Posts by insidetheKH

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WT's subtle attack on Wikipedia!

by Wonderment in

did anyone notice this wt's subtle attack on wikipedia?

they wrote (from the 2011 yearbook of jehovah's witnesses, pp.

9-10. source: 'tracing all things with accuracy'):.

insidetheKH

the truth is ,...Wikipedia is not reliable if it comes to controversial subjects. Also in certain languages a lot of subjects are biased

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Asking for confirmation: Bethel factory in Germany

by bats in the belfry in

in january 2015 my devout and longtime 'in the truth' jw relatives (50+ years) went to the german bethel factory in selters.

they were shocked seeing an near empty factory floor and were told that some printing presses supposedly have been sold to 'worldy' companies.i got to hear the stunning admission out of their mouths: "we left with the impression they are closing up shop".just whoa!

to me it sounds like a firesale - "because everything must go" (die hard iv).. has anyone else seen the factory in that condition?

insidetheKH

some old stuff was sold and replaced by new stuff

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Re: Art Skills Needed at Bethel

by suavojr in

jw
friends

all they want is some spiritually-qualified publishers blind individuals who believe they are god's mouthpiece on earth.

no wonder their artwork is so poor.. .

christian congregation of jehovahs witnesses2821 route 22, patterson, ny 12563-2237 phone: (845) 306-11001/8/15-e usjanuary 8, 2015to all congregations in the united states branch territoryre: art skills needed at betheldear brothers:the beautiful illustrations in our printed publications and on jw.org serve as teaching aidsthat emphasize spiritual truths from the bible.

insidetheKH

a same kind of request was done recently by a european branch office for people with ICT skills like programmers, web designers, software engineers etc etc since much of JW.ORG is and will be done in Europe and less in the U.S.

the local branch will expand its ICT office space and workforce drastically

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Fudging the Numbers: Is the WTBTS in decline?

by Coded Logic in

it's no secret that the wtbts has a cash flow problem.

over the past three years they have closed 20 of their 116 branches.

they have sold off most of their properties in and around ny (including some kingdom halls), drastically reduced the # of printed pages for the watchtower and awake magazines, reduced the printing of books and other materials, increased the number of single page tract campagnes, installed cc machines at their assembly halls, and are now seizing of controll of property assets from local kingdom halls using renovation projects.

insidetheKH

Coded said

It's no secret that the WTBTS has a cash flow problem.

So what is your source? I think they have more ca$h than ever before

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Just returned from South America

by StarTrekAngel in

i just came back from visiting family in south america (will keep the name of the country out for now) and i was shocked by the amount of jws i saw on the street.

keep in mind that most countries in sa have been under military rule until the early 80s, with the general fear and mindset sticking around until the late 90s, even when the military was gone and democracy re established.

jw were not around when i lived there.

insidetheKH

@sir82 countries in Latin and South America are not third world countries. Ever been there?, cause i have

http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/third_world.htm

I have visited a number of third world countries as well

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Just Released:2014 Worldwide Service Year Report of Jehovah's Witnesses

by steve2 in

in the last day or so, the 2015 yearbook of jehovah's witnesses has been available on jw.org.

broadly speaking, results are pretty ho-hum - except to note a huge increase in memorial attendances for 2014, but still shy of 20 million.

this is a big increase over the previous all-time-high year of 2011 by several hundred thousand.

insidetheKH

@banana the population of japan is aging & the total population is shrinking since 2007 and will continue to do so for the next century. a drop of 1 milliion a year is expected for the next decades

One can only expect the same kind of problems for a religous group like the Jehovah's witnesses since they represent the demographics of the society. You agree with me that Japan has the largest percentage of ageing people right? Well, the same goes for the Japanese Witness group.

After 2005 things started to change and will result in an ultimate free fall

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Japan#Vital_statistics

The decline in Japanese Witnesses is a normal reflection of the overall decline in the population.

For example :

Nr of Average publishers in 2009 217,530

Nr of Average publishers in 2014 215 294

Net decline 2236 publishers over a period of 5 years that is a decline of only about 0.2 percent per year

It has nothing to do with technology, being fashionable, or beliefs that answer peoples needs or not. The decline can be simply explained by looking at the demographic information of the country and the demographic behaviour in groups like the witnesses (for example within JW's less people decide to get kids because of this system/kingdom interests)

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Just Released:2014 Worldwide Service Year Report of Jehovah's Witnesses

by steve2 in

in the last day or so, the 2015 yearbook of jehovah's witnesses has been available on jw.org.

broadly speaking, results are pretty ho-hum - except to note a huge increase in memorial attendances for 2014, but still shy of 20 million.

this is a big increase over the previous all-time-high year of 2011 by several hundred thousand.

insidetheKH

@banana

Based on the latest data from the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research, Japan's population will keep declining by about one million people every year in the coming decades, which will leave Japan with a population of 86 million in 2060.[5] By that time, more than 40% of the population is expected to be over age 65.[6] In 2012, the population had for six consecutive years declined by 212,000, the largest drop on record since 1947 and also a record low of 1.03 million births.[7] In 2014, a new record of population drop happened with 268,000 people.[8] In 2013, more than 20 percent of the population are age 65 and over.[9]

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Just Released:2014 Worldwide Service Year Report of Jehovah's Witnesses

by steve2 in

in the last day or so, the 2015 yearbook of jehovah's witnesses has been available on jw.org.

broadly speaking, results are pretty ho-hum - except to note a huge increase in memorial attendances for 2014, but still shy of 20 million.

this is a big increase over the previous all-time-high year of 2011 by several hundred thousand.

insidetheKH

@banana what are you trying to tell me?

the population of Japan is shrinking rapidly (since 2007) and so is the number of JW's since the group is a reflection of the demographics seen in society

see this chart that shows the decline of the japanese population and future projection