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  What "message" does the J.W Org. have to offer that will attract new members ?

  by Phizzy in

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  the message they have been pushing for 150 years or so is "the end is near !"..

  in the educated, civilised world, people think " yea ?

  maybe because of economic meltdown exacerbated by climate change, but not from some intervention by a non-existent god".. "would you like a free bible study ?

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  Biahi

  Vanderhoven, that is their teaching in a nutshell! Perhaps those at the carts could have your statement printed up on a card, to hand to passersby’s. 😂😂😂 JOIN OR DIE!
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  Inviting People to Meetings

  by HereIam60 in

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  2. experiences

  the current memorial invitation campaign got me thinking about the few times over the years that someone i invited to a meeting actually came: .

  1) once when i was "new", i invited a friend to a sunday meeting.

  neither of us drove, so the brother conducting my study picked us up.

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  Biahi

  I remember being at the Thursday night snooze fest when, to my surprise, a girl from my class showed up, with her mom. Her mom was studying. I spoke to her after the meeting, I was kind of happy to see her (because misery loves company). They came to only a few meetings, never saw them after that. The mom quit the study. 🤷‍♀️

  I think I was in 5-6th grade then.
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  Damon Wayans witnesses in interview

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jws have been loving this & sharing on social media, millions of views in the last few days.

  damon does have some light swearing here and there, but he claims to be a practicing jw and gives the whole witness theology about the signs of the last days & breaking down the words of the lord's prayer regarding god's will being done on earth.. starts at the 28:55 mark.

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

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  Biahi

  Good point, moonmanchu. What is a “practicing” JW? Versus a “non practicing” JW? Does that make me, who faded 40 years ago, a “non practicing” JW?

  I suppose they could start using that term for those who drift away from the faith. 🤷‍♀️
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  Trump Tariffs started today, Some Countries Caved in early morning.

  by liam in

  1. social
  2. current

  usa politicians in charge of the economy for the past 50 years were too stupid to understand how the economy works.

  this just proves my theory, that an education on the top tier universities just sucks and means nothing in the real world, unless its in the stem education.

  for 50 years usa had zero tariffs on other countries.

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  Biahi

  Hoser, wow! What kind of business do you own?
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  1/2 of the Jehovah’s witnesses have gone

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  there are 1/2 of the jehovah’s witnesses that there were 30 years ago in my area.

  some have left but i think that many have died and none of their kids stayed being jehovah’s witnesses.

  7 congregations have been dissolved over the years.

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  Biahi

  I’ve been on vacation this past week (AZ), and popped in here just now. This is such great news! I hope I live long enough to watch the last of it circle the drain…

  On another note, as I passed through the Phoenix airport, I saw 3 different carts set up, with 2 at each cart. I had to pass quickly, no time for chit chat, I was with a family group. I did manage to let 2 of the carts know that they were in a cult, and they should go home, and enjoy the beautiful day. One of the carts had 2 travelers stopped there. I told them not to take any of that literature, because it was a cult. The traveler said, “No, it isn’t.” Then I realized this was other JWs from somewhere else, just saying hi to fellow cult members. As reported elsewhere, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE approaches these carts with any interest. Just fellow JWs. What a waste of time!

  And, Wing Commander, I think I know one of those wealthy legacy families. I’m unsure of their son, though. His profile looks normal, and, since I lurked on his LinkedIn profile, he mentions where he attended college. But I suppose that a male in a legacy family can attend college without repercussions. 🤷‍♀️
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  I was going to write a new topic ... but now I just can't be bothered

  by no-zombie in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was going to write a new topic but now i just can't be bothered ... and i'll tell you why.. on my facebook feed a few days ago, i saw an interview of a couple of onlyfans girls, who said that they were active christians that attended church weekly.

  and while i was going to spend some time writing about the virtues of our faith's strict moral standards ... i now understand that i'd only be flamed as a watchtower apologist.. that being said, out of the approximately 4 million onlyfan girls out there ... it obvious, that none are jehovah's witnesses..

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  Biahi

  If Onlyfans was around when I was young, I would have made a fortune! 😔
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  Are There any JW Teaching that you DO Agree With?

  by NotFormer in

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  2. beliefs

  (apologies for the typo in the title.

  "teaching" should read "teachings".

  i misread vanderhoven7's most recent post as being the above.

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  Biahi

  I agree with this statement: The Governing Body is neither inspired nor infallible.
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  What is the current Watchtower "rent charge per publisher" for Kingdom Halls in the USA???

  by Balaamsass2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was following a few threads in reddit from current pimo jws complaining about local announcements regarding halls being short on their per publisher "rent payments".

  third gen and i have been out pomo for a while...so how much is this charge now?

  could this be part of the recent push to get people to "come back" or get re-instated...if it even is online and 15 minutes of service per month?

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  Biahi

  Jan, LHG said that they used to approach people at the KH who had jobs. They had envelopes asking employed people to put cash into the envelopes for the pioneers, and other under employed witnesses. Not only cash, but rides, and other things like that.
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  What are some of the more exceptional self-authenticating claims made by Jehovah’s Witnesses?

  by Vanderhoven7 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  let's start the ball rolling with two connected claims.. the religion of jehovah’s witnesses is the one true religion.

  all other religions are satanic, including all the churches of christendom..

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  Biahi

  Vander, can this Ian person PROVE that this organization was chosen by Jesus in 1918? Or, is this just a grandiose claim, with no proof?
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  exJW Psychology 102--How to Ask a Question When Questions Aren't Allowed

  by Billy the Ex-Bethelite in

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  2. friends

  now that enough time has passed and i've moved away, i think i'm overdue to share some of the stories from my fade.

  i've mentioned some of this before, but i think it deserves its own thread.. we all would like to be able to freely ask questions about jw beliefs and get our family and friends to really think about certain questions.

  however, when you're a baptized jw, you really can't ask any good questions or you'll get the "apostate" label slapped on you!

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  Biahi

  This thread is excellent! We should figure out questions to ask the ones at the carts. I doesn’t seem right to walk up to a cart to ask them about the kangaroos. But, there definitely is a way to talk to them to get them to think.