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It's fairly obvious that a coordinated attack is not the same as "providing legitimate information". If the two gentlemen I block have reason to give credence to the sources supplied, I wonder why they felt it more important to repeat their changes than to explain them. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 11:31, 30 April 2008 (EDT) | It's fairly obvious that a coordinated attack is not the same as "providing legitimate information". If the two gentlemen I block have reason to give credence to the sources supplied, I wonder why they felt it more important to repeat their changes than to explain them. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 11:31, 30 April 2008 (EDT) | ||
:What's "94% voluntary dropout rate" mean? Does it mean that only 6% of the Church is left, or that 94% of dropouts are voluntary? I'm confused.-[[User:LawrenceA|LawrenceA]] 10:53, 14 November 2008 (EST) | :What's "94% voluntary dropout rate" mean? Does it mean that only 6% of the Church is left, or that 94% of dropouts are voluntary? I'm confused.-[[User:LawrenceA|LawrenceA]] 10:53, 14 November 2008 (EST) | ||
| − | ::Out of more than 100,000 full-time members | + | ::Out of more than 100,000 full-time members who had ever lived in US church members for at least 6 months, only 5,860 remained in 2001. So 6,000 out of 100,000 were left. Simple math. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 10:56, 14 November 2008 (EST) |
What these extraordinary figures mean, at the risk of belaboring the obvious, is that the church never had an effective [[mind control]] technique. People just kept walking away, probably due to the high demands on their time. | What these extraordinary figures mean, at the risk of belaboring the obvious, is that the church never had an effective [[mind control]] technique. People just kept walking away, probably due to the high demands on their time. | ||
Rev. Moon had actually suggested that church leaders take better care of members and not overwork them, but many of them didn't listen. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 10:58, 14 November 2008 (EST) | Rev. Moon had actually suggested that church leaders take better care of members and not overwork them, but many of them didn't listen. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 10:58, 14 November 2008 (EST) | ||
Revision as of 15:58, November 14, 2008
It's fairly obvious that a coordinated attack is not the same as "providing legitimate information". If the two gentlemen I block have reason to give credence to the sources supplied, I wonder why they felt it more important to repeat their changes than to explain them. --Ed Poor Talk 11:31, 30 April 2008 (EDT)
- What's "94% voluntary dropout rate" mean? Does it mean that only 6% of the Church is left, or that 94% of dropouts are voluntary? I'm confused.-LawrenceA 10:53, 14 November 2008 (EST)
What these extraordinary figures mean, at the risk of belaboring the obvious, is that the church never had an effective mind control technique. People just kept walking away, probably due to the high demands on their time.
Rev. Moon had actually suggested that church leaders take better care of members and not overwork them, but many of them didn't listen. --Ed Poor Talk 10:58, 14 November 2008 (EST)