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  WTS statistics

  by DannyBloem in

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  are there any statistics on line, with number of witnesses, hours, batized etc, per year per country?.

  (so that i do not have to type all those numbers of all yearbooks).

  danny

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  InquiryMan

  Maybe this link might be of help to toy. It offers statistics from 1988 to 2004, and will probaby be updated soon to implement the 2005 figures. It is also a breakdown in regions and countries. http://www.jwic.com/stat.htm
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  Kissing

  by MindGhost in

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  2. relationships

  does jehovah witnesses believe that kissing between man and women before marriage is allowed by the bible?.

  the type[s] i have in mind is the kissing between a boyfriend-girlfriend couple [intimate kiss on the lips] or kissing like 'making out' on one night or so.

  regarding other types, if jw [&others] think the bible has a different stand, please tell.. thanks in advance,

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  InquiryMan

  I’ve only heard of one couple that postpones kissing until their wedding day. She was the daughter of a very staunch elder. He even asked a brother to come to "back"-room to discipline him cause he had seen Dirty Dancing... On the other hand, one elder’s wife once stated that the majority of young people getting married among witnesses today were not virgins...
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  District Conventions NYC Area

  by XBEHERE in

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  a friend of mine living in upstate ny told me that dc's for this summer will be held in the 4 local jw owned assembly halls instead of a large stadium such as yankee.

  this means much smaller, and presumably more dc's during the summer since most of these places i.e.

  stanley theater can only hold about 4,000-5,000 people.

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  This has been going on in Europe for some time. District assemblies being as small as less than 1000 attending. Not so popular among the publishers, cause it is just like a prolonged circuit assembly.
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  Advice is to Beat the kids......still!

  by Gill in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is the watchtower for april 1, 2006, page 9.. 'parents be a fine example for your children.'.

  '....of course, children are children, and some are prone to be contrary, even wayward.

  (genesis 8:21) what can parents do?

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  InquiryMan

  I’d like to refer to my posting on a European point of view above. Could it be that the cultural attitude towards corporal punishment influence how the JWs emphasize this locally? I’d strongly say that it is de-emphasized, even spoken against, in Scandinavian countries, whereas in Southern parts of Europe, e.g. Greese/Spain etc where this is more culturally accepted, it is also accepted among JWs. Not so strange perhaps?
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  Advice is to Beat the kids......still!

  by Gill in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is the watchtower for april 1, 2006, page 9.. 'parents be a fine example for your children.'.

  '....of course, children are children, and some are prone to be contrary, even wayward.

  (genesis 8:21) what can parents do?

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  InquiryMan

  In e.g. Norway, corporal punishment was banned in the mid 80s. All literature of the Watchtower society published thereafter was changed, using non-offensive wording. All existing literature being offered at the doors was altered. The publishers put small adhesive labels into objectionable paragraphs using acceptable wording. Thus the witness culture has indeed changed in this respect, cause it is not at all emphasized, neither in writing nor in word. In fact, it has been said in public talks that corporal punishment is against the Bible. Also in local needs talks it has been stated that no corporal punishment should take place in Kingdom Halls. (When I related this to some American witnesses they were flabbergasted, they did not believe me, almost thinking that the local bethel had turned apostate or something.
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  IT HAS BEGUN "BIG" NEWS ON AP NEWS WIRE

  by DannyHaszard in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  religion today

  monterey county herald, ca - 2 minutes ago .

  new york - jehovah's witnesses are renowned for teaching that jesus is not god and that the world as we know it will soon end.

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  InquiryMan

  When going on a Watchtower sponsored assembly trip in the 80s, I was encouraged by the society to take a vaccination containing blood sera.
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  Were you ever counselled over wearing brand name clothes?

  by truthseeker in

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  2. friends

  did any of you hear ever recieve counsel for wearing brand name clothes, such as t-shirt logos, designer sneakers etc?

  have you noticed in the wt and awake!

  publications, no one ever wears levi's, baseball caps or sneakers?

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  In the blue creation book, there are some depictions of life in paradise where someone actually wearing jeans! In a local pamflet on a bethel build project in Europe, a photo with a brother having a T-shirt with a slogan on was retouched before it got to print. I’ve never heard anyone being counselled because of wearing fashion clothes. It varied a lot from circuit to circuit the percentage of those having such clothes though.
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  How American are you Quiz

  by JH in

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  take the quiz

  you are 66% americanmost times you are proud to be an american.. though sometimes the good ole us of a makes you cringe.

  still, you know there's no place better suited to be your home.. you love your freedom and no one's going to take it away from you!

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  You Are 34% American America: You don't love it or want to leave it. But you wouldn't mind giving it an extreme make over. On the 4th of July, you'll fly a freak flag instead... And give Uncle Sam a sucker punch!
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  WT copyright violation, using others' music as Kingdom Melodies??

  by rebel8 in

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  2. scandals

  does anyone remember being taught that the wts got into trouble way back when for using someone else's music w/o permission?

  i swear i remember reading or hearing from the platform their excuse that they didn't remember the melody was used by someone else and it was an honest mistake.

  something about them using parts of some other church's hymns in the kingdom melodies....something like, "a musician hears many songs and doesn't memorize them all.

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  InquiryMan

  One Kingdom Song strongly resembles the Russian national anthem
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  JW's and the lottery

  by cheen in

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  2. friends

  anyone hear of or know of any jw's or exjw's who've won a large lottery prize?............i know of one jw who won close to half a million $us dollars and now he's like "jehovah who?...whos jehovah?

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  InquiryMan

  While visiting abroad, I was told of a family in that congregation who actuallt did win a six digit price in a lottery. they had a disabled child, so I am quite sure the money was needed. However, they were disciplined for taking part in a lottery... though not DF.