daniel prophesied that god would “set up a kingdom” that would “never be destroyed” and would “stand for ever” (daniel 2:44).
in making this prophecy, he spoke of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints... and it will continue to progress until it has “filled the whole earth”... hundreds of thousands of people are baptized every year.
the book of mormon is being translated in many languages.
Their “missionaries” at least give the appearance of genuinely trying to reach people.
This contrasts greatly with what you see from most JWs, who very much convey the impression of people who are just going through the motions. (And all that matters is that column on the Monthly Report form labelled “Hours”.
canada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
"The point of modern propaganda is to annihilate the truth, to exhaust the person so they give up trying to find it."
Gary Kasparov
A role which social media plays very well!
article from the last days newsletter (june 5-11, 2023).
it has been said that by reading the watchtower and awake!
magazines, along with other publications of jehovah’s witnesses, a person will receive, over a period of years, a considerable and broad education.. …would you like to grow in knowledge, obtaining an education of even much greater value than can be received in any college?
It certainly is the best education in the world - if the degree you were studying for was a Bachelor of Stupidity!
canada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
JHINE
What you just described the navy used to call “The Jack Club”.
While the term itself is now rather dated, the attitude seems still to be very much in evidence!
if you live in the northeastern part of the us, the air is filled with smoke.
it is hard to breathe and the burning smell irritates your eyes and breathing.
it is coming from forrest fires thousands of acres in canada.
During this last week in SE Queensland, we have experienced similar, while controlled burn offs have been carried out (the politically correct term being “fuel reduction”).
In recent decades, the “window” during which a controlled burn off may be safely carried out is much reduced. While a useful tool for reducing risk of bushfire, “fuel reduction” is by no means a silver bullet. (As those of us involved in vegetation management well know).
canada has universal healthcare.
the consensus is that america never will.
can anyone explain why, please?
Fisherman,
Great story - and some of it might even be true, too!
from what i can see no such thing is happening.i became a jw in 1960 and remained for about 30 years and the numbers of active jw`s today in the world are far greater than they were back then.. and here in australia the numbers are much higher than they were back then .. so i don`t see that their in decline or have any worries about losing support .. don`t the numbers speak for themselves ?.
is it just wishful thinking on your part ?.
By Crikey, the sky is falling!
inspired by the "whats the reason you think jw's are in decline" thread.
my belief is that almost all the growth, at least in the western world is due to jw's having kids.
i was a 4th generation jw from birth till about age 20, so the timeframe i can comment on would be my teen years.
During those heady days leading up to 1975, I can recall many “converts” to the JW religion. In the congregation I was with, entire families came in as converts. During the 1980s, too, there still seemed to be more than a few converts to the religion. (Although much of the increase in numbers during that decade was the result of a concerted campaign to reactivate those who had become “inactive”).
enough rhetoric for now, here is my promised first part to my series.. for the benefit of lurkers, i'm using mainly wt publications as my research to show this information isn't 'apostate'.
part 1: association with russell and the bible students.
i want to ask an honest question.
Shades there of Schnell’s 30 Years a Watchtower Slave. That is, a lot of extraordinary allegations - but precious little in the way of evidence.
I believe that there is a word which describes that type of writing, and it starts with the letter “P”!
.....and replaced with voip by 2025. https://www.pmctelecom.co.uk/blog/are-landline-phones-being-phased-out-in-2025/.
just heard this on a radio station's advert..
Certainly a totally different planet to the one I grew up in - where the telephone exchange was operated by the local post office staff. Telephone service was only available between 09:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday to Friday, and between 09:00 am and midday on Saturdays. This was a manual exchange of the “Magneto” type, with barely a dozen subscribers in total - and no such thing as being able to have a confidential telephone conversation.
Some things, at least, have changed for the better!
