Now, the truth. I have the fake cult called "The Flying Spaghetti Monster's Witnesses". And it has 600,000,000 members--making it the fastest growing religion on the planet. And...I just picked out the number out of a hat.
This is exactly the same principle that the witlesses use. They play with 7 million for a couple of years, falling just short of it for a while. They do that by design--to get people's hopes of their failure to cross it up. Then they fake a few more slips, hound a few more people, double count a few more people, start counting children as soon as they are born--and, precisely when they want to push the numbers beyond 7 million, their fabricated numbers will do the job. They cross 7 million, it sets off trouble within and without the congregation (more houndings and guilt trips), and they get the illusion of being the fastest growing religion on the planet.
Now, I wonder what they are going to do when the census comes out. They are going to find the truth, since people that get fake time slips turned in on their behalf are going to report being atheist on the census. Or, they are going to claim some other denomination, or that they are unaffiliated with any religion. Some will claim to be a whole different category--Muslim or Far Eastern religions. A few will even be honest Devil worshipers. But, none are going to claim to be Jehovah's Witlesses on the census.
If I get a census slip and get that question, I am going to be honest and tell them that I am unaffiliated with any religion. Then, if they are turning in fake time slips in my behalf, I will add to the discrepancy between what they say and the truth.
...OUTLAW