They can show whatever numbers they choose to, there is no way of keeping tabs on this, nor will the current active members question it. Most of us here don't believe any of it.
ICBehindtheCurtain
JoinedPosts by ICBehindtheCurtain
-
51
2024 year Highlights: JWs hit 9 million Publishers
by Sanchy inwatchtower put out some highlights for the 2024 service year:.
average publishers: 8,828,124. peak publishers: 9,043,460. a 43.2 percent increase in "those who returned to jehovah", meaning 65,816 were reinstated.
baptized: 296,267. memorial attendance: 21,119,442. missing stat: number of partakers .. womp womp.
-
-
-
12
I'm Watching The Exorcist Right Now...
by pale.emperor inas an ex-jw recovering for cult indoctrination and paranoia there are a few things that make us realise how far we've come.. eating black pudding.
smoking a joint.
sleeping with someone on a first date.
-
-
ICBehindtheCurtain
We've seen it, since I don't believe in devil, demon, bible or religion, it just seems silly, with the cross and holy water BS, those movies don't scare me anymore, and nope no demon attacks for watching either LOL!!
-
3
Anyone from the Bronx, NY? Jersey City, NJ?
by RolRod inanyone here from the bronx?
i was a member of the jerome congregation in the early 1980s, then relocated to another hall i believe it was on park ave, near the train tracks, for the life of me i can't remember the name.
i left nyc and was a member of the west and then the north congregations in jersey city, nj.
-
-
ICBehindtheCurtain
Corona, Queens NY, left in the mid 80's
-
27
New York's Child Victims Act - What Will This Mean For WTBTS?
by AnonVet inaugust 14th 2019 marks the date that new york state will allow civil litigation for child sex abuse claims against all institutions and individuals for a period of one year, regardless of how long the abuse has occurred.. i'm curious how this will play for wt.. any opinions?.
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/ny-child-victims-act-sets-one-year-revival-period-sex-abuse-claims.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/28/us/new-york-child-victims-act/index.html.
-
-
ICBehindtheCurtain
This is great, I hope it hits them where it hurts, their damn pockets. Let the additional lawsuits begin.
IC
-
49
What’s So Good About Not Being A Jehovah’s Witness At This Point In Your Life?
by minimus infor me it’s freedom!
you are not bound by an organization’s man made rules and whims.
you don’t have to account to mere men for approval.
-
-
ICBehindtheCurtain
So many things are good about not being a witness, what stands out the most to me is, having a free mind to question anything, learn about anything, do whatever I want with absolutely no guilt, no more mind numbing meeting etc. Knowing that there is no old man in the sky observing what I do and think, no anxiety about persecution, armagged on etc. Life is good!
-
21
Absolutely mind blowing. Wow just wow!!!!!
by joe134cd inhttps://www.facebook.com/rafael.riveraarias.3/videos/2271651422931947/.
-
-
ICBehindtheCurtain
Ahahaha!! Wow this is hilarious! So they've pretty much gone Megachurch, desperation shows all over this, and the idiots lapping it up, withe the exception of the older ones, who I've heard are not happy about it, but since the Crap Society knows they will be dying soon, they really don't care.
-
12
New convention video
by Olig inso i've just seen a snippet of a new convention release, and it's obviously a reenactment (bloody poor one - look at the state of the disposable beards lol!
) of bible times.. the chap speaking is heard saying if your family members turn away and serve false gods, you should kill them!.
https://twitter.com/jfnilsen/status/1133000862719270912?s=09.
-
-
ICBehindtheCurtain
WTH? This organization is really treading dangerous waters, I hope it comes back to bite them in th A**! I will definitely bring this up to some of our still in family members, maybe it will make them think, but more than likely not, they are completely blind.
-
19
Introducing myself
by Leopold theseconed ini have been introduced to this site by my new friends that are helping me navigate through the reality of waking up and finding out that i have been lied to my whole life.
i grew up in the truth and have given over thirty years to this organization and the few years i wasn’t there my mind was certainly trapped.
the more i think about it i am really not that surprised there was a lot along the way that should have woken me up but it took till recently.
-
-
ICBehindtheCurtain
Welcome Leopold ll, I was lucky to leave the Lie after 35 years in, thankfully my husband and children, some siblings and best friend and her kids were freed from the Cult too. It's been 13 years now, and we've never looked back. Don't belong to any religion, our minds are free. You have found a wonderful place here with great people, as others have said, read the materials available to free your mind from the programming. Good luck to you!
IC
-
3
The Pope's Surprising Admission - Priests and Bishops Have Kept Nun's as Sex Slaves
by fulltimestudent inchannel 9 news (a nation wide australian tv channel, plus the recently purchased fairfax newspapers) carried this story on the web news.it says in part:.
pope admits priests kept nuns in sexual slavery.
"pope francis has for the first time publicly acknowledged the scandal of priests and bishops sexually abusing nuns and says he is committed to doing more to fight the problem.
-
-
ICBehindtheCurtain
How people can still believe that the catholic church is of god is amazing to me. Not that I believe any religion is of god or that there is a god in the biblical sense. The predominant reason I think, is that people are lazy, they want to be told how to behave and what to believe. All the basic history of how the catholic church was started is available on the internet, but most people don't want to find out, too scary....
IC
-
44
Big Announcement in Montreal
by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara injust got the heads up from montreal that 16 congregations will cease to exist from 1 april 2019. also 3 kh are no longer going to be used anymore.
this was a major announcement for many and upsetting.
wonder where the r& f are going to be dispersed with what sacrifices in the way!.
-
-
ICBehindtheCurtain
The Fall Guy, that was great! 😁 I do hope this continues, maybe more Jdubs will open their eyes.
IC