i was a jw in the 80’s-2000’s and probably saw the peak of uk attendance.. anecdotally, many here appear to have a view that attendance has reduced significantly.
our kh would have around 90-110 for a meeting, at worst maybe 75 and the highest was 144 (for memorial lol).. small circuit assembly had about 1000 people and district had about 8-12000. .
i know kh’s and circuits/districts have variance, however in the uk i attended many of these various gatherings and the numbers above tended to be reasonably average.
If the leaders were to want the same numbers at an assembly (and for convenience here) all they would have to do is have a couple less state wide and lo the number is increasing-apparently. Sort of like the closed congregations increasing the count of the places that remain.
Sounds like what is happening, to me.. everyone busy living their own life and not noticing the big picture.
right- we've been thinking about this.. .
it seems that most da letters are: doctrinal, personal, emotional or or major issues such un etc .
and completely understandably so..but.. .
Time for a bump!
i rather apprehensively would like to say hello.. i've been raised somewhat in the truth,one of my parents is rather rather strong in the beliefs but could honestly be considered pomi with how active they are and their side of the family comes from a line of witnesses, the other parent was but faded a long time ago.
as such i was taught quite a bit of jw teachings between family and off and on again bible studies.
recently i had a serious emotional break down over a few months after said pomi parent had advised me that they would not attend my wedding should that day come (i also had recieved a text from my bible teacher i hadnt heard from in a year or two giving a scripture) and it sorta all sank on me that my activity over the last few years was not really jw material.
Aude is right! If you have some particular question the search function at the top right of the page will get you started. Clicking on a posters name will take you to a list of threads they have posted on. The website has been around nearly 20 years and is full of wonderful personalities, a few weirdos and a broad section of all XJW subjects... I left way too long ago to know what might interest you, but it was a journey for me to learn the history of the religion.
i can no longer read any posts on this website with my iphone.
every time i go to a page i get something like a popup that says congratulations you've won a prize at amazon.
theres no way to close it out.
It works, my Kindle had been doing the redirected thing for about a month, after clearing the history I am back!
for a while there was this arrangement, based on 2thess:3:14, wherby a talk was given on the service meeting describing a dangerous influence in the congregation, and reference was made to that scripture, thereby indicating to the congregation that this threat exists here, and that you should distance yourselves from anybody fitting that description.
frankly, it bothered me because even if somebody didn't know who was really being referred to, they felt like they might, so the congregation formed little fractures of suspicion.
i wrote to the society because of this divisive effect (that i'm sure wasn't the intended effect; creating a phantom "marked man," breaking up the unity in the cong...etc.).
I have not been in a kHall for more than 20 years, so was wondering what the current status of "marking" these days. One of my sisters is still in and both of my brothers go occasionally.
my dad asked the co about this one.
mat 27:52-53. and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, .
and came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
Bumping this because everyone needs to take a half hour of their life and just laugh out loud. Great stories!
didn't they use to print crossword puzzles in the awake?
i vaguely remember my mother doing them, and me trying to do them when i was a small child.
is this an accurate memory or could i be thinking of a non-jw publication.
I remember Watching the World, it was in the back of the Awake. It was the first thing I read, I liked the Awake; the WT not so much. It was in the 60's for sure, I left in the early 70s.
just wonder what you all thought of the following topic....thanks!
http://www.foodstandards.gov.uk/multimedia/webpage/irradiatedqa/
irradiation can be used to kill bacteria that cause food poisoning, such as salmonella, campylobacter and e. coli.
I have a jw relative who wont use a microwave. She said that 'someone' did an experiment where they watered plants with microwaved water and tap water. I asked her did they boil (on the stove) the tap water for longer or the same time. No, they didn't boil the tap water...
Apples and oranges. They would have gotten the same results if both of them were boiled. If they had both boiled the water PLUS a tap water control that wasn't boiled they would have valid results.
Logic isn't their strong point.
dear brothers and sisters in the worldwide brotherhood of jehovahs witnessestm,.
there has been much public interest in our beliefs lately, so we have prepared a very brief summary of our core beliefs in a new pamphlet which you may offer to interested persons.
hopefully, this pamphlet will generate enough interest with honest-hearted people and enable you to start many new bible studies.
It needs repeating.
I miss Farkel. RIP
amazing wrote:.
"i was able to get my wife and children out, and this led to my son-in-law and a close friend leaving at the same time.
so, i am among the more fortunate in that my immediate family, and non-jw friends and relatives were all there with me as i exited.
Time to bump this to the top... Getting family out of the borg is a hard (if not impossible) but when they still speak to you a comment might get them thinking. Has anyone had success lately?
