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  People criticize the rank of The WatchTower and Awake!

  by dydeonwl in

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  people are not willing to accept the popularity of the watchtower and awake as these magazines belong to jw.

  a listing site has declared the watchtower the most popular magazine in the world.. source: https://tingtopten.com/2020/01/top-10-most-popular-magazines-in-the-world/.

  in comment section of this link people are abusing again jehovah's witnesses.

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  That rank is meaningless. I saw evidence of that for decades. Most JWs didn't read (or read all) of the mags. Of the ones that were actually placed in the field, most were not read or given a second thought. Stacks and stacks ended up lying around unplaced/unread at JWs' houses. Stacks were left at laundromats, hospitals, etc. and probably thrown away.

  I, myself, as a believing, zealous, regular pioneer, had hundreds at my house that were never placed. Same with my zealous pioneer JW grandfather. Same with my other JW relatives. Same with my JW friends. Same with mags at the Kingdom Hall.
  
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  Put the Blame Where it Belongs

  by cofty in

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  I downloaded the video in case Youtube (Google) does remove it.
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  Guy on a Buffalo

  by Simon in

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  ok, i don't know if madness has set in, but this seems awesome.. seriously, you need this in your life.

  you probably just don't know it yet.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij4t9cqa0um.

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  I was thinking "what the hell is this?" Kept watching episodes and reading comments and finally got the answer:

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSaiDsjXBHU

  One funny comment on episode 1: "While watching this video my dad came in and I switched to porn because it was easier to explain."
  
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  Good News About the Covid-10 and the Watchtower Bible and Truck Society! n

  by 1234 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we all know that things are all going to be way different when we get through this milestone.. like hurricane katrina, people survived this but new orleans even 16 years later is way different.

  our economy is like a shark that must keep moving through the water.

  stop it and it will die.. the witnesses like many people in the world, have little to no savings.

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  "They are us" - 1234 (New Boy), I agree with you most of the time, but I respectfully disagree about this. I'm with Jimmy Young; I have no sympathy. JWdom is far different today from what it was when a lot of us were in.

  The evidence that JWdom is wrong and not what it claims to be is obvious and readily available today. It was not a few years ago. JWdom used to be bolder and more dignified and deeper and more scholarly. It is weak and embarrassing today. The GB used to be more in the background. Now, the Great Leaders are public buffoons. A lot of JWs in the past were smart, strong, stable people. I believe most of them left. To me, those who are JWs today for the most part deserve what they get.

  I have tried reasoning with them, and have been called "weak", "bitter", "mean", "mixed up", etc. They want to go out and tell everybody else how wrong they are, but they won't consider evidence against themselves.

  I do not consider them to be like I was/am at all. JWs today are not honest and hungry for truth.

  (apology since this is off topic)
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  Guns and ammo selling out fast

  by JimmyYoung in

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  i went to my local walmart today and most of the can goods and frozen foods were sold out.

  i did a web search from where i buy ammo from, lucky gunner, sg ammo, buds and others.

  bulk ammo is sold out just over night.

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  Still Totally ADD, "bring people together"? That would be great if it would work, but, overall, it probably won't. Hippies tried the peace and love, and it didn't work.

  Even if some good folks do come together and help each other, they will need protection. Society survives and functions because of restraints. Remove the restraints and see what happens.
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  Guns and ammo selling out fast

  by JimmyYoung in

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  i went to my local walmart today and most of the can goods and frozen foods were sold out.

  i did a web search from where i buy ammo from, lucky gunner, sg ammo, buds and others.

  bulk ammo is sold out just over night.

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  I would be really worried in this environment without some kind of physical defense.

  Society is fragile and could very easily collapse. There are many evil thugs who would love the opportunity to take your stuff and/or harm you. Consider the riots and looting that occur after a natural disaster or court case that didn't go the way some wanted it to.

  If the food really runs short, it could get nasty. It's not the virus I fear; it's people.
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  Currently Reading...

  by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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  currently reading: apostles of denial by edmund c gruss.

  the book presents the history, doctrines and claims of jws clearly,accurately.it examines these in the light of the bible, in the light of sound exegesis of the original languages in which the bible was written and with best scholarship o the subject.. although this was written in 1970 , its author was a exjw, so i find it intriguing to see the jw world of that time from someone who witnessed and experienced it all.. hooked from line one itself, remains to be seen if it will deliver to the end but so far so good.

  has anyone read it ?

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  Have got it, but haven't read it. Definitely want to; just can't right now because of time. Please let us know what you think when you finish it.
  
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  The real Dracula?

  by LoveUniHateExams in

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  i'm a bit of a horror fan - i love horror movies and the novel dracula by bram stoker is a pretty good read - especially the first four chapters, with jonathan harker being in dracula's castle.. i've heard before that stoker based count dracula on a 15th century voivod (prince) of wallachia who went down in history as vlad the impaler - apparently, he was extremely barbaric and cruel, as his name suggests.. vlad's father was also called vlad.

  daddy vlad was apparently part of an order of crusader knights, the order of the dragon.

  this order was formed to protect christian europe against muslim ottomans/turks.

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  I've read a good bit about him over the last few years - a lot about gruesome stuff he supposedly did, like impaling enemies up the back side and missing major internal organs so they wouldn't die quickly. I read that he even impaled babies. I realize that some of the info might be wrong, but there are so many accounts that it seems that they are based on some kind of reality or actual incidents.

  That house photo is interesting. I don't think of people back then as living in houses like that. It looks like a modern house.
  
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  My wife PIMI wife said today...." The Tribulation has started"

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my wife pimi wife said today...." the tribulation has started" i was like wtf... i know things are bad.

  but...... we have had other pandamics and market crashes in the past.

  1889: russian flu 360,000 perished.

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  According to JWs, isn't the tribulation supposed to start with the destruction of non-JW religions by the governments, or have they changed that, too? What about the cry of peace and security? What happened to that?

  edit: Hadn't seen Vidiot's post when I posted.
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  Interesting piece about Stephen Lett and family: property developers

  by Diogenesister in

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  2. experiences

  another very well researched programme by the blue envelope exploring stephen lett's bio and his family interest in property.

  interestingly his parents were pioneering until the new service year 1975 , when they immediately changed tack and began investing in properties along the gulf coast.

  once again, highly recommended veiwing.. https://youtu.be/9qh0jbvsdrc.

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  Just watched the video. Now I'm really pissed off. How effin dare they ask little children to donate their ice cream money while Lett is investing large sums of money. In the talk clip that was included in the video, Lett said to be content with sustenance and covering. As a member of the elite GB, he's guaranteed such (actually far better than just the necessities), so why is he spending time and resources on investments?

  Also in the talk included in the clip, he said that the end is imminent. Well, if he really believes that, why is he investing in property? This guy claims he's going to be launching off to heaven soon, so why not donate any extra money he has to his precious religion?