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If a year is really 365 1/4 days why 360 days to calculate 1914
by blondie in
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2. friends
doesn't that throw off the date?.

*** w51 6/15 p. 383 questions from readers ***.

in establishing the length of the seven times of the gentiles, a time or year of 360 days is used, to give 2,520 days, which become 2,520 years when ezekiel 4:6 is applied.
dropoffyourkeylee

Looking at TD's post about Goudoever, I wonder, who was Goudoever and when was the book written? I don't remember seeing his name before.
I'm pretty sure I've seen the 360 figure in Adventist literature from the 1800's. Or maybe it was in Froome's SDA reference book.
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2016 Yearbook service report stats - Excel spreadsheet download available
by Westenddave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hello,.

i've posted the 2016 yearbook service report in excel format for public download.

here's the link: http://www.filedropper.com/2016yearbookofjwinexcelformat.
dropoffyourkeylee

Overall the report shows stagnation. There are still plenty of people enthusiastically making the WT their life's work that it will be around for a long while yet, but many are just finding it boring. When a country gets to the point where there are nearly as many ex-witnesses as current witnesses, the growth stops. That would be an interesting figure to have, it if were possible to get.
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2016 Yearbook service report stats - Excel spreadsheet download available
by Westenddave in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
hello,.

i've posted the 2016 yearbook service report in excel format for public download.

here's the link: http://www.filedropper.com/2016yearbookofjwinexcelformat.
dropoffyourkeylee

As someone mentioned on another post, Ukraine's negative is nearly offset by Russia's positive. I wasn't aware of it, but there has been some restructuring of boundaries apparently.
Also, I am a little surprised to see large decreases in some of the poorest African nations like Malawi, Congo, and Congo DR, while most of the other African nations have relatively large increases.
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JW Statistics for "Britain" 2015 over 2014
by freddo in
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2. friends
population listed.

peak pubs.

ave pubs.
dropoffyourkeylee

In 2014 they had a special month (April or May, I forget) which allowed only 30 hours to aux pioneer. It was a new initiative, and in our congregation loads of people did it, something like 70 out of 120 publishers. The repeat of the same thing in 2015 had much less response. I think this would explain a lot of the drop off in aux pioneers in 2015.
Of course lowering the bar increases the statistics, but eventually they will run out of options.
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A 'Paradise' for mice turned out not to be so
by Petraglyph in
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2. beliefs
in this experiment, mice were given a perfect environment in which to live.

for the mice you would think this was 'paradise'.

but due to their nature it did not take long for this to become a horrible place to live.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z760xny4vm.
dropoffyourkeylee

Cool video! The narrator doesn't say so , but this is a variation of a Malthusian catastrophe.
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2016 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses
by wifibandit in
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2. beliefs
the 2016 yearbook is now on the official site.

pdf.

it has been added to the archive of all prior yearbooks.
dropoffyourkeylee

The disparity between the increases of 'peak' and 'average' publishers is curious. It may be simply a function of reporting methods. It used to be explained that 'peak' includes ones who report several months at one time to catch up, so August (at the end of the service year) was the highest month, as people were asked to complete all their reports before Sept 1. Now with texts, electronic communication, etc it may be that the effect of the 'peak' is less pronounced. In either case, the 'average' publisher is probably a better measure to compare across years.
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If a year is really 365 1/4 days why 360 days to calculate 1914
by blondie in
1. jw
2. friends
doesn't that throw off the date?.

*** w51 6/15 p. 383 questions from readers ***.

in establishing the length of the seven times of the gentiles, a time or year of 360 days is used, to give 2,520 days, which become 2,520 years when ezekiel 4:6 is applied.
dropoffyourkeylee

The '360' was inherited from William Miller and the Adventists, and probably before that.
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When did district conventions become regional conventions and why?
by slimboyfat in
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2. beliefs
i think it was gary and heather bottings' book the orwellian world of jehovah's wifnesses that noted the function of the habit of the watchtower organisation of changing organisational terminology periodically.

congregations became companies and then back to congregations again.

circuit overseers became circuit servants and then back again.
dropoffyourkeylee

Just an observation from my perspective (midwest US). Back in the day (pre 1980) the district was well defined. All congregations in a district were assigned to the same district assembly, the congregations within the district were consistent, the district overseer and circuit overseers were visible and present at the district assembly, etc. More recently, the 'district' convention was a hodgepodge of congregations from numerous congregations from different circuits. The district overseer wasn't there, nor was it even clear what district it was. So I think the concept of 'district' had ceased to exist anyway for at least 15 years.
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2016 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses
by wifibandit in
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2. beliefs
the 2016 yearbook is now on the official site.

pdf.

it has been added to the archive of all prior yearbooks.
dropoffyourkeylee

I can't get it to open from my phone, are there any notable decreases?
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Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Closing & Sale in Boonville, MO
by Brokeback Watchtower in
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2. scandals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydbkxynecic
dropoffyourkeylee

The injustice is that the local JWs raised the money to build this hall and paid it off with their own donations. But now they are forced to give it up and they don't have a say.