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  World is too peaceful!

  by Aaac in

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  world is now more peaceful than ever!

  probability to die in a war is now the lowest in the history of mankind.

  only the huge media coverage gives a false impression.

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  Aaac

  World is now more peaceful than ever! Probability to die in a war is now the lowest in the history of mankind. Only the huge media coverage gives a false impression. This is what researchers Monty G. Marshall and Ted Robert Gurr say. They have calculated that the whole impact of war on humans or countries is now only 60 per cent of the peak in the mid-80's. Wasn't that the time when JW's were waiting for the "Peace and Security"? Anyway, this surely proves "the sign of the end" to be merely a fable.
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  List of USA conventions and dates? Anyone?

  by avishai in

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  does anyone have a list of the usa conventions and dates?

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  Aaac

  Every third convention is "Spanish only". That's where the growth comes from.
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  Use of the word jah?

  by carla in

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  2. friends

  i have noticed on ex sites the use of the word jah in reference to jehovah.

  is this just a slang used by ex's or do active also use it?

  if active members use it, doesn't it seem a bit disrespectful then?

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  In their Branch reports, they use the abbreviation Jeh for Jehovah. I found it highly amazing.
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  I'm writing my disassociation letter to the elders. Any advice on wording?

  by swiftbreeze in

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  Aaac

  Here in the Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland) you do not neet to meet with the elders if you want to DA you. You can just go to a magistrate ("civil office") and fill in a form. JW's do not have the right to take contact with you after that (though they will try and do it to ensure). So simple! I did it a few months ago. It is official, law-bound and civilised. I hope, you will some day have the same human rights as we have here.
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  Now German WTS has access to Registry Office

  by GermanXJW in

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  2. friends

  today, a german radio station commented on the court case won by jw in germany.

  they now have to recognized as a public body which has mainly impact on taxes.. .

  but the radio station also commented that now jw have access to the regitry entries of each citizen at the registry office.

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  Something in English about this case: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,1564,1530197,00.html http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050325-121132-8950r.htm
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  If the governing body members all had children, would they deny them blood?

  by hubert in

  1. watchtower
  2. medical

  if they any of them had or have children that needed a blood transfusion to live, i wonder if they would deny their children blood and watch them die for the watchtower society?.

  or would you see a quick change of doctrine?

  ie: new light?.

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  They did change their own rules to DF Ray Franz. Why wouldn't they do it to save their own child's ass? But anyhow, they don't have young kids, so who would know?
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  When do people sleep - brilliant background wallpaper!!!!

  by Qcmbr in

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  ever feel cheesed because you post and nobody seems to be on - or you post a topic of interest to natioanls from another country but they don't reply!!!.

  have a look at this program it is soooo cool for checking when everyone else is asleep or awake.. http://www.sofotex.com/earthwatcher-download_l8803.html.

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  Aaac

  Thanks for the link! This Jussi Leinonen is a Finnish guy.
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  My Prediction: If You Don't want To Be A Witness----You've Disassociated

  by minimus in

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  eventually, i believe that if an inactive person refuses to talk to elders, stops all meetings and service and might create any possible problem to the local congregation, that they might be loopholed into showing themselves as having "disassociating" themselves.

  it would be an easy way to get rid of deadweights that can cause more harm than good in the congregation.

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  DFing inactive ones doesn't affect WT's numbers at all. Maybe Memorial attendance, but not any other numbers in the year report. That's why it can be so easy to get rid of them. They are not needed, but they may form a threat.
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  Tracking U.S. Growth through KMs

  by TheListener in

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  to get about 30,000 people baptized during the service year the dubs need to dunk about 2,500 people a month.

  i've been following their dunking numbers with the kms and they are about on, maybe a little low.

  i've also noticed that the overall number of u.s. dubs isn't really increasing too much even with the new dunkees.

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  This handy interactive map has now been updated: http://www.freakypixel.com/service_year/
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  Why www.watchtower.org?

  by PopeOfEruke in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just was wondering today, why is the official jw website www.watchtower.org?

  why not use the magic word "jehovah" in the website name?

  why use the name of a single publication when jw's are supposed to be a "people for god's name"?

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  Aaac

  Try this adress http://www.jehovah.com/ They have commercialized the "Divine name".