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  Do jw's have any concept of numbers re: population?

  by carla in

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  i was just thinking about how jw's like to brag about having 8 million members world wide and thought i might look up just what those numbers really mean in the big scheme of things.

  back in the day when me & my jw were still discussing anything jw he thought that 8 million people couldn't be wrong.

  i tried to tell him what a minuscule amount that really is to no avail.

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  Off the top of my head their are more than :

  I Billion Catholics

  1 Billion Muslims

  1 Billion various protestant religions

  Billions more non Christian religions

  And probably today Billions who have no religion

  Just to give it a bit more perspective on how insignificant the JW religion really is.

  And another thought who or how are they this 8 million JW`s going to get rid of all the concrete skyscrapers of the modern city`s around the world ?

  And don`t forget this all has to be done within a thousand years when the loving God Jehovah releases Satan from bondage to mislead mankind again who according to Revelation are as many as the sands on a seashore

  Thank`s God kick us in the guts again

  Good post carla showing the absurdity of JW thinking or should I say non thinking.
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  Shocking

  by Freedom rocks in

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  their version of helping people.

  totally shocking.

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  The works JW`s think they have to do is to slave for the Watchtower organization.?
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  Mea culpa..

  by zeb in

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  just a few hours ago i took my wife (uber) to the hall with eats she had prepared as the cong are doing some work there.

  i had not set foot onto the kh property in years and my stomach went into a knot as i did.

  well what happened?

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  Zeb it must be hard to know TTATT while your wife is a full on believer engaged in all the activities .

  My thoughts are with you my friend and as far as the ARC goes these things never happen at a fast pace where Govts. are concerned

  However I am confident that eventually justice will be the victor in this case .

  take a look at jwleaks latest post .

  And hasn`t the ARC been held up as the benchmark for investigation into child sexual abuse cases around the world ?

  That has to be a plus on it`s own

  Take care my friend
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  Victoria, Australia:Survivors of sexual abuse to be able to sue churches

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  2. child-abuse

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-24/survivors-of-sexual-abuse-to-be-able-to-sue-churches/9481000.

  sexual abuse survivors in victoria to be able to sue churches as government moves to end 'ellis defence'.

  updated about 2 hours ago.

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  WOW jwleaks just WOW.!

  No wonder the WTB&TS / Jehovah`s Witnesses and everything else that comes under the JW umbrella is now run by the lawyers / legal department

  Under the new laws you do not have to sue Watchtower Australia. A class action lawsuit could pursue the denomination of Christians known as "Jehovah's Witnesses."

  JW`s in Australia have about 60,000 active members I wonder what the odds are of a class action against "Jehovah`s Witnesses" taking place in the near future .?

  Thank you jwleaks for clarifying this
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  NY City Meet-Up on Saturday, March 31st; 6:00 - 9:00 PM

  by patlynnw in

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  my name is patricia warmack, a ny city ex-jw.

  javin michael and i are hosting an ex-jw meet-up on saturday, march 31st, 6:00 - 9:00 pm.

  address is 520 eighth avenue, room 16t, new york, ny.

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  Sounds like a bloody good idea though I`m a bit too far away ,down under in Aussie land.

  I hope you all have a great overlapping time
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  Famous Last Words

  by Blueblades in

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  sooner or later it happens to all of us.the time comes for us to draw our last breath and pass from this life into the next.over the years history has recorded some fascinating "famous last words"...here are a few.. "i've never felt better".douglas fairbanks,sr.,actor.. "iam about to----or i am going to-----die;either expression is correct".dominique bouhours,french grammarian.. "don't let it end like this.tell them i said something.

  "pancho villa,mexican revolutionary.. "all my possessions for a moment of time!

  "elizabeth 1,queen of england.. "everybody has got to die,but i have always believed an exception would be made in my case.now what?

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  I like that Coded Logic now for a question :I can understand that phrase being true if one is buried however would it be true when one is cremated ?

  serious question

  There were some funny posts back their any more ?
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  R.I.P. Emma Chambers

  by smiddy3 in

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  emma chambers the comic relief/co-star of the vicar of dibley dierd of natural causes a couple of days ago .

  she was ony 53 years old.

  she was also in notting hill with other credits to her name.

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  Emma Chambers the comic relief/co-star of the Vicar of Dibley dierd of natural causes a couple of days ago

  She was ony 53 years old

  She was also in Notting Hill with other credits to her name

  So sad
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  When Rutherford Changed the Name to Jehovah's Witnesses

  by Wild_Thing in

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  Did Rutherford realize when he adopted the name Jehovah`s Witnesses to the International Bible Students Association, IBSA that it was a name invented by a Spanish (Catholic ) Monk of the 13th Century ? LOL
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  If there ever was another defector from the GB who would apostatise ?

  by Chook in

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  i don’t think any would give up the gravy train but that’s me personally.

  ray franz was part of a larger club..

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  Any person who for one reason or another finds himself/herself given power and authority over multitudes of people would/does have a very hard time to give up that power and authority.

  Very few if any would ever do so on a voluntary basis .

  Ray Franz was an exception and not likely to be joined by any other .
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  Victoria, Australia:Survivors of sexual abuse to be able to sue churches

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-24/survivors-of-sexual-abuse-to-be-able-to-sue-churches/9481000.

  sexual abuse survivors in victoria to be able to sue churches as government moves to end 'ellis defence'.

  updated about 2 hours ago.

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  That is great news IF the legislation is passed in state parliament of Victoria.

  The bill is to be introduced into parliament in the first half of this year

  Six months later we may know the outcome or not .

  Sorry if i sound cynical .