Posts by betterdaze

Luke 12:

Do you think I came to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but division. From now on there will be five in one family divided against each other, three against two and two against three. They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.

Matthew 10:

Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn

a man against his father,  a daughter against her mother,  a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law— a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.

Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

That's your Jesus weaponizing family in the Bible record.

I remember trying to shove square pegs into round holes, too. Wish you and your family all the best going forward!

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What are the economics of cart witnessing?

by slimboyfat in

on another thread shepherdless sketched out the past business model of jws and its demise.

until 1990 they were a straightforward publishing business with the tremendous advantage of free labour in production and free distribution agents.

since then they've been relying on donations for literature to keep the old model going.

betterdaze

This company is not affiliated with WT, but they do ship carts as well

Welfull Group Company Limited
11 F Jinjiang Mansion No.111 Hushu

Litcart Litcart Acrylic Panels Wheel Litcart Parts Rain Cover

http://en.52wmb.com/b-watchtower_bible_and_tract_society/4519633

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What are the economics of cart witnessing?

by slimboyfat in

on another thread shepherdless sketched out the past business model of jws and its demise.

until 1990 they were a straightforward publishing business with the tremendous advantage of free labour in production and free distribution agents.

since then they've been relying on donations for literature to keep the old model going.

betterdaze

This exporter/shipper/supplier comes up for kiosks, literature carts and parts, furniture handles and folding chairs.

RSF Sourcing Group LLC
Unit A, Floor 29, Legend Tower
7 Shing Yip Street
Kwun Tong, Kowloon 123
Hong Kong

It seems Watchtower is always the trading partner/consignee. The former website contact in Hong Kong is actually a purchasing agent located in… Wallkill, NY according to his LinkedIn account.

See a sample here: http://portexaminer.com/trade-data/rsf-sourcing-group-llc-watchtower-bible-and-tract-society/ctyosznycmi1188/

LITCART SPARE PARTS https://panjiva.com/Rsf-Sourcing-Group-Llc/15761737

This list shows Watchtower received 228 cartons of literature carts and chairs on 2015-08-26:

https://panjiva.com/shipment_search/results?user_term=1&prefilter=none&type=&q=watchtower&commit=Search+Now

RSF again. All of the trading partners are Watchtower: http://en.52wmb.com/s-rsf_sourcing_group_llc/3865094

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Awww....animals raising babies of another species...everlasting thread!

by rebel8 in

jw
friends

ever since i saw a video of a crow feeding and nurturing a feral kitten, i've been fascinated by stories of animals who raise babies of another type of animal.

so here begins my official repository of these stories!

feel free to add any others you know of--humans raising house pets doesn't count!.

betterdaze

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeIxWVkviOQ

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Watchtower properties for sale website

by NewYork44M in

jw
friends

here is a great site in case anyone is interested in acquiring wt property in brooklyn heights.

https://www.watchtowerbrooklynrealestate.com/.

betterdaze

Brooklyn Daily Eagle, December 3, 2015 - 8:51pm:

“The site spans an entire city block in the dynamic DUMBO neighborhood and has nearly 1 million square feet of development rights,” Richard Devine, a Jehovah's Witnesses spokesman, said in a statement. It's near the foot of the Manhattan Bridge.

Now used as a parking lot, the 135,000-square-foot Jay Street site also has frontage on York, Front and Bridge streets. Real estate sources told the Brooklyn Eagle two years ago that developers who had approached the Witnesses at that time were willing to fork over $400 per buildable square foot — nearly $400 million.

A competitive offering process has also started for 124 Columbia Heights, a ten-story, 152,000-square-foot residential building that overlooks Brooklyn Heights' beloved Promenade.

Devine called it “a remarkable building with spectacular views of the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty and the impressive Lower Manhattan skyline.”

The Witnesses, who expect to complete their Warwick headquarters construction in 2017, still own another dozen Brooklyn Heights properties they have not yet brought to market.

More at link: Breaking news: Jehovah's Witnesses put Brooklyn Heights headquarters up for sale

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What happened with Dr. Applewhite's supplementary report? Mistery solved

by Viva la Vida in

jw
friends

542 on 16 august 2015, dr applewhite wrote to the legal representative of watchtower.

australia and advised that she was unable to prepare a supplementary statement due.

to other commitments.

betterdaze

Moneyca Appleshite makes her living $elling “educational programs” to institutions involved with children so they can 1) lower their insurance premiums, 2) avoid expensive litigation, and 3) reduce payouts to victims.

That’s it. She doesn’t give a damn about victims, her motives are purely financial. 110% on the side of the ABUSERS all the way, whoring herself out particularly to churches.

So when Father McHandy touches little Bobby the altar boy, the Church can turnaround and say, “But we have a program in place, you can’t sue us, it’s not our fault.” She then pops in and protects them in court: “They met the standard of care, at the time.”

From her bio on the Park Dietz website:

Dr. Applewhite is able to provide clear answers to the question of whether an organization did or did not meet the standards of care for prevention, detection, and response to abuse at the time. Dr. Applewhite has provided opinions and reports regarding the standard of care in the civil litigation context in both a consultative and testifying capacity.

Bold mine, italics theirs. This seems to be the crux of her business: If there was no standard of care, at the time, then no crime really occurred. But WHO establishes that standard of care? Why, Dr. Appleshite does! And she’s got a program to sell you too!

This is how her bogus testimony fell apart. She was saying that because the WT wrote an article in the early 1980’s, they were way ahead of the Catholic Church in addressing the issue. Therefore, the “standard of care” at the time was met because essentially, there was none.

Make no doubt about it: This wretched bitch is all about protecting church a$$ets, never the children.

And yes, I’d like to register my utter disgust with her employers, but then they’re basically tapeworms, too.

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I just found out that my youngest brother committed suicide

by SnakesInTheTower in

jw
friends

my middle brother called me a couple of hours ago.

our youngest brother, josh, who was 38, was found by his friends in his apartment.

he hung himself.

betterdaze

Sorry for your loss, Rich.

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Pop Trivia

by Simon in

so many serious topics lately ... so for anyone who wants a break, it's trivia time and the subject is pop music.. which act is the only one to have a top 100 hit both before, during and after the beatles had theirs?.

no googling.

if you guess, you also need to add a trivia question for others to answer..

betterdaze

Where did Bruce Springsteen “spring” from?

Not in Jersey. Name the town.

(Edit: Not town, Village)

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Caleb and Sofia used to brainwash children

by shattered_origins in

okay, i need to vent.

as a newly awoken individual, i have yet to "come out" to my hard core jdub parents.

my plan was to lay low and use my unbelieving husband and baby as an excuse for my "inactivity", it has worked for the last few months.

betterdaze

This is from a discussion on a pro-Witness website about the recent court case where a non-JW mother did not want her child indoctrinated by JW grandparents:

Yes, lots of things grandparents can do when the parent does not want the child to attend the Kingdom Hall..reading the Bible Story book. Having friends over for a meal, or a get together (especially when there are other children her age), walks in the park talking about Jehovah's creation, singing songs, Sophia and Caleb videos.

And the child can truthfully answer that (s)he did not attend a meeting.

This is the sneaky, conniving, disrespectful mindset of the typical JW. Theocratic warfare indeed!

I would not allow one to walk a dog, let alone spend five minutes unsupervised with a minor.