Posted by Friend [Friend] on March 30, 1999 at 17:46:21 {.Oe37V.qjQagf9NbHbU2OgnjR4Br/g}:
In Reply to: **To Friend-why insult me? posted by Mary on March 30, 1999 at 15:43:40:
Mary
The claim was that more than 50% of Jehovah�s Witnesses most likely don�t pay their bills.
Either you agree with it or not, which is it? If you agree I suggest you offer more than your personal read on things. My money says you cannot even come close to any sort of data substantiating such a ludicrous idea.
According to statistics available online on average about 1 out of 20 people in the USA filed for bankruptcy during the past 19 years. Assuming you live in the USA like several other participants on this board, how many JWs have you known over the past 19 years? How many do you know that have filed for bankruptcy in the past 19 years? How does that ratio compare with the 1 in 20 statistic.
I hope you see the utter futility of claiming that more than 50% of Jehovah�s Witnesses most likely don�t pay their bills.
As for what any Witness who is in business would "probably" say, well, do you consider that a valid form of statistical analysis? How many Witnesses in business have had fellow believers file bankruptcy while in debt to them? Has it been 1 in 20 over the past 19 years, or less?
Friend