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Some Watchtower growth projection numbers (5 scenarios)
by Saintbertholdt in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i've been doing some watchtower membership growth projections.

the best, worst and most lightly future scenarios.

i've used the worlds population as a barometer of future watchtower growth.
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Another JW holocaust fund post
by Saintbertholdt in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the expenditure accounted for 6% of the total funds available over the period of the program*..

total funds available for recipients: $856 485.

total recipients benefited: 1876.
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A funny little diplomatic cable regarding the Malawi atrocities against JW's in 1975
by Saintbertholdt in
1. watchtower
2. bible
no doubt that atrocities were perpetrated against jehovah's witnesses in 1972-73.. but what about the reports in 1975?.

here is an excerpt from a diplomatic cable sent to the us secretary of state in 1977.. the cable was released/declassified in 2009.. .... re jehovah's witnesses, why do we go back to the.

events of 197273?
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A historic note on the amount of faithful witnesses in Germany
by Saintbertholdt in
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what percentage of witnesses were actually faithful in germany after 1936?.

what i mean by the above question is what percentage of witnesses actually remained active?

(those who went to underground meetings/memorials and attempted field ministry).
Request for Information: Book - The Jehovah's Witnesses by Herbert Hewitt Stroup 1945
by Saintbertholdt in
1. watchtower
2. bible
about 5 years ago there was a request on the forum for the book: the jehovah's witnesses by herbert hewitt stroup.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/188043/jehovahs-witnesses-stroup-pdf?page=1.

unfortunately the link to the download is no longer working.. i was on amazon but they don't allow an inside peek at the book and only have it available in hardcover.. is anyone aware of another download location?.
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Transcription of interview with Rabbi Michael Berenbaum regarding German JW's in the concentration camps
by Saintbertholdt in
1. watchtower
2. bible
a while ago i transcribed a video interview with rabbi michael berenbaum from the university of judaism.

the interview concerns jehovah's witnesses during the second world war in the german concentration camp system.

berenbaum is a historian and specifically researches jehovah's witnesses during the shoah and also the idea of martyrdom.
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A Watchtower quote about apostates I never knew about
by Saintbertholdt in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i knew the watchtower didn't like me, but i didn't know they wanted to physically kill me (if they were allowed)from the 15 november 1952 watchtower magazine under questions from readers:.

in the case of where a father or mother or son or daughter is disfellowshiped, how should such person be treated by members of the family in their family relationship?.

we are not living today among theocratic nations where such members of our fleshly family relationship could be exterminated for apostasy from god and his theocratic organization, as was possible and was ordered in the nation of israel in the wilderness of sinai and in the land of palestine... (and a bit later)..being limited by the laws of the worldly nation in which we live and also by the laws of god through jesus christ, we can take action against apostates only to a certain extent, that is, consistent with both sets of laws.. so let me get this straight: if our secular pesky laws were not an obstacle and jesus was not in the way we'd be hunted and exterminated?.
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Request For Information: 1935 trial of Paul Balzereit
by Saintbertholdt in
1. watchtower
2. bible
has anyone ever come across the court transcript of the trial of paul balzereit by the nazi state in december 1935 in halle?.

or has anyone come across the 1936 german yearbook article discussing the matter?.

the transcript incensed rutherford which resulted in balzereit being publicly disfellowshipped.. the watchtower corporation seems to have kept a transcript because they quoted out of it in the 1974 yearbook.. anyway below is what rutherford wrote in an open letter to the german witnesses in 1936 (as you probably already know):.
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27 Questions
by Saintbertholdt in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've been on and off the forum for a couple of years now.

mostly lurking.. the last time i set foot in a kingdom hall was back in 2005 before i disassociated myself formally.. over the years i've kept up with the doctrinal changes and changes in practices.

the problem is that because i haven't been practically experiencing these changes, much of the new information has not stuck clearly in my head.
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Request for Information: Wathctower World War 2 compensation
by Saintbertholdt in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i have a youtube channel and make videos from time to time.. i recieved a personal message today in which the person asked me for some information:.

"i had an email from someone saying that after ww2, the jw's campaigned for and received financial compensation for the witnesses that died in the camps.

and that the monies were not used for the victims families.