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  It must be a concern of all the information that is now been leaked

  by joe134cd in

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  i have put up previous posts about this in the past, but i just thought that it was worth mentioning again.

  it has to be of concern to them with how quickly information is getting leaked.

  hell it even surprises at just how slowly information spreads by offical means.

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  is the jwtalk.net thread open to the public or does it require an account?
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  are there really 8 million jw's?

  by wannaexit in

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  2. friends

  last circuit assembly there was 700+ present and 1 baptized.. recently there was a foreign language assemble of over 500 and 1 baptized.. in the last 5-10 years i haven't been to one assembly where there has been more than a handful baptized.

  at the memorial all i see are the same old faces that have been coming since the flood.. the hall complex i attend has 6 congregation and several groups-there is negative growth.

  when you factor in the demographically aging folk and the many who have already passed away, i don't know where they get the 8 million.. i know that most of the growth is from the developing countries, but still i think they are fudging their numbers.

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  I think the only real way to know is to compare the response to e.g. PEW surveys with the publisher number. If the ratio changes this could indicate a change in reporting.
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  How many people are there at Bethel?

  by bohm in

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  rumor has it 1600 people are going to be re-allocated to the field from bethel (which i assume refers to the brooklyn complex?).

  does anyone know how many people will then remain?

  i have tried to find figures for the number of employed people but i am coming up with nothing.

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  sir82: Thanks. It is very interesting information about the reductions 8-9 years ago.

  It does make sense in a way. How many people are *really* required for producing the litterature?

  I am becoming more and more convinced it might make sense to create some sort of WT-timeline wikipedia which track key stats and events in the WT history for instance sorted as: doctrinal changes, printing statistics and reduction in staff.
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  How many people are there at Bethel?

  by bohm in

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  rumor has it 1600 people are going to be re-allocated to the field from bethel (which i assume refers to the brooklyn complex?).

  does anyone know how many people will then remain?

  i have tried to find figures for the number of employed people but i am coming up with nothing.

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  bohm

  Rumor has it 1600 people are going to be re-allocated to the field from Bethel (which I assume refers to the Brooklyn complex?). Does anyone know how many people will then remain? I have tried to find figures for the number of employed people but I am coming up with nothing.
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  Britain Branch Construction - UPDATE

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  definitely something going in the london bethel.. i thought i'd ask them again (and record it again) what the situation was regarding the new britain branch construction work.. i got the same sister (debbie) and here is how the conversation went: .

  me: i've been told that construction of the new branch has been stopped - is this true?.

  debbie: no, it has not ceased, it's carrying on as normal - can i ask where you're calling from?.

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  wow. So hard to tell facts from rumors right now. As far as I understand, the building shutdown is known from an announcement supposedly made at brooklyn bethel breakfast table and reported by second-hand sources, as well as the searchers account from the Bethel service desk?

  I believe construction crew right now in Britain are just 40 people in trailers moving dirt & planning (this is from the jw-tv video); it's really impossible to tell what's going on without inside sources as these 40 people can just be told to hang tight for the coming year (i imagine you want people on the site at all times to avoid stealing).

  The construction is bound to be completed one day. It will be interesting to compare the finished construction/schedule with what has so far been released.
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  E-Mail, Just recived. About Bethell adjustments.

  by DwainBowman in

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  2. scandals

  i just read an email from a friend, and she shared some very interesting emails from her friends about information on changes now happening at the bethels around the world.

  here is the email: .

  ---------------------------------thanks sally, jesus is directing the org and all decisions and instructions to us may not seem practical from now on, neither will we understand the reasonings behind many of the changes that the organization makes.

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  +1 tornintwo. Absalom, can you disclose anything about your source for this information? (you can PM me if you feel more comfortable that way).

  I have always thought it was just something people said, but right now it *does* seem like Jehovah's chariot is on the move ;-).
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  Just 'phoned London Bethel!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
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  i asked if the new britain branch construction had stopped, and i was told that "the governing body instructed us to cease all work on the project.".

  "earthquakes" in one place after another!.

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  PlatinumFix: Sorry, but what construction work is stopped according to your source, is it new kingdom halls? (updated: fixed stupid question)
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  Has NASA discoverd flowing water on Mars?

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  nasa is holding a press conference today entiltled " mars mystery solved".

  speculation is they will announce the discovery of flowing water on mars?.

  the significance of this is that it raises the possibility of possible past life or future existence on the planet.. the rebel..

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  I am rooting for something super exiting (organic compounds?), however in the past I think that NASA has had a tendency to hype their press releases a tad too much.
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  World Wide Construction comes to a Shuddering Halt - Jehovah's Blessing has Evidently been Suspended!

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the chelmsford project in the uk has already come to a halt and every one has been sent home.

  the bethel family in london is to be cut by several hundred.

  my impression is that most ambitious youngster in the org dream of being involved with the building program.

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  sliding fast: Other posters have indicated the kingdom hall program is still moving forward; it is all on a rumor basis but it appears this is what the majority says.
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  Brooklyn Layoffs and Halt to Kingdom Hall construction projects

  by James Jack in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a good source just just told me that at morning worship today that the governing body announced that a total of 1600 bethelites will be let get go and not transferred to warwich when the last property is sold in brooklyn and all kingdom hall building projects are on hold for at least a year so that all the focus will be on the preaching work.

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  Marvin: why? Did people donate more back then?