Posts by observador

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small blurb on economist.com bout jw stats
by karvel in
1. jw
2. friends
decrease in europe.. .

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observador

However, all is not well for the Society in South America. Take Brazil, for example, the number that was not long ago between 7 and 10% is now about 2.5% if memory serves me right.

This is absolutely horrible for a business that needs to grow, indeed.

People in Brazil are having more and more access to information, especially through the Internet. Even those with no access to Internet from home, can easily pay by the hour at a "LAN House", small businesses usually found in shopping malls, and look up information without prying eyes at home.

So, the WT Society needs to do something there NOW, or else face growth numbers very close to USA's in the very near future.

Observador.
(your eye in Brazil's JWism)
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Plasma versus LCD TV - please help find the link
by observador in
1. social
2. entertainment
a while ago there was a great thread here about the differences and i'd like to re-read it as i am shopping for a new tv.

would you help me find the link?

or share your views?
observador

Just found the link: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/85567/1.ashx/Plasma+TVs
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Plasma versus LCD TV - please help find the link
by observador in
1. social
2. entertainment
a while ago there was a great thread here about the differences and i'd like to re-read it as i am shopping for a new tv.

would you help me find the link?

or share your views?
observador

A while ago there was a great thread here about the differences and I'd like to re-read it as I am shopping for a new TV.
Would you help me find the link? or share your views?
Which one is better?
What's the main differences?
Why is plasma less expensive than LCD?
What would you suggest me to look for and what to avoid?
Thanks.
112
30 Minute Public Talk-CONFIRMED
by stillajwexelder in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i can confirm (as there seems to be some doubt) at the service meeting last night during the item about the new watchtower, a letter was read by the po.

the public talk is to be 30 minutes long.

this is to allow for more association and ministry.. lengthy negative introductions about the state of the system of things/deep last days etc are to be heavily curtailed.
observador

stilla, thank you so much for posting this.
The waters of Babylon, the Great, is definitely drying up.
Ever less and less food for Jehovah's people.
Convention that used to be 8 days are now 3;
hours requirements that were 60 are now 50;
Awake! that was bi-weekely is now monthly;
Public talk that was 45 min. is now 30 min.
Lurkers, do you see the trend? And it seems like this "wicked system of things" is not so bad after all, humn?
As I say once in a while: The main thing you lose as a JW is your time. Don't waste it.
Observador.
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Is the Watch Tower name going away?
by garybuss in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
is the watch tower name going away?

i'm seeing more use of the "jehovah's witnesses" name where the watch tower name once was such as the sponsors of the summer conventions.

is this new, or am i just noticing it?
observador

IronClaw,
thank you for your very good observation.

I, too, believe it is a mix of legal and public relations move from the "Society". The Watchtower may call themselves whatever they want, I call a skank a skank.

The Watchtower Society is a master of transformation for survival. The average dub won't even notice it.

I will call these bastards Society no matter what spin they put on it.

Observador.
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Watchtower 100th Birthday Celebration Edition
by AlphaOmega in
1. watchtower
2. bible
maybe i'm making more of this that i should but i just "stumbled" .

http://i18.tinypic.com/5x5c014.jpg.

http://i11.tinypic.com/4v4ajhy.jpg.
observador

Bonnie,

if you use a Windows computer, it is really simple: click All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Character Map.

From there, you can select not only the ñ character but a whole host of others.

Observador.
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If the universe is growing??.....
by ex-perfectdaughter in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i was wondering the other night....if the universe is growing how does this explain creation?

if god has finished creating how can an expanding universe be explained?

do the dubs have any comment on this?
observador

ex-perfect,
that is a really good question.

I was thinking about this too the other day. The fact that the universe is expanding just shows, in my opinion, how real evolution is. Remember, God was suppose to have created heaven and earth and, then, rest on the seventh day, right?

We see evidence of evolution all around us: societies, human behavior, plants, animal life, etc.

Words such as mutation, transformation, progression, and now "expansion", are just different ways of saying evolution.

Observador.
The Obama Girl is really hot!
by observador in
1. social
2. humour
man, by now you must have seen this, but if not, have a look at that video.

unbelievable!

she's hot as hell.
observador

Man, by now you must have seen this, but if not, have a look at that video. Unbelievable! She's hot as hell. And she's even worried about border security. :)

Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKsoXHYICqU

Or you may enjoy a match between the Obama and Giuliani girl. What a treat!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekSxxlj6rGE&mode=related&search=

Observador.
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Another 'Letter to the Editor' published.... hoorah!
by AK - Jeff in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
they ran it precisely as written [i believe, though i have not checked it word for word].

in seeker4's original thread he suggested that the catholic settlements could be used as basis for such a letter;.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/138178/2466684/post.ashx#2466684.
observador

Thanks Jeff.

I admire the efforts of those who put the word out there.

Absolutely fantastic!

Observador.
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August KM provides solid evidence of declining JW morale
by sir82 in
1. jw
2. friends
as you may or may not recall, the february '07 km (for the us) had a huge article, taking up the full 4 page insert, on the "blessings" of auxiliary pioneering.

the part covering that insert took up the entire service meeting (aside form the announcements).

the "encouragement" was that the us branch had set a goal of 160,000 auxiliary pioneers for the month of april ("if only one of every 6 publishers signs up, we can make it!")..
observador

"Some will cry wolf until they die of old age. Others won't stop unless someone or something stops them."

Actually, the Society/GB are the ones crying wolf. JWs are the ones having a hard time believing the wolf has come.

Observador.