Posts by Crazyguy2

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How many here believe the WTS really has has 8.5 million followers / 8.5. million members

by Hotpepper in

i think it's closer to 5 million with all the selling of kingdom hells and branch bethel's all over the world.

it's even hard to get a hard copy of the lastest craptower or afake mag now in new york city..

Crazyguy2

I absolutely do not believe their number. I’m about 50 years old, when I was a teenager over 70% of the other teenagers left. I have a sister that’s 15 years younger then me. When she was a teenager again 70% or more of her peers left.

There’s also a high percentage of young jws that after they get married also fade away from the troof. Now take also into consideration all the ones waking up, adults that are leaving, adults that aren’t waking up but just leaving for other reasons. Now add to that those dfd and DAd and there’s no way they have 8 million.

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Watch Tower's Popularity

by dydeonwl in

watchtower has been named as world's most published and circulated magazine in us.

amazing.

source:.

Crazyguy2

Most copies end up in the possession of the jws who took them to distribute or just thrown away.

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Could this be part of the reason for the WT “big relocation” campaign?

by Hecce in

cottage grove, minn. (ap) — a struggling minnesota church is asking its older parishioners to leave in hopes of making it more attractive to young families.. .

grove united methodist church in the st. paul suburb of cottage grove is closing in june, with plans to relaunch in november.

the present members, most of them over 60 years old, will be invited to worship elsewhere, the st. paul pioneer press reported.

Crazyguy2

I think it’s more about closing congregations to avoid or make it harder for lawsuits attorneys to find documents and because so many have left over the years.

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What scripture or scriptures did the cult use to imply animals vegetarian?

by Crazyguy2 in

when i was a kid they implied that all animals and humans were vegetarian before the flood but i don’t know the scriptures they used, anyone know?

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Crazyguy2

I don’t think they have backed off from this teaching but have just stopped talking about it. I have noticed over the years that WT has stopped talking about anything that can easily be proven wrong my kids don’t know the Bible says there was a dome over the earth, they don’t know about the subject of this thread. They have never been taught how long a ago Adam and Eve were created. When the flood happened etc.

it’s easy to keep people in if your vague about your teachings concerning the Bible.

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Did you understand the individual books of the bible ?

by Steel in

the last couple years i have been really getting into watching these videos called the bible protect.

there is no real dogmatic axe to grind.

just simple 10 -15 min videos on the individual books of the bible and kind of how it’s all connected together.

Crazyguy2

When I was waking up from the cult is when it became apparent I didn’t know much and what I did know was just jw propaganda. I was on my way of being what I call a true Christian until I dove tailed off when seeing a post about the God El.

I think I have a tremendous amount of knowledge now about how the Christian concept and ideas came about over time in the New Testament I have also studied individual books and when some of the individual writings and stories came from. I see the Bible as more a collection of individual books not always being about the same god or even people, thrown together then edited to get what we have today.

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Animals as vegetarians thread continued

by Crazyguy2 in

i found out just last night that back in 2015 scientists discovered a piece of amber estimated to be over 15 million years old.

inside the amber was a flea, very similar to the size and kind that attack and eat our blood today.

whats even more astonishing is in the mouth they found bacteria that has the same make up as bubonic plague.

Crazyguy2

I found out just last night that back in 2015 scientists discovered a piece of Amber estimated to be over 15 million years old. Inside the amber was a flea, very similar to the size and kind that attack and eat our blood today.

Whats even more astonishing is in the mouth they found bacteria that has the same make up as bubonic plague.

They also found evidence that this flea had eaten on a rat.

So there you have it, 15 million years ago a flea sucked some holy sacred blood from a rat and got some bubonic plague. But the Bible says no animal before the flood ate flesh no blood and god forbid (no pun intended) was their any disease before Adam sinned.

Wonder what a JW would say?

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What scripture or scriptures did the cult use to imply animals vegetarian?

by Crazyguy2 in

when i was a kid they implied that all animals and humans were vegetarian before the flood but i don’t know the scriptures they used, anyone know?

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Crazyguy2

When I was a kid they implied that all animals and humans were vegetarian before the flood but I don’t know the scriptures they used, anyone know?

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Changes In Canada

by LetTheTruthBeKnown in

jw
friends

i am surprised no one has mentioned what is going on in canada.. maybe they have but i missed it.

so here are some of the facts as i know them.

ontario only.. sault st. marie had their six congregations whittled down to two.

Crazyguy2

Are jws in Canada leaving at a faster rate?

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LDS membership figures inadvertently supports Wt as been true and accurate

by joe134cd in

it not only reflects, but it would verify that wt statistics are true and accurate.

herein, are my reasons why.. lds general conference, which is the equivalent of the jw memorial, has an attendance of around 20 million ( that's people, who physically turn up).

however, the people choosing this online option is the unknown in this equation.. lets now look at 2 different scenarios for lds general conference to see how this compares to the jws: .

Crazyguy2

I don’t see a connection? I sincerely believe both groups are lying and the jws probably even more so then the Mormons. All cults lie about their numbers! The jws right now are telling their followers about all their growth yet are sell off Kingdom Halls.

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Rec'd a letter from my Dad - need some advice...

by Fadeaway3pointer in

fader here - last meeting was in autumn 2005. lurker on this site and others.

not one to get all controversial.. typical situation, pretty much a born in and left the church at age 38 and never looked back.. i'm 53 now, parents getting older - late 70s but very active, dad is still an elder.. parents, in laws, brother and brother-in-law still uber active jws.. my family (wife and 2 adult children) out since 2005.. we have stayed close to our parents - we have treaded religion lightly and have had a pretty good relationship and have kept our personal lives and beliefs/opinions separated from them.

this was intentional - as we love them and do not want anything to cause shunning since they are getting older and want to be there for them and we respect their beliefs.. got this letter today.

Crazyguy2

Send them the article in the Awake I think it is about whether it’s ok to have a piñata. Then write some where in it in all caps Hypocrites.