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  Cart contrast

  by Fairlane in

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  i approached two sets of cart witnesses today the contrast in conversation was stark.

  first couple older jws beware of content of internet etc...not able to answer questions on inspiration of jw publications content..she said "jesus and holy spirit" but they gb/fds not inspired, couldn't explain how without inspiration the fds got understanding of new light.

  they knew nothing of australian royal commission into child abuse and nothing about the organisations involvement with u n at this point she said "i can't continue with this conversation and moved off.

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  TheOldHippie

  "perhaps the 'old guard' are on the way out"

  Well, are older people not always per definition on the way out?
  
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  Around 100 billion people have died

  by Funchback in

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  according to some, the earth may have 10 billion people living on it by the end of this century.

  there is genuine concern about space and resources.. imagine, then, 100 billion people being resurrected to live on earth.

  some jws will argue that not everyone will be resurrected to earth, including 144,000. imagine 50 billion then, assuming that half of the people who ever lived did something so horrific that they aren't deemed worthy to be resurrected.. jws who are lurking and reading this: where are they going to live?

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  TheOldHippie

  "my research has led me to believe that there are far more than that, how about 500 billion?"

  And what are the sources of your research? You will find that is WAY higher than what researchers within the demography circles state.
  
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  Sunday's WT...funny, but sad for Dubs...

  by DATA-DOG in

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  2. beliefs

  despite my often smart-ass exterior, i really don't have any desire to see the r&f dubs suffering.

  i really do worry about the mental and emotional turmoil that they will experience, if and when the wtbts is truly exposed as a scam.

  i know it seems unlikely to happen, but you never know..... anyway, the wt for the week was cringe-worthy to say the least.

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  TheOldHippie

  It was mentioned as an example of how to illustrate this to a child, or how a child itself could illustrate it.

  "The child could use a ball or a stone to illustrate the point by showing that objects with mass have to rest on something."

  So the context shows what this was, an illustration for children as JustMe2 also states.
  
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  Changed Wording in February 2017 WT Article

  by Ding in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the february 2017 wt had stated that the gb is "neither inspired nor infallible" and that it can make errors in doctrine.. the language of the online wt issue now says, “the governing body is neither inspired nor perfect.

  therefore, it can make mistakes when explaining the bible or directing the organization.”.

  why the change?

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  TheOldHippie

  pdf says infallible - no change
  
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  Fudging The Numbers JW Style

  by pale.emperor in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i know most of us have probably figured this out already, but remember the good old days where you could only count full hours in the ministry?.

  then one of the gb get some "new light" from their ass and proclaim that they lovingly will allow people to report 30mins, then even 15mins of time.

  this was, supposedly, so that the old and infirm could have a joy in the ministry and report what little they could do.

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  TheOldHippie

  you're now able to count family worship - No, you are not

  studying with an inactive one - That has been the case for decades, after you are asked to do so

  studying with your children - That has also been the case for decades

  etc etc - What is "etc. etc."? - are you suggesting dogs?
  
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  Archive of the Watchtwoer

  by universitystudent in

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  2. bible

  hey everyone.

  i'm a university student very interested in the history of the jehova's witnesses, from the university of fribourg, switzerland.

  i would like to do an analysis of pictures of africa in the watchtower for a small research project.

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  TheOldHippie

  Then why do you ask your question here? If you want access to the older WTs, ask the Central European Branch Office at Selters, Germany.
  
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  The increasing WT magazine

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  apart from the interesting block color change for the title strip on the front page.... the new 2017 wt mag has some new (updated printing figures):.

  2016: produced each issue: 58,987,000 available in 282 languages .

  2017: produced each issue: 61,651,000 available in 294 languages.

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  TheOldHippie

  to included electronic downloads rather than just physical copies

  NO
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  The increasing WT magazine

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  apart from the interesting block color change for the title strip on the front page.... the new 2017 wt mag has some new (updated printing figures):.

  2016: produced each issue: 58,987,000 available in 282 languages .

  2017: produced each issue: 61,651,000 available in 294 languages.

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  TheOldHippie

  You are mixing up two different things. The number of magazines produced has nothing to do with the number of magazines delivered/placed. One downloaded magazine has no bearing on the number produced. If you want the number of delivered/placed magazines, turn to the Yearbook or similar publication.
  
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  HELP needed from folks in UK, esp. in Scotland!

  by WTS Archive in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  tl;dr: if you live either in scotland or in other parts of uk and you don't mind traveling, you might be able to help a fellow ex-jw by being present during a courtcase where she alone has to face more than two dozens of jws who have ruined their business.

  please contact me directly for details on when and where the court case will be held (i will know these details in few days probably).

  ps.

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  TheOldHippie

  Yeah, sure, no. 1:

  "One day she decided to invite few JWs over to her place for dinner. The Scottish brothers asked her to play some Polish kingdom songs, so she opened YouTube and searched. But instead of kingdom songs, a film about a judicial committee in Berlin popped out. They all watched it,"

  Yeah, sure, no. 2:

  "imagine the surprise of the court when on that day the courtroom was empty - none of the 24 JWs who were ordered to come showed up. They only sent a letter to the court that they will not show up because... their Christian conscience forbids them to show up!"

  Yeah, sure, no. 3:

  "Just outside the door she sees a local elder and his wife, both her ex-employees. The elder shouts to her - "how you dare to speak against the organization!", and his wife approached and... spit the sister in the face."

  And as others have remarked – how utterly strange that there has been no press coverage. There seems to be no limit for what fabricated stories one can come up with.
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  A stunning piece of LOGIC from the Apostle Paul

  by nicolaou in

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  2. bible

  1st corinthians 15 12-17. but if it is preached that christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

  if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even christ has been raised.

  and if christ has not been raised, your faith is futile... .

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  TheOldHippie

  Well said, slimboyfat. Could (almost) not have formulated it better myself
  

  TOH