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What would you like to see the Watchtower Society implement that would give you a dignified way to leave/stop being a Jehovah's Witness?
by RULES & REGULATIONS injehovah's witnesses do not provide a dignified resignation process for members who wish to resign/quit being a jehovah's witnesses.you are not given any good choices.
you can either: disassociate yourself,fade,become inactive or move to another city/state/country where you won't be bothered or found out.. if you quit your job/employment, stop attending a book club or bowling league,or quit a lawn service company, newspaper delivery service,you wouldn't see your employer or friends sending out a written notice to anyone to stop all association with you or have little contact.you would sue them for slander.you have a right to quit any association or contract (when it expires or doesn't meet the terms any longer) whenever you wish.. what would you like to see the watchtower society implement that would give you a dignified way to leave/stop being a jehovah's witness?.
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What would you like to see the Watchtower Society implement that would give you a dignified way to leave/stop being a Jehovah's Witness?
by RULES & REGULATIONS injehovah's witnesses do not provide a dignified resignation process for members who wish to resign/quit being a jehovah's witnesses.you are not given any good choices.
you can either: disassociate yourself,fade,become inactive or move to another city/state/country where you won't be bothered or found out.. if you quit your job/employment, stop attending a book club or bowling league,or quit a lawn service company, newspaper delivery service,you wouldn't see your employer or friends sending out a written notice to anyone to stop all association with you or have little contact.you would sue them for slander.you have a right to quit any association or contract (when it expires or doesn't meet the terms any longer) whenever you wish.. what would you like to see the watchtower society implement that would give you a dignified way to leave/stop being a jehovah's witness?.
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Jehovah's Witnesses do not provide a dignified resignation process for members who wish to resign/quit being a Jehovah's Witnesses.You are not given any good choices. You can either: disassociate yourself,fade,become inactive or move to another city/state/country where you won't be bothered or found out.
If you quit your job/employment, stop attending a book club or bowling league,or quit a lawn service company, newspaper delivery service,you wouldn't see your employer or friends sending out a written notice to anyone to stop all association with you or have little contact.You would sue them for slander.You have a right to quit any association or contract (when it expires or doesn't meet the terms any longer) whenever you wish.
What would you like to see the Watchtower Society implement that would give you a dignified way to leave/stop being a Jehovah's Witness?
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Demonic art in the watchtower?
by Lost and adrift indoes anybody remember a rumour or maybe it was a truth?
?...something about hidden pictures or symbols in the artwork of the watchtower.
was it one of those urban legends?
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I don't know about you but I see a face in these clouds.
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Demonic art in the watchtower?
by Lost and adrift indoes anybody remember a rumour or maybe it was a truth?
?...something about hidden pictures or symbols in the artwork of the watchtower.
was it one of those urban legends?
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cofty 4 hours ago
I think most of them were just people's imaginations but I have seen one or two that are very suspicious.
This is not my imagination! I clearly see eyes,nose,chin and mouth.How many arms or wrists do you see that look like this?
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Another heavy load :Literature Cart Witnessing
by RULES & REGULATIONS injehovah's witnesses standing on a street corner publicly promoting the propaganda of the governing body!another ridiculous form of "forced loyalty" to jehovah.
"dirty work" that the wtbts make witnesses go through.preaching work '' lite''.putting more heavy loads on members while the ''faithful and discreet slave'' preach from warm studios without the humiliation.
what an embarrassment!.
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If you see no problem with Jehovah's Witnesses literature cart witnessing,would you walk around with a sandwich board like this gentleman above (who is trying to get people who are walking around a busy section) to eat at a restaurant?
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Another heavy load :Literature Cart Witnessing
by RULES & REGULATIONS injehovah's witnesses standing on a street corner publicly promoting the propaganda of the governing body!another ridiculous form of "forced loyalty" to jehovah.
"dirty work" that the wtbts make witnesses go through.preaching work '' lite''.putting more heavy loads on members while the ''faithful and discreet slave'' preach from warm studios without the humiliation.
what an embarrassment!.
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OnTheWayOut said:
I wish the load was as heavy as it could be so that JW's hate hate hate doing it. Less door-to-door and much less actually approaching people lets these people just enjoy a day out in the sun.I know it's easy preaching ''hours'' but do they really enjoy it?Is that something they would do on their own if they weren't forced to do to show loyalty to Jehovah?
It's like people walking around with sandwich boards or dressing in a ''chicken suit'' and walking around to have customers walk in a chicken restaurant Also, it's like watching people standing around the streets with boards around their shoulders with prices to sell oil changes.It that what it has come down to!
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Another heavy load :Literature Cart Witnessing
by RULES & REGULATIONS injehovah's witnesses standing on a street corner publicly promoting the propaganda of the governing body!another ridiculous form of "forced loyalty" to jehovah.
"dirty work" that the wtbts make witnesses go through.preaching work '' lite''.putting more heavy loads on members while the ''faithful and discreet slave'' preach from warm studios without the humiliation.
what an embarrassment!.
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Jehovah's Witnesses standing on a street corner publicly promoting the propaganda of the Governing Body!Another ridiculous form of "forced loyalty" to Jehovah. "Dirty work" that the WTBTS make Witnesses go through.Preaching work '' lite''.Putting more heavy loads on members while the ''faithful and discreet slave'' preach from warm studios without the humiliation. What an embarrassment!
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2016 JW Yearbook out now and online
by JWchange inlatest 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 inawake!
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 inawake!
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 countryChurch 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 WitnessesJehovah'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]
