Quite promising expansion expectations for Hindus, Muslims, agnostics and atheists. JW's are in the middle of the range, but these statistics don't and can't factor in the myriad of problems the JW leadership is facing right now. I think JW's are going to move up rather rapidly towards the top of that table in the coming decades.
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Jehovah's Witnesses age demographics compared to US population and other beliefs- PEW study
by Balaamsass2 ini found this pew data of passing interest.
it flies in the face of what i have seen in english congregations, but when i think of all the spanish congregations, it made sense.
jws show fewer senior members than mainline churches.
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here i am
by notalone ini was a 4th gen born in.my adult children were the 5th.
my mother was one of the newly'anointed' we have all left.
i have been lurking since october.i was really too terrified someone would find out who i was and what would happen.well we are out now so here is a part of my story.
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Welcome,
I am sorry about your daughter. I am glad that now that you are free, you will be able to deal with it in the best manner possible.
I am also very glad that your family made it out without leaving anyone behind. Just curious, How many of your family left? If you go back to the days of Russell, the potential can be even hundreds, but I suspect is a lot less than that.
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New Here ... Just woke up
by Sevan inhey all, .
this is my first post.
i haven't been out in service or to a meeting in over a month.. i realize now that i've been having serious questions for years and many articles and talks have greatly disturbed me over the years.
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Welcome Sevan,
Always happy to see another woman wake up. Going by gender, women are far more mistreated than men.. They work harder and get the least recognition, if any.
Great post. Thank you. I hope your journey to fade is successful and the process of waking up your husband is a swift as yours. One can only hope.
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Russia's Supreme Court shuts down Church of Scientology
by OrphanCrow inrussian church welcomes shutdown of "moscow church of scientology".
moscow, july 1, interfax - the russian orthodox church has welcomed a ruling by the russian supreme court which yesterday upheld the legality of a shutdown of the "church of scientology of moscow".
"the upholding by the supreme court of the legality of the shutdown of the so-called church of scientology is seen as an important precedent demonstrating the state's determination not to recognize as religious those organizations that use people's religious feeling for malign purposes, " russian orthodox church spokesman vakhtang kipshidze told interfax-religion.the ruling in the scientologists' case is not a breach of the religious freedom since "it was proved in court that the very activity of this organization is an affront to human freedom as such," kipshidze said.the russian orthodox church regularly comes into contact with people whose membership in totalitarian sects left them deeply wounded spiritually and mentally, ruined their lives and happiness, the spokesman said.
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It didn't work out so well for the Romans
Yes, 2,000 years ago people were more superstitious, mostly illiterate and had no internet. I wouldn't compare two societies that are not comparable.
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What should I do?
by Tameria2001 inhello everyone, it's been quite a while since i was last on this forum.
originally i was under a different user name, but lost all that information when i moved to a different state.
anyways, i had left the jws back in 2001, after being raised up in it most of my childhood life.
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Go and don't leave until the end of the reunion. Or don't go at all. Nothing half way.
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For My Kids
by myjourney ini haven't been on here much, but every so often i try and keep up with the discussions.
i'm sure this topic has been talked about before, so my apologies in advance if i'm repeating.. a little about me.... i'm a non baptized jw married to a devout jw.
both my husband and i were raised in the organization.
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Whatever you are willing to give up to remain together, baptism of a child, even an adolescent, should not be negotiable. You can offer very good reasons to your husband and children to postpone that decision until the person has a full understanding and possible ramifications from that decision. Pew research statistics (2/3 JW's leave the religion they were raised in), the shunning videos, and the cruelty directed to those whose parents push them towards an early baptism are good reasons to postpone such a huge decision -
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Anthony Morris The 3rd Talks About Human Hot Dogs At Armageddon, There Will Be No Picnic For Survivors
by frankiespeakin inwatch out for armageddon it is going to be numbing to human sensibilities:.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=micq4iqrklm.
i guess he's thinkin jehovah's gonna roast them like a hot dogs burned to a charred ruination over a fire.
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For My Kids
by myjourney ini haven't been on here much, but every so often i try and keep up with the discussions.
i'm sure this topic has been talked about before, so my apologies in advance if i'm repeating.. a little about me.... i'm a non baptized jw married to a devout jw.
both my husband and i were raised in the organization.
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Agree with previous posters. Be open about your concerns. Fight to keep an equal position as a parent in having a say regarding your children's upbringing. Definitely no home schooling. Encourage your children to participate in sports and extra curricular activities. If your husband is intransigent then you fight hard. If the fight seems futile then you go to the separation part, but making sure that your kids understand clearly that you have their best interest in mind. I am in a similar situation to yours, but I have the big advantage given by the God of the Bible, I am a male. I know, it sucks being a smart woman and an independent thinker in a Christian cult.
You definitely have your brain and heart in the right places. You just have to proceed slowly and carefully.
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How do you deal with depression?
by BlackWolf ini'm currently going through a bout of depression and my eating disorder has gotten worse.
ever since my parents actually told me that they are going to kick me out when i turn 18 i've felt kind of hopeless about my life.
my parents won't take me to the doctor because the psychiatrists won't have my "best interests" aka jw crap in mind, because really that's the root of all my problems.. i'm wondering if any of you guys have any advice with dealing with depression?
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Exercise has been the best medicine for me to cure any physical and mental ailments. Try it. I hope yo do and stick to it, not as a temporary remedy, but as a permanent lifestyle. Your priorities should be in this order
Focus
Fitness (physical and mental)
Finances
Family and friends (only if they are healthy)
Fulfillment and felicity will come next
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How do you deal with depression?
by BlackWolf ini'm currently going through a bout of depression and my eating disorder has gotten worse.
ever since my parents actually told me that they are going to kick me out when i turn 18 i've felt kind of hopeless about my life.
my parents won't take me to the doctor because the psychiatrists won't have my "best interests" aka jw crap in mind, because really that's the root of all my problems.. i'm wondering if any of you guys have any advice with dealing with depression?
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I hate this effing cult. Combined with fanatic parents, this cult leaves almost no options to the most vulnerable.
You need support. The sooner, the better. Talk to adults that you come into contact. There has to be someone out there that can direct you to the right place. in the meantime, get ready to land a job as soon as possible. It can be a good therapy and a source of income at the same time it is an opportunity to network with more normal people. The most important thing is that you get the best secular education possible, but you may have to postpone it until you have dealt with your emotional stability and your financial self sufficiency.