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2016 JW Yearbook out now and online

by JWchange in

latest numbers: 1.5% increase from 2014:.

https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2016-yearbook/2015-grand-totals/ .

interesting sections: .

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2016 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses

During the 2015 service year, Jehovah’s Witnesses spent over $236 million in caring for special pioneers, missionaries, and traveling overseers in their field service assignments. Worldwide, a total of 26,011 ordained ministers staff the branch facilities. All are members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

women and children's shelters $0.00
hospice care $0.00
family shelter $0.00
shelter for abused and neglected $0.00
animal shelter $0.00
soup kitchen $0.00
rescue mission $0.00
sanctuary $0.00
youth shelter $0.00
shelter for runaways $0.00
crisis shelter $0.00
emergency shelter $0.00
shelter for homeless families $0.00
low income shelter $0.00
women's and men's shelters $0.00
transitional shelter $0.00
overnight shelter $0.00
post-disaster emergency shelter $0.00

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Is Religion dying out? An exaggerated view from the WTBTS

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

awake!

november 2015. is religion dying out?

millions of people with differing viewpoints have chosen to take an identical action.. .

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Is Religion dying out? An exaggerated view from the WTBTS

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

awake!

november 2015. is religion dying out?

millions of people with differing viewpoints have chosen to take an identical action.. .

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WIKIPEDIA:

Main article: Catholic Church by country

Church membership in 2013 was 1.254 billion, which is 17.7% of the world population,[4] an increase from 437 million in 1950[72] and 654 million in 1970.[73] Since 2010, the rate of increase was 1.5% with a 2.3% increase in Africa and a 0.3% increase in the Americas and Europe. 48.8% of Catholics live in the Americas, 23.5% in Europe, 16.0% in Africa, 10.9% in Asia and 0.8% in Oceania.[74] Catholics represent about half of all Christians.[75]

In 2011, the Catholic Church had 413,418 priests. The main growth areas have been Asia and Africa, with 39% and 32% increases respectively since 2000, while the numbers were steady in the Americas and dropped by 9% in Europe.[74] In 2006, members of consecrated life totalled 945,210; 743,200 of whom were female.[76] As of 2009 there were approximately 5,100 bishops total in the Latin and Eastern churches.[77]

Main article: Demographics of Jehovah's Witnesses

Jehovah's Witnesses have an active presence in most countries, but do not form a large part of the population of any country.

As of August 2015, Jehovah's Witnesses report an average of 8.2 million publishers—the term they use for members actively involved in preaching—in 118,016 congregations.[2] In 2015, these reports indicated over 1.93 billion hours spent in preaching and "Bible study" activity. Since the mid-1990s, the number of peak publishers has increased from 4.5 million to 8.2 million.[284] In the same year, they conducted "Bible studies" with over 9.7 million individuals, including those conducted by Witness parents with their children.[4][285][286] Jehovah's Witnesses estimate their current worldwide growth rate to be 1.5% per year.[2]

The official published membership statistics, such as those mentioned above, include only those who submit reports for their personal ministry; official statistics do not include inactive and disfellowshipped individuals or others who might attend their meetings. As a result, only about half of those who self-identified as Jehovah's Witnesses in independent demographic studies are considered active by the faith itself.[287][288] The 2008 US Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life survey found a low retention rate among members of the religion: about 37% of people raised in the religion continued to identify themselves as Jehovah's Witnesses.[289][290]

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Is Religion dying out? An exaggerated view from the WTBTS

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

awake!

november 2015. is religion dying out?

millions of people with differing viewpoints have chosen to take an identical action.. .

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AWAKE! NOVEMBER 2015

Is Religion Dying Out? Millions of people with differing viewpoints have chosen to take an identical action.

Here is an exaggerated photo in the Awake! November 2015 showing an empty church proving that people are leaving the Church's of Christendom!

Here is a photo that was taken at a local Kingdom Hall (where it looks like it has very few members).This will never be shown in the Awake! magazine. WHY NOT,WTBTS?

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Do Jehovah's Witnesses dedicate themselves to an organization or not? Which one is it?

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

anyone that is/was a dedicated jehovah's witness knows that the worship of the ''faithful and discreet slave'' is the only relationship we know.i don't remember having a personal relationship with jehovah without the governing body being in the way.they make all the rules on every matter.anyone who thinks that jehovah has any control on your daily matters is a fool.jehovah's witnesses only answer to an organization!.

"we do not dedicate ourselves to a religion, nor to a man, nor to an organization.

no, we dedicate ourselves to the supreme sovereign of the universe, our creator, jehovah god himself.

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Anyone that is/was a dedicated Jehovah's Witness knows that the worship of the ''faithful and discreet slave'' is the only relationship we know.I don't remember having a personal relationship with Jehovah without the Governing Body being in the way.They make all the rules on every matter.Anyone who thinks that Jehovah has any control on your daily matters is a fool.Jehovah's Witnesses only answer to an ORGANIZATION!

