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darkspilver
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Video that has been called "The Apostate Manifesto"...
by Tuesday inhey folks, so i made this video as a response to some of the youtube apostates about my vast apostate army recruitment video.
i'm getting overwhelming comments and messages regarding it and a couple people have called it "the apostate manifesto".
i figured i'd post it here for everyone to check out, i thought you all might enjoy it.
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Since Some Were Asking About The Vast Apostate Army...
by Tuesday inhey everyone, a couple people were asking about the november 5th, 2017 reference in the last hitler as the leader of the watchtower parody video so i figured i'd swing by and post a link to the latest recruitment video for the vast apostate army.. all my other videos are for my daughter and to help her if she ever questions religion (or jws specifically), this one however is for me.
i always get a really big grin on my face when dustin talks about the vast apostate army and i really just want to set him off for a few videos.
so i think this outlines the purpose of the vast apostate army and gives you a cool chorus to sing along to.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=corqwanyuos.
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slimboyfat: I like this 2017 idea. The Witnesses have set lots of dates for the end themselves, so it's poetic justice to set one for them. And because we can be active about it, and not just sit around 'waiting for Jehovah to act' we can contribute to making it a self-fulfilling prophecy. Let's see if it builds momentum. One thing's for sure, it's got a better chance than any prediction the Watchtower ever made.
Looks like Canada's CTV's W5 are covering it
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Video that has been called "The Apostate Manifesto"...
by Tuesday inhey folks, so i made this video as a response to some of the youtube apostates about my vast apostate army recruitment video.
i'm getting overwhelming comments and messages regarding it and a couple people have called it "the apostate manifesto".
i figured i'd post it here for everyone to check out, i thought you all might enjoy it.
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flipper: The WT society and Jehovah's Witnesses are so superstitious your ploy on Nov. 5th, 2017 may just intimidate them to an extent. Even if SOME of them are intimidated, it will be a success. And I think that something is in the wind in the next couple of years from what I understand so if a major scandal breaks out BEFORE 2017 and hits the news media - then many JW's will be ripe for the picking. I admire your effort Tim. Good job. Peace out, Mr. Flipper
Here's the build-up from the day before - Saturday, November 4, 2017:
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October 31, 2017 TO ALL CONGREGATIONS Re: New Visitor Exhibit at Bethel (UK)
by wifibandit inoctober 31, 2017 to all congregations re: new visitor exhibit at bethel.
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Half banana: How many JWs in UK, 160,000 and reducing?
134,517
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October 31, 2017 TO SELECTED BOEs IN THE US BRANCH TERRITORY Re: Discontinuation of the Funds-on-Deposit Arrangement
by wifibandit inoctober 31, 2017 to selected bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: discontinuation of the funds-on-deposit arrangement.
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Doubting Bro: I thought the funds on deposit arrangement was done away with when they told the local congregations that should only keep 5k in their accounts and forward the rest to the WTS?
Effectively, yes.
It appears though not all congregations have dealt with it - it is poosible that some may have forgotten they even had funds-on-deposit (for example, maybe this could have happened if congregations have merged).
The OP letter seems to be 'formal' notification that the arrangment is ending.
If the WT does not hear back, they will send the money back automatically to the congregation's bank account.
Letter, March 29, 2014 - Re: Adjustment to financing Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwideWhat should be done with excess congregation funds that are currently being held or that may accumulate in the future?
The elders of congregations having funds on deposit with the branch office should review the balance of such funds and decide if these can be donated in full or in part to the worldwide work and/or Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide, particularly if these funds were being saved for a future construction project. Periodically, the body of elders may also review the balance of the congregation funds to determine if surplus cash could be sent to the branch office as a donation. The recommendation for such a donation should be presented to the congregation as a one-time resolution. When this resolution is approved by the congregation, the one-time donation to the worldwide work or to Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide may be added to the monthly resolved amounts sent to the branch office.
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Does anyone have info on the guy that sued Jw in Canada
by poopie inbecause he was shunned by his customers?.
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John Davis: It does appear that you can watch the oral arguments for the Canadian Supreme Court from yesterday on their website
Yes, and, with thanks to wifibandit, on youtube aswell..... (starts at the one hour mark)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3682&v=vT-pOWYwRlM
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Does anyone have info on the guy that sued Jw in Canada
by poopie inbecause he was shunned by his customers?.
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Randy Wall, a real estate agent was "disfellowshipped" from the Highwood Congregation for being drunk on two occasions and allegedly verbally abusing his wife.
As a result, he says his clients refused to do further business with him, so he argued his property and civil rights were affected.
Previously, Simon has made some interesting comments regarding the case
Simon:
I think it's problematic to try and make it into a business-loss argument for two reasons:
First, you simply can't legislate for people to do business with you - they have the right to make their own choices. The only thing that would cover it would be existing breach-of-contract law if someone broke off a business arrangement that was committed to.
Second, I think most people should be aware that the rules within the group are rather strict for people who leave. So if a business depends on the owner being a member of a religious group (which sounds like "affinity marketing") then it should be planned for to reduce that dependency because, well, see the above - there is no way to force people to stay customers and it's a business risk.
