does anybody have any information on recent growth in the jdub religion?
other than their own reports?
or, can you point me to the right post here?
This is my take.
I believe the Borgs numbers. They may stretch the truth but I don't think they are cooking the books.
There are NO middle class families joining. All growth is 1. Born in. 2. Foreign language. 3. Destitute. The median age of a dub is way older than the median age of the U.S. this will catch up with them soon. Within 5 years US growth will be zero or negative.
fading and not "outing" yourself.. what are your thoughts on it?.
i ask, because i just received a scathing personal message on facebook from a person who read my latest book and in it i describe myself as a fader.
i was not dfd and i did not da myself.
To each their own. I view u as a true authentic Ex-J-Dub.
For myself fading seems like the wisest choice if u can pull it off.
hm have a hobby?
im not asking what.. hm have taken up a constructive hobby since leaving?.
this is used by permission, and was up last week or so in parts.
this is the whole story.. disfellowshipping: how it can effect your life.
http://www.freeminds.org/life-stories/rank-file/disfellowshipping-how-it-can-effect-your-life.html.
Great read! Thanks for sharing. I so hope that he is right about the Borg eventually collapsing. That would be fantastic.
I would love an update on his life.
new to the site.
currently i am a ministerial servant and was told i was appointed to be an elder.
i told the brothers i was not ready for that assignment.
when i first came to this forum i was of the belief that those of us who were still in due to family reasons were few in numbers perhaps one in a thousand in the jws.
soon i came to the realization that there were many more.
we have dozens of posters here who are mentally out but still in.
i faded a few years ago and haven't been to a meeting since.
i've seen a few threads here about the new donation policy and mentions of congregations having to send money to the mothership but i don't have all the details.
can anyone explain what the new policy is?
In the US each congregation asked all the family heads how much they would donate a month. The elders added all that together and then figured out how much the monthly expenses were. Whatever extra would be left over each month was pledged to the organization. Our hall sends $250/mnth from our congregation funds. The worldwide work donations still go directly to the borg. Also any extra funds above 3 months of expenses that was in the congregations bank account was sent to the Borg. Our hall kept 5k and sent off around 20 k.
The donation box that was for worldwide building has been eliminated Now there are two donation options at each hall. WWW and Local expenses
have lurked here for many, many years.
female, latina, middle-aged, born-in, 3rd generation jw, northeast usa.
my fate is to continue to play the game 'till death do us part because the very strong and tangled web of friends, family, business, etc.
first off i want to say that i'm a teenager which makes my situation interesting.
i don't want to give too many details in case someone i know reads this but i'm between 14 and 18, homeschooled, and i've been awake for around one or one and a half years.
i already have a plan to attend usc or wisconsin university if i'm smart enough to get in and then move to san jose and try and get a job working for a hs football team or with a soccer team, since i want to coach sports or be an agent.. now, this all sounds great in theory but there's one thing i've been thinking about that makes me doubt my plan.
I'm a kid 14-18
I know TTATT.
I'm home schooled.
I wanna go to USC.(or Wisconsin)
I have a crush on a dub girl.
I don't know what "dating" is like.
i have a serious learning disability.
You sound incredibly naive. That can happen when dub kids are home schooled. I wish you the best!
Iggy
http://theworldnewsmedia.org/charlotte+schroeder+%28may+9,1920+to+june+19,+2013%29.
and here's how judah looks as seen in a recent video - especially posted for those who knew judah over the years.
closet factory testimonial from judah schroeder.
