Luo Bou to
have you checked to make sure they're not recycling your newspaper where you are?
though this is a country with 5 million people and 30 million sheep......
darkspilver
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upskirt voyeur a JW
by Luo bou to inreport was in nz news paper recently this guy had a camera attached to his witnessing bag so he could film up girls skirts hyperthetical can you imagine before he was caught this bro being commended for his zeal in the ministry and used as a role model for reporting a lot of hours which is considered by the elders a measure of ones spirituality .
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2017 Yearbook released
by bohm ini saw this on reddit:.
https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/5mlgsm/2017_yearbook_of_jehovahs_witnesses/.
overall the numbers are better than last year (1.8% growth compared to 1.5% last year -- as i predicted ;-) ) with an increase in all major figures including 1300 more congregations (i assume this is not physical kingdom halls?).
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Over 30 people in the congregation my wife attends have not put in their report for December yet. There are about 110-120 publishers so it's a large proportion. Sure the time of year makes a difference with people ill and away but in the age of excellent communications it says to me people are simply not that bothered.
Actually AFAIK if 75-80 publishers have handed their report in already for December, out of a congregation of 110, that's pretty good - we're only at the 9th of the month, and they have until the 20th of the month before the report is sent to the Branch....
I think what they do is download the video at Bethel or elsewhere where there is internet, then go out and show it to people on the street or in their homes using a tablet with batteries. I have a friend in Congo and that is what they do. They say that the Caleb videos are a hit with the children, as they have never seen cartoons before.
As shown on the front cover picture of the Study Watchtower September 2016 - although this is Fiji shown, presume it's the same principle...
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Injustice In India Over National Anthem
by Iown Mylife injehovah’s witnesses will seek to overturn the apex court’s order .
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darkspilver
The following is a link to scans from February 2011 of the WT's Official Correspondence Guidelines regarding the Flag Salute and Anthems
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watchtower Library 2016
by maestro778 inhello everyone!!!.
someone will have some information about the wtl 2016.
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Now I'm Convinced There Probably Is No God
by pale.emperor inyesterday i made a visit to the museum in my city.
the top floor is the planetarium, which has a connecting room with a huge dome ceiling where they project lessons and lectures and you have a 360 view of the night sky etc.. this particular lecture explained about our galaxy, and how it's only one of billions in the universe.
and then we learned about each planet, some of their moons and the sun.
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darkspilver
Sounds like the World Museum?
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Update to UK “Child Safeguarding Policy”
by wifibandit ina known poster on this site (anon) says:.
i have just received a text from an elder i've known for decades in my circuit who has some sympathy for my feelings and who is aware of the arc, the uk charity commission, etc., etc.
here it is verbatim, and my reply.
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darkspilver
Hey Vidiot
Have you read any UK Child Safeguarding Policy documents, apart from the WTs? It would be interesting to know which ones, if you can please?
Take a look at my earlier post here: https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5153307829993472/_post/5742087918059520
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Britain in the doldrums!
by Nicholaus Kopernicus inthe 2014 - 2015 jw statistics showed a peak publisher decline of 884 with the average publisher tally showing a gain of 183. .
the 2017 yearbook is now available via jw.org and the statistics for britain show a 2016 peak publisher increase of 630 and an average publisher increase of a paltry 26!.
nothing to shout about on the part of the followers of caiaphas in the britain branch.
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darkspilver
If they were tracking population increase they should have added at least 17 thousand.
How are you doing the calculation?
Population increased 14% over 20 years
Equivalent JW increase at 14%, to keep track, would mean 142,070That's just another way of doing my original calculation which used the ratio and got 141,929 (small difference due to calculation rounding?) ?
How do you get 17,000? Do you mean if they where increasing PLUS keeping up / tracking the population?
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Britain in the doldrums!
by Nicholaus Kopernicus inthe 2014 - 2015 jw statistics showed a peak publisher decline of 884 with the average publisher tally showing a gain of 183. .
the 2017 yearbook is now available via jw.org and the statistics for britain show a 2016 peak publisher increase of 630 and an average publisher increase of a paltry 26!.
nothing to shout about on the part of the followers of caiaphas in the britain branch.
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In real terms, over the last twenty years in Britain, there has been a 5.5% decrease in publisher numbers.
The JWs in Britain would need to have a monthly average of 141,929 publishers reporting to be the same (ie no increase/decrease) publisher-to-population ratio as they where during the 1996 Service Year (instead of the current 134,517 average publishers) -
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Britain in the doldrums!
by Nicholaus Kopernicus inthe 2014 - 2015 jw statistics showed a peak publisher decline of 884 with the average publisher tally showing a gain of 183. .
the 2017 yearbook is now available via jw.org and the statistics for britain show a 2016 peak publisher increase of 630 and an average publisher increase of a paltry 26!.
nothing to shout about on the part of the followers of caiaphas in the britain branch.
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darkspilver that looks more comprehensive. How did you get that information?
No secret, just from jw.org.....
The congregation search facility on jw.org appears to have two 'limiters' on the results you get - a maximum number and a maximum distance:
Firstly it limits any search to a maximum of 100 results
Secondly it limits search results to a maximum distance - from a quick check this appears to be 100 miles
This means that Nicholaus Kopernicus' 'problem' wasn't a max number of results, but a max distance issue
Remember that the search facility is really only meant to find a congregation meeting in a particular language close to a particular point to which you can travel to and attend - so the limits actually seem generous - WT wants the search facility to have a quick response time, so they don't want to overload the backend with more calculations etc being done than is needed in a 'real-world' situation.
Which also means I've found three more Polish congregations in Britain:
48: Bristol, Polish
49: Paignton, Polish
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Britain in the doldrums!
by Nicholaus Kopernicus inthe 2014 - 2015 jw statistics showed a peak publisher decline of 884 with the average publisher tally showing a gain of 183. .
the 2017 yearbook is now available via jw.org and the statistics for britain show a 2016 peak publisher increase of 630 and an average publisher increase of a paltry 26!.
nothing to shout about on the part of the followers of caiaphas in the britain branch.
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This high immigration is reflected in the increasing numbers of foreign language groups and congregations in Britain. For example...
Polish - 32
That seems a significant drop post-brexit?
EDIT: I think you've mis-read the jw.org search facility?
This is my list of Polish congregations (excluding groups attached to other congregations)
1: Aberdeen, Polish
2: Bedford, Polish
3: Bicester, Polish
4: Birmingham, Polish
5: Bournemouth, Polish
6: Bracknell, Polish
7: Brighton, Polish
8: Chester, South
9: Corby, Polish Central
10: Coventry, Polish
11: Coventry, Polish
12: Crawley, Polish
13: Dartford, Polish
14: Derby, Polish
15: Edinburgh, Polish
16: Glasgow, Polish North
17: Glasgow, Polish South
18: Hull, Polish
19: Inverness, Polish
20: King's Lynn, Polish
21: Leeds, Polish
22: Leicester, Polish
23: Liverpool, Polish
24: London, Polish Central
25: London, Polish Debden
26: London, Polish East
27: London, Polish Hillingdon
28: London, Polish North
29: London, Polish Southbury
30: London, Polish Streatham
31: London, Polish West
32: London, Polish Wimbledon
33: Luton, Polish
34: Maltby, Polish
35: Manchester, Polish North
36: Manchester, Polish South
37: Milton Keynes, Polish
38: Morley, Polish
39: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Polish
40: Northampton, Polish
41: Nottingham, Polish
42: Peterborough, Polish
43: Rugby, Polish
44: Rugby, Polish
45: Slough, Polish
46: Southampton, Polish
47: West Bromwich, Polish