It's like the reverse of the gay-wedding-cake situation ... imaging the religious couple decide they don't want to buy a cake from a baker who they disapprove of for some reason. Should they be compelled to buy the cake?
Seriously, it's one thing to complain that something is unfair and that the WTS have too much power and negatively impact people's lives, of course it is and they do. But what is the goal? What should be changed and how? What is the law that can be passed to prevent it? I would press a button and ban religion if I could, but that ain't gonna happen - assume that freedom of religion is not going anywhere, what's the outcome?
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California Tubbs Fire photos you might not find find anywhere else...
by La Capra into quote someone near and dear: they should have built the whole kingdom hall out of the same thing they built the signs.... i had to wait nearly two weeks to get into the neighborhood to get these pictures for your voyeuristic interests...this is peanuts compared to the over 5,000 homes that were destroyed (this number includes individual units in large apartment complexes that were completely razed).
those pictures and videos are available in the media.
wine country is a community devastated..
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Thanks for the pictures.....
Kingdom Hall, 184 Ursuline Rd, Santa Rosa California USA
Used by three congregations:
- Mark West Spanish
- Mark West English
- Larkfield (English)
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/NoTyLYLXZJC2
Some BEFORE pictures......
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Stagnation of JWs in Britain
by darkspilver inthis is an 'off-topic' continuation of this discussion.
steve2: in britain, growth of publishers is slowing down, if not stagnating.
darkspilver: .
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steve2: Special Pioneers... Can anyone verify that?
(Not dates of changes, just WT 'mentions')
Watchtower February 15, 1957
Page 115: It is a grand service wherein regular pioneers spend at least 100 hours a month preaching and special pioneers a minimum of 150 hours.Yearbook 1977
Page 22: Special pioneer hours were reduced to 140 per month to help them to continue in the full-time service, to give them time to do shepherding work in the congregations and also to find some means of income, if this is necessary in their caseWho Are Doing Jehovah’s Will Today? (Brochure) 2012
Lesson 13 What Is a Pioneer?: Others are selected to serve as special pioneers in areas where the need for Kingdom proclaimers is greater, devoting 130 hours or more to the ministry each month.steve2: I acknowledge your need to draw this topic out darkspilver
You asked for my comments. I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment on them.
steve2: You also say, "I believe it is therefore a statistical fallacy to use 'peak publishers' - it is much better to use 'average publishers'... could you tell me exactly which statistical fallacy you are referring to when peak publishers are used?
For the Annual Report (covering 1 September to 31 August), the WT is counting, not individual people, but rather the Report forms they submit each month, from the same group of people (ie not random people), and there is a very small increase/decrease over the year.
The Annual Report, as printed in the Yearbook, is distilled from the Monthly Reports submitted by publishers - but remember.....
- When publishers forget to submit a Report, they give in a 'late' Report the next month and they get double or triple-counted (or more!);
- The 'peak' month is not a random month, it is pre-determined as being the end of the 'Service Year' in August, and it is, by far, significantly higher than ALL the other months, before and after;
- The only reason it is higher is because of the 'late' reporting for the 'Service Year' just finishing, and the extra effort put in to collect those late reports (see '1' above).
I believe it is therefore statistically dishonest for the WT to use the 'Peak Publisher' number in the way they do as, in many cases, it gives a knowingly higher figure than what the reality is.
I also think that even comparing like-for-like, peak-with-peak, year-to-year, is not good statistical practice.
If you want a high 'peak' number, you encourage 'late' reporting (!), which would appear to be working against statistical ethics.
The 13-year stretch in my OP started with the 2003 Service Year - therefore the examples below are of the number of publisher's reports submitted each month for the first two years: 2003 and 2004.
NOTE: Admittedly, publishers in some countries are better at Reporting on-time: In 2003, Austria, with annual growth of 0%, reported an average of 20,148, and a peak of 20,331 - but then this causes a statistical problem when comparing 'peak publishers' country-by-country.
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the beautiful Towers hotel now for sale
by neat blue dog inits a gorgeous building, and you should see the commercial they made for it.. http://21clarkstreet.com.
the commercial video, as well as the cool 360° vr views are available on the home page of.
https://www.watchtowerbrooklynrealestate.com.
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SOLD!
A Florida firm just paid $200M for a Jehovah’s Witnesses building, and its plans might surprise youThe Real Deal, Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Kayne Anderson to spend $100M renovating 21 Clark Street
The Jehovah’s Witnesses continued their Brooklyn selling spree, offloading a Brooklyn Heights apartment building to private equity firm Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors for $200 million.
The buyer plans to spend another $100 million to renovate the property at 21 Clark Street and convert it into a luxury senior home, the Wall Street Journal reported. The developer hopes to cash in on growing demand for assisted living as baby boomers age.
READ FULL ARTICLE: https://therealdeal.com/2017/11/01/florida-firm-pays-200m-for-jehovahs-witnesses-building-plans-luxury-senior-homes/
SEE ALSO: http://www.brownstoner.com/real-estate-market/jehovahs-witnesses-leerich-tower-hotel-21-clark-street-brooklyn-heights/
