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  more possible KH closures/sell off London area

  by jookbeard in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  about the mid 1980's they purchased a large plot of land in an area called addington a suburb of south london to build a kh complex comprising of 3 kh's with the options to add further congs to each kh, basically each kh could house 3 congs so the complex could possibly house 9 congs, it was a huge vanity project for the uk branch, you'd hear stories of how these congs are bursting at the seams etc, i think at one stage one of the congs had over 200 publishers, it was a huge construction project even bigger than the ca hall they were building a few miles south.

  fast forward to last night and i got chatting to a couple of jw's in my local pub, i knew one of the guys as i used to sometimes see him in the town, he's a nice pleasant guy and i didn't get into any doctrinal discussions just chatted generally about how life is as a jw these days and the changes going on world wide etc, i touched on the vast kh and branch sell offs going on and he mentions that the addington site is to be sold!

  i was astounded, nothing confirmed yet and but the land is prime real estate for housing development, the uk branch must have been offered a deal they cant refuse..

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  That Paddington KH is steeped in jw UK history also Kramer, it was the very first Spanish speaking cong as well, they know full well with ludicrous property prices in London and the South East they would be stupid not to cash in, it is inevitable
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  Update Please on Reasons for KH Sales

  by snugglebunny in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i've been out of the loop somewhere along the line.

  the wt is trying to raise money i guess.

  is this in anticipation of major pay-outs to child abuse victims?

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  cash and grab, shrinking attendances, ageing membership which peaked decades ago in the nations that matter, they will never experience those "glory days" again, the organisation is fading away into obscurity, a fact that cant be denied
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  more possible KH closures/sell off London area

  by jookbeard in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  about the mid 1980's they purchased a large plot of land in an area called addington a suburb of south london to build a kh complex comprising of 3 kh's with the options to add further congs to each kh, basically each kh could house 3 congs so the complex could possibly house 9 congs, it was a huge vanity project for the uk branch, you'd hear stories of how these congs are bursting at the seams etc, i think at one stage one of the congs had over 200 publishers, it was a huge construction project even bigger than the ca hall they were building a few miles south.

  fast forward to last night and i got chatting to a couple of jw's in my local pub, i knew one of the guys as i used to sometimes see him in the town, he's a nice pleasant guy and i didn't get into any doctrinal discussions just chatted generally about how life is as a jw these days and the changes going on world wide etc, i touched on the vast kh and branch sell offs going on and he mentions that the addington site is to be sold!

  i was astounded, nothing confirmed yet and but the land is prime real estate for housing development, the uk branch must have been offered a deal they cant refuse..

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  about the mid 1980's they purchased a large plot of land in an area called Addington a suburb of South London to build a KH complex comprising of 3 KH's with the options to add further congs to each KH, basically each KH could house 3 congs so the complex could possibly house 9 congs, it was a huge vanity project for the UK branch, you'd hear stories of how these congs are bursting at the seams etc, I think at one stage one of the congs had over 200 publishers, it was a huge construction project even bigger than the CA Hall they were building a few miles south. Fast forward to last night and I got chatting to a couple of jw's in my local pub, I knew one of the guys as I used to sometimes see him in the town, he's a nice pleasant guy and I didn't get into any doctrinal discussions just chatted generally about how life is as a jw these days and the changes going on world wide etc, I touched on the vast KH and Branch sell offs going on and he mentions that the Addington site is to be sold! I was astounded, nothing confirmed yet and but the land is prime real estate for housing development, the UK branch must have been offered a deal they cant refuse.
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  Little Gems From the November 2018 Study Watchtower

  by The Fall Guy in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  quickly glanced through it and noticed these bits of "food at the proper time.

  i'll leave the lap-dancing comment on page 25, par.

  12 and the "how to give us more money" item on pages 28,29,30,31,32 for others to pick up on... page 16, par.

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  seems jeehovah is a hopeless timekeeper, wer'nt the creators promises meant to have been fulfilled by the end of the 20th century, perhaps he overslept, typical LOL
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  How can we leave Jehovah?

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the jdubs talk about their loved ones or friends leaving jehovah.

  how can one leave some one who they never saw, some one who is invisible or some one who never talked to them.. what they mean is they no longer obey the borg so the borg is the same as jehovah.. long live the 8 self licking ice cream popes!!

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  dont treat the divine creator of the universe like some old great uncle or some kind of Norm character in Cheers, you dont know him/she, you cant upset or offend him/she, just go about your normal life and dont care, he/she doesn't give a shite about you
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  Discussion with Current Witnesses

  by JWTom in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am an active witness that has visited this site a few times over the years.

  i am interested in talking with current or recently transitioned away witnesses.

  feel free to email me on here or i talk with witnesses on google hangouts or skype too.

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  welcome Tom,
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  Daniel Kokotajlo’s Apostasy enters UK Top 15 box office films

  by steve2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  fantastic news just in: daniel kokotajlo’s film apostasy about a jw family facing the blood issue and - ahem - a daughter who apostatises - was released late last week in the united kingdom.

  even though it received limited release in its first weekend and is going to be in more cinemas this weekend, it has entered the top 15 films at no.

  12 - a magnificent result for a highly acclaimed film made on a shoe string.

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  I actually saw a poster for the film this week at a train station I use this week
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  Cart work faces headwinds.

  by lastmanstanding in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  my little bethel bird has whispered in my ear some encouraging news.

  it has been reported to the canadian branch that some witnesses doing cart work had police stop them from carting in public parks.

  the direction sent to the southern ontario congregations is to cease carting until further notice.. this is no joke.. have a jw-free day..

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  that is very possibly true and I wouldn't doubt a word of it,but as an aside I did notice this week that the jw folks that man the carts in my town to have unveiled a new type of cart this week, its was'nt a cart with wheels at all but some kind of desk contraption, well it looked just as pointless as the cart and will have a similar effect.
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  Congregation Reassignments in Ohio?

  by My Name is of No Consequence in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  from what i understand, a letter was read this past week in regards to congregation reassignments and that the elders want to meet with people at their homes to tell them where they have been reassigned.

  obviously, this would be due to the merging and dissolution of congregations.

  can anyone confirm this?.

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  insightful comments Pepperheart, very insightful indeed, you sound like you've really got an inside contact , BTW you do know that Branch offices are being sold off also?
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  So I went to see my dad give a talk

  by StephaneLaliberte in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i have to say that it was quite a strange feeling.

  for many years that i was in, i had to do a lot of pretending with various teachings i personally didn’t believe in.

  still, i believed in some foundation and went for that.

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  the concept of being a "friend of jeehovah just like Abraham did" is utterly stupid and an insult to the intelligence, how would anyone want to be a friend with an angry,bloodthirsty,perverted,bad tempered spirit creature who has never accepted the fuck ups that she/he has caused throughout history and likes to play the blame game is beyond me, I'd drop that asshole like a hot brick