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  At what point will there be more ex-JWs than active JWs?

  by NewYork44M in

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  given the flow out of the organization and the inability to find new recruits, there should be a tipping point where the ex's out number the actives.

  has there been any discussion related to this topic?.

  because many within the organization are not true believers and are in various stages of exit this calculation is some what complicated.

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  steve2-

  What do you mean by "a massive hemorrhage of active publishers-in the wake of the 1975 fiasco"?

  I began studying in 1976 and saw the congregation growing. According to the 1978 and 1979 ybs, there was a 1% decrease in 1977 and a 1.4% decrease in 1978. Those were the only years where the total publishers decreased. To me, those decreases are far from "a massive hemorrahage".

  Here in the US, 1977 and 1978 each saw decreases of almost 3%. Then things picked up. The cong I was in saw steady growth.

  Even if the number of x-jws is more than the number of jws, what does that mean? Why would it matter?
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  What happens after a couple of thousand years of paradise?

  by Hortensia in

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  my guess is, god gets bored.. armageddon's over, the earth has been cleansed, only his sycophants have survived.

  all is perfect.

  after a millenium or three god gets bored.

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  Actually I think god (if there is one) moved on long ago, creating other things in distant galaxies we will never discover. He is much more interested in creating new worlds, universes, etc then he is with paying much attention to us disobedient humans.
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  GB Doesn’t Believe in 1914 Anymore – My reasoning

  by thedepressedsoul in

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  i have heard a lot of talk over the last year or so if the gb will eventually ditch 1914 and some have even made the claim that most, if not all of the gb do not believe in 1914. ive given this some thought and in the past i wasnt sure.

  this annual meeting puts 100%, without a doubt in my mind that the gb do not believe in 1914. id even go as far to say that they talked about that date and have a game plan in mind.. here is why i feel this way:.

  there were a lot of changes with the parables at this annual meeting.

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  Article in Lansing, NY Paper: Local Farmers Concerned About Kingdom Farm Sale

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://www.lansingstar.com/news-page/11090-local-farmers-concerned-about-kingdom-farm-sale.

  but the soil is not that good.

  "this town has the best soil of all the towns in the county," said roth.

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  VM44- The wts still operates its farms, to provide low cost food for its workers. There are 3 wt farms totaling over 2,000 acres and the 600+ acre dairy farm in Patterson where the wec is.

  What they discontinued were the hog and chicken operations.

  Certain other branches also have farms.

  They never speak of Mountain Farm so it must have been sold and I knew Kingdom Farm was on sale, did not realize it had not sold yet.
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  How many of the GB helpers are "anointed"?

  by Nostromo in

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  according to this list there are 29 helpers at the moment: https://jwleaks.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/jehovahs-witnesses-governing-body-committees.jpg.

  i wonder how many of these are "anointed"?

  all the current seven gb members were helpers first and then appointed to be gb members.

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  The 1/15/15 w is trying to discourage witnesses from partaking- the 144,000 cannot be literal if people keep partaking.

  Mark Noumair was not annointed when he studied with me, so he cannot be now, otherwise the 144,000 is not literal and what he taught me was a lie.

  Of course I know it is all fake, but if he really believes in it, he will NOT claim to be annointed.

  Maybe the gb will remove being annointed as a required qualification for being on the gb.
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  To be or not to be Anointed: it's all a bunch of lies and make belief anyways

  by goingthruthemotions in

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  i always thought that when someone says they are anointed or the anointed....it has and still does conjour up the image of dungeons and dragons.

  all fantasy!!!!!!.

  it's all make belief and bulls&&t !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

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  The 1/15/15 w has an article warning witnesses not to partake at the memorial if they are not really annointed. I know it is fake, but the society is trying to discourage people from partaking.

  The 144,000 is not so literal anymore, is it?
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  Article in Lansing, NY Paper: Local Farmers Concerned About Kingdom Farm Sale

  by AndersonsInfo in

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  http://www.lansingstar.com/news-page/11090-local-farmers-concerned-about-kingdom-farm-sale.

  but the soil is not that good.

  "this town has the best soil of all the towns in the county," said roth.

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  I did not know it had not been sold. Thanks for the article.
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  I Would Like To Know Exactly What JWs Believe Or Not Believe In

  by minimus in

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  i hear people saying it is not the same religion that i knew.

  what is the major difference?.

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  Very good comments.
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  I Would Like To Know Exactly What JWs Believe Or Not Believe In

  by minimus in

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  i hear people saying it is not the same religion that i knew.

  what is the major difference?.

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  The end isn't around the corner...so says Stephen Lett

  by wannaexit in

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  When I believed in it, I figured Jehovah can create whatever is needed for his people in the new world, electricity, food, anything, he was bringing armageddon and could also provide for his people's needs in the new world.

  Also, why would he destroy the bethel bldgs? I believed they would all be used in the new world. Building them now was also for the new world, armageddon was still close.

  When I was a witness I really believed these things.