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i just went to a convention in mazatlan, mexico.. i had wanted to do this for a very long time, it left me shaken a bit (because i had a confrontation of sorts with one jw who recognized me), but i got some stats that give some insight into the borg.

it really is crumbling, even in the places where they have arguably had the best, wildest success in the world: mexico.. just so you can see how much they have success in mexico compared to the us or anywhere else:.

top three countries in 2014 were:.

ILoveTTATT2

Convention #2 data:

Attendance: 2750
Baptized: 24
Percentage assuming 100% JW: 0.87%
Percentage assuming 80% JW: 1.09%
Women: 16
Men: 8
Under 18 women: 9
Women from 18-65: 5
Women 65+: 2
Men under 18: 3
Men from 18-65: 4
Men 65+: 1
I would consider "boys" all three of the men under 18.
I would consider "girls" 5/9 of the women under 18

1 of every three baptized were young boys or young girls. Very sad!

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Stats of conventions in Mexico

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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i just went to a convention in mazatlan, mexico.. i had wanted to do this for a very long time, it left me shaken a bit (because i had a confrontation of sorts with one jw who recognized me), but i got some stats that give some insight into the borg.

it really is crumbling, even in the places where they have arguably had the best, wildest success in the world: mexico.. just so you can see how much they have success in mexico compared to the us or anywhere else:.

top three countries in 2014 were:.

ILoveTTATT2

I will go to the second convention tomorrow. Then I plan on going to all of the circuit conventions (there's just one right? Not two?)... to see the growth or lack of in one city for one year. That should yield some interesting stats.

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Inside Scientology and Escaping the Witnesses - Mon 24th channel 5

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thats it really.

uk channel 5 at pm mon 24th.. maybe its already been posted but sounds interesting.

ILoveTTATT2

I second what Londo said...

"Hopefully it will end up on Youtube for those of us outside the UK."... if you know what I mean

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UK TV--next monday 24th aug---channel 5-----9 pm--escaping the witnesses

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just see it advertised on tv--with photo of our friend from south wales

ILoveTTATT2

Nice! Is there a way to record it and share it?

Anyone here in Mexico?

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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wondering if anyone here lives in mexico right now.

i live in mazatlan, in sinaloa state.. anyone else live near me?

i d love to meet other exjw s around this area.. also, my pm does not work, so unfortunately you will have to comment here... or... idk..

ILoveTTATT2

Wondering if anyone here lives in Mexico right now. I live in Mazatlan, in Sinaloa state.

Anyone else live near me? I´d love to meet other exJW´s around this area.

Also, my PM does not work, so unfortunately you will have to comment here... or... idk.

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2015 Regional Convention (Cleveland, Ohio) - No accounts report read? No video about abuse?

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i went to the convention this past weekend in cleveland with my wife and son.

most of the session was the status quo, but here are some of observations that i believe are worth noting: .

1. i did not see a lot of jw.org advertisements and the website was not mentioned a whole lot during the session.

ILoveTTATT2

I made a report of a convention in Mazatlan. Even in Mexico they are drying up: 28 baptized out of 2900 people in attendance.

http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/431620002/stats-conventions-mexico

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"Mediator" not Mediator, "Judge" not Judge... Watchtower word games

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as much as jesus is not the mediator of mankind but the "mediator" (supposedly a legal term), the watchtower has a similar word game with the word "judge".seems like deborah judged in israel, which, for every one of you apostate or worldly scumbags who don't understand word games, does not mean debora was a judge.

you see, deborah was a "judge".why is that?

because she is not listed on a list of 12 judges.

ILoveTTATT2

NICE quote Blondie!

They really ignore what they want and use what they want to make their "case".

Misogyny has been a staple of the Watchtower since its beginning.

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"Mediator" not Mediator, "Judge" not Judge... Watchtower word games

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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as much as jesus is not the mediator of mankind but the "mediator" (supposedly a legal term), the watchtower has a similar word game with the word "judge".seems like deborah judged in israel, which, for every one of you apostate or worldly scumbags who don't understand word games, does not mean debora was a judge.

you see, deborah was a "judge".why is that?

because she is not listed on a list of 12 judges.

ILoveTTATT2

dhoh,

It depends on the individuals interpreting the Bible.

Some, such as these below, say that Deborah was not a judge in the sense that the males were. Their lines of reasoning (and Watchtower's too) are based on two things:

1) Deborah did not save Israel directly, unlike the males.

2) Deborah is not listed in Hebrews 11:32, instead, Barak is mentioned.

https://unlockingfemininity.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/a-judge-or-not-a-judge-deborahs-story/

http://cbmw.org/uncategorized/the-womanliness-of-deborah/

This one gives other reasons, including that the OT should not govern the NT:

https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/769-judges-4-deborah-the-woman-judge

Most sources admit she was a judge:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah
http://www.sacred-texts.com/wmn/wb/wb47.htm

This source counteracts the objections of the ones who say she was not a judge:

https://bible.org/article/deborah-woman-god-uses

This one defends Deborah as a full judge:

http://newlife.id.au/equality-and-gender-issues/deborah-and-the-no-available-men-argument/

It seems that the acceptance of Deborah as a judge is inversely proportional to your chauvinism/misogyny.

But in relation to what is important to the Royal Comission, Deborah JUDGED in Israel. She made judgement calls, whether an Israelite had to be punished or not... She just wasn't a warrior.