How many in your generation are still JW??? (page 2)

dbq407

I would say about 80% of the ones i knew growing up are gone. Possible more.

Hey Simon that's a good point. Many people did leave over time but for some reason I guess I didn't pay too much attention to it. I just thought they would come back or they just wanted to live a bad life.

joe134cd

I grew up in a small congregation which was around 50-70 publishers. Out of my 4 closest friends.

1 left and served time I jail and I believe is dfed.

1 was dfed for apostasy. I believe he also took a number of others with him.

The 2 others were fleshly brothers and still attend to a degree. But inwardly I think they are worn out.

AverageJoe1

You used the magic word "generation". Given that this now means overlapping generations of any age then around 8 million who are obviously never going to die! (Said with the sarcasm on the highest setting)

Magwitch

I have a hard time finding any active JW's of my age group (50's). Especially if they were raised by two active JW parents. A few that were raised by a zealot of a mother and a "worldly" father still attend, but not the ones that were raised in a strict two parent household (We apparently all evolved)

Spiral

I couldn't even really tell you, I think most are long gone. We know a few "die-hards" but most of their children are out.

@Christian, what you mention about Katja's congregation is happening in my Mom's congregation. Several couples have grown children they "can't speak to" (again, of course, they could if they wanted to). A couple of these are getting really old, and yet they stubbornly hold to the rules even though they could really use some help from their adult children. Three other couples have grown children that are still JWs, but get no help whatsoever. So it begs the question, who will take care of these ones? The congregation is just worn out, poor, and not attracting any "new blood". At the memorial the thought crossed my mind that it was really a "mothballed" congregation, really sad. Nothing at all like its "glory days" in the 80s and early 90s.

The extra pressure of helping/managing elderly parents (that everyone in my generation is feeling) might just push this group "over the edge". Time will tell. Apparently the GB failed to plan for that.

BluesBrother

There were not many kids my age. My friends a little later were just a bit older & not many left now.....a lot dead !

We were the special generation that was going to never grow old...and live forever.

pale.emperor

From the congregation i grew up in, 90% have left. HOWEVER... im on the only one being shunned because i left the official Watchtower way - DA'd (then DF'd anyway).

The ones my age are still in full contact with their parents and even get invited to witness weddings and get-togethers. I mentioned this to my mum by text but she ignored my text. These are kids (now adults) who are "living in sin" with their partners yet im the bad guy for leaving their cult on my terms?

a watcher

I'm a middle aged baby boomer. There's a lot of us still left.

Saethydd

Most of my generation from the hall I go to is still in or at least working towards reinstatement as far as I know. The only one who seems to have left is my cousin, though I can't be certain of the reason for his fade. I guess my departure will make 2. Though I live in rural area so my age pool wasn't exactly huge to begin with.

How many in your generation are still JW???