i have just updated the graphs of jws in australia with the 2007 statistics.
there is a spike in australia similar to the increased growth this year globally.
there does not seem to be any real reason for this, so the question needs to be asked, "how legitimate the figures are this year?
Interesting. If you look at the number baptised as an average per congregation - it's still a very low figure. It's still mostly kids grown up in JW families who are getting baptised.
I've also heard of several disfellowshipped in the past who have recently been reinstated. Unless they realise the "truth" is not the truth, it keeps haunting them and eventually they return. No matter how long they've been out.
sorry guys, here is the story broken down in paragraphs.
for some reason i can't edit my posts after i submit them
when i was fourteen my mom started taking me to a new congregation.
B_Deserter, I have read your first 2 chapters also. I am very impressed with your writing style. You have been through a lot - hope you are going all right at the moment.
the report is out!.
http://www.watchtowernews.org/2007report.pdf.
cooking the books with 3% increase??.
Wow, jwfacts! You must have been working through the night!
sorry guys, here is the story broken down in paragraphs.
for some reason i can't edit my posts after i submit them
when i was fourteen my mom started taking me to a new congregation.
I enjoyed that, B_Deserter!
My first crush experience - it happened during the bookstudy - I was probably about 14. I fell in love with a young JW my age - we'd known each other since we were about 5. I remember sitting there in a fairly tight sweater with my little boobs, looking at him trying to get his attention. After the study I made a beeline for him like a magnet. Our arms brushed briefly. I still remember the feeling.
Unfortunately my father noticed. I was ordered home immediately and severely reprimanded.
I was so embarrassed, I don't think I ever spoke to my beau again. Girls didn't make the first move in those days but I couldn't help myself. He moved to another congregation a couple of years later.
any faders out there, which is the first meeting that you start to miss on a regular basis?.
for me, it is the bookstudy - haven't been in weeks, no one calls, says a word.. so glad not to be reading the revelation book anymore.. from reports i have heard, the book study is the least supported meetings of all five..
Dark Lord, welcome to JWD!
any faders out there, which is the first meeting that you start to miss on a regular basis?.
for me, it is the bookstudy - haven't been in weeks, no one calls, says a word.. so glad not to be reading the revelation book anymore.. from reports i have heard, the book study is the least supported meetings of all five..
Definitely. The bookstudy is where you get the personal attention. After that, start leaving after the "public" talk (soon to be cut to half an hour), then start missing the TMS and SM. Bingo - soon you will be out and forgotten.
Another tip - go to another congregation's meeting (public talk) a couple of times. Then you can tell your elders if you are missing, you will be in another hall.
it happened again like in july when i talked to an elder and his wife about child abuse, but this time i got a hold of rank and file members who fortunately i was able to play like a fiddle as they had no idea what they were up against here.
so brother middle age ex-hippie convert ( as he told me later ) and sister middle age hair in a bun offered me the awake on death or our view of death.
i graciously accepted gaining their trust saying yes, i had close loved ones who had died over the years but didn't know if i believed in a resurrection or hereafter.
Wow, Mr Flipper, you did a great job. Often when given the opportunity we are stumped for words (well at least I am), but it looks like you were well prepared. Imagine when they meet the rest of the group they will all be talking about it - so hopefully at least some of them will investigate further.
just thought i would drop in and say hello.
some big things have happened since i last posted (haven't been on for a few months) - wow nbc woohoo.
how sweet is the craptower responding admiting to the settlement.
Hi WT=wt.
Not many Aussies posting at the moment so it's good to hear from you!
penny
the report is out!.
http://www.watchtowernews.org/2007report.pdf.
cooking the books with 3% increase??.
Steve2
Seeing you love numbers - you can go to the statistics section of the WTS website - they still have the old 2006 stats up. Download those into an excel spreadsheet.
When they have the 2007 numbers up, you'll be able to compare with 2006 by country more easily. You can do all lots of interesting calculations once you have the figures in a spreadsheet.
The annoying part about their website stats - they only report peak publisher numbers. We all know that's a load of BS. Somehow the August figures are always a lot higher than other months - so peak numbers will always look much better than reality.
penny
yes, there has been a lot of buzz and speculation from posters about the increase of jws in various countries, as well as salivating over the zero and negative growth rates in other countries.
but still no one's produced the official figures for the 2007 year (which runs from september 2006 - august 2007).
so, until we're able to see a scanned copy of the 2007 service year report of jehovah's witnesses worldwide, spare us the frustration of the pointless speculation!
The suspense is killing you, isn't it steve.