"We do not dedicate ourselves to a religion, nor to a man, nor to an organization. No, we dedicate ourselves to the Supreme Sovereign of the Universe, our Creator, Jehovah God himself. This makes dedication a very personal relationship between us and Jehovah." Watchtower 1966 Oct 1 pp.603-604

Baptismal questions from the Watchtower 1985 Jun 1 p.30:

(1) On the basis of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, have you repented of your sins and dedicated yourself to Jehovah to do his will?

(2) Do you understand that your dedication and baptism identify you as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in association with God's spirit-directed organization?

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The Lion Awakes

by eric hendrickson in

my name is eric hendrickson.

i have been on a journey led by the holy spirit which has brought to this point that has allowed for me to open the seventh seal and understand god's master plan.

i am the lion from the lost tribe of judah who has come to the world and be the messiah king.

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I THINK I FOUND A BIGGER WACKO THAN ME!

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Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Closing & Sale in Boonville, MO

by Brokeback Watchtower in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydbkxynecic

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I find videos with too much wind noise annoying.The video has a lot of information but with the wind noise it's too difficult to follow.Next time he needs a microphone cover!

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Boredom at the Kingdom Hall meetings

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

put aside all the stupid rules,beliefs,doctrines and practices of the jehovah's witnesses.this is one of the main reasons why i stopped attending all meetings!

boredom.

monotone speakers.

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Nicholaus Kopernicus
You started a thread : http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/368940008/really-true-worship

Everyone should read it and come to the conclusion that the WTBTS structures every little detail that suits and benefits them. It is ''BIBLE LITE.'' Everything is boring because that's what they really want."DON'T THINK FOR YOURSELF,WE WILL DO ALL THE THINKING FOR YOU." CONTROL every detail and everyone will be in unity.The ''SPIRITUAL FOOD'' is rotten for a reason.

w10 5/1 p. 31 Title: "Our Readers Ask . . . What is a Kingdom Hall?""A Kingdom Hall is a house of worship used by Jehovah’s Witnesses for their religious services."

In that the above is published and claimed by the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, a look at what the Bible says of worship is very much worthy of examination and some verses are cited below from Vine's Expository Dictionary. An examination of the Bible using such a scholarly and independent text will help in determining whether the Governing Body's claim of "true worship" is meritricious or meritorious.

If you are studying with Jehovah's Witnesses, you will be regularly "encouraged" to attend the local Kingdom Hall. If you do decide to attend, note what actually takes place during the meeting (and extolled as "true worship") compared with how the Bible describes worship (reverence, homage, awe, devotion, serve, honour religiously, religious homage (according to Vines expository dictionary).

Note too how extensive reference is made to items of literature published by the "Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses" and how little attention is paid to the Bible. For example, several years ago, it was common for a Brother to give a Bible dissertation involving an introduction, actual reading of a segment of the Bible, and then a concluding summary (usually application). Time allowed for this was 5 minutes. Then the introduction and conclusion (Brothers' composed such) was eliminated in favour of Bible reading only with the time curtailed to 4 minutes. As of this year, the time has been reduced further to a mere 3 minutes! Similarly an item called "Bible Highlights" given by a Ministerial Servant or Elder has had its time curtailed from 10 minutes to 8 minutes! Even before the time allowances were curtailed, the duration of time given to the Bible could hardly be regared as anything remotely deserving.

If you attend a "Watchtower Study" at the weekend, note how the "study" conductor draws a surprising amount of attention to any artwork / photos in the magazine and which is usually inconsequential. Watch out too for scriptures being referenced out of context (contrary to study 22 [Scriptures correctly applied] of the JW public speaking manual). Pay attention to the quality of what is being said. Is the meeting truly erudite or edifying? Is it perhaps banal; even soporific? In your heart of hearts, did you enjoy the meeting or endure it?

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Boredom at the Kingdom Hall meetings

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

put aside all the stupid rules,beliefs,doctrines and practices of the jehovah's witnesses.this is one of the main reasons why i stopped attending all meetings!

boredom.

monotone speakers.

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Wannaexit said:
My family still attends to keep my folks happy. it's amazing how productive those two hours can be. I read ebooks, play suduko and do crossword puzzles while sitting pretty in the audience and no one is the wiser.

I would bring THE NEW YORKER magazine and read the main article which usually took 45 minutes to read.That was the only way I would make it through the boring Watchtower study.

One time an elder's little son looked back from his seat and caught me reading something different than the Watchtower. He looked at me and asked me,'' What are you reading?'' I said,''The Watchtower!'' He said,''That's not the Watchtower!'' He then tried to tell his mom on what he saw but the mom told him to be quiet.

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Boredom at the Kingdom Hall meetings

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

put aside all the stupid rules,beliefs,doctrines and practices of the jehovah's witnesses.this is one of the main reasons why i stopped attending all meetings!

boredom.

monotone speakers.

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dropoffyourkeylee
Thank you for posting this video! I tried twice to but don't seem to know how to embed a video..
This video is 100% accurate.The monotone speakers,the parroted word for word answers,the little kids answering either too loud or barely audible),the awful singing,the little kid getting slapped because she is bored and is expected to listen in for 2 hours,everyone looking at the clock which never seems to move,the sister who highlights the whole Watchtower article and the brother that isn't prepared and never studied it( hey! that was me), the study going 15 minutes overtime,etc.etc.