i thought i marked these two threads for future reference, but apparently i did not.. #1) 2012 cdrom:.
i am looking for the cdrom thread.
also, is anyone willing to get me a hard copy of the cdrom?
CD-ROM threads here - haven't checked my download links, so let me know if none of them are working:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/243812/1/Watchtower-Library-2012-download
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/bible/243270/1/Watchtower-Library-2012-download
she was prevented from going to the authorities?
details of the policy have been published in jehovah's witnesses' publications and press releases issued by their office of public information.
if there is evidence to suggest that the alleged perpetrator did abuse children, congregation duties are suspended.[8].
Wikipedia is a whole different cult of it's own
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unlike god's word, that jws believe to be absolute truth, any one of their directives given at the 2013 district convention could be subject to misinterpretation.. .
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Finishing at 4:50 pm on Friday and Saturday? That sucks even more.
japan had a handful of witnesses after ww 2....this number skyrocketed to 222,912 by 1998!
then something happened.
publisher figures didn't stop, they dropped by thousands over the next decade!.
Comparing it to the UK, Japanese publishers still do way more hours - the average publisher would have no problem doing the special 30-hour pioneering a month.
However, despite all their hours and having 60% more publishers, their baptisms are now about on par with the UK. This would seem to indicate there are far more hours wasted.
Though they do have 54% more studies per publisher, it does look like it's much harder to get a study to baptism - their study to baptism ratio is much bigger than the UK.
i went and saw the book of mormon when i was in nyc last week.
it was superb.
so many great songs and so, so funny.
Any Brits watching the Culture Show on BBC1 just now? Alan Yentob talking to Mormons about their work and reaction to the musical.
http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/picture-activities/lots-wife-becomes-salt/.
is it me or is this kinda sick?
i mean i can understand learning from the account, but this is kinda deviant.
Am I doing it wrong?
For the next join-the-dots, I vote a picture of Jael hammering a tent peg into Sisera's skull.
japan had a handful of witnesses after ww 2....this number skyrocketed to 222,912 by 1998!
then something happened.
publisher figures didn't stop, they dropped by thousands over the next decade!.
By popular demand...
Japan
At first it looks a bit like a post-2000 drop off, but on inspection, problems seem to start even as early as 1995-1997 with publishers reducing their hours, the repurcussions of that being felt years later with less baptisms in the pipeline, and the study-to-baptism conversion ratio. That would certainly fit in around the time possible-san mentions regarding prevalance of internet use, and this possibly combined with the theory about the '95 cult attacks mentioned by Billy the Ex-Bethelite.
(Will try fill in the blanks tomorrow)
| Population | Peak pubs. | Ratio of 1 pub. to: | Av. pubs. | Inc. over prev. | Baptized | Av. Aux Pio. | Av. Pio. Pubs. | Congs. | Hours | Bible Studies | Memorial Attendan. | |
| 1985 (yb86) | 120,007,812 | 103,117 | 1,164 | 97,823 | 12 | 10,290 | (incl. in Pio.) | 39,384 | 1,722 | 46,483,981 | 142,547 | 258,728 |
| 1986 | 120,720,542 | 113,062 | 1,068 | 108,702 | 11 | 10,900 | (incl. in Pio.) | 46,390 | 1,809 | 53,608,147 | 146,316 | 263,302 |
| 1987 | 121,371,798 | 120,722 | 1,005 | 117,308 | 8 | 9,211 | (incl. in Pio.) | 49,503 | 1,934 | 57,151,828 | 159,499 | 277,553 |
| 1988 | TBA | |||||||||||
| 1989 | 122,335,313 | 137,941 | 887 | 133,846 | 7 | 10,596 | (incl. in Pio.) | 58,203 | 2,124 | 65,946,087 | 170,784 | 317,785 |
| 1990 | 122,744,952 | 147,622 | 831 | 143,399 | 7 | 11,166 | (incl. in Pio.) | 63,484 | 2,355 | 71,480,915 | 190,256 | 329,422 |
| 1991 | TBA | |||||||||||
| 1992 | 123,587,297 | 171,438 | 721 | 165,823 | 8 | 12,364 | (incl. in Pio.) | 75,956 | 2,875 | 85,383,755 | 222,012 | 364,980 |
| 1993 | 123,957,458 | 183,097 | 677 | 177,611 | 7 | 13,000 | (incl. in Pio.) | 80,293 | 3,126 | 89,838,835 | 220,906 | 368,618 |
| 1994 | 124,322,801 | 194,608 | 639 | 189,586 | 7 | 12,158 | (incl. in Pio.) | 85,075 | 3,365 | 95,777,051 | 235,882 | 375,131 |
