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  WT only complete Finnish bible?

  by Dogpatch in

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  in the awake!

  of jan. 2006, page 23 it apparently (i don't have the mag) states that the watchtower's new world translation is the only complete finnish bible.

  could this possibly be true that after all these years there are no others in finnish?

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  "You don't have 10 different versions made by 10 different churches; each and every one of these were made by the official translation group of the major church." --- There are even more translations - translated and used by several *sects*. Translators' names like Uuras Saarnivaara (Jumalan kansan Pyhä Raamattu "God's People's Holy Bible") and Anders Wilhelm Ingmann (Koetusraamattu "Try/Trial Bible"). Raamattu Nykysuomeksi ("Bible in Modern Finnish"). For NT, eg. Heino Pätiälä and Aapeli Saarisalo. Where do you base your information? Have you ever seen, read or touched these books? Because I have. I don't peg your pardon, but this link is in Finnish. ---- http://www.aimoo.com/forum/postview.cfm?id=311102&CategoryID=3459&startcat=1&ThreadID=2476148 --- There might not be 10 different versions made by 10 different churches, but there are many, though. So, Awake is wrong, again.
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  WT only complete Finnish bible?

  by Dogpatch in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  in the awake!

  of jan. 2006, page 23 it apparently (i don't have the mag) states that the watchtower's new world translation is the only complete finnish bible.

  could this possibly be true that after all these years there are no others in finnish?

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  OldHippie: "no other translations have been available except the WT translation." ----- You're wrong. Some old-fashioned sects (eg. Laestadians) use the older version (Finnish 1933,38) continually. And many Lutheran church members. So actually two translations are used widely here, and thirdly, the NWT is used by some ignorant JW's. So, the Awake is lying, again. (Some parts of the Bible are translated in different styles, too, but this was not the point here.) You can read the Finnish two translations here: http://www.evl.fi/raamattu/1933,38/Raamattu.html and http://www.evl.fi/raamattu/1992/
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  January 1st figures?

  by Aaac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have seen here a discussion about the january 1st watchtower.

  does this magasine contain the newest statistical figures?

  or are they publicised in february (as last year)?

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  Aaac

  I have seen here a discussion about the January 1st Watchtower. Does this magasine contain the newest statistical figures? Or are they publicised in February (as last year)?
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  % Women vs. % Men in JW

  by void in

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  2. friends

  i read a scientific study a few months ago that stated the women where more susceptible to religion than men.

  (i am trying to find this article as i dont like not backing up my claims.

  anyway it got me thinking a lot.

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  71 % of JW's are women, this study shows. It was the highest number among different religions. http://www.gc.cuny.edu/faculty/research_briefs/aris/key_findings.htm Earlier discussion on this very board: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/97173/1.ashx (Sorry I can't link.)
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  My youngest son had an interesting question. Are there at this moment more

  by avengers in

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  xjdubbs than jdubbs?.

  are there at this moment more xjdubbs than jdubbs?.

  are there at this moment more jdubbs than xjdubbs?.

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  Aaac

  I remember Jerry Bergman saying, there are almost as many ex's as there are active JW's. But I can't find the quote.
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  My First Apostate Vacation -- Surfing and Dope and Counter-Culture

  by tetrapod.sapien in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, it's been almost a year since i have been out of the borg "mentally".

  and almost 6 months since officially da'ing myself and stepping away from friendships that i had worked at for a decade.

  actually, they stepped away from me, but whatever.. it's been a heady year for me.

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  Aaac

  An independent vacation is a really good way to sort one's thoughts after leaving a cult. I did it myself a few years ago in France, while I was cycling along the river Loire. I spent a lot of time thinking. I also read and translated some life experiences of former JW's. Having a sport vacation was also a good thing to cheer me up. I lost some weight and gained some selfconfidense. I can recommend!
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  What does a JW have to do, to be SURE he will be saved at Armageddon?

  by JH in

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  write down everything a jw must do in order to be saved at armageddon.

  don't leave out anything.. and maybe you can add things he musn't do either..

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  A JW can never be sure about being saved - as mentioned above. The nearest thing, is to give a monthly report and to be submissive.
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  EX JW numbers

  by teela(2) in

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  2. friends

  for those out there that play with figures we can calulate the number that have joined and left but how does the number that have left over say twenty years compare to the numbers still in.

  are we starting to out number them in some places?

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  Aaac

  I think Jerry Bergman has estimated that there are almost as many ex JW's as there are active JW's. I just couldn't find the site. And I don't remember if he counted the children, too.
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  Statistics or info on WTS trail of destruction.

  by greendawn in

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  2. friends

  i wonder if there are any statistics or reliable info if even regional that give the number of jws that died due to wts policies against blood transfusions (and organ transplants for a limited period).

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  and also about people that committed or attempted suicide under their destructive cultish influences.

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  Aaac

  "In former times thousands of youths died for putting God first. They are still doing it, only today the drama is played out in hospitals and courtrooms, with blood transfusions the issue." Awake! - May 22, 1994, p.2
  AJWRB
  Watchtower Victims Memorial covers only a tiny part of the victims
  Bergman J. Jehovah's Witnesses and Kindred Groups: An Historical Compendium and Bibliography, Garland, New York, 1984, covers more than 180 references to articles in both medical and law journals.
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  Is it morally OK to try to free people from the WTS and how?

  by DannyBloem in

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  2. friends

  i have some serious questions here.

  i am still a jw but fading away slowly.

  still have some privileges etc, but that will not be too long i suppose.

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  Aaac

  "Is it right to try to get other JW’s out of the organization."
  Is it right to try to get people into the BOrganisation?"