Posts by Anna Marina

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When will the JW Org count for nothing on the World Scene ?

by Phizzy in

i was wondering if any of you experts on statistics and trends etc could answer the question above ?.

if you know how to do it, if you can extrapolate a true figure for the falling membership in areas that are internet connected, then we can say " by the year **** they will be so small in the internet regions that they will be on the brink".. i have put this topic in " scandals and cover ups" because it seems to me they are trying to hide how many are leaving, and how few are joining in the areas mentioned.

the non internet places will not contribute much in the way of $$$, so however the figures change for them, up, or down, makes little difference.

Anna Marina

Even those who are fully engage in the disfellowshipping work don't agree with the Watchtower. So what hope has some poor analyst got to extrapolate information from a dataset where the figures don't mean much? Watchtower keeps having new light. They can reinvent themselves to attract more followers.

But Jesus did say:-

(Matthew 7:13-14) . . .“Go in through the narrow gate; because broad and spacious is the road leading off into destruction, and many are the ones going in through it; 14 whereas narrow is the gate and cramped the road leading off into life, and few are the ones finding it.

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What’s Your Prediction For The Future Of The Covid Virus?

by minimus in

jw
friends

will it ever end??

will a vaccine end this pandemic?

will it suddenly dissipate if joe biden becomes president?

Anna Marina

It'll be funny if WT has stopped the presses/audio visual etc to put in COVID stuff to study then, woof COVID disappears and all the association individuals are left being told to wear face masks and use hand gel when the governments are saying its no longer necessary.

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Letter read cong is now an association

by Yomama in

jw
friends

what does that mean?.

Anna Marina

Yomama - Was the letter read the one from the new study book?

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Letter read cong is now an association

by Yomama in

jw
friends

what does that mean?.

Anna Marina

Ah every individual is now an associate. No longer brothers and sisters? Or if they are... not for very much longer? Huh?

Nearly but not quite as good as when they forbade the sending of love from one cong to another with the public speaker. Their view, love comes from top-down and doesn't go sideways.

So will they be seeking to get professional status next? That'd be funny. And very easy to framed as a privlege. And what is the oldest profession? Prostitution.

Hey look, here as song by some Associates. I think the vocals are a bit too challenging for the average congregation, but with a bit of tweeking it could be turned into a new Kingdom Melody or they could whip out the lyrics and use it as background music for a drama.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejMsSuKGWGQ

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Congregation Letter - 2021 Magazines Delayed???

by JWTom in

we had a letter read in our cong.

last week that said the public wt and awake would be delayed during the beginning of 2021. meaning we would just use the 2020 version into 2021 and there would be no new ones at the beginning of 2021 until an undetermined time sometime during the 1st half of 2021. at least that is the gist that i remember.

it was in what atlantis provided but there was no further detail....very brief.. any more intel or speculation on this?

Anna Marina

You mean coronavirus took them by surprise? Oh. Not like World War I then. Guess that was back in the day when they were on the ball.

Still, God has purpose not a plan and they can only discern his purpose looking backwards. He didn't have to send them a prophet and say - "three weeks to COVID, get ready guys." He just did it and then they've got to do catch up. Yeah... just kind of like nothing in the Bible.

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Watchtowers next big revenue stream!

by nowwhat? in

evidently it would seem the wt sold the rights and will get royalties from "listen obey and be blessed.." this obviously is a trial balloon for what's to come.

kim and mikey alluded to this and i have been wondering why they are planning on spending hundreds of millions on a new movie studio in n.y. and also in australia just for the benefit of the few million jdub's.

well here's the answer, they are going to make money off the royalties from their music and video content selling to other church groups.

Anna Marina

They could repackage it as Buddhist.

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What’s Your Prediction For The Future Of The Covid Virus?

by minimus in

jw
friends

will it ever end??

will a vaccine end this pandemic?

will it suddenly dissipate if joe biden becomes president?

Anna Marina

Individuals MIGHT start questioning statistics. Alternatively they'll assume its too much like hard work, decide its beyond them and imagine someone somewhere knows what they are doing. And I expect they do... in a way but it probably isn't they way that's expected.

So I predict - surprises. But that's not much of a prediction is it. Sorry.

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Questions for Jehovahs Witness's (From a Christian)

by QuestionsforJehovahWitness in

hey all!just to start i want to let you know the reason i'm here is for a school project.the project is very simple.

the goal is to learn about other religions.

this information will only be used to inform not to spread hate, deceit, or insult.i have three general questions.

Anna Marina

If you go onto the official website, you could request a free Bible study. I don't recommed it but you'll get all the answers you ever wanted to satify you. And satifaction is the goal, not accuracy. Just warning you.

Having stepped through all their rubbish, you will understand at a deep personal level just how a Christian would feel being subjected to this warping of Jesus Christ's teachings.

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Is this 2034 date actually something the cult put out?

by mickbobcat in

so i have heard this 120 preaching time and 2034 end date.

are they pushing another set time of is this something someone else came up with?.

Anna Marina

WT would haul around a coffin not an ark.

Jesus rated Noah and the work he did. Jesus used the Flood to make a point of refuting the daft 1914 doctrine long before it was even uttered. And he warned people would be seeking to mislead others about him, Jesus Christ. Impressive.

(Matthew 24:36-39) . . .“Concerning that day and hour nobody knows, neither the angels of the heavens nor the Son, but only the Father. 37 For just as the days of Noah were, so the presence of the Son of man will be. 38 For as they were in those days before the flood, eating and drinking, men marrying and women being given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark; 39 and they took no note until the flood came and swept them all away, so the presence of the Son of man will be.

(Matthew 24:4-5) . . .And in answer Jesus said to them: “Look out that nobody misleads you; 5 for many will come on the basis of my name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many. . .

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Collapse of JW Org - Possibly on the Horizon?

by JWTom in

this topics get a great deal of discussion here.

what i find interesting is even some of my pimi family is embracing the reality that all is not well with jw.org and that many current jws are just going through the motions due to not having a good way out of the org.

wondering what could realistically lead to the collapse of jw.org in the not distant future?

Anna Marina

Yes but the Arthurian myths are still popular and Watchtower is Camelot Plus.

They've only got to fiddle around with the name of a king. Both Jesus and Arthur have got 'U's in them so that's a handy starting point.