Posts by Albert Einstein

{notice how this theory has since died off} my wife was told off by an elder for giving a talk on "creative days not 24 hours" but not stating each was 6,000 years long...she said she didn't believe it....he backed off and said okay then!

Albert Einstein

Great thread ... marking...

Albert

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Talking points for reasoning with JWs

by bluecanary in

i've emailed this to several people now so figured i might as well post it and share with all.

the following information has been compiled from various sources on the web, including jwfacts.com and free minds.

a fraction of it is from my own mind.

Albert Einstein

Great points... just to bad that JWs are not much willing to discuss it anyways.... "You know... Its the TRUTH... "

Albert

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Watchtower Moving its Headquarters from USA?

by Amazing in

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i may be behind times, but i have not seen this issue come up.

i have had some contact with jws inside the organization who said that the society is planning to move its headquarters from brooklyn, ny to canada, lock, stock, and barrel.

is this an urban legend, a jw pulling my leg, or is it factual?

Albert Einstein

Amazing, dont scare me... I believe Ramapo still is the location for new US Bethel....?

http://www.rickross.com/reference/jw/jw380.html

Ramapo views Jehovah's Witnesses development plan

The Journal News, New York/March 26, 2009

By James Walsh

Rampo - The Jehovah's Witnesses are planning an administration and residential complex off Silver Mine Road where about 850 people would live and work.

The 248-acre site was intended to become an active-senior development, but the builder, Lorterdan Properties at Ramapo, sold the site in February to the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York. Advertisement

A deed filed at the Rockland County Clerk's Office on Feb. 13 showed that the society paid $11.5 million.

The society plans to move many of its administrative offices from Brooklyn, where it has overseen its worldwide operations for 100 years.

As proposed, the plan would disturb about 50 percent less of the property than Lorterdan intended, and would have less of an impact on traffic because residents would work there, Richard Devine, a Watchtower spokes-man, said yesterday.

The relocation would place the volunteer workers closer to the organization's printing operations in Ulster County.

"And it's not too far from the airports," Devine said, "and our staff does travel a lot."

The potential of a religious organization on the site worried Theresa Davis, who lives opposite the property on Sterling Mine Road.

"Is this going to be tax exempt?" Davis asked. "What else can Rockland County afford? How many organizations can we afford to have in Rockland County?"

Ramapo Assessor Scott Shedler said Watchtower had applied for a religious-use exemption, but no decision had been made.

Davis also was concerned about the project's visual impact, specifically wanting buffers to shield it from Silver Mine Road.

"When I bought my house, the property was zoned for residential housing," Davis said. "It's not fair to people living in the area to change it."

Devine said the Watchtower plan reduced development of sloped areas of the property, an issue of environmentalists wanting to preserve an unblemished ridgeline.

As proposed, no school-age children would live there, and Watchtower was prepared to donate to the fire district to pay for equipment purchases.

Ramapo's planning consultants, Frederick P. Clark Associates of Rye, found in part that the absence of school-age children made the impact similar to Lorterdan's plan.

In a report to the town this month, the consultants also stated that while the Watchtower plan would have less of an environmental impact by halving the disturbed area, "the intensity of development on the disturbed area is increased."

Instead of housing on 292 lots, town records showed that Watchtower's plan included an office and worship building, a service building with a central kitchen, dining room, laundry, storage and infirmary, and residential buildings.

Two maintenance shops are proposed.

Lorterdan had owned the property since 2002, and in 2005 it received the zoning for the senior development.

Watchtower is seeking an amendment to the zoning law to permit construction of a "monastery" subject to a permit from the Town Board.

As defined in the proposed amendment, a monastery would be a "planned development of buildings for integrated living, working and worshiping arrangements." Schools would not be included.

Before the Town Board rules, it likely will seek a recommendation from the Planning Board, said Alan Simon, the town's planning and zoning administrator.

A public hearing will be held by the Planning Board before it makes its recommendation.

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Do/did you like to read Daily Text?

by Albert Einstein in

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i hated it.

we actually never really did.. once, on vacations, we were with another family, they prepared food on the table for breakfast .... and then nobody could touch it for some 15 minutes, when daddy was reading daily text and asking childish questions ... family members were raising hands and answering .... we all were hungry... watching the food ... and hoping it will soon be over (i dont mean armageddon, i mean daily text...) i felt just like an idiot..... albert.

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Albert Einstein

The other day there were zealous JW friends staying overnight with us.... Last time, since we do not read DT at the breakfast, my friend took DT and read it ... I didnt like it.... my home - my rules, you know... but its difficult to forbid him to read it.....

So this time I prepared a Bible at breakfast (NOT NWT!!!!!) and when my friend was about to pick up DT, I said "Well, lets read some Bible..." and I started reading Matthew.... To prevent him from reading DT I read two chapters slowly while we were eating.... until the breakfast was over.... I just dont like Daily texts!

Albert

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Hot muslim chick bathing on the beach......

by Albert Einstein in

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Albert Einstein

I quit - theres absolutely nothing wrong ... the only issue is: You have to be born the right gender .... then everything is just fine :-)

If you are smart and you are born as male, than everything is just perfect...!!!

Albert

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Do/did you like to read Daily Text?

by Albert Einstein in

jw
friends

i hated it.

we actually never really did.. once, on vacations, we were with another family, they prepared food on the table for breakfast .... and then nobody could touch it for some 15 minutes, when daddy was reading daily text and asking childish questions ... family members were raising hands and answering .... we all were hungry... watching the food ... and hoping it will soon be over (i dont mean armageddon, i mean daily text...) i felt just like an idiot..... albert.

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Albert Einstein

I hated it. We actually never really did.

Once, on vacations, we were with another family, they prepared food on the table for breakfast .... and then nobody could touch it for some 15 minutes, when daddy was reading daily text and asking childish questions ... family members were raising hands and answering .... We all were hungry... watching the food ... and hoping it will soon be over (I dont mean Armageddon, I mean Daily text...) I felt just like an idiot....

Albert