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  Why a drop of over 3,700 publishers in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

  by freddo in

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  looking at the figures for 2014 to 2015 the numbers have dropped from 180,343 to 176,585.. any idea why?.

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  freddo

  Looking at the figures for 2014 to 2015 the numbers have dropped from 180,343 to 176,585.

  Any idea why?
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  My wonderful son

  by KateWild in

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  hey everyone,.

  for those of you who don't know my story.

  i had a messy divorce i lost custody of my son in 2011 age 9yrs after four years of court battles to get him back i couldn't do anymore.. yesterday my wonderful son had an upsetting day as our contact was cancelled.

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  At KateWild.

  If you cannot enforce the court order then "Determined Patience" is the way. Your boy will see it all for what it is. I'm sure you are thinking ahead. Does he live far from you? Will he be able to continue his education without interruption towards GCSE's if he comes to live with you?

  Best wishes
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  Should I stay married to my JW wife

  by gatorguy in

  1. jw
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  me and my wife were at the beach the other day and i finally told her, i don't think i believe in god anymore.

  i fessed up to the fact that it started with me doubting some jw beliefs and then it just led me to this point where i don't even believe in god.

  i wouldn't say that i even have a negative view towards jw's or religion in general.

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  freddo

  Welcome Banana1886 and freemamaof3 - please post more often. Very helpful.
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  JW Witnessing Trolleys. To approach or ignore what is your preference and why?

  by KateWild in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i saw two brothers this morning next to the main train station in liverpool city centre this morning.

  they were not actively approaching anyone.

  what i found strange was that they were from a cong that has different territory, so i don't know why they were there.. anyway i knew them both, and they know i was df'd, i was in my car and couldn't park up for a chat, but i did beep and wave to them as i drove passed and they waved back.

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  Way to go Cofty!

  Keep telling us about each one - interchange of encouragement and all that!
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  JW Witnessing Trolleys. To approach or ignore what is your preference and why?

  by KateWild in

  1. jw
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  i saw two brothers this morning next to the main train station in liverpool city centre this morning.

  they were not actively approaching anyone.

  what i found strange was that they were from a cong that has different territory, so i don't know why they were there.. anyway i knew them both, and they know i was df'd, i was in my car and couldn't park up for a chat, but i did beep and wave to them as i drove passed and they waved back.

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  freddo

  Hi Thaddeus thanks for posting.

  They will run away when the questioning gets tough even if polite. Google "jehovahs witnesses run away bristol" and the trolley shown in the first two clips are from I believe Bristol England.
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  How long can this cult remain with only kids becoming members?

  by Crazyguy in

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  2. beliefs

  it's become clear that very few from outside the religion are joining anymore.

  if only the kids of the people that are already in are the one replacing the members as they die off and 50% let's say of the kids leave then how long can they realistically last before the downturn becomes obvious?.

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  Good post half banana.

  The "pressure on numbers" has started and will build. The wackier and harsher they get, more and more will wake up.

  More will leave, more will fly under the radar and seeing it for the crock of crap it all is will not shun their family like they are expected to. Imagine you are a parent with young teenage kids seeing the "don't pick up the phone/scowl at your kid when she is being disfellowshipped" video. The deluded diehards will continue but they will increasingly be the mentally and emotionally defective. More will delay their kids getting baptised.

  Others will become more apathetic and depressed. The congregations - especially in the western world - will hollow out and contract from the inside. I just hope the slow drip drip will become a steady stream.

  I don't see a sudden destructive force but I do see JW-ism stagnating/withering and those wanting to escape will have an increasingly good support structure to help them.
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  hidden image: JwFairyTales 5: teh end of this System of Things

  by goingthruthemotions in

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  so i sometimes go back and look at jw fairtales videos.

  he such a good story teller and his video are heartfelt.. anyways i saw a hidden image at the 37:04 point.

  does anyone know what book this is from?.

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  freddo

  No, what you see is the bottom half of a long beard, but without the full picture posted by Orphan Crow I can see why you might think that.
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  From Reddit - RC Baptism Count: Cornwall, Ontario, Canada June 11, 2016.

  by berrygerry in

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  attendance: 2298.

  baptized: 4.

  enjoy looking at the math on that one.... .

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  freddo

  Brilliant. That is low.
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  WTS buys £1,000,000 luxury sea-front property in Wales, UK

  by Simon in

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  shower room.

  office.

  games room.

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  Nice place for the heavies to have holidays.
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  For those who are still in... What do you do about field service?

  by Wait For It in

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  for those of you who are still in because of family circumstances, what do you do about field service?

  do you still go regularly, sporadically or not at all?.

  if you do still go, how do you manage?

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  freddo

  Our cong's territory is quite small. About 8 miles by 4 is the extent of it and so the cong always meets together except on a Saturday where the 5 groups meet in their corner of the territory. Except the 2nd Saturday of the month where we all meet together at the KH.

  When I was an elder and awake I always counted (mostly fake) between 8 and 11 hours - maybe 12 - 14 in memorial season.

  For years after that I reported 6/7hrs (probably 2 or 3 really) so that I could be a mic handler and read at the CBS study (instead of being bored at the meetings).

  Now I've been taken off of reading but am allowed to run a microphone. No one has had the decency to tell me I'm not on the reading list anymore but it's probably because my reported hours dropped to 3 to 4hrs. Now I report 2 or 3 hours and am still allowed to run a "microphone".

  I "show my face" twice a month. Once on the 2nd Saturday and one other Saturday with "my" group. If I'm given some not homes to do I cross off about half of them without doing them and do the rest. I never hand the NH slip back to the conductor and if reminded I say I'll do some on the way home from the meeting Sunday - which I never do.

  Next stage is reporting 1 to 2 hrs and only showing up on the congregation Saturday.