One last but very important thing I forgot to mention is the inability to find a decent mate will kill membership. Young ones are very limited in their choice of mate. This means more will face being disfellowshipped because they need to have sex. Or they will leave so they can develop normal human social skills. Divorce rate amongst my friends is around 50%. JWs aren't being taught how to have happy marriages, and put on a fake persona during the dating process. They will eventually look elsewhere for happiness.
kneehighmiah
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It's Foolish to Believe the Watchtower Will Always Be Around.
by kneehighmiah inseptember 11, 2001. riding the bus to school that tuesday morning we discussed the implications of the monday night football game between the broncos and the dolphins.
by lunchtime our entire world have changed dramatically.
america had passed into a new era that would lead to major changes.
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It's Foolish to Believe the Watchtower Will Always Be Around.
by kneehighmiah inseptember 11, 2001. riding the bus to school that tuesday morning we discussed the implications of the monday night football game between the broncos and the dolphins.
by lunchtime our entire world have changed dramatically.
america had passed into a new era that would lead to major changes.
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kneehighmiah
No offense jookbeard because this includes my beloved parents, but all those who think like your dad will soon be dead. The org knows it too. I'm sure they have done demographic studies. My parents are over 60 now. I hope they don't waste the rest of their time being burned out by JW activities and can enjoy retirement.
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It's Foolish to Believe the Watchtower Will Always Be Around.
by kneehighmiah inseptember 11, 2001. riding the bus to school that tuesday morning we discussed the implications of the monday night football game between the broncos and the dolphins.
by lunchtime our entire world have changed dramatically.
america had passed into a new era that would lead to major changes.
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kneehighmiah
Lost generation, having kids won't help them. The overwhelming majority of kids in my area have left. The growth rate of the religion has decreased. The peak memorial attendance occurred in 2011. Go check that out. This means they have lost their ability to recruit and add new members even from within. I'm an internet savvy young guy but I never even heard of Jwnet until this year. The marking talk in Salem shows that the effects of the internet on the organization are just now being felt. They have money now, so I doubt they're to worried about decrease I'm membership.As I've said before, when you approach retirement advisors suggest a portfolio that heavily features income producing funds/stock. You don't have time to wait for growth stocks, and you'll need the income to supplement Retirement. This is exactly what the WTS has done. Steady cash flow and 100% control of properties which they can convert to cash as their membership declines. It's an excellent strategy, but it's clearly an endgame appRoach. Less schools, less conventions,less branches, less literature, no more RBC.
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jwsurvey.com article that fleshes out the apostate talk
by confusedandalone inhttp://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/the-unbaptized-apostate-of-salem-massachusetts.
pretty interesting read.
especially since the one who sparked it is an unbaptized person.
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kneehighmiah
Maybe they should have just answered her question instead. Let's hope this backfires on them.
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It's Foolish to Believe the Watchtower Will Always Be Around.
by kneehighmiah inseptember 11, 2001. riding the bus to school that tuesday morning we discussed the implications of the monday night football game between the broncos and the dolphins.
by lunchtime our entire world have changed dramatically.
america had passed into a new era that would lead to major changes.
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kneehighmiah
You can still have them, but you can't call it a congregation picnic. This is because someone could get hurt at the picnic and then sue the organization.
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It's Foolish to Believe the Watchtower Will Always Be Around.
by kneehighmiah inseptember 11, 2001. riding the bus to school that tuesday morning we discussed the implications of the monday night football game between the broncos and the dolphins.
by lunchtime our entire world have changed dramatically.
america had passed into a new era that would lead to major changes.
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kneehighmiah
Cults will always be around. But how many cults of the 70s and 80s are still here? The WT will die and a new cult will take it's place. Some current JWs may join a new cult. This will happen soon. LDS are not isolationist. they will survive. Uneducated isolationist cults like the JWs have a short life cycle. WT is overdue. The leadership knows it and they have already cashed out.
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It's Foolish to Believe the Watchtower Will Always Be Around.
by kneehighmiah inseptember 11, 2001. riding the bus to school that tuesday morning we discussed the implications of the monday night football game between the broncos and the dolphins.
by lunchtime our entire world have changed dramatically.
america had passed into a new era that would lead to major changes.
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kneehighmiah
If there are no new converts the religion will die slowly. if a scandal were to happen then more people would exit. Because the religion is so rigid and only accepts devoted members, it could not survive a Catholic Church level scandal. The catholic church survived because most Catholics feel free to go to church without devoting their entire life to the religion or being forced to agree or face expulsion. JWS do not have this option. Being a catholic requires minimal sacrifice. being a jw requires enormous sacrifice. Eventually people will realize it's not worth the sacrifice. They will see top many holes in jw theology to devote all their time to the cause. Vacation pioneering, no fun, no college, paintball or nice televisions. Not worth it. JWs must allow casual members or face extinction soon.
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It's Foolish to Believe the Watchtower Will Always Be Around.
by kneehighmiah inseptember 11, 2001. riding the bus to school that tuesday morning we discussed the implications of the monday night football game between the broncos and the dolphins.
by lunchtime our entire world have changed dramatically.
america had passed into a new era that would lead to major changes.
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kneehighmiah
September 11, 2001. Riding the bus to school that Tuesday morning we discussed the implications of the Monday night football game between the Broncos and the Dolphins. By lunchtime our entire world have changed dramatically. America had passed into a new era that would lead to major changes. And it didn't happen overnight. It happened between breakfast and lunch.
On that day in 2011 a number of other things would have been considered unrealistic. Gay marriage and a black president. Here we are less than 15 years removed from that day and both things have happened. Things change and they change fast. The internet and the Information Age have accelerated change. It is only a matter of time before the WT is thoroughly exposed. Perhaps it will be in a Wikileaks style release of private files. The only reason the organization is still here, is because the internet wasn't invented during the Ray Franz apostasy scare. already the organization cannot recruit new member effectively in developed countries. The organization leadership knows this. They also know they cannot stop negative information. So they try to poison the well of information as being from satan. These methods will only work for so long.
I believe the organization will no longer exist in its current form in 10 years. while the corporation will still exist, the JW religion as it's knowN today will not.
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Midweek Meetings no longer Necessary
by Tech49 ini am sure we have all seen the recent letter to the boe concerning the change that will take place to the meeting arrangement during the week of the co visit.
to recap the basics: the meeting that usually contains the cong bible study (book study) and a co talk will be discontinued, publishers are encouraged to use their family worship night that week to cover book study material.. so here is a point that i think has been missed, or not even considered:.
if that particular meeting is hereby deleted from the schedule, the co and his wife will never ever have to participate in or go to another "book study", or "bible study" night again.
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kneehighmiah
Dictators always provide loving solutions to the problems they themselves created. Just like this weeks watchtower, "don't be discouraged because you can't meet our unrealistic standards." How loving! Now we have one less thing to do during the CO week. How loving!
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Keep Seeking First God's Kingdom - RC 2014 - Sunday
by OwnAccord ina world without satan (revelation 20:2,3,7,10).
romans 12- joy in the kingdom hope.
the spirit.. demonstration: family worship.
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kneehighmiah
I've been following these posts carefully. I've been looking for something historic. this convention seems like a real let down. Other than the new media tie-ins it seems like the same regurgitated stuff we heard last year.