What's happening in Mexico is mirrored in the growth or lack thereof of the US Spanish congregations which account for about 350,000 of the US JWs. In years past Spanish congregations were growing like gangbusters, however that growth has slowed almost to a crawl. The Spanish circuit I was in hadn't seen much growth in the last 5-6 years. As a matter of fact i know of at least two areas in the circuit where Spanish congregations were combined. In the past that would've been unheard of. Regarding money, I was in Spanish my whole life and served in various congregations and in most of them the contributions were poor. The same thing is happening in Mexico when it comes to growth and money which is great news.
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10 Graphs that show that the Watchtower is in trouble in Mexico
by ILoveTTATT2 inmexico is by far the country where the witnesses have had the most success in the entire world.
almost any statistic except the total amount of witnesses shows that mexico is where the witnesses have had the wildest success in the world.proportional to population, the witnesses in mexico are double, or nearly triple, what they are in the us or brazil.but there is "trouble in paradise".
if mexico falls, pretty much the whole watchtower falls.which is why it is so important to have jwfacts translated to spanish.i made an analysis and things are looking bad in mexico... if trends continue, mexico will become just like the 1st-world countries.here is the first graph:maximum publisher % increase:.
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NFL season
by Are you serious infor the first time in my life i get to fully enjoy the nfl season without missing games i really want to see because of meetings and service!😀 go seahawks!.
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Yea the offensive line doesn't look much better. Isn't it nice that we can now enjoy the little things that others take so for granted like watching football games.
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NFL season
by Are you serious infor the first time in my life i get to fully enjoy the nfl season without missing games i really want to see because of meetings and service!😀 go seahawks!.
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For the first time in my life I get to fully enjoy the NFL season without missing games I really want to see because of meetings and service!😀 Go Seahawks!
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Archaeological evidence
by ironsnake656 inone of the many books that helped me to question about the bible narrative is the one from israel finkelstein, the bible unearthed.
archaeology is one of the fascinating sciences and complicated, since you have to interpret/reinterpret the history based on the artifacts, remains, ruins, relics, paintings, sculptures, etc.
that is found in certain area where a civilization existed.
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"Unearthed" is a great read. It was one of the gems that made me rethink the way I look at the Bible. And that is that it's definitely not inspired by a god.
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Assembly experiences that strech the truth
by karter inelder and his wife build a flash house.. they go on the stage at an assembly and give an experiences of how they sold the flash house to simplify their life so they can go pioneering.. the real story.. elder and wife can't afford the flash house and have to sell it he never goes pioneering she does until they are declared bankrupt.. why were they bankrupt?.
the money leaft over from the flash house they invested in a yet to be build apartment and the developer goes bankrupt takeing their money.. just one of many.. karter..
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A couple I know lost their nice big house. They had to move in to a small basement apartment where he joined his joined his wife as a regular pioneer. Well wouldn't you know it, in an assembly soon after they are being interviewed for simplifying their life. Many times COs have a difficult time finding what the org asks for in the outlines so they really have to stretch the truth to make the interviews fit.
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Long time no see
by caballoSentado in(please excuse any errors, my native language is spanish).
hi friends,.
it has been years, i beleive, since my last post.
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Felicidades Jaime por la excelente decisión que tomaron hace años. Se ve por los resultados.
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Will YOU Ever Leave The Watchtower Org.?
by minimus inthere is usually a metamorphosis that takes place for a person to leave the jehovah's witness religion.
most people do not just up and go simply because they realize this could not be the truth.
it often takes time.. for those that go to meetings or engage in the ministry, will you forever continue doing these things, knowing that it is all bs?
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I don't ever remember the mirrors being covered in the women's restroom at the convention I went to but then again I never went into a women's bathroom lol. Why did they cover the mirrors? Sounds weird.
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Have you noticed this trend on social media amongst witnesses...?
by stuckinarut2 init seems that every 2nd witness often posts pictures of themselves at conventions, or out in 'service'.
but i have noticed that they never seem to post anything about the actual "spiritual content" of their activity!
instead, it is pictures of them with their witness "friends", along with some contrite comment like #bestlifeever (arrghhh).
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If you asked most jws today, especially young ones, why it's the truth most would have no idea what to say.
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The special talk is now BEFORE the Memorial
by wifibandit inaugust 11, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: 2018 memorial invitations and date of special talk .
fyi:.
the 2018 memorial will be held on saturday, march 31, 2018.. the 2019 memorial will be held on friday, april 19, 2019..
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Gracias wifibandit for this information. So this change is taking place "In order to generate enthusiasm for the Memorial...". Always spinning it positively. That's a bunch of crap. No one was going to the special talk after the memorial as we know. I doubt it'll change the attendance even with this change.
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"Even if this wasn't the truth, I would still stay. This is the best life to live..."
by HereIgo ini was recently told this by a jw family member when trying to get through to them.
does this quote indicate that maybe such ones have considered that the jw's may not have the truth after all?
or is that just my wishful thinking?
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I had a relative who was a hobo and he would commit some criminal activity right before winter so he could spend winter in jail. He knew his basics would be taken care without having to worry about the cold outside. Reminds me of JWs who've been in the org most of their lives. Even if they now doubt it they won't dare try leaving because they are comfortable in their spiritual jail.