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Dear @The Librarian I have a JW neighbour who lets his dog to go out without any supervision. For what I see this dog goes in the streets looking for food. He must not feed him. Isn't this animal cruelty? How this JW can pretend to be a ministerial servant if he is not taking care of his domestic animal? Prov. 12:10.

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Dear Librarian, Are Jehovah’s Witnesses allowed to celebrate Thanksgiving? - Julie, Boston, Massachusetts, USA ——— See also:

Question sent in to to me.... Answer: Yes. And usually only sisters attend them.

No. Donations have no relevance as to whether a person is counted as a Witness or has any particular assignment or privilege in our organization. (Acts 8:18-20) In fact, most donations are made anonymously. Each Witness donates his time, energy, and resources to our worldwide work according to his own desire and circumstances.—2 Corinthians 9:7.

Government census bureaus often determine their figures by asking people which religious group they identify themselves with. For example, the U.S. Census Bureau states that their surveys “sought to determine whether the respondents regarded themselves as adherents of a religious community,” adding that the resulting figures are “subjective rather than objective.” By contrast, we count as Jehovah’s Witnesses only those who preach to others and who report that activity, not those who merely identify themselves as Witnesses.

Although we do not include such ones in the number of Witnesses, we welcome them in our congregations. Most of them attend the annual Memorial of Christ’s death, so the number of such ones can be roughly determined by the difference between the attendance at this meeting and the number of Witnesses. In 2015, the attendance at the Memorial was 19,862,783. Many who do not attend our meetings benefit from our free home Bible study program. During 2015, we conducted an average of 9,708,968Bible studies each month, some of which were held with several individuals at the same time.

Each month, Witnesses report their preaching activity to their local congregation. This report is made voluntarily. Congregation reports are tabulated, and the totals are sent to the local branch office. The branch sends the totals for each country or territory to our world headquarters. At the end of every service year, * the peak number of Witnesses for each land during that year is determined. These figures are added together to determine the number of Witnesses worldwide. Detailed reports for each country, including experiences from the preaching work, are published in the Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses. These reports encourage us, just as similar reports encouraged the early Christians.—Acts 2:41; 4:4; 15:3.

How do Jehovah’s Witnesses explain the dinosaurs? SM - Dallas, TX

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my name is Linda Griffin. email: lgriin479@yahoo.com i have not been receiving my two (2) articles from you anymore. Are you not doing it anymore or am I excluded? I read both sets of articles and I find it all very useful, including the study material. Please respond and let me know! i miss it terribly! Linda Griffin

Dear Librarian question submitted...... I will have to research what binaural beats even are before answering to be honest. Agape!

Hi there, My name is RJ and for two days I have been nonstop searching for clarification on counting time with unbaptized children. The organized to do Jehovah's will briefly talks about it. It states that a family head can count the time, study, and return visits for family worship. I understand that part. 4 hours per month, 4 return visits per month, and one study. Here is my dilemma, under the same sub-heading as that part it states that we count time, return visits, and bible studies for any one whom we study with that is unbaptized. I have four children and not only do we have our weekly family worship but each child also has their own independent study as well, age appropriate material for each child. So my question is, where can I find clarification of the situation? I was told no matter what you do with your family max is 4hr/ month, 4R.V./month, and one study/ month, however they are all unbaptized bible students. Thank you for your time and patience. - Brother RJ

NF - South Africa

PS. Forget the hours... we not should compare us with other Brothers or families ! Jehovah is always knowing what we can do and what NOT ! A CO. said before longer time, when we want go but not can For JAH its so, as we were gone.... thats LOVE YES, thats our GOD ! HE *IS* LOVE... always seeing our positive things ! We humans get long time to learn that, 1000 years May Jehovah bless you and your family, Brother RJ... Greetings from Germany, AGAPE !