2007 Yearbook

RubyStevens

I'll always have a weakness for looking through JW literature, the illustrations, the soothing repeating mush of a cult kind enough to do all your thinking for you. Well I was looking through the Yearbook and the seams are really starting to show. Like was said in another thread, they try to have it both "intrest waning means the end is near/numbers are booming!" ways. Most telling was who recieved the brunt of coverage, in the developed world they're flailing, but they are growing in Africa. It makes me sad to see these people who have nothing but tracts and a kingdom hall to keep them going, and I understand why they would cotton to the JWs so eagerly. Has anyone seen (accurate) numbers of Witnesses in the states, is there growth? I bet if they were to refine the definition to attends every meeting, plus one hour in field service, they'd get a much more honest picture.

JWdaughter

I have been eagerly awaiting the article that has at the beginning part an explanation of how persecution and lower numbers in one part of the world shows the end is near and the end of the article showing how their astounding numbers in Ghana or Nigeria prove that the end is near. Is there such an example in this latest yearbook?

For all that I have little use for religion, and in spite of the fact that my avid dislike of theirs in particular only fuels their persecution fantasies, I REALLY love it when they screw up, and its easy to see. . .I keep waiting for a really no brainer thing to show my mom.

RubyStevens

If she keeps bound volumes of the WT that far back just show her the infamous cover from around 84 or so that proclaims "1914: The Generation That Will Not Pass Away".

fjtoth

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The 75th edition of the National Council of Churches' Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches has just been issued.

It shows that Jehovah's Witnesses are the 25th largest religious organization in the U.S. with a membership of 1,046,006.

It says JWs decreased during 2006 by 1.56% compared to the year 2005.

See: http://www.wfn.org/2007/03/msg00069.html

Frank

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Kudra

Hey, I wonder if they still count me as a JW in the numbers?!?!?!

Do you have to be active to be counted? (I'm a fader.)

aniron

To be counted you have to put a report in each month.

They usually try to encourage "inactive ones" to put a report in as they get to the end of a service year.

I used to know a Service Overseer who would put a report in for "inactive ones". To just to keep them on the records he would say.

onacruse

Ruby Stevens:

I'll always have a weakness for looking through JW literature, the illustrations, the soothing repeating mush of a cult kind enough to do all your thinking for you.

And yet you said on another thread:

But even so young (we left when I was 12)

And your profile says you're now almost another 10 years older?

And then, what you said just above:

If she keeps bound volumes of the WT that far back just show her the infamous cover from around 84 or so that proclaims "1914: The Generation That Will Not Pass Away".

From just the year after you were born!

That's an interesting (some might even say odd) thing, that you would still show such a preoccupation about such matters.

bikerchic

Has anyone seen (accurate) numbers of Witnesses in the states, is there growth? I bet if they were to refine the definition to attends every meeting, plus one hour in field service, they'd get a much more honest picture.

Try this thread:

Growth and Decline in churches incl. JW's

InquiryMan

Which countries are features in this year`s yearbook.

Alligator Wisdom

Which countries are features in this year`s yearbook?.

1. South Africa 2. Latvia 3. Réunion Alligator Wisdom (aka Brother NOT Exerting Vigorously)

2007 Yearbook

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