english translation of czech branch letter to congregations concerning the government looking to deregisterjw as a religion there.. .
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NotFormer - “…archaic stupid doctrines forced upon them by long dead autocrats, weaponised to the nth degree and enforced by a legal department which is terrified of the consequences of winding them back at all, because that would prove that those doctrines were wrong all along…”
DAMN.
I may quote this over at the exjw subreddit at some point. 😏
https://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelicals-oppose-removal-of-tax-status-in-canadian-proposal.html.
the proposed change will revoke charitable status of canadian churches who have an anti-abortion position, and will not give tax exemptions to organizations whose sole claim is to promote religion, which is the basic claim for all jw related entities in canada.
this will be interesting!.
It’s funny that the moment this hits the media, the fundagelical community loses their shit.
You’d think they were dependent, or something. 😏
we know that in africa warwick/watchtower is adopting a policy of more congregations with fewer publishers in each congregation.
this explains the growth of congregations in the 2024 world report.. cameroon world report 2019 vs. 2024.. with the same number of publishers the congregations grew by about 13%.. will there be many more curious cases out there?.
Passive resistance counts…
…even when the resistors don’t even know they’re doing it.
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we know that in africa warwick/watchtower is adopting a policy of more congregations with fewer publishers in each congregation.
this explains the growth of congregations in the 2024 world report.. cameroon world report 2019 vs. 2024.. with the same number of publishers the congregations grew by about 13%.. will there be many more curious cases out there?.
fulano - “…Problem was the lack of capable brothers…”
I suspect a “lack of capable brothers” is becoming an issue pretty much everywhere.
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the latest report is now available for download on our favourite website!.
george.
Ugh, too many numbers, headache… 😵💫
speaking to the general public:.
frequently asked questions...is there a dress code?no.
however, jehovah’s witnesses try to dress modestly and respectfully.. meanwhile, speaking to members out of the other side of their mouth:.
“Now, we’re not saying we have a dress code…
…but we have a dress code.”
we know that in africa warwick/watchtower is adopting a policy of more congregations with fewer publishers in each congregation.
this explains the growth of congregations in the 2024 world report.. cameroon world report 2019 vs. 2024.. with the same number of publishers the congregations grew by about 13%.. will there be many more curious cases out there?.
At this rate, a “congregation” really will end up just a half dozen folks in a bunker basement before too long. 😏
the latest report is now available for download on our favourite website!.
george.
I never said it was peculiar to JWs…
…but back in the day, way more rank-and-filers were way more engaged in the meetings, assemblies, service, etc.
Growing apathy over attendance and ministry (however it’s manifested), overall diminished fear of congregation discipline, and declining inclination and ability to support the Org financially can’t help but have an impact.
the latest report is now available for download on our favourite website!.
george.
I think there’s something we all need to be reminded of…
…that in the long run, it doesn’t actually matter how many alleged “adherents” the WTS claims.
If more and more are just warming seats while scrolling their smartphones, Zooming in and tuning out, fibbing about their ministry activity, living as they please without fear of being “removed”, and most importantly, closing their wallets (either because they’re PIMO or broke as shit)…
…any numbers the WT claims - fudged or otherwise - are essentially irrelevant.
https://youtu.be/qn2dewyxlzu.
forget about ufos and orbs darting through the skies of new jersey, or the peculiar fog and bizarre weather gripping parts of the world lately.
none of that is on the watchtower’s radar.
Nice analysis.
