DELIGHTFUL DROP IN MEMORIAL ATTENDANCES: 2011 VERSUS 2014!

by steve2 11 years ago 62 Replies latest 11 years ago watchtower bible

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  steve2 11 years ago

  For the 2015 Memorial, I understand that the GB have approved counting guide dogs for visually impaired attendees....well, if they count babies.......

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  steve2 11 years ago

  I do miss SlimBoyFat's nicely counter-challenging voice on this topic of the numerical (ahem) "health" of the organization. This time last year confident predictions were made that the 2013 Memorial attendances worldwide would top 20,000,000. SBF, you out there?

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  jookbeard 11 years ago

  SBF used to spout some cobblers didnt he?

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  steve2 11 years ago

  Well, I rarely agreed with him but I kind of respected his ability to find alternate explanations which are invaluable in helping me temper my views. What I like, though, is this forum's room for alternate views something that JW apologists seldom acknowledge is ever accorded to those who express doubts or ask questions within the organization.

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  Phizzy 11 years ago

  I think SBF went back in, for good reasons in his view, I hope he has found happiness.

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  joe134cd 11 years ago

  He used to write some polished stuff SBF. Here's a salute to SBF.

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  simon17 11 years ago

  Thanks BlueDolphin for the last 5-years tallies! the 2014 memorial attendance in the US territory is 6,152 more than 2010 but 55,782 fewer than 2011. It will be interesting to see the attendances from other territories. I'd guess the decrease will be more evident in the "west" than in say parts of Asia, Latin America and Africa.

  No, because 2014 only includes the US. Once Puerto Rico and the other places are added in, this year will be an all time peak.

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  sir82 11 years ago

  No, because 2014 only includes the US. Once Puerto Rico and the other places are added in, this year will be an all time peak.

  Sorry, not correct.

  Direct quote from the KM (bolding mine):

  We are pleased to report that on April 14, the attendance at the Memorial was 2,610,810 in the United States branch territory.

  The "US branch territory" already includes "Puerto Rico and the other places".

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  steve2 11 years ago

  Simon17 you appear to have skipped reading many of the posts before you commented. The Kingdom Ministry makes clear the tally includes all countries now subsumed under the US branch territory.

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  jgnat 11 years ago

  Hubby and I have helped in the decline these past two years. So subtract two. The poor boy tried for YEARS to coax my daughter and her family to attend. He was offering BRIBES. That would be THREE warm bums in seats. But she never went for it.

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