Talk:Demographics of Jehovah's Witnesses

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[edit] Factual accuracy

"Jehovah's Witnesses have an active presence in most countries and are the second or third largest religious group in many countries with a dominant religion" - this is highly dubious; see www.adherents.com. It is doubtful that JW's are even in the top ten in most countries. BenC7 03:49, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

There are some countries in which over 90% of the population are members of a particular religion, where Witnesses do come into the top 10 religions (such as predominantly Catholic nations; possibly also in Muslim nations, however the religion is banned in most Muslim nations, hence membership is not reported therein), and at times even into the top 3, however the percentage of Witnesses in such countries is unremarkable, and citing them as the 'second-largest religion' in such countries is misleading.--Jeffro77 13:20, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Racial terminology

The article currently makes reference to a survey of "blacks". To me, using 'blacks' as a noun seems derogatory. Is the usage acceptable??--Jeffro77 11:33, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Increases

The statement, "A comparison of Jehovah's Witnesses' 2007 and 2006 statistics indicates an increase in the number of Bible studies, baptisms, Memorial attendance and time spent in the preaching work." is of little value statistically, and may be misleading. Increases in numbers do not necessarily indicate increases in rates or increases relative to population growth.--Jeffro77 (talk) 00:07, 19 December 2007 (UTC)