i’ve been reading it for a few of years off and on, but have been a little too ... maybe ... timid to join.
i left the watchtower organization almost 20 years ago but never abandoned my faith and belief in god.
i knew the gb/organization didn’t represent god, so when i lost my faith in them, i managed to keep my faith in an all wise benevolent creator.
I'm am "not sure" and working at being content in being "not sure".
If there is a creator (who may have created life and guided evolution or a mix of the two or whatever) I have to say I do not see any evidence of one who retains (if ever there was any) a benevolent or helpful or active interest in or support of mankind.
hey simon, .
the recent closure of jwr made me realize that this site may not be eternal as well.
a great deal of people attach a lot of importance to xjw communities and yours is the best.
A question ...
Who are the moderators on this forum?
i just wanted to take a minute to say "hi" and welcome to the site for anyone who's come here from jwr.
i can imagine the site being shut down suddenly was shocking and unsettling for many who relied on it and sometimes you don't realize how much you do rely on something until it is gone.. hopefully you'll see some of the same familiar names appearing and be able to reconnect with people you knew via this site and continue your journey together.
i don't know what the posting policies on jwr were but know it as a moderated site so can't imagine them being hugely different to the ones here.
You got that email address right Simon?
i was surfing jw recovery .com, all of the sudden a screen came up that says .
jehovah's witness recovery.
after much consideration, we have decided to move on to other things, and bring this site to a close.
Welcome to this site Shimmerjet.
i just tried to go to the site and there is a goodbye message.
i was a member there since 2010. i was really surprised.
i had just started posting there again after being away for a while.
Remember when London Bethel got wind of the possible closing of this site? "High fives" were reported?
I suppose they will be "high-fiving" again this morning - at least there is less than 50% of the number left to crow about it.
has anyone found out who really produces the animated videos of caleb and sophia?
are the made in-house or contracted outside?.
Certainly isn't Disney or Hanna-Barbera ...
Just sayin' ...
looking at the figures for 2014 to 2015 the numbers have dropped from 180,343 to 176,585.. any idea why?.
@SBF Both are "average" figures.
great news!.
we are free!.
as of the 9th of june, me and my dear wife mrs. eden handed over our letters of disassociation at bethel in portugal, thus making official our departure from the jehovah's witnesses.
Brilliant letter!
I wonder if there is anyone left in the Portuguese branch to read it after all the cutbacks! Maybe send a copy to some of the congregation members that you know?
i was studying this fascinating composite graph of jw growth.
lots of interesting things there.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/demographics_of_jehovah%27s_witnesses#/media/file%3ajwstats1931-2015.png.
Maybe I'm preaching to the choir but it does feel different now. Jaydubyadotorgasm is not bringing an increase, trolley carts are not bringing an increase.
The internet is more widespread and available on handheld devices with all the counter arguments available.
I wonder if there might have been a very small spike in 3rd world and ex Catholic countries for Sept 1st 2014/Aug 31st 2015 (2015 service year) due to a residual effect from all the summer of 2014 hoopla assemblies and a slight retention for that year in the developed world.
Yet the worldwide average figure was only up by a measly 119,321 and the peak to peak figure was only up by 18,560.
looking at the figures for 2014 to 2015 the numbers have dropped from 180,343 to 176,585.. any idea why?.
So I saw Outlaw's post and will be sending him a bill for a new keyboard after spraying it with coffee!
Then I saw Wifi's and that sobered me up.
Done a quick bit of internet research and in simplified terms this war seems constant (maybe improving outside the East of the country?) yet the decrease is quite sudden after a run of steady growth?
Has there been very recent migration? Or has the fact that things are a little more peaceful (in Central African terms) meant people aren't "running to God?"
Has a bethel closed/reduced and so the control and communication isn't there?
