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  What percentage of young ones are leaving the JW's???

  by karter in

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  in my area atleast 50% if not more..

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  tenyearsafter

  According to the Pew Report, JW's had the lowest retention rate of any religion in the U.S. at 37% compared to highest rated Hindus retained 84% of their raised in, followed by Jews at 76% and Mormons with a retention rate of 70%. Even the much maligned Catholic Church retains 68% of their raised in members.

  A couple of other handy facts from the same Pew Report:

  1) JWs are tied for second place for a majority of females in the faith. 60% are female!! (first place are Hindus with 61%)

  2) 42% make less than $30,000. This is the second HIGHEST percentage of the poorest cohort of all faiths!

  3) JWs have the LOWEST percentage of college graduates and post-graduates of any faith surveyed! (no surprise there).

  Though they may be growing at a higher rate than average, JW's cannot hang on to their most important legacy, their children.
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  currently reading the da vini code, anyone read?

  by highdose in

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  i've only got to chapter five were its talking about a brain washing cult, i think... hmm sure your talking about catholics?.

  is this a book worth reading anyone?.

  any others you would recomend?

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  tenyearsafter

  I read Da Vinci code and enjoyed it...I liked Angels and Demons even more. The thing to remember is that these are fiction works and combine some historical fact with lots of literary license to weave fun and interesting tales. I wouldn't look to deep beneath the surface...just enjoy the ride!
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  Did you enjoy talking to vicars on FS?

  by highdose in

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  i knew some jw's who loved to get their teeth into the local church guy.

  thought they'd show him just how much more they knew than he did.

  i think the vicars just humoured them.. they used to come away saying " you could tell he was really impressed about how well we knew our bible!

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  tenyearsafter

  We had a number of Evangelical pastors in our territory...they were always pleasant, but had absolutely no problem talking about the "tough" question such as Jesus' deity, trinity, etc. with us. We always had a couple of "mature" brothers make these calls. Anytime the discussions started to go "sideways" from our perspective, we would stop the conversation and arrange for a "return visit". Then more research before we came back. We never seemed to make any real progress, but then the pastors didn't either...everyone was convinced they were right!
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  Are YOU Drastically Different Since Leaving The Witnesses?

  by minimus in

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  2. friends

  or are you pretty much the same, as a person?.

  do you still worry about doing everything just so?.

  do you still suffer from depression and angst?.

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  tenyearsafter

  Same guy as I was...just less pretense about being something I am not...
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  What's the most dumbest/petty thing you've heard of someone being "stumbled" over?

  by Reality79 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  - some loser once took offense that i hugged a sister goodbye at a leaving do and ran back to the elders like a little child telling on me.

  i was 15, this sister was in her 40s at the time.. - this elder said someone told him they saw me with a copy of the sun newspaper.

  yes, this paper is known for its 'page 3' topless girls but far from pornagraphic and i wasn't even thinking along those lines.. - one brother who had a good job was 'counselled' because he was actually able to buy himself nice things including a new car (shock, horror!!

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  tenyearsafter

  I ended a letter to someone (a JW) with, "Best Wishes,"...I was later asked why I used occultish phrases and whether this was a "habit" of mine!
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  Your Disfellowshipping Experience

  by 1975 in

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  2. friends

  what was your emotional reaction when you were x-communicated?

  where you devastaed?

  where you joyful?

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  tenyearsafter

  Mine was pretty uneventful...I wasn't going to change my course, so it was a couple questions and then DF'ed. Other than having a few family still in, I have not really looked back.
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  Another JW chain e-mail...Damn these are annoying!

  by fade_away in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i received a very interesting email a few minutes ago... you may have already seen it but i thought i'd forward it anyway.

  it made me think of how blessed we are by jehovah to see with our own eyes the fulfillment of many prophesies which increase our faith in him and in our king christ.

  on a personal note, it sent chills down my spine because it's not everyday i get impacted by something like this.... .

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  tenyearsafter

  My Mom sent this one to me...I pointed out that this has been on their website for years in one manner or another...Sheesh!
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  Anyone into fishing?

  by Nickolas in

  1. social
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  check this out.

  the farther into the video the more insane it gets.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3bf0whvsnk&feature=player_embedded.

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  tenyearsafter

  Just came back from fly fishing in Belize in February...Bone, Tarpon and Snook...tried for a Permit, but no bites. Fun stuff!!
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  Anyone into fishing?

  by Nickolas in

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  check this out.

  the farther into the video the more insane it gets.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3bf0whvsnk&feature=player_embedded.

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  tenyearsafter

  Very nice Low-Key!

  I love to salmon fish in Alaska...my best King is a feisty 50.5 lb beauty I caught in the ocean, so it was "fight on"!! Also tagged and released a 200 lb + halibut...
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  A question for Evangelical Christians. Would you support this?

  by Terra Incognita in

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  2. friends

  americans role seen in uganda anti-gay push .

  comments(520) adxinfo classification="button120x60" campaign="foxsearch2011_emailtools_1629901c_nyt5"by jeffrey gettleman .

  published: january 3, 2010nyt_inline_image_position1 kampala, uganda last march, three american evangelical christians, whose teachings about curing homosexuals have been widely discredited in the united states, arrived here in ugandas capital to give a series of talks.. skip to next paragraphenlarge this imagemarc hofer for the new york timesnikki mawanda, 27, who was born female but lives as a trans-man in uganda, described abuse by the police and others.. multimediainteractive featurefour ugandans, four points of viewrelatedgay in uganda, and feeling hunted (january 4, 2010)times topics: ugandaarticle comments includeenlarge this imagemarc hofer for the new york timesdemonstrators carried banners denouncing homosexuality in december in kampala, uganda.. enlarge this imagemarc hofer for the new york timesstosh mugisha is going through a transition to become a man.

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  tenyearsafter

  So, are you condemning or praising Rick Warren??

  I don't know any "mainstream" Evangelicals that do or would support the type of law being proposed in Uganda. Evangelicals may not agree with homosexuality, but that does not equate with supporting "death to gays"!!