Posts by darkspilver

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Why do Jehovah's Witnesses churches have no windows?

by Kenneson in

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friends

someone asked columnist phillip milano of the jacksonville, florida times union this very question.

you will find remarks of several individuals and the reasons they offer, ranging from deterrence to vandalism, to saving on air conditioning bills, etc.

even j.r. brown gives his two-cents worth and replies to critic paul blizzard.. http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/080106/enm_4104779.shtml

darkspilver

Example 'new style' Kingdom Hall with windows

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Kingdom Hall has WiFI now

by 5go in

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friends

i hacked it the password was so easy to guess.

1914watchtower.. .

ok i lied.

darkspilver

See the May 2016 CLAM Workbook, bottom of page 2

(replacement of the Kingdom Ministry, CLAM stands for Christian Life and Ministry)

Link to image

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Mega-Church buys JW Assembly Hall property in Indianapolis

by OrphanCrow in

and yet another sale of watchtower property.... http://www.ibj.com/articles/59973-suburban-mega-church-expanding-into-downtown-with-big-purchase.

suburban megachurch expanding into downtown with big purchasea historic church building at the corner of 12th and delaware streets has been purchased by a large congregation expanding into the downtown area.. traders point christian church in whitestown is spending $2 million to renovate the 35,300-square-foot structure and should have it ready for worship early next year, rev.

james stanley said.. the neoclassical, limestone building has been used as a place of worship since it was built in 1912 and had been owned by the jehovah’s witnesses since 1978.. the location at 1201 n. delaware st., across from the benjamin harrison presidential site, will be the third for traders point.

darkspilver

Hey ToesUp!

So according to the question box, if it bothers my conscience, as a publisher in the congregation, will they still sell it?

Well the QB doesn't quite say that.... particularly if it's just one or two people.... the QB says it should be 'considered'.... they'd probably just go - "ah right, there goes ToesUp, again!"

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Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster ... Yes it's a REAL church.

by SecretSlaveClass in

now this is a church an athiest would be really happy with.

hilarious!.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/flying_spaghetti_monster.

darkspilver

haha!

Check out the Universal Life Ministry

do a search for 'Universal Life' at the New York Times wedding section

http://www.nytimes.com/column/vows

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WT wants to throw out lawsuit in Vermont

by Sugar Shane in

kinda surprised this hasn't popped up on here yet.

article is just a couple days old.

it's in the small, but pretty state of vermont.

darkspilver

Seems to be a 'burden of proof' issue?

It appears criminal proceedings where dropped, so they are trying their own civil proceedings instead.

I understand that for criminal cases you need to show something is “beyond a reasonable doubt,” while in civil cases you only need to show that something is more likely to be true than untrue.

http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20141001/NEWS03/710019905

[The girls mother, Marina] Mauvoleon-Folsom said the alleged sexual abuse was reported by a therapist to the state in September 1996. The girls were interviewed, she said, and the case involved what is now the Department for Children and Families and investigators from the Vermont State Police in Rockingham.

The allegations were substantiated by the state at one time, but the decision was reversed shortly after, according to Mauvoleon-Folsom.

Zalkin said such cases often do not end up involving criminal charges.

“These cases are very difficult with young children, when young children are making the allegations,” he said. “Corroboration is always the challenge. It’s not uncommon for law enforcement to not pursue these cases vigorously. They’re just tough cases for them. They have a high standard, a high burden of proof. It’s very different than the civil cases.”

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Mega-Church buys JW Assembly Hall property in Indianapolis

by OrphanCrow in

and yet another sale of watchtower property.... http://www.ibj.com/articles/59973-suburban-mega-church-expanding-into-downtown-with-big-purchase.

suburban megachurch expanding into downtown with big purchasea historic church building at the corner of 12th and delaware streets has been purchased by a large congregation expanding into the downtown area.. traders point christian church in whitestown is spending $2 million to renovate the 35,300-square-foot structure and should have it ready for worship early next year, rev.

james stanley said.. the neoclassical, limestone building has been used as a place of worship since it was built in 1912 and had been owned by the jehovah’s witnesses since 1978.. the location at 1201 n. delaware st., across from the benjamin harrison presidential site, will be the third for traders point.

darkspilver

Hey ZAPPA-ESQUE!

we were told that we never purchase a property that belonged to Kristy-dum - but we don't mind taking their money

Kingdom Ministry July 1969, page 4, bottom right hand side

Question Box: Is it all right to buy a church building for use as a Kingdom Hall or, when a new Kingdom Hall is built, to sell the former hall for use as a church?

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Mega-Church buys JW Assembly Hall property in Indianapolis

by OrphanCrow in

and yet another sale of watchtower property.... http://www.ibj.com/articles/59973-suburban-mega-church-expanding-into-downtown-with-big-purchase.

suburban megachurch expanding into downtown with big purchasea historic church building at the corner of 12th and delaware streets has been purchased by a large congregation expanding into the downtown area.. traders point christian church in whitestown is spending $2 million to renovate the 35,300-square-foot structure and should have it ready for worship early next year, rev.

james stanley said.. the neoclassical, limestone building has been used as a place of worship since it was built in 1912 and had been owned by the jehovah’s witnesses since 1978.. the location at 1201 n. delaware st., across from the benjamin harrison presidential site, will be the third for traders point.

darkspilver

Hey OrphanCrow!

And yet another sale of Watchtower property...

FWIW sales particulars and brochure as PDF:

http://image.exct.net/lib/fef71176746c00/d/2/1201%20N%20Delaware%20St%204%20pg.pdf

Seems it was first mooted five or so years ago

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/212673/london-ohio-indianapolis-assemby-halls-sold

also

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/224774/assembly-hall-indianapolis-sale-2-895-000

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Mega-Church buys JW Assembly Hall property in Indianapolis

by OrphanCrow in

and yet another sale of watchtower property.... http://www.ibj.com/articles/59973-suburban-mega-church-expanding-into-downtown-with-big-purchase.

suburban megachurch expanding into downtown with big purchasea historic church building at the corner of 12th and delaware streets has been purchased by a large congregation expanding into the downtown area.. traders point christian church in whitestown is spending $2 million to renovate the 35,300-square-foot structure and should have it ready for worship early next year, rev.

james stanley said.. the neoclassical, limestone building has been used as a place of worship since it was built in 1912 and had been owned by the jehovah’s witnesses since 1978.. the location at 1201 n. delaware st., across from the benjamin harrison presidential site, will be the third for traders point.

darkspilver

HeyZAPPA-ESQUE!

We had a plumber who was castigated for considering to fix a leaking pipe at a church and told he would be df'ed if he did the task.

See BluesBrother's posting here:

"to do emergency repair work on a broken water pipe in the church basement"

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/251592/ymca-article?page=1#/4730843

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WT wants to throw out lawsuit in Vermont

by Sugar Shane in

kinda surprised this hasn't popped up on here yet.

article is just a couple days old.

it's in the small, but pretty state of vermont.

darkspilver

This was discussed a few days ago:

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6466677172600832/watchtower-requests-sexual-abuse-suit-dismissed

of interest in the report is:

The allegations were also reported to the Vermont Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Social Services Division in 1997, and True submitted to a polygraph test administered by a detective from the Vermont State Police, which True passed. As a result, no charges were filed.

There are other threads here regarding this:

September 2014

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/285073/vermont-sisters-sue-jehovahs-witnesses-child-sex-abuse

March 2015

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/199000001/judge-partially-grants-partially-denies-jehovahs-witnesses-motion-dismiss

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