i just wondered if anyone knows the answer , and if numbers are those numbers mainly in poor countries where there is no internet access ? also are other religions like catholics and born agains also increasing ? he remembrs being taught that the love of the greater number would fall but dubbys would increase at the end .
my disfellowshipped hubby wants to know if numbers for jws are increasing !
by looloo 18 Replies latest jw friends
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Heartbreaker
The end of what? I kid. I know what you mean. How long has he been DF'd? Does he desire to go back, or just stay out and be a slave to their ideas for the rest of his existance? If he doesn't want to go back, have him read up on freeing his mind and stopping the thought process that makes him think the Society is correct in it's teachings. If he does want to go back, have him read up on freeing his mind and stopping the thought process that makes him think the Society is correct in it's teachings. Asap.
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LostGeneration
Tell him the number of "anointed" is increasing!
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poopsiecakes
I saw this earlier this morning...looks like increases are happening in a lot of religions, which is normal when the economy takes a hard hit.
US Catholic population rises by nearly 1 million; Mormons 4th-largest religious body March 17, 2010
The Catholic population of the United States rose from 67,117,016 to 68,115,001 between the beginning and end of 2008-- an increase of 1.49%, according to the recently published 2010Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches. In 2007, the Catholic population had fallen by nearly 400,000.
Also reporting increases in 2008 were the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (ranked 4th), Assemblies of God (9th), Jehovah’s Witnesses (22nd), and the Tennessee-based Church of God (24th).
The reference book offers a statistical survey of Catholics, Protestants, and groups such as the Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses but does not rank Jews and Muslims. Mainline Protestant communities such as the Presbyterian Church (USA) (10th) and the Episcopal Church (15th) continued to suffer steep declines. More conservative Protestant bodies such as the Southern Baptist Convention (2nd) and the Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod (14th) lost members as well.
Source(s): these links will take you to other sites, in a new window.
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looloo
heart breaker , he defo does not want to go back ,i have no concerns there ,he was just curious . lost generation shouldnt the number of "annointed be decreasing ! if what they taught was "the truth" ?
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cantleave
Get him to read combating cult mind control.
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looloo
are present jws still being taught that they are increasing and other churches decling though ?
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LostGeneration
Yes it is supposed to be decreasing as "the end" approaches. But it has gone up to nearly 11,000 over the past three years as they had to get rid of their 1935 date for the calling to end. Once that came out in print many who actually read their bible instead of just the WT have begun to follow their conscience and partake.
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looloo
more chance of the pope joining up than my hubby repenting !
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Gayle
If the WT numbers increase or fall, to them, both indicate that the end is soon, no matter. The publishers number shows slight increases, however, baptisms number shows decreasing last three years.