so with the news that they are remodeling patterson and expanding warwick, where are the funds going to come from?.
could this be a ruse like the need for thousands of kingdom halls proclaimed a few years back only to be replaced with the we realized the halls were not at capacity and the great sell-off began?.
maybe the hope is going to be that the sheep will give give give and then all of the sudden, after prayerful consideration the gb have determined that the current resources are sufficient to create the needed media and content.. my bet is that in 10 years it will all be consolidated to warwick and walkill and patterson will be sold to who i have no idea, but they own a ton of property in upstate ny..
If we assume that WT has a billion in investable assets, (they have much more in total assets), and we assume
a realistic average return of 5% (they DO invest) that means they get at least $5 million in earned interest
every year
1,000,000,000 X 0.05 = $50 million per year
And if you've got $1 billion, and you're only getting 5%, it's time to look for a new investment manager.
you think the new building addition to warwick ,that will house 1000 audiovisual and art production volunteers is a push to go online with the meetings?
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Meetings and assemblies serve only one purpose that is to keep the rank and file in line.
Two purposes.
You forgot, that's where the contribution boxes are.
Old timers prefer dropping physical money in a slot, vs. contributing online. And old timers are pretty much the only ones who contribute nowadays.
is it true that in 1975 the watchtower falsely predicted the end of the world and a great number of the membership quit and just a few years later they turned disassociation into disfellowshipping?
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Yes on all counts.
former fbi deputy director mccabe confirms: there were discussions within the department of justice about invoking 25 th amendment to remove trump from office.... .
i mean the us democracy isn't a third world country, a least the people involved should be reprimanded, they acted like trying a coup d'etat..
I remember this! Back when the silver bullet was Cohen.
All in due time
https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/08/politics/michael-cohen-new-york-interview/index.html
i was with my brother in law when we were in service and given this book.
i have posted on this before but it got me to thinking.
it was taken from us by the local elder we talk to about it.
There's tons of reviews of it on Amazon - that should give you a pretty good idea of what to expect.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=thirty+years+a+watchtower+slave&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
last sunday's watchtower tells the story of a man who:.
was baptized in 1908 at the age of 20. he was very confident that he would soon receive his reward.
in fact, when he proposed marriage in 1911, he told his prospective bride, pearl: “you know what is going to happen in 1914. if we are going to get married, we better do it soon!” did this christian couple give up the race for life when they did not receive their heavenly reward in 1914?
What Half Banana said.
It's really quite sad - I'm on the far end of middle age, and I think of all the JW adults that I knew as a kid, hundreds of them, all believing they would literally "never grow old".
Now, they're all dead, or dying, or suffering from dementia. It's probably worse for the handful still mentally aware - imagine that you literally believed you'd never grow old - and here you are, 80 or 90, broken body, pain, grief, knowing you've got at most a year or 2 of misery & pain left before you too die....
https://www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?filename=/docket/docketfiles/html/public/19-40.html.
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Another anti-WT precedent.
Betcha this one doesn't make "Proclaimers Vol. 2".
with the ramped up rhetoric the last few years many were totally convinced the end would be here by 2019-20 .
and instead of making due, the org.
has burdened the brothers once again to donate and volunteer for the new and improved patterson and video production center to be completed by 2026!
Not too far from 40 years for me....
Oh, and not only was I not supposed to graduate from high school, I wasn't ever supposed to finish elementary school (1975 & all).
Sir82 of the "old codger" class.
in 5 weeks, it will be monday the 11 st of november, armistice day.
during the ceremonies around 11 o'clock, am, there will be a transit of mercury in progress., a mini eclipse.
a sign in the sky for war- or peace makers.
Yeah, I don't think even "eclipse glasses" would be of much help if you try to watch the "Mercury Eclipse".
i have been looking for one and they go for a lot when i do find them.
to the tune of 200 bucks.
are they that rare?.
I think this page is more interesting:
https://archive.org/details/1934-JwYearbook/page/n133
Addressed to the Nazis:
"...the very high ideals held and promulgated by the present national government are set forth in and endorsed and strongly emphasized in our publications..."
"...Instead, therefore, of our literature and our work's being a menace to the principles of the present government we are the strongest supporters of such ideals."
Once again, for emphasis, the above words were written by the leadership of Jehovah's Witnesses, and addressed to the Nazi government.
Again...Nazis. NAZIS!
Sheesh.
