by diamondiiz 18 Replies latest watchtower bible
The world had an increase of 2.4% (average publishers)7,395,672-poopsicakes
Well, if this is true then they must also account for the world population growth.
In 2010 it was approximately 1.3 percent
Therefore the real figure is 1.1 percent growth overall.
I'm not sure what it is in 2011 but the world is expected to reach 7 billion
7 billion divided by 7395672 is 946 people willing to hear per corporate member this crazy message
Third world countries will report another increase. The Muslim countries and China are missing or reporting paltry gains, or none at all.
As for advanced countries, I doubt there will be anything but declines. Japan may report increases, as people go rushing back to Kingdumb Hells after the nuclear disaster. But I doubt anywhere else will show anything but breaking even and modest losses (modest because of all the fake time slips). The US, Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, and most other European countries will probably be lucky to break even. And I think Mexico and Brazil are finished with their big gains--people that are going to fall for the scam already have.
WTWIZARD-
China and the muslim countries ban jws, so if any are active in those lands, it won't be many and the society will not publish seperate figures for those lands.
Even if some give fake time slips it does prove that they are present in the congs tho', in other words, if 7.6 million report fs, and some lie about how many hours they put in fs, still, that means there are 7.6 million (or whatever the peak publishers number will be) in the congs. So that many attend meetings anyway.
I suspect there is more growth among the SIIBOs (Still "IN" in Body Only) in the Cong than new converts. Lots of people having doubts (which is where I would say that I was just one year ago). But the doubts grow, or as they sit down at Google, that little wedge of doubt breaks everything wide open (that's where I am now).
DOC
2.4% is still a downward trend, albeit very small, the previous reported growth figure a year before was 2.5%. So, even on their massaged figures, growth is slowing down.
It must be a sign that the end is close ! ................. just as it would have been if the growth was on the up.
Wobble-
everything with jws is a sign the end is close!!!!! LOL!
And it is even closer now than it was a second ago!!!!
But will there be any increases around 2013-2015? It will be interesting to see what happens.
Does anyone have stats on the percentage of growth over the last 10 years or so?
Don't forget that the 2.4% increase is for average publisher number. Peak is what they tend to emphasize and will probably be around three and a quarter percent.
wha happened?-
here are some figures for the 2001 report from the 2002 YB
congs=93,154
mem att - 15,374,986
partakers= 8.730
peak pubs=6,117,666
ave pubs=5,881,776
% of increase over 2000= +1.7%
baptized=263,431
hours=1,169,082,225
ave bible studies=4,921,702
branches=111
bethelites=20,133
here are a few figures for the US:
peak pubs-979,637
ave pubs-945,689
ave pubs in 2000= 945,000
baptisms=27,731
congs=11,582
studies-416,556
mem att-2,163,602
