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  2011 Watchtower publisher statistics with analysis

  by jwfacts in

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  2. bible

  the 2012 yearbook has released the publisher statistics for the 2011 service year.

  a scan of the report can be found at http://www.jwfacts.com/images/2011-publisher-report.pdf and i have started updating the graphs at http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/statistics.php.

  as expected, it is following on from similar trends to the last 15 years.

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  Also, I did a quick comparison of those the total baptized in 14 years vs. the difference between 1998 publishers and 2011 publishers. 2011 minus 1998 = about 1.8 million. Total baptized in that period = 3.9 million. I don't buy that the loss is all based on the natural birth/death rate as one would assume that the majority of those baptized in the last 14 years are generally healthy. There is a huge difference - 2.1 million unaccounted for or about 3.4% per annum (48% over 14 years).

  Interesting. With the growth rate falling, it wouldn't take much for the publisher numbers to actually start falling.
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  A heartfelt "Thank You" to Simon, his family and to the all the mods

  by Dagney in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the past few days i've been thinking about how life has changed since leaving the witnesses.

  except for just a few, my former friends have been completely replaced by apostates.

  who would have ever thought...i sure didn't.

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  Yes, I'd like to add my thanks too.
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  Some personal thoughts as 2011 comes to a close

  by Terry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  first off, if you are in a safe place inside your head, merry christmas.

  i was fortunate to have had childhood christmases in my home growing up.

  many born-ins are probably never going to know what they missed.. also.... i am thinking about all the nice, friendly, happy things i've given up for jehovah and it saddens me.

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  Fine thoughts Terry.

  Cheers
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  Does anyone else have parents who were only JWs until you became an adult?

  by myusername in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my parents joined when i was born and left when i became an adult.

  they're very controlling people.

  i recommend the book 'if you had controlling parents' because i think people raised as jws will relate to it.

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  Sadly no but I have seen a few peope become JWs when they have young children and I think there can be a couple of things at work:

  1. Becoming a parent can change your outlook on things;
  2. JWism can offer a handy framework of control for a parent who doesn't know quite how to exercise their authority autonomously.
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  Please can we all have a go at describing and celebrating our different NEW IDENTITIES, versus our OLD WBTS IDENTITY?

  by Fernando in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  at one time most of us here identified as jws who follow the wbts gb/fds who claim to follow the bible etc.

  some of us are journeying to a new identity, others may feel they already have a new identity.. although we likely have gone in many different directions, we share a common past which only ex-members can really understand and explain.

  please could we each respectfully share and celebrate our unique perspectives of where we have come from, and where we each are now at on this journey?.

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  Old identity - I probaby appeared cold and aloof to a lot of 'worldy' peope, despite the fact that my natural personality is outgoing. I knew something was amiss in my life but couldn't put my finger on what it was <<<<like Truman. I felt frustrated and isolated from my fellow man.

  New identity - I am much more interested in peope and my community. I think I was frightened of getting close to peope before because I knew that the JW awkwardness would become an issue at some point; it was easier just to fling a barrier up from the start.
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  Happy Festivus!

  by charlie brown jr. in

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  2. entertainment

  happy festivus and as always............. be careful during the feats of strength!!!!!!!

  !.

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  Before anyone asks:

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8g4Ztf7hIM
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  Time for another school update!! Really great news!!!

  by noni1974 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just got my offical grades from my school.

  for the first time ever in my life i earned a 4.0 gpa for this last semester.

  i made the dean's list again for the fall 2011 semester.

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  Well done.
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  Last minute suggested gifts for the wifey.

  by Outaservice in

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  2. friends

  1. motorcycle.

  2. new septic tank.

  3. cemetary plot with stone.

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  A deluxe bible.
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  The Watchtower is NOT a false prophet

  by The Quiet One in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  regarding what some have said here about the wt being a false prophet.. i would like to make my point regarding the wt not being a false prophet... so please, if you can be patient enough to read this, at least try to understand what i am getting at.. a false prophet is one who, according to deuteronomy, makes a false prediction of the future and claims that the prediction came from god, or in other words claiming that 'god has said he will do a certain thing at a certain time' etc.. for example, hypothetically speaking, if someone had claimed: "god will bring about the end of the world in 2010", they would have been proven to be a false prophet, obviously.

  but, as an example, imagine a man who claimed the position of a prophet of god, (as moses did, because although he was not the type of prophet that predicted the future.. he was still a prophet or spokesman for god) and that he had publicised worldwide, according to his interpretation of a (for example) prophecy found in the book of isaiah, that the world would end in 2010.. and he had also stated that he was not saying that god will end the world in that year.. but only that there was biblical evidence that god might do so.

  that would clearly have been a mistake.

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiIP_KDQmXs
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  What is your favorite TV Christmas Specials?

  by I quit! in

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  2. friends

  my all time favorite is "blackadder's a christmas carol".

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  The Two Ronnies and Only Fools and Horses. Cue anyone not in the UK going 'huh?'