You are a JW until you officially leave it. You are a Mormon until you officially leave it. Self-identification is irrelevant.
My next question for you is, why are you trying to deny the historical fact that Eisenhower was a JW when he was elected? Does it fly in the face of your insistence that only a mainstream Christian can make a good president?
Please. Again can you show me where Ike was ever made member of JW. Please....show me where his name was on the list, where and when was he baptized into a JW congregation. And show me that he didn’t resign. Come on. He was JW, it should be easy, right.
How about a statement ANYWHERE from Ike that he was a J-Dub. Just one. Comeon now it’s easy, right.
We are all for honesty here, so let’s see some actual proof that Ike considered himself a JW, or that he was ever an “official” member. You know that JW’s can’t be members of the military don’t you? You DO know that JW’s shun you once you leave fellowship don’t you? You are the one who is telling us what makes someone a “member” right?
Notice the words; "While other religious groups count their membership by occasional or annual attendance, this figure reflects only those who are actively involved in the public Bible educational "
| Annual Worldwide Statistics | |
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Attendance at the annual Memorial of Christ’s death |
17,672,443 |
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Total volunteer hours spent in public Bible educational work |
1.4 billion |
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Average weekly home Bible courses taught |
6,561,426 |
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Practicing members* |
6,957,852 |
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New members baptized |
298,304 |
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Increase over 2006 |
3.1 percent |
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Branch offices |
113 |
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Congregations |
101,376 |
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* While other religious groups count their membership by occasional or annual attendance, this figure reflects only those who are actively involved in the public Bible educational work. |
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