| 1995 | 124,655,498 | 206,617 | 603 | 201,266 | 6 | 11,546 | (incl. in Pio.) | 87,289 | 3,552 | 97,721,628 | 241,221 | 378,586 |
| 1996 | 124,914,373 | 213,961 | 584 | 210,290 | 4 | 11,421 | (incl. in Pio.) | 87,476 | 3,691 | 99,115,637 | 236,158 | 377,223 |
| 1997 | 125,257,061 | 220,663 | 568 | 217,970 | 4 | 10,962 | (incl. in Pio.) | 89,513 | 3,771 | 99,600,126 | 197,570 | 376,853 |
| 1998 | 125,568,035 | 222,912 | 563 | 222,347 | 2 | 7,779 | (incl. in Pio.) | 85,930 | 3,802 | 96,257,029 | 160,011 | 366,637 |
| 1999 | TBA | |||||||||||
| 2000 | 126,071,305 | 221,364 | 570 | 220,538 | -1 | 4,388 | (incl. in Pio.) | 77,972 | 3,538 | 76,418,770 | 141,674 | 350,618 |
| 2001 | 126,714,000 | 220,113 | 576 | 218,866 | -1 | 4,139 | (incl. in Pio.) | 73,695 | 3,305 | 73,324,070 | 134,769 | 345,223 |
| 2002 | 126,478,672 | 218,731 | 578 | 217,971 | 0 | 3,925 | (incl. in Pio.) | 71,584 | 3,213 | 72,436,323 | 143,281 | 343,852 |
| 2003 | 126,688,364 | 217,508 | 582 | 217,020 | 0 | 2,639 | (incl. in Pio.) | 70,993 | 3,163 | 72,007,415 | 151,039 | 344,967 |
| 2004 | 126,824,166 | 217,555 | 583 | 217,097 | 0 | 6,055 | (incl. in Pio.) | 71,158 | 3,163 | 72,574,886 | 159,434 | 348,397 |
| 2005 | 126,869,397 | 218,262 | 581 | 217,227 | 0 | 3,785 | 15,743 | (72,154) 56,411 | 3,164 | 73,502,684 | 159,834 | 338,330 |
| 2006 | 127,655,345 | 217,519 | 587 | 217,181 | 0 | 3,781 | 17,477 | (74,953) 57,476 | 3,171 | 75,325,913 | 166,488 | 336,240 |
| 2007 | 127,756,815 | 218,691 | 584 | 217,929 | 0 | 4,308 | 18,728 | (77,568) 58,840 | 3,177 | 78,588,916 | 164,674 | 331,172 |
| 2008 | 127,767,994 | 218,091 | 586 | 217,339 | 0 | 3,806 | 18,116 | (79,197) 61,081 | 3,177 | 79,347,398 | 172,236 | 332,986 |
| 2009 | TBA | |||||||||||
| 2010 | 127,078,679 | 218,698 | 581 | 217,240 | 0 | 3,268 | 14,724 | (79,145) 64,421 | 3,118 | 80,533,101 | 167,353 | 322,845 |
| 2011 | 126,536,000 | 218,057 | 580 | 217,352 | 0 | 2,892 | 19,301 | (84,341) 65,040 | 3,078 | 81,553,752 | 167,987 | 323,211 |
| 2012(yb13) | 126,536,000 | 217,154 | 583 | 216,692 | 0 | 2,787 | 18,187 | (83,342) 65,245 | 3,055 | 81,447,987 | 168,138 | 314,111 |
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he suggests that just as elders are given a package for fighting court custody cases (what to say do bring etc).
those facing a jc should have a package for dealing with a situation where the elduhs want to "talk with you.".
hows about we start to make one?.
I must say I like this idea, if it can be executed well - something like a JC wikipedia?
Also see these threads:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/124488/1/Judicial-Committee-Preparation
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/223324/1/Judicial-Committee-Preparation
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/200606/1/KS10-Chapter-Six-Discussion
Not sure whether I agree with the "keep it private" idea or not though.
I think an important article would be about weighing up whether you should even attend the JC at all or not.
Perhaps a brief FAQ article? The do's and don'ts? A page of links to some of the JC recordings online might be good too, and also citing these for references for questions like:
so i have been a bit of a catalyst among the jw youth in my local area.
since my family was fairly well known, me coming out so publically and seeing the reactions among the people and my subsequent forced disassociation from the church has made a lot of young people ask questions.
one of my old friends broke a lot of rules (and caught shit for it) for being really good friends with a gay guy we both mutually know.
Well done magotan
Are you a member of any LGBT Ex-JW Facebook groups? If you feel like meeting others who have had similar experiences, there might be meetups in your area perhaps.
Open group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/37475079005/
Closed group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/173030459509440/
there is no evidence that our time has any specific biblical prophetic importance if the 1914 claims are wrong.even doctrines like the "two-class" system, which is a unique interpretation by the jehovah's witnesses, is actually dependent on the 1914 date.
the bible states that the final fall and destruction of jerusalem was in the 19th regnal year of nebuchadnezzar (jeremiah 52:12; 2 kings 25:1-4; 2. chron 26:11,19).
the most secure source of absolute dates comes from contemporary inscription with astronomical observations.
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