a newly published article by british sociologist david voas argues jehovah's witnesses may be about to experience a collapse in numbers.
contrary to claims by american sociologist rodney stark who predicts strong future growth for jehovah's witnesses, voas shows that jehovah's witnesses' efforts at recruiting new members have become increasingly unsuccessful over the past few decades: the rate of increase has steadily declined, and the number of hours each publisher must preach to produce an extra convert has gone up substantially.
voas suggests a reason for the stagnation may be that there is a natural limit to the number of people in a given population that are susceptible to conversion to sectarian groups like jehovah's witnesses - the 'carrying capacity' of the population, and that the limit has largely been reached.
I expect the reality will be somewhere north of collapse but well short of thriving.
steve2
What do you think about the reality of the financial picture? ( https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4812472855822336/canada-branch-financials-posted-bleeding-appears-very-real )
posted here:.
https://docs.zoho.com/sheet/published.do?rid=740aq85115d1a04174c4d867e056351ad6836.
biggest changes:.
Posted here:
https://docs.zoho.com/sheet/published.do?rid=740aq85115d1a04174c4d867e056351ad6836
Biggest changes:
Lines
4100 - Cash
4170 - Other assets (?)
Assets less liabilities MUST be of serious concern.
this article:.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5170724735025152/major-article-todays-philadelphia-inquirer-on-jw-child-abuse.
led to his arrest and this impressive article:.
This article:
led to his arrest and this impressive article:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/jehovahs-witnesses-children-sexual-abuse-arrest-20180524.html
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well, i got to see the final day of this years regional convention.and i saw something that disturbs me.. the final, "summing up review" video.
it disturbs me because it was so well done.
(i wish i could remember the title of the song), to the strains of a solo vocalist singing in a fine "irish tenor", we see the actors from the previous videos of the last few days all assembling together in a clearing.
just heard that a young brother committed suicide this week - the whole congregation is naturally very distressed.
what a tragedy.
according to my source he'd only been married about a year and his wife found him - he’d hung himself.
using a person's tragedy to make a point.
The tragedy IS the point.
https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/8fsaxu/so_this_just_happened/.
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Couldn't link the photo on my mobile.
https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/8fsaxu/so_this_just_happened/.
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i know we have all said it before, but it simply blows my mind that the jws doing cart work do not have bibles on the cart to give out to interested ones!.
how can they say they are "bible students" trying to share the "bibles message" and not give out bibles!?.
other christian groups take the commission to share the bible seriously!
Opening question to cart-sitters:
"What is more important - the Bible or Watchtower magazines?"
"So, why ... ?"
we were taught sickness and death is a result of the sin inherited from adam and eve, so why do animals get cancer?
they are supposedly still as big j intended, so therefore cancer is a creation by the big fella himself?.
just an exercise for one's who believe in the whole bible story thing.. (not me)... any others anomalies you can think of ?
Was wondering that very thought lately.
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/102006163?q=animals+live+forever&p=par
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2015008?q=animals+live+forever&p=par
Why do animals experience deformities, sickness, and death, just as humans?
The notion that God will "restore" human biology to eliminate death, but will not do the same for animals, is absurd.
so here's the point regarding blood transfusions.
notice jesus asks the pharisees if it was lawful on the sabbath to save a life.
so, can you break god's law to save your life if it came to that?
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/saving-a-life-pikuach-nefesh/
One is not merely permitted–one is required to disregard a law that conflicts with life or health.
