I cannot speak on the UK but here in the USA we call it ‘urban blight’ and there are indeed programs to encourage revitalization in areas where buildings have been abandoned. Be it legal seizure because of unpaid taxes or money to encourage renovation or variations of those themes nobody wants to see abandonded property. However thats across the board, no matter who owns the property or its zoning and its entirely legal and known. This sounds like nonsense.
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Government grabbing worship places? Surely not.
by punkofnice ina local jobo recently told me (or told me recently), that the uk government will seize unused kingdom halls and other churches if they are empty or not used.. the jobo said this was a new thing from the uk government.
the jobo was vague about it and couldn't verify their source.. now, i know russia is doing stuff but i've not heard anything about the uk.
it doesn't sound plausible.. i've searched the tinternet but can't find anything suggesting this.. i'm sure it's just utter jobo propaganda scare tactics and rumours.
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Chapter 29 New Boy 50 years a Watchtower slave
by new boy inchapter 29.
1500 bottles of brandy.
i'm driving down the fdr drive late one sunday afternoon.
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Yep i remember a couple of people getting robbed by fellow bethelites. Damn shame to be robbed not only by so called brothers but also by people who understood exactly what they were doing, someone in the same position as you.
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The Dub At My Door (is back for Return Visit)
by TerryWalstrom inthe dub at my door ___________________i’d rather have a root canal than agree to a sit down with an active jehovah’s witness.i’m an ex-jw.
for good reason.
fool me once....i’m an activist and an author of a book or two exposing and vilifying the destructive jw cult organization.yet i agreed.
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Good question smiddy and theres lots of angles... one i like to explore is why the nwt added back the name of their desert god.... if he is all powerful and able to protect his word through 1000’s years then why was his name ever gone? Why is there a need for textual comparisons and revisions over time if his word was protected? Wouldnt we have good copies throughout the centuries?
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REVEALED: The number of Bethelites over the years
by darkspilver inin response to this thread.
i've put forward the argument that i believe that the 'organization' is financially effectively bleeding itself dry - it is actually financially imploding.. i believe that over the last 45 or so years, in particular, it has evolved from a relatively 'lean machine' into what is now a huge unwieldy organization.
as an organization grows i would expect increased efficiency through by both economies of scale, and advances in technology.. how has the watchtower organization fared?....
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Gotta say dark this is an interesting and i like using the bumber of bethelites to pub ratio. Im thinking thats a true reflection as opposed to raw number of hq staff. I find it curious indeed that they expanded so much given the trend toward automation but clearly someone clued them in since the number is shrinking. Another factor in this would be the staff held for construction in warwick. They may have been counted for a time even though the powers that be knew they would be cut once construction was done.
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Finland, Turku - JW killed in attack
by darkspilver innow confirmed - fyi following my post yesterday here:.
https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6355488641908736/_post/6151316533411840.
it has now been confirmed via jw.org.
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The branch is so loving to have expressed prayers for her family and arranged a special meeting for all 135 engaged in the public witnessing work! Cant have that shit slowing down because someone was murdered... also have to explain to them that their petty ass god dosent actually have the power to protect his people individually only as a group :/
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The Dub At My Door (is back for Return Visit)
by TerryWalstrom inthe dub at my door ___________________i’d rather have a root canal than agree to a sit down with an active jehovah’s witness.i’m an ex-jw.
for good reason.
fool me once....i’m an activist and an author of a book or two exposing and vilifying the destructive jw cult organization.yet i agreed.
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And this is no surprise as i have said it before , but i agree that the confrontational anti proselytizing never works. Even when newbies show up here its a bad tactic, imho. Reason is the only way to go if we are to have any chance at success.
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Chapter 28 Part B New Boy 50 years a Watchtower slave
by new boy inback in the nineteen seventies hundreds of cars were stolen, in the city every day!
the new york post said "the average life span of a corvette stingray (sports car) parked on the street in new york was only 24 hours!".
one time driving back from rhode island at 2:00 a.m. i took a wrong turn in the south bronx’s.
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Bump to make sure it dosent get lost
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The Dub At My Door (is back for Return Visit)
by TerryWalstrom inthe dub at my door ___________________i’d rather have a root canal than agree to a sit down with an active jehovah’s witness.i’m an ex-jw.
for good reason.
fool me once....i’m an activist and an author of a book or two exposing and vilifying the destructive jw cult organization.yet i agreed.
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And let me add that i was taking notes... ive done my share of reverse proselytizing and wanted to compare tactics. I like the angle of separating the cultiest from the source of authority. That was for me the final straw, realizing the “circle of delusion” that kept me was exactly the same as a muslium or hindu etc etc
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Will hurricane Harvey infuse the WTBT$ with more money? Or cost them more money?
by exjwlemming inin the past, i have known many brothers that had trekked down to the southern us to perform relief work on behalf of the wtbt$.
they return as heros.
they shared the repairing and rebuilding of kh and the property of fellow believers.
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What magnum said x2. It wont cost them a dime. They will profit on the generous spirit of dubbies who want to help those effected by the storm
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The Dub At My Door (is back for Return Visit)
by TerryWalstrom inthe dub at my door ___________________i’d rather have a root canal than agree to a sit down with an active jehovah’s witness.i’m an ex-jw.
for good reason.
fool me once....i’m an activist and an author of a book or two exposing and vilifying the destructive jw cult organization.yet i agreed.
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Terry... that was positively brilliant. A pugilistic Master piece!