just to add my .02 here... is it naive of me to think that the make up of the congregation is to be reflective of... well i dont know.. the area you live in? wouldn't local demographics play the major role? or is that just my "Jehovah is color blind" training kicking in?
Blackness. If the JW religion is a majority black religion, is this a majority black board?
by Quillsky 29 Replies latest jw friends
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yknot
I think noticing race is is less discerned as the generations get younger......
I will give WTS props on teaching most of us to be colorblind (granted they heaped up sexism)
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elderelite
what is wrong with sexism? who dosent like sex? (ism)?
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StAnn
Regarding this board, there is no such thing as race. There is no black board, there is no white board. This is a board for ex-JWs and current JWs. The only common thread here is a connection to the JWs. This board transcends race.
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Quillsky
I like what you're saying, StAnn, and I'm personally against the concept of "race" for many reasons. But I still think it's interesting to discuss whether JW's and ex-JW's skew towards people who identify themselves as black.
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elderelite
Actually Anne, lets be honest. This is a white board.
with black and blue lettering.
and ads of various colors.
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snowbird
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html
Let's see.
According to the above, Blacks constitute 12.9% of USA population.
According to the Pew report, Blacks constitute 22% of JW's in the USA.
I would say this is highly disproportionate.
Syl
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Libelle
From my experience it seems like there are proportionately more black folks than your average mixed religion. As a matter of fact, my town's nickname is Caucasian Falls and there's about 50/50 black/white (with some "other" in there) at the local congregation.
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cantleave
Definitely NOT a black religion here in the UK.
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Leolaia
My congregation was predominantly Asian. Depends on where you live.