But Bobcat, as I just mentioned, the Organization is really amoral and never abides by its own rules. Besides, they can always tell someone that they don't like that there are no time slots available.
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I just had a thought about the new KH design
by JeffT ini've been trying to figure out the purpose of the new (bland, commercial style) building that the gb is pushing.
it is not a design that attracts attention, nor does it offer a lot in future resale value.
it will be more difficult to build than the wood residential style buildings, meaning they can't use their cheap unskilled labor force for a lot of the work.
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I just had a thought about the new KH design
by JeffT ini've been trying to figure out the purpose of the new (bland, commercial style) building that the gb is pushing.
it is not a design that attracts attention, nor does it offer a lot in future resale value.
it will be more difficult to build than the wood residential style buildings, meaning they can't use their cheap unskilled labor force for a lot of the work.
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@ konceptual99:
"There will be something behind the change related to finances but I think it's far more likely to be in the P/L on the resale coupled with ongoing donations."
The more I think about JeffT's idea the more I'm convinced that he is right. Renting out the Kingdom Hall would turn the building into a cash cow that can be milked indefinitely.
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I just had a thought about the new KH design
by JeffT ini've been trying to figure out the purpose of the new (bland, commercial style) building that the gb is pushing.
it is not a design that attracts attention, nor does it offer a lot in future resale value.
it will be more difficult to build than the wood residential style buildings, meaning they can't use their cheap unskilled labor force for a lot of the work.
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@Searcher:
"Would JW congregations sanction their place of worship being used by a Gay Rights movement, pro-abortion supporters, spiritualist groups, etc. etc. etc.?"
Searcher, the congregations are under the control of the Governing Body and the Governing Body is amoral. Remember, these are the same people who affiliated themselves with the United Nations in spite of what they taught.
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I just had a thought about the new KH design
by JeffT ini've been trying to figure out the purpose of the new (bland, commercial style) building that the gb is pushing.
it is not a design that attracts attention, nor does it offer a lot in future resale value.
it will be more difficult to build than the wood residential style buildings, meaning they can't use their cheap unskilled labor force for a lot of the work.
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I wonder if they will rent the hall to other religious groups. Pentecostals perhaps?
Seriously, they would probably have 3 or 4 congregations meeting at one hall which would come out to 2-3 complete days vacant per hall per week as well as 6 partial days. They may even move the Sunday meetings to Saturday if any church group wanted to rent it on Sunday only. There's quite a few churches that meet in rented halls in my neighborhood - all of them Charismatic.
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Musical video on JW-TV February monthly program - must see !!
by Viva la Vida inyou must see the musical video at the end of this month program (aprox.
at 1:04:30).... i don't like to use "must" but this is wow... if you think they couldn't get any lower... just be prepared...
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All this new JW.org stuff is hurting my brain
by Nosferatu inso i just watched the singing cart video.
i literally cannot describe how i felt watching that.. growing up as a jw was serious business.
we had to take the preaching work seriously, watch our conduct, give a good witness by our actions, and be on our best behaviour to ensure we made it through the great tribulation.. when i was a child, i had dreams of being a cartoonist.
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As I mentioned in another thread it looks like there is a "worldly" PR man behind all of this rebranding going on. The Governing Body simply don't have the imagination to come up with any of this. They must have sensed the general malaise within their members and decided to get professional help (of the wrong kind) to deal with it. -
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mosquitos, and vampire bats.
by brandnew insince everything in life is supposed to be created by god, why did he create mosquitos, and vampire bats?.
mosquitos and vpbats live by taking in blood from other animals, and well humans too.
so my question is.....why would he forbid blood transfusions , when he made creatures who live off of others blood?
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This is the story that explains it all:
Once upon a time there was this talking snake who told a naked lady to eat a fruit and share it with a naked man who had a missing rib.
Then all hell broke loose. Lions stopped eating grass and started gobbling up baby lambs; Tyrannosaurus stopped munching on palm trees and started sinking their teeth into Brontosaurs; and Galaxies started crashing into each other.
Please don't laugh because if you do some nasty worm is going to start boring into your eyes.
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Site Update: Feb 4, 2015
by Simon ini have found the issue with the user post-counts being incorrect and the update to put them right is running right now.
it's upto people who joined about 5 years ago so if you're more recent than that just give it a while before checking again.. i've made a few tweaks to the css to fix some issues with ie which caused the side-bar to be pushed down under the main content instead of alongside it and also the reply counters didn't have any color to indicate the busiest topics.. the snippet / topic preview options should now be a little neater and clearer.. other than that, most of the changes have been backend stuff around optimization so nothing really to see but it should pave the way for feedback on the post like / dislike voting and other goodies..
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Snoozy: "So is Mouthy (Grace) still with us? Was thinking about her the other day."
Yes, she posts from time to time.
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Thankyou tv.jw! you are helping my wife wake up!
by stuckinarut2 ini have to thank tv.jw!!!
(im not putting the complete link, but you know what i mean).
after showing my wife the 'trolley song' as we now call it, she was rolling on the floor in embarrassment and shock.. she shook her head, and was clearly troubled by what we watched.. little by little, the org is actually helping more to wake up!
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I know, deep down inside, that they must have a "worldly" PR man making suggestions to the GB on how to reach out to their members. The GB just doesn't have the imagination to come up with these videos. -
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Those who have not defiled themselves with women
by Doug Mason ini am seeking a copy of this article:.
those who have not defiled themselves with women: revelation 14:4 and the book of enoch, daniel carl olson, catholic biblical quarterly, 59.3, 1997, pages 492-510, issn: 0008-7912.
if someone is able to locate a copy, you will find my email address at:.
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I just found a source at http://catholicbiblical.org/publications/cbq. They say that copies for back issues dating from 1965 are available for $10 an article.