Census shows more than wt numbers. There are lots of nominal Christians who have a background from family ties. As for TV guys, they rank from local well meaning preachers to full blown moneygrubbers. In society there are good people who minister (broad sense) to others in need, even some or them are other or no affiliation
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Millions in Christendom Around The World Identify as Christians & Never Go To Church.
by smiddy3 ini would hazard a guess that their are thousands who profess to be jehovah`s witnesses around the world who only attend the memorial ,marriages or funerals.
never to be seen at other times of the year.and certainly give no support monetary or otherwise.. which explains the difference in active jw`s around 8 million as against the memorial attendance of about 20 million .. with even a third of these 8 million withdrawing their support say in the next 5 years how many of those extra 12 million hangers on would drop away.?.
i know this is all speculation ,but isn`t the trend already here that the writing is on the wall for the eventual demise of the jw religion as we know it today ?.
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New mangled words
by road to nowhere inexampler.
like in christ is ours.
add this to liberry pronounciation and aks.
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These wouldn't be so bad if they didn't pose as the thinkingest people in the world and guardians of our spirituality. I remember reference to a one hour intercourse
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Control of Microphones?
by Peeringin inhello all, first post so a whistle stop of who i am first!.
’unbelieving husband’ here married to pimi wife living in uk.
anyway on with the post.... i attend the kh this weekend with pimi wife, i’ve been a handful of times before.
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What you need to consider is continuing practices. I remember corded mikes being passed down the row, talk about a mess, then came the poles. Once upon a time we just spoke loud with no amplification.
Also not all JW are the sharpest tacks in the box
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by road to nowhere inexampler.
like in christ is ours.
add this to liberry pronounciation and aks.
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ExAmpler. Like in Christ is ours. Add this to liberry pronOUNciation and aks. Need to go back to elementary school
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kingdom halls
by inbetween09 inthis weeks meeting features a video about maintaining kingdom halls.
it mentions a few times, how kh belong to jehovah, and are dedicated to him.. anybody ever wondered, if they belong to jehovah, how come, they are being sold all the time?
can you give something to jehovah and then take it back?
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Ours now needs a new roof, carpet , seats paving repair; all on our dime. Guess what happened to the cushion money that had been set aside? And now if I even want to pick up trash or for a small repair it has to be approved by the committee and I have to be "trained
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Do You Think Disfellowshipping Is The Worst Thing About Jehovah’s Witnesses?
by minimus inthe longer i’m out the more i feel that disfellowshipping is cruel.
i understand the organization tells parents to not even accept emails or texts from their disfellowshipped children.
while i was a witness they tried to discourage families from association but there was some leeway if it was considered necessary business to interact.
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Due process doesn't play into it. Some committees go on witch hunts others do everything to cover up things for favorites. As for being liberating, how is a 14 year old being kicked from home for in? And I have seen this "encouraged" by powerful elders
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Kingdom Hall Renovation
by geevee inhi all, quick question related to renovating k halls.. my in-laws live in another city and the two congs there are in a ten week process of completely renovating the hall.
the plaster board has been taken off, all the toilets and air cons even the roofing iron and insulation are being pulled out and dumped to be totally replaced.
it seems like overkill to say the least.
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The Jones I have seen were: making it more sellable, massaging some bigwigs ego, or stepping on some previous big guys ideas
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Do You Think Disfellowshipping Is The Worst Thing About Jehovah’s Witnesses?
by minimus inthe longer i’m out the more i feel that disfellowshipping is cruel.
i understand the organization tells parents to not even accept emails or texts from their disfellowshipped children.
while i was a witness they tried to discourage families from association but there was some leeway if it was considered necessary business to interact.
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The absolute shunning they encourage (require) is the worst part. There is some behaviour that Is beyond the pale but the whims of the elders makes a mockery of any justice
The other thing 5hey do is keeping us in expectation of things that will not be ever seen; and the unrealistic views on education
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Convention 2019: Children told don't form emotional attachment to pets!
by Nathan R. Koppe ini have just heard from a visitor to the jehovah's witnesses convention for 2019, that they have been told; 'not to form an emotional attachment to their pets, as animals don't have feelings anyway'.. well, that should break a few children hearts!👨👩👧👦 🥴 😭 💔.
my orignal topics are at.
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How about " don't form attachments" period. That is their thinking about family, friends.
That said, some people do act way too weird about animals like little fluffy riding in the same grocery cart I will use
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They missed the. Don't be misled. The end is not yet parts