KateWild - I see your point, but being objective (not being limited but their own definitions) if they believe in evolution they are evolutionists. They like it or not...
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ARE JEHOVAHS WITNESSES CREATIONISTS OR EVOLUTIONISTS?
by Viva la Vida inthe answer to this question is not that easy or obvious as you might think.
if your answer is "creationists" you are wrong, they are evolutionists a rare breed of evolutionists, but evolutionists at last .. at this stage of my argumentation you might think i have lost my mind for stating jehovahs witnesses are evolutionists, but this might be because you are thinking as the wt has taught you to think.
the wt has presented a distorted view of the theory of evolution.
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ARE JEHOVAHS WITNESSES CREATIONISTS OR EVOLUTIONISTS?
by Viva la Vida inthe answer to this question is not that easy or obvious as you might think.
if your answer is "creationists" you are wrong, they are evolutionists a rare breed of evolutionists, but evolutionists at last .. at this stage of my argumentation you might think i have lost my mind for stating jehovahs witnesses are evolutionists, but this might be because you are thinking as the wt has taught you to think.
the wt has presented a distorted view of the theory of evolution.
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The answer to this question is not that easy or obvious as you might think. If your answer is "creationists" you are wrong, they are evolutionists – a rare “breed” of evolutionists, but evolutionists at last –.
At this stage of my argumentation you might think I have lost my mind for stating Jehovah’s Witnesses are evolutionists, but this might be because you are thinking as the WT has taught you to think. The WT has presented a distorted view of the theory of evolution. For this particular view, the theory of evolution is very broad, it is said to explain the origin of the universe (with its millions of stars and planets), the origin of life on earth, and at last the origin of the species, including humankind. Besides, the WT adds philosophical components to it such as that evolution and science denie the existence of God (when in fact science does not denies or affirms the existence of God as is not a subject that can be studied through the scientific method). The theory of evolutiondoes not try to explain all the above. In brief, it just focuses on how species change to adapt to its environment (I’m not an expert on this field so excuse any misrepresentation).
So, do Jehovah’s Witnesses believe in the true meaning of the theory of evolution? Yes, they do. But, they take the stand that evolution started after the flood of Noah’s days. They are forced to take this stand because the Ark that Noah supposedly built could not accommodate the high number of species that populate the earth today. It is just physically impossible. Then, the only possible solution to this dilemma was for them to accept that a much reduced number of species were in the Ark, and that from these few the rest of the species evolved. Therefore, in my opinion, they can be considered to be "post-flood evolutionists".
Can I produce any proof of this? Well consider what “Insight on the Scriptures”, under the heading “Ark” says:
“It has been estimated by some that the hundreds of thousands of species of animals today could be reduced to a comparatively few family “kinds”—the horse kind and the cow kind, to mention but two. The breeding boundaries according to “kind” established by Jehovah were not and could not be crossed. With this in mind some investigators have said that, had there been as few as 43 “kinds” of mammals, 74 “kinds” of birds, and 10 “kinds” of reptiles in the ark, they could have produced the variety of species known today. Others have been more liberal in estimating that 72 “kinds” of quadrupeds and less than 200 bird “kinds” were all that were required. That the great variety of animal life known today could have come from inbreeding within so few “kinds” following the Flood is proved by the endless variety of humankind—short, tall, fat, thin, with countless variations in the color of hair, eyes, and skin—all of whom sprang from the one family of Noah.” (Bold and underlined mine)
My questions to WT: Do God supervised this process, or species between each “kind” evolve by their own? Without an answer to this question, can you be confident to raise the question “Was it designed?” in Awake magazine’s articles?
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They are afraid of JWs discussing 1914 while preparing the demonstration.
You have a group of three people trying to come up with some sense out of something that has no sense at all. They know this can backfire to them.
WT cleaver approach: "we do the demonstration for you, so you don’t have to think too much... isn't that lovely"
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October 2014 Kingdom Ministry (KM - 10/2014 PDF)
by WatchTower87 inour kingdom ministry october 2014 .
instruction: press the 'skip ad' button top right, you should then see the download screen more easily.
no virus ;-).
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Last year: 2,611,818
This year: 2,610,810
Decrease/increase: -0.04% (or 1,108 people)
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October 2014 Kingdom Ministry (KM - 10/2014 PDF)
by WatchTower87 inour kingdom ministry october 2014 .
instruction: press the 'skip ad' button top right, you should then see the download screen more easily.
no virus ;-).
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alanv - It says "in the USA branch terrotory". This year this includes Jamaica and Puerto Rico (their branches were closed and merged with the US). So maybe there is not such increase (or it is much smaller) in the USA...
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Denmark Assembly Hall and 7 KH for sale
by Viva la Vida inthis is the real estate page: http://propertysale.dk/salg/helsinkivej.html.
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This is the real estate page: http://propertysale.dk/salg/helsinkivej.html
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Another PR / marketing website for a JW international convention - this time Seattle
by sir82 inhere is the link: http://seattledelegates.org/.
i would guess this is the wave of the future.
a secondary channel of business revenue for the wts - compensation for recommending restaurants, tours, etc.
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Germany loses 22 congregations and 41 KHs in 3 years (2011-2014)
by Viva la Vida ini just compared the latest data provided by the german wt and data i found searching for the same page in archive.org.
congregations 2011: 2232. congregations 2014: 2210. kh 2011: 1075. kh 2014: 1034. source: http://www.jehovaszeugen.de/statistik.18.0.html - this is a oficial site for germany.
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I just compared the latest data provided by the German WT and data I found searching for the same page in Archive.org
Congregations 2011: 2232
Congregations 2014: 2210
KH 2011: 1075
KH 2014: 1034Source: http://www.jehovaszeugen.de/Statistik.18.0.html - This is a oficial site for Germany
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TOMORROW FIRST REGIONAL CONVENTION
by Viva la Vida inthis is year the first convention worldwide it is not in the usa but in the dominican republic... .
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This is year the first convention worldwide it is not in the USA but in the Dominican Republic...
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NZ Watch Tower Society closed down
by Viva la Vida ini've just found out this in the charity registry of new zealand.. the watch tower society of nz closed down, not just bethel (that was sold some time ago), but the legal entity.
they have another entity in nz, but this one was the owner of bethel.
http://www.register.charities.govt.nz/charitiesregister/viewcharity?accountid=4f83a20c-d2a7-dc11-8026-0015c5f3da29&searchid=68f4a5cb-67fd-41f2-b8c9-5339d0304b4d.
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I've just found out this in the Charity Registry of New Zealand.
The Watch Tower Society of NZ closed down, not just Bethel (that was sold some time ago), but the legal entity. They have another entity in NZ, but this one was the owner of Bethel. Does any one know why was this done?