by FatFreek 2005 12 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
This touches on what a Russian Orthodox Priest assessed of the JWs and why they deserve to be persecuted; to paraphrase him, 'they combine the worst heresies confronted by the early church with life under a totalitarian Communist regime.'
That said, IMHO a Government should never crack down on a church or cult beyond liquidating its assets. Go beyond that and you give its followers the honor of martyrdom.
'they combine the worst heresies confronted by the early church with life under a totalitarian Communist regime.'
Profound and astute.
What follows is a complete table of values.
I repeat -- thanks to JWfacts and Paul Grundy's table, "Worldwide Watchtower Statistics", I used his figures from 1962 through 2015. I assumed "Average Publishers" is what WT uses for their 1% estimate of DF people.
For the missing years, 1952 through 1961, and 2016 and 2017, I extrapolated an additional estimate which is colored red.
