E.g. in Norway, there are roughly 10,200 JWs reporting. However, according to official statistics, there are close to 15,000 witnesses. This is because children of witnesses are also included. In Norway, JWs along with all other registered faith groups, receive governmental support, that is a specific sum based on the number of adherents. If the witnesses had not been registered, the share of the JWs had gone in the main pot, instead tax money is re-cycled into their own group. It amounts to some 700-800,000 a year, I have read.... Correct me someone, if I am wrong.
InquiryMan
JoinedPosts by InquiryMan
-
22
I read a study about the WTS-Growth
by JWdaughter inand it said that based on their growth and such, that in 20 years(or by 2020) there would be 28 million jws.
any sign of imminent, widespread persecution that you all have noticed?
i keep hearing about kh's being built and remodeled, and how huge their conventions are.
-
-
-
13
Jehovah's Witnesses Nabbed After Killing Spree in Russia
by DazedAndConfused injehovah's witnesses nabbed after killing spree in russia.
two jehovahs witnesses have been arrested in russia as suspected serial killers who claim they went on a nine-month killing spree to cleanse the world of sinners, the daily mail newspaper reported on thursday.. vladimir gurianov, 44, and elvira egorycheva, 46, are accused of killing 13 people while claming to be on a mission from god.. egorycheva had a revolver, two axes, a rope and an electric-shock device when the pair was seen in a suburban supermarket and arrested after their pictures had been circulated throughout the region.
gurianov had a gun and a knife in his jacket, the newspaper reported.. the two met at a jehovahs witness meeting 16 years ago and reunited late last year before embarking on their alleged murderous rampage.
-
-
InquiryMan
And since when did JWs act on visions???
-
21
MAIL ONLINE---2 JWS MURDER 13 INNOCENT PEOPLE!
by minimus ini just saw this.
can someone post the article of the jehovah's witness killers??
?
-
-
InquiryMan
I was somewhat gullible as a JW is conditioned to be. No more, therefore I do not take such stories as Gospel truth.
-
21
MAIL ONLINE---2 JWS MURDER 13 INNOCENT PEOPLE!
by minimus ini just saw this.
can someone post the article of the jehovah's witness killers??
?
-
-
InquiryMan
but is it true?? russian media has reported before of suicide waves among witnesses, that was not true etc... Could it be a splinter group. Or simply some affiliated witnesses going totally astray???
-
33
WORLDS APART: Actors Going in Service
by compound complex inthe orthodox muslim faith is a constant source of debate in the western world today, and it would be obvious to draw a parallel between saras dilemma and the difficult situation of young muslim girls in a western country like denmark today.
director niels arden oplev has openly stated that this was a parallel he had in mind when he made to verdener.. .
sara goes proselytizing with her father (jens jrn spottag) and younger sister (sarah juel werner).
-
-
InquiryMan
In fact in Denmark, elders having beards are allowed full privileges, they can e.g. give talks at assemblies..
-
61
Did You Get To "Handle The Microphones"???
by minimus inwere you one of those deemed "qualifed for this privilege":??
?
-
-
InquiryMan
I was never a handyman. LOL ... And definitely i managed to blow up to microphone thing... Never longed to perform that task. We had a mike hanging on a long pole (right word???)... It was quite heavy, and I am not a strong man.... So when I tried to direct it at the sister sitting next to the window, I hit her head, and another time i started to shake, so the pole was almost making sounds from the vibration. It was quite embarrasing... So I was released of doing that pretty soon. I was not good at handling the sound system either... Did not like the technical stuff and got nevous when anyting went wrong. Those were the days. I loved being the literature counter boy though... Cause I am talkative and social and thus was able to get a small chat with everyone...
-
21
Do the Witnesses ever help anyone (link)?
by easyreader1970 inmormon church warehouse aids evacuees.
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2008/09/03/mormons_hurricane_supplies.html.
do the witnesses ever do anything of note to help the common man or do they strictly help themselves?.
-
-
InquiryMan
when I was an elder, we had a visitation system (at the bookstudies) for taking care of the elderly. In time, however, it was vanished out in the sand... I guess the demands of life in general made it hard to keep with all demands both from work, family and congregation. However, I got to say that lot is dependent on individual witnesses cause there is little organized efforts with the Watchtower society with social or humanitarian programs (apart from disaster relief and reading classes in developing countries). All emphasis is put on the preaching work... to me it was amazing to see that in a mormon church they could play basketball in the church! Remember when I was young, I young was studying, humbly asked the elders to have a table tennis board in the basement of the hall. I guess they just stared at him in disbelief. I am sorry about your parents being neglected Bonnie. And also others who have suffered injustice.
-
21
Do the Witnesses ever help anyone (link)?
by easyreader1970 inmormon church warehouse aids evacuees.
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2008/09/03/mormons_hurricane_supplies.html.
do the witnesses ever do anything of note to help the common man or do they strictly help themselves?.
-
-
InquiryMan
Sorry if I was misinformed. Obviously, America and Scandinavia has vastly different social systems as well as attitudes.... What I wanted to state was that as indivuduals, though organized through the WTBTS, many Jws have done a tremendous effort. I think quite a few also did it for unselfish reasons....
When i Was a JW I realized that other churches did a lot of good things. When I am an ex-JW I also acknowledge that JWs and even the WTBSs at times can do good things....
-
13
Bethel Tour - What a Joke
by tresdecu ini had to laugh (internally of course), i was over at a friends house and he was showing me pics of a bethel trip they took sometime in the spring.
pic 1...a bunch of people (the tourists) in suits walking through a (seeming empty-ish) warehouse with goofy smiles on their faces.
(oh boy a warehouse!
-
-
InquiryMan
Entering a church for the sake of being a tourist has never been forbidden or "frown upon".. In the worldwide assembly reports from the 50s and 60s, there are several reports from witness groups visiting churches and temples of all sorts. I remember when taking part in a witness-only bus ride to Austria, when visiting a church, some 2/3 entered and enjoyed it, and 1/3 remained outside. both groups respected the other. I always had a fetish for churches.... He he
-
21
Do the Witnesses ever help anyone (link)?
by easyreader1970 inmormon church warehouse aids evacuees.
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/dekalb/stories/2008/09/03/mormons_hurricane_supplies.html.
do the witnesses ever do anything of note to help the common man or do they strictly help themselves?.
-
-
InquiryMan
I do not try to defend JWs or the organization.... When a witness, I often disagreed with the lack of more commitment to humanitarian efforts. But I appreciated it when it was done. Before the WWFdonation arrangement came into being, I often contributed money to Bethel, earmarking it to a specifici aid purporse. And I always got a letter of appreciation for that. Parts of my country was invited to donate clothes/food etc to Eastern Europe in a special campaign. We also had a special Fund just for Eastern Europe for years. As an individual witness I personally donated loads of clothing etc to Poland and Africa. The brothers liked contributing to "my" projects, although this was not at all Watchtower sponsored. Now that I am out of it, I of course see things less black and white as I did when I was in.