That was the comment that a former elder made at the local meeting today in his comment. Evidently, he and his wife heard a Bethel speaker's comment during his talk say that (I believe the figure was) 167,000 people did not get disfellowshipped but simply left. The ex-elder made it a point to say that the elders should be watching to help out the flock before they up and leave.
Over 160,000 Simply Left The "Truth" Last Year
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JH
That's alot of people in just one year.
Imagine if they would all join this site
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minimus
Maybe that's why we have such a sudden surge here, huh?
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codeblue
sounds like it!
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JH
That amounts to about 2000 congregations in one year, that decided to stay home.
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Seeker4
No surprise there, Min.
Merry Christmas.
S4
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Honesty
167,000 people did not get disfellowshipped but simply left
Some of us went out from among them after disseminating information disclosing some of the Watchtower Lies.
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zagor
Still only 2.7% of dubs worldwide. I don't think comfortably secured asses in Brooklyn will take a notice until that figure goes to about 20 - 30 %
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stillajwexelder
well if they would show some love and spend a bit more time shepherding and preventing them leaving the back door rather than spending all the time on the ministry, it maybe just maybe, would help
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fahrvegnugen
well if they would show some love and spend a bit more time shepherding and preventing them leaving the back door rather than spending all the time on the ministry, it maybe just maybe, would help
To tell the truth, I hope they don't. The more out of touch Brooklyn and the travelling overseers become, the quicker people will become disillusioned and head for the exits.