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  It's time to say goodbye to JWD - I sold it !

  by Simon in

  1. forum
  2. announcements

  a week or so ago i posted that the forum was 15 years old (15 years of jehovahs-witness.com) and hinted that there may be some news to announce about the site:.

  i also may have some other news to share soon about the future of the site so stay posted.

  well, now i can announce it - i sold it !.

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  William Penwell

  You had me for a few seconds until I remembered it was April fools day. Good one.
  
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  Does anybody know what the "special broadcast" to all the Kingdom Halls (canada) is about on march 22?

  by hoser in

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  2. friends

  heard about it today just not sure if i should go

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  William Penwell

  You know whatever it is you will hear it here first.
  
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  How, exactly, does Watchtower's literature publishing bring them money?

  by Island Man in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i've heard is said many times that watchtower is a publishing company bringing in money from the proliferation of its literature.

  how exactly does this process work?

  i know that jws are encouraged to tell the householders of the donation arrangement to support the worldwide work.

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  William Penwell

  It is very inefficient as the number of magazines they print every year verses.the number of people converted into the organization.For every person baptized and not counting those that were raised in the religion, it must take a million magazines to bring in one convert.
  
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  Watchtower Lawyers -- How many?

  by VM44 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this has been brought up before, but i am going to ask it again....just how many lawyers does the watchtower have?

  how many have they sent to law school?

  and, why do they need so many lawyers?

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  William Penwell

  I mentioned this on here before but this was one of the finale straws for me when I started to fade. Growing up we were told not to go and get higher education, so because of a lack of education I was stuck doing a menial crappy job. Then I heard about a friend of the family that was at bethel being put through law school. I recall making a comment to my ex about how the society says one thing but does another thing when it benefits them.
  

  Oh and to add our contribution went toward paying to put this guy through law school.
  
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  Happy @ Kingdom Hall

  by Newly Enlightened in

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  2. entertainment

  http://youtu.be/nzm4l-bsegy.

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  William Penwell

  I can't believe what I am seeing those good dubs dancing to Satans music. Fred Franz is rolling in his grave.
  
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  Local needs talk

  by hoser in

  1. social
  2. humour

  one of the elders was missing his service bag and suspected that one of the publishers stole it.

  he was determined to root out who did it so he decided to give a local needs part on the ten commandments focusing on you must not steal.. he enlisted the help of a trusted ministerial servant and got him to stand at the back of the kingdom hall during the part.

  he told the ms that he would read off the ten commandments and when he got to the one "you must not steal" he would pause longer than usual and see if anyone acted nervous or suspicious.

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  William Penwell

  Right after months of this nonsense, my friend who was the "collector" called Bethel, showed the C.O. the physical contract and this brother began to pay $300 a month. Elder rip-off clown shortly went on a European Cruise with his wife (cost $13,000 PP) for thirty days around the Adriatic Sea, when questioned by my friend said "You only have a 40th anniversity once!" Relevance there? You see how corrupt the JW Elders can be when they do not want to pay back what they owe?

  Yeah these types seem to have money to spend but not pay back their debts. What a loser. Remind me of a "worldly" person that did work for a good dub. After this dub couldn't pay back his debt he felt that "worldly" guy should just forgive and forget.
  
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  Local needs talk

  by hoser in

  1. social
  2. humour

  one of the elders was missing his service bag and suspected that one of the publishers stole it.

  he was determined to root out who did it so he decided to give a local needs part on the ten commandments focusing on you must not steal.. he enlisted the help of a trusted ministerial servant and got him to stand at the back of the kingdom hall during the part.

  he told the ms that he would read off the ten commandments and when he got to the one "you must not steal" he would pause longer than usual and see if anyone acted nervous or suspicious.

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  William Penwell

  I think I heard that one years ago but that was good.
  
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  When did you realize evolution was true?

  by Coded Logic in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ) which person/source first made you reconsider your position on creationism?.

  ) how long a period of time did it take to fully convince you?.

  ) what books and videos did you read and watch?.

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  William Penwell

  With the mapping of the DNA I don't know how the WT can explain that we humans share over 95% DNA of a Chimpanzee.
  
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  JW Children - We're normal, and have fun at conventions, etc.

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  was reading a poster's experience with custody, and the info in wts child custody packet.. children are prepped to present themselves as normal, with school friendships, hobbies, activities, etc.

  and not to mention that their life-goal is to pioneer.. the school brochure (1983) contains this gem:.

  "they [witness families] also travel several times each year to attend larger gatherings called circuit assemblies and district conventions.

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  William Penwell

  All I remember growing up is that anything we would do would not come guilt free, unless it was something the WT approved. I recall my mom having a party for all the dub kids at our home to give us all something to do. The mistake my mom made was having it on Halloween night. Well as soon as this got back to the overseer, my mom got raked over the coals. Even though it wasn't a Halloween party, the overseer made it out as having one. Too this day I don't know why my mom stayed in the cult as long as she did.
  
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  Are we going to see a mass awakening?

  by kairos in

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  2. friends

  the internet is the archive for civilization.. watchtower cannot hide it's history.. are we seeing the beginning of a mass exodus out of her?.

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  William Penwell

  As far as I see the numbers of the dubs are still growing, not as fast as they would like but there i still growth. I have been on this site for 13 years and the pedophile issue was just beginning to hit the fan then. It is going to take time before this scandal starts to effect the WT growth.