These past service year reports reveal the number of those being baptized over the past few years have really been low. Therefore, the ratio of baptized to total publishers is nothing for JWs to brag about. Recently, I was at a circuit assembly of about 1,400 in attendance (drumroll please) where only 1 (one) individual was baptized! It makes me wonder how many circuit assemblies within the U S branch territory there have been over these past few years where zero were baptized. It can be disappointing & embarrassing for proud JWs in attendance to witness this...obviously for me (PIMO) it was a happyfying experience. The point of my post is this...Mother cannot sustain herself for much longer with this non-baptismal trend. What will the organization do...what can it do? This very well can be the precursor we all have been looking for...the telltale sign of this cult's slow death!
JW GoneBad
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2019 service report is out
by slimboyfat inthe 2019 report is out:.
https://download-a.akamaihd.net/files/media_publication/29/syr19_e.pdf.
the “average publisher” figure for individual countries has made a comeback!
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2019 service report is out
by slimboyfat inthe 2019 report is out:.
https://download-a.akamaihd.net/files/media_publication/29/syr19_e.pdf.
the “average publisher” figure for individual countries has made a comeback!
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JW GoneBad
The 2019 numbers don't look good for the U.S. when compared to 2018 . For starters...there are nearly 400 less congregations. While nearly 28,600 were baptized in 2019...the peak publishers for 2019 only went up 2,157 from 2018. The U S reportedly had 182,882 Pioneers working the streets in 2019 and all the U S Branch could come up with was an increase of 2,157 publishers over 2018. Add insult to injury...this 2,157 increase is made up of teeny-poppin born-in JWs!
Mind you these low and negative figures come from the core & heart of this religion...the United States territory..sad!👎👎👎
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Major congregational quake in Southern California
by Hecce inthis notice is not official yet and it should be confidential until released thru the proper channels.
a friend of mine told me about a huge elders meeting in southern california.
the subject was the relocation and dissolution of some congregations; it seems that this is the result of some project that has been going on for some time and is going to be implemented right now.. please let me know if this is happening all over the country?.
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JW GoneBad
What do you mean Hecce by...
'a lot of Church space for sale?'
Are you saying Kingdom Halls in Southern California will be up for sale? And what county are you talking about...Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside, San Diego?
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Has Anything Really Changed For JWs In The Last 10 Years?
by minimus in2020 is days away.
has anything really changed for the witnesses or the religion?
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JW GoneBad
There's been a truckload of doctrinal & teachings related changes over the past decade:
1) Officially WT stated that type and anti-type rhetoric supposedly was going to end...although from time to time WT slips up & gets into speculation mode in its literature.
2) JWs are no longer the Locusts of Joel 2 after decades & decades of this teaching. Locusts supposedly are now JW's enemies.
3) The words 'mental regulating' at Ephesians 6:4 have been removed from WT's new silver bullet Bible. After decades, WT finally accepted the fact that parents shouldn't be regulating or programming a young mind like you do cruise control in your vehicle or the heater/AC thermostat in your home...dah! How many millions of damaged JW rank & file must there be who grew up with this 'mental regulating' cult-like indoctrination technique...sad!
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Page about JWs
by Lost in the fog ini stumbled upon this jw material website and thought i would share it with you all.
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http://ed5015.tripod.com/jehovahswitnesses.htm.
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JW GoneBad
Wow...there's a great deal of good reading material in the above link.
Interesting read about The Finished Mystery book...that it alone has an estimated 1,300 false interpretations of Bible scripture.
You might get away with using the New Light argument like a get-out-of-jail-free excuse every once in a while...but 1,300 New Light excuses in one WT publication alone...I don't think so!
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Email from JW relative/elder
by Lynnie inas much as i enjoy you and pete's company, you also know our understanding of how much we want you to be reunited with jehovah and his people.. .
we did not set the standards for what jehovah says about our associations with those who choose to not serve him.
so we will always be there for you and pete, but it is in your hands as to how we can enjoy your friendship.. .
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JW GoneBad
A real gem of a rebuttal by snugglebunny to his JW parents:
"Just recalling some dialogue with my own JW parents some years ago.
Them: "You chose to leave Jehovah's witnesses!"
Me: "I didn't choose to be raised as one!""
...that's a keeper!
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Kingdom hall up for salw
by pepperheart inthere is a kingdom hall up for sale in longbridge birmingham uk and its on the rughtmove website.
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JW GoneBad
My spin on what you said RubaDub:
"So, you can't work for Babylon the Great as a carpenter even if it is your trade, but they can use brothers and sisters to give their time and materials freely and then sell it to Babylon The Great!"
This practice of 'Mother' (WT) selling Kingdom Halls & Assembly Halls to her arch enemy who in turn will use X-Kingdom Hall/X-Assembly Hall to promote their own religion is the height of hypocrisy on Mother's part...to be sure!
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Can someone compare the midweek meeting now to what it was say in the 60`s - 80`s ?
by smiddy3 ini can`t believe the tidbits i`m finding out about the changes ,dumbing down of the meetings i used to attend and participate in up until the late 1980`s ...
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JW GoneBad
Back in the day (late 80's) when a JW attended a midweek meeting...especially a brother...he would walk in loaded down with a brief case filled with a boatload of literature for that evening...All Scripture Inspired Book, The Reasoning Book, The (monthly) Kingdom Ministry, The Year Book, The Theocratic Ministry School Guide Book, Insight On The Scriptures (both volumes), a thick notepad & last but not least a Bible...all toll about 10 lbs of books & magazines in his bag!
Today in 2019 that same brother (that's if he's still alive) has trashed his brief case along with that boatload of literature & strolls into midweek meetings with a smart phone a little bigger than a box of cigarettes tucked inside his coat...he's even trashed his hardbound Bible.
My...how times have changed!
Hope I didn't get too carried away smiddy 3!🤣
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Lack of zeal
by road to nowhere ini hear rumbling about the rank and file not having the same zeal they had when new.. lets see: door to door at the time least likely to find someone.
waste of a whole morning.
isolated.
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JW GoneBad
Lack Of Zeal...there's nothing that's going to affect a JW's zest & gusto more than to...after decades of saying that Joel 2 (locusts) applied to JWs...then suddenly and abruptly as was mentioned at this past AGM to say that Joel 2 locusts applies to enemies of JWs! Even though I'm an 'etched in stone' PIMO JW...it was a WTF moment for me when I heard this 180° about-face announcement!
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San Antonio: JWs leadership condemn former member accused of child molestation
by AndersonsInfo inhttps://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/jehovahs-witness-leadership-condemn-former-member-accused-of-child-molestation.
jehovah's witness leadership condemn former member accused of child molestation.
by joe galli.
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JW GoneBad
The following statements from WT top brass are heard time and time again when a JW child molester is identified. They're beginning to sound like a broken record:
As Jehovah’s Witnesses, we view child sexual abuse as an especially repugnant wicked deed.
Child abuse has far-reaching consequences. It a?ects the victims as well as those who care about the victims —their family members and their Christian brothers and sisters.
A child abuser hurts the child in devastating ways. He betrays the child’s trust, robbing the child of his or her security. Children must be protected from such a wicked deed, and those who have been victimized by it need comfort and help.
The elders provide ongoing support to any individuals who may have been hurt. In addition, the elders remain alert regarding the alleged abuser to protect the congregation from potential danger.