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  Publisher numbers versus baptised witnesses.

  by amandm in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i grew up as a witness, and left about 10 years ago, i'm currently researching witness numbers for a project i'm working on, and i can't seem to get an accurate number of baptised witnesses - hardly a surprise!

  from their website it looks like they list the number of publishers instead of the number of baptised witnesses, so it totally works to obscure how many actual witnesses there are, apart from the fact it's morally dubious to class a publisher as a minister of god as they refer to publishers on their uk section of the site.

  i also am trying to work out how many leave every year, even approximate figures would be great, from their own website it just looks like they try to massage figures to make them look as favourable as possible.

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  Jehovah’s Witness dating rules

  by Addison0998 in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  i’m sorry that i talk about dating a lot, i know it is probably very annoying, but you don’t have to read it.

  but did anyone else have the most difficult time dating as a young jw?

  me and my boyfriend have been dating for a year in half, we are in our early 20’s, and we are still not allowed to hold hands, cuddle or kiss.

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  Is 1975 explicitly written in old publications ?

  by SlappySlap in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i've been hearing about 1975 for decades but i've never found a publication where this date is explicitly written.. do somebody have references ?.

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  How can angels be sexually attracted to women?

  by Island Man in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the nephilim account in genesis is utterly ridiculous when you consider that angels are sex-less beings and would therefore lack sex-drive and romantic attraction.

  think of how difficult it is for humans with a sex drive to be sexually attracted to animals.

  now take away that sex drive and it becomes literally impossible.

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  Counting Field Service Time

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  something that always drove me crazy was when the jw's would say after the meeting on sunday, "i have to go out this afternoon to get my time in.

  " in the car group after service someone would always ask, "so how much time did we get?".

  it the watchtower company said that turning in time is no longer required because jehovah knows what we are doing to serve him, there would be a tremendous drop in the door to door activity and the coffee cart work.

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  A Brother refusing to pray?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i remember there was a brother in my congregation while i was in who would comment at all meetings but if asked to pray at a meeting or meeting for service he would always politely refuse.

  i always found it odd, i assumed as a young bro, that a bro was kind of obligated to pray if asked.

  knowing what i know now, it could have been a guilty conscience or maybe he just wanted to be lowkey.

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  Is it Okay for a JW to be a Storm Chaser?

  by Iamallcool in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am thinking about chasing storms for fun.

  i know it is very dangerous.

  i just think it will be very cool to have a new exciting hobby.

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  Reasons for some brothers not to use technology for the cult ?

  by SlappySlap in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  and what if a brother or sister refuses to use internet only because he got to struggle with pornography and decides to cut off his right hand (technology) and throw it away because it causes him to sin ?.

  would he be considered unspiritual for living according to what he thinks to be right or must he take the risk to be tempted or even to sin just to be in line with the ‘’organisation’ ?.

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