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  Tuxedo

  by Phoebe in

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  do you think the gb live in big, posh houses??.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4diruxmqh4.

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  Actually, I think that you are on to something, DesirousOfChange. When I was at Watchtower Farms in the 1970's, the Society had many outside residences just for this purpose. Walter Ludtke, the Assistant Construction Overseer, lived in one of these homes with his wife and children. John Appeltauer, the Farms dentist and his wife also lived in a private residence owned by the Society. This is nothing new but seems to be growing exponentially.
  

  (And you are correct..............the 'we're going broke' image is all bullshit and spin, contrary to the belief of some posters here.)
  
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  Tuxedo

  by Phoebe in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  do you think the gb live in big, posh houses??.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4diruxmqh4.

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  This is great work! I tried to research this very same thing on Thursday at work but could not gain access to the Orange County Registry of Deeds. After researching the Registry of Deeds for Brooklyn, I wanted to know how much money the Organization got for their properties and how much of it was invested upstate in the new Warwick Vatican. Thank you for this research. This bears looking into further!
  
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  Do you have JW-related dreams (nightmares)?

  by compound complex in

  1. social
  2. humour

  greetings, dreamers:.

  i guess it's never going away: daytime carryovers of jw-related stuff seeping into my dreams.. the majority of these dreams take place at conventions but with really weird trappings.

  last night i dreamed i arrived at the site with no books, no lunch, nothing but my car keys.

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  Being an ex-Bethelite my nightmares revolved around me returning to Bethel. Always woke up in a cold sweat with a pounding heart. The irony was that in the dream, I re-applied voluntarily, was glad to be accepted and once I was back at Watchtower Farms, I was flooded with anxiety and felt the impending doom of another 'nervous breakdown'. I had mindfulness based therapy over ten years ago and interestingly enough I have not been bothered with the dream since. I had other Bethel based dreams but this one was a recurring theme.
  
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  Did You Go To Meetings in Very Inclement Weather?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  living in new england means having lots of snow and cold.

  elders were very reluctant to cancel or reschedule a meeting due to the weather.

  i lived 3 towns away from the kingdom hall and if it was icy and treacherous my vote would always be to cancel the meeting....and forget about rescheduling!.

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  I remember in the '60's and '70's that meetings were rarely canceled. My family traveled over 30 miles one way to the Sunday and Thursday night meetings. We routinely traveled in blizzard conditions that most Witnesses today would not dare to venture out in. Our lives were put in danger because of the promises of 1975!
  
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  COLD today

  by wasone in

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  2. friends

  it's a cold 13 degrees fahrenheit in tennessee this morning where i live.

  glad i'm retired and don't have to work outside today.

  what about where you live.

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  -18 degrees F here in Maine when I started my car for work this morning. At about 1:30 pm a pipe burst in the kitchen and sprayed water all over the cellar.
  
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  Is Happiness Without Religion Possible?

  by Brian J in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  according to the 11/2017 study watchtower.......apparently not.

  is it really true that one can be happy without religion?

  certainly an individual can be happy without false religion, but a person cannot be truly happy unless he has a relationship with jehovah, who is described as “the happy god.” (1 tim.

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  "So, religious people (at least in the United States and other religious countries) are happier on average than non-religious people. But, the key variable does not appear to be religion itself. Instead, it is the social connections that religious life facilitates that make people happy." - Clay Routledge Ph.D. Are Religious People Happier Than Non-Religious People?

  
  

  As usual, sweeping assertions made by the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses are not backed up by the empirical evidence.
  
  
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  Did man really go to the moon?

  by atomant in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  l have researched this subject and come to the conclusion that no we didn't.what do others think?.

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  "Yep, definitely an argument from authority fallacy" - Island Man

  Actually, it was an argument based on credibility not authority alone.
  
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  Did man really go to the moon?

  by atomant in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  l have researched this subject and come to the conclusion that no we didn't.what do others think?.

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  In the 1960's my uncle was a Lt. Colonel in the Air Force Strategic Command in charge of a number of ICBM missile silos and security officer for his base. My brother asked him two questions shortly before he died.

  1. Did aliens crash at Roswell and are there any remains of a ship or any life form? Answer: NO

  2. Did we really land men on the moon? Answer: YES

  I'll have to accept my Uncles answers over and above anything that conspiracy theorists have to offer.
  
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  Did man really go to the moon?

  by atomant in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  l have researched this subject and come to the conclusion that no we didn't.what do others think?.

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  atomant...........you seem to know a lot about space travel and exploration. Are you now communicating with us from URANUS?
  
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  Wave your phone lights and dance at the Assemblies!

  by days of future passed in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my sister sent me this youtube.

  in it are witnesses waving their phone lights and dancing in the aisles.

  sorry if this vid has been posted before.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k7iw-zisgw.

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  Maybe this is what you are looking for, cobweb:

  "Although a person may find emotional satisfaction with the Pentecostal movement and may be impressed with what are regarded as manifestations of God's spirit, they should remember that Scriptural truth is more important than a religious emotional experience."-The Watchtower February 1, 1964 page 91 in the article Religion With a Swing The Pentecostal Way.