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  Happy Alcoholic Jehovah's Witnesses

  by The Bethelite in

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  2. friends

  for many years since the witness organization, after i have told people that i'm no longer a jehovah's witness, people would say "oh the religion were people are not allowed to drink!".

  "no they drink alright.....they can't do much of anything else but they do drink!".

  in fact the first place i ever got drunk was bethel.

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  joe134cd

  You can add Hayden Covington to the list of 2. Was Watchtower’s lawyer, was set to become president of WTBTS, and was a raging chronic alcoholic as well.
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  Dating within JW's

  by 720Reddog in

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  how was dating in your congregation?.

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  joe134cd

  I’m glad I never married while a JW. I’m still currently single. I am slowing accepting my situation in life, and am happy that I can do what I like when I like.
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  Creepy "Caleb & Sofia" Dolls On eBay

  by pale.emperor in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so i'm on ebay looking for old jw books and i see this crap.... .

  i think some cheap person has taken poundland dolls, put kids clothes on them and have the cheek to flog them for $73.60 (plus shipping).. for one, they look nothing like them.

  and two, how creepy are these?!!

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  joe134cd

  Anything for a buck.
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  Any stats on retention rates in mixed homes?

  by Steel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have a wife that i would say is a social witness.

  i have never once had a meaningful discussion about the bible or even seen her read the damn thing.

  she puts up a pretty facade of being a good witness but isn’t really a religious person.

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  joe134cd

  Take comfort in knowing that of those born into the religion only 1/3 will remain in it as adults. The odds are in your favour.

  When a POMO / PIMO is married to a PIMI, the general trend is that it never ends well, so good care and discernment is needed, in order for the relationship is to work.
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  2019 service report is out

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the 2019 report is out:.

  https://download-a.akamaihd.net/files/media_publication/29/syr19_e.pdf.

  the “average publisher” figure for individual countries has made a comeback!

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  joe134cd

  I agree with the above post. It’s always mystified me how they will put in all the time and money going around annoying people on a Saturday morning, and yet are so I’ll prepared in the retention and care of exisiting members. Seems to me they just ain’t learning.
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  2019 service report is out

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the 2019 report is out:.

  https://download-a.akamaihd.net/files/media_publication/29/syr19_e.pdf.

  the “average publisher” figure for individual countries has made a comeback!

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  joe134cd

  To give some meaning to those figures, and living in a country that is listed as showing a slight increase. The congregations are made up of mainly old people, with very few in the 18-25 year old bracket. The attitude of most is lethargic, with borderline meeting attendance. Witnessing has been reduced to a coffee shop. Over all not surprised that it’s holding its own, if not about to go into decline. That just my take.
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  Latest Circuit Assembly Money Assault!

  by eyeuse2badub in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  probably not new to many of you but i'm gonna post it anyway!.

  i went to a circuit assembly last week at the fremont, ca assembly hall in fremont, ca to be with my wife so she could be there to 'witness' the baptism of a person she "studied" with about 2 decades ago!.

  at the main entry to the assembly hall there are 3 or 4 large double door entrances.

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  joe134cd

  I can see there been some sort of subscription fee (perhaps just a few dollars but it certainly won’t be free) imposed in order to access JW.borg. They gotta do something when you are running out of money.
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  Has Anything Really Changed For JWs In The Last 10 Years?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  2020 is days away.

  has anything really changed for the witnesses or the religion?

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  joe134cd

  Slimboyfat- you always know how to explain it and be right on the money
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  What is the average cost to build a new Kingdom Hall

  by jworld in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was recently told that the average cost to build a new kingdom hall in the united states rural midwest region was $250,000.

  i was shocked to say the least.

  i remember when my childhood congregation built a new hall in 1989 for $60,000.

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  I don’t know if they done this world wide, but I remember in the local area when they started buying materials out of China. I remember they filled an assembly hall, with seats and a fresh lot of carpet out of China, at a fraction of the cost of what it was for it to be made locally with free labour. Btw the carpet looked ghastly, and everybody didn’t like it. I would also hate to think of the human right violations that would of taken place in order for those Chinese companies to manufacture for the cost they did.
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  Spike in data use by smartphones

  by mikeflood in

  1. social
  2. current

  like since three months ago, my smartphone's data is reaching the 35 gb mark.

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  never watch movies in it, and beforehand used to be like 5 or 7 gb, any thoughts?.

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  joe134cd

  Your watching to much porn. Lol. Ok bad joke.