exclusion/jettison.
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  Germany loses 22 congregations and 41 KHs in 3 years (2011-2014)

  by Viva la Vida in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just compared the latest data provided by the german wt and data i found searching for the same page in archive.org.

  congregations 2011: 2232. congregations 2014: 2210. kh 2011: 1075. kh 2014: 1034. source: http://www.jehovaszeugen.de/statistik.18.0.html - this is a oficial site for germany.

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  @JwFacts: if someone got carried away with their abilities to forecast the market and they are overly exposed in the hedge fund/derivatives market, 1 biilion in promised funds is not going to cut it. They may need much more to cover some swaps that went south.
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  How do you shut your mind down so you can get a good night sleep???

  by jam in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the more i learn about jw's the harder it is.

  to sleep at night.

  the wife hit the pillow and within 5 min.. she is snoring.

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  I'm with Juan on the Melatonin. I don't have a problem falling asleep, just staying asleep. This stuff really helps (me) YMMV. Also, the only side effect I have is very lucid (very) dreams. Can't complain. If you have trouble falling asleep, try the breathing techniques mentioned. I can't even make it to 10, before having to start over. Also, not a cheap solution, but you might try testing a used Biomat to see if it works for you. I usually wake myself up after 20 minutes with the snoring.

  If I can get 6-7 hours of solid sleep, I am a happy camper.
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  Trolleys everywhere in my neck of the woods

  by KateWild in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i went to an appointment today and what do you know a trolley.. i couldn't stop and chat, but i have another appoinment thursday, i will go early and have a chat.

  i love this it's great fun chatting to jws whilst being df'd.. any ideas for my presentation?.

  do you think i am harming myself?.

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  In front of the main train station in Warsaw (facing the Palace of Culture) there is always a setup. Different people all the time. Usually 2 trolleys side by side and 3-4 Jw's. Most of the time 2 women and 1 man. I'll try to get a pic up this week.
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  Jehovah vs. Jehovah - A comparison

  by processor in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  getting to know the warrior who gives peace we can learn something about god when we are concerned with people like jacob, who saw god face to face.

  (gen. 32:30) true, moses and aaron, nadab and abihu and seventy of the older men of israel proceeded to go up, and they got to see the god of israel.

  24:9, 10.someone who has seen god face to face surely would be able to teach us many things about him.

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  @processor: you are really sharp. Love your work. I can imagine you are very successful at whatever secular enterprise you are involved in.
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  £1m for a house in Wales - that's nothing compared to £16m in Barnet

  by PaulWrightson72 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the ibsa spent 6m buying two plots of land near wt house and spent another 10m on building and fitting out the flats.

  since there are only 15 flats there, that works out at over 1m/flat - and these are 2 bedroom flats only.

  similar flats nearby are marketed to the very top of the market.

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  FadeToBlack

  So apparently, someone just needs a nice place to chill-out for the occasional weekend.
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  How *exactly* you and your income are being affected by inequality.

  by cognisonance in

  1. social
  2. current

  i found this link really interesting: inequality.is and associated with the excellent robert reich documentary: inequality for all.. .

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  FadeToBlack

  Cog,

  Yes, I am suggesting that you move. Not easy to get into Norway, which would be the best (wealth fund from oil). Sweden is possible if you have some needed skill, but perhaps not so easy if you are US citizen. For me, living in Poland as a US citzen with permanent residence card, Sweden would be the best bet. Denmark is very expensive.
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  How *exactly* you and your income are being affected by inequality.

  by cognisonance in

  1. social
  2. current

  i found this link really interesting: inequality.is and associated with the excellent robert reich documentary: inequality for all.. .

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  Cog,

  All the countries you mentioned are much more 'socialist' than the US but would be very high on my list of places to move to if I was younger. Sure taxes are higher, but when you are not paying for the self-appointed world's police force (as in the US), you have a lot more money to use for social welfare. They didn't change, they just never went down that path (in modern history, post WWII). I voted with my feet and we are in one of the currently lighter colored countries on you map (Poland). Wife wants to go back to Canada (for health benefits). Not going back to the states....