There is not enough information available to make an accurate prediction, though the last few years do suggest they are in decline in many developed nations. ‘Active’ JWs make up about 0.1% of world population, and more than half of them are in fewer than 10 countries. So they’re already not relevant in most of the world. Even in countries where they are (marginally) more prevalent, at least some of those who ‘report’ are ‘PIMO’, and would leave the denomination in a heartbeat if they weren’t trapped by emotional manipulation induced by the threat of shunning.
Posts by Jeffro
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9When will the JW Org count for nothing on the World Scene ?
by Phizzy ini was wondering if any of you experts on statistics and trends etc could answer the question above ?.
if you know how to do it, if you can extrapolate a true figure for the falling membership in areas that are internet connected, then we can say " by the year **** they will be so small in the internet regions that they will be on the brink".. i have put this topic in " scandals and cover ups" because it seems to me they are trying to hide how many are leaving, and how few are joining in the areas mentioned.
the non internet places will not contribute much in the way of $$$, so however the figures change for them, up, or down, makes little difference.
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What letter?
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"Congregation Bible Study" - Pure Worship
by Jeffro inthe pure worship book will be 'studied' at the weekly jw 'congregation bible study' starting next week.
anyone 'lucky' enough to attend might like to consider my review of the book for some salient points in the coming weeks.... .
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Jeffro
I have added subheadings for the start of each Congregation Book Study section (for what is available so far). This will be updated as the schedule is made available.
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2 vaccines on the way! Satan's henchmen and evil minions come through again!
by nowwhat? inas jehovahs people how thankful we are we can rely on satan's world for providing the technology to allow us to have zoom meetings.
and providing physical food as well through the farmers to families food program.
and now we are blessed that soon yes very soon!
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nowwhat?:
As jehovahs people how thankful we are we can rely on Satan's world for providing the technology to allow us to have zoom meetings. And providing physical food as well through the farmers to families food program. And now we are blessed that soon yes very soon! Jehovah's people will be saved by this pandemic that through his infinite wisdom created viruses in the first place.
Yes, how thankful we all can be that very soon(ish, maybe), our wonderful merciful god will solve all of mankind's problems by slaughtering everyone who disagrees with us. Resplendent!
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"Congregation Bible Study" - Pure Worship
by Jeffro inthe pure worship book will be 'studied' at the weekly jw 'congregation bible study' starting next week.
anyone 'lucky' enough to attend might like to consider my review of the book for some salient points in the coming weeks.... .
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'scholar':
Printing out this document as a PDF could be improved by a larger print and some of the charts are not colored as the desktop document so the overall presentation needs a slight improvement in order to facilitate a proper examination of its content especially for those who prefer a hard copy.
I haven't made a PDF version available, but may do so if there is sufficient demand. Trivial matters of presentation don't prevent anyone from making a "proper examination" of the content though.
It's not clear what you mean by "some of the charts are not colored as the desktop document" since only I have access to the original document; if you mean that not all the charts exactly mimic the layout in Pure Worship, I don't see any need to do so unless readers indicate specific instances where something is unclear. (Alternative, maybe you’re referring to the background colour of wide tables on mobile devices layouts?)
Feel free to point out any errors though.
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"Congregation Bible Study" - Pure Worship
by Jeffro inthe pure worship book will be 'studied' at the weekly jw 'congregation bible study' starting next week.
anyone 'lucky' enough to attend might like to consider my review of the book for some salient points in the coming weeks.... .
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Road to nowhere:
They are explaining right now how we will find confusion over the hard print and the revised one on the computer. NEW LIGHT
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"Congregation Bible Study" - Pure Worship
by Jeffro inthe pure worship book will be 'studied' at the weekly jw 'congregation bible study' starting next week.
anyone 'lucky' enough to attend might like to consider my review of the book for some salient points in the coming weeks.... .
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Jeffro
The Pure Worship book will be 'studied' at the weekly JW 'Congregation Bible Study' starting next week. Anyone 'lucky' enough to attend might like to consider my review of the book for some salient points in the coming weeks...
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Many Jw’s Love to Speculate About the New System
by Davros ina comment on another thread cracked me up where the poster related what some elder said on the platform that: .
in the new system, we likely will not have genitals.” lol.
i’ve heard so much speculation from many jw’s on what will and won’t be allowed in the new system.
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Davros:
A comment on another thread cracked me up where the poster related what some elder said on the platform that:
In the new system, we likely will not have genitals.” Lol
Official JW belief, though rarely talked about, is that people may be permitted to have children only during the 1,000 years, supposing that it would not be appropriate to have children after that because those children would not need the ‘benefit’ of the ‘ransom’.
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I don't believe there are 8 million JWS
by Hotpepper inwith all the closing of halls.
and all the csa cases.
and all the jws not only slipping out the back door.
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neat blue dog:
You're right, there are really over 20 million, if counted by the standards of any other religion.
It is true that the way JWs count their 'membership' results in a smaller number of
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But you told us about those dates.
by Lost in the fog inyou couldn't make it up!
saw this wt quote on a friend's page.
it is from the awake magazine of 1993, march 22nd apparently.
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Lost in the fog (quoting The Watchtower, August 15, 1950, page 263):
nor is it dogmatic
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The Watchtower, 15 April 1986, page 31:
□ What is required if one is to become an approved associate of Jehovah’s Witnesses?
Such a person must accept the entire range of Bible teachings, including those Scriptural beliefs that are unique to Jehovah’s Witnesses.But yeah, totally not dogmatic... 😂