There was an article last spring or summer about an entire part of town that wanted to be re-zoned in order to increase property values to pre-recession numbers. Is that Jay Street?
Mad Sweeney
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Watchtower Lobbyist
by JHK inwhat is this?
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thank you.. http://www.nyc.gov/lobbyistsearch/search;jsessionid=tvffrvp84jpxc85tqfqr5qfplcgnxltrb48svf08hflb8m4pc5pb!-594992774.
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Watchtower Lobbyist
by JHK inwhat is this?
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thank you.. http://www.nyc.gov/lobbyistsearch/search;jsessionid=tvffrvp84jpxc85tqfqr5qfplcgnxltrb48svf08hflb8m4pc5pb!-594992774.
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Mad Sweeney
Over $90,000 spent on lobbyists for their Jay Street project rezoning.
Incredible.
BTW, the link brings us to the search page, not the results page. You have to enter Watchtower and re-search and then the results come up. Click "More Info" on each lobbyist to see how much they got paid and for what.
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JW Pedophiles in Australia Video
by OnTheWayOut ini am not sure how old this is, it was just posted on youtube.
the convention shown is from 2002. the former elder starting at around 5:50 in part one really reveals jw practices.
i have only watched part one when i posted this, but will watch all parts.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idyh2toeuvy.
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Mad Sweeney
I know our focus as ex-Dubs is on the Borg but is there any indication that the pedophile cover-up phenomenon is common among other religions, as well? (besides the Catholic church, of course)
I think maybe the reason the story doesn't get much publicity in the USA anymore is because it has been played out for the most part (media-wise) with both the Catholics and JWs. If there was a new scandal in another religion then perhaps it would bring up the JW situation to the forefront again.
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Does 2 John 10-11 encourage shunning ex JW's?
by TimothyT ini was reading john's second letter before in my nlt bible and i came accross the scriptures used to back up the act of shunning former jw's.
in my bible it reads totaly contrary to the way the jw's say, so i decided to get out the old nwt bible which gives exactly the same ideas.
here are some of my thoughts:.
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Mad Sweeney
Good catch, punk. Another instance of the Borg denying a direct command of Jesus in favor of some other Bible writer's contradictory statement.
One would think that when the apostle Paul, or some Old Testament writer disagrees with the Son of God that the words of Jesus Christ would take precedence. Not with the Borg. If Joel says one thing and Jesus says the other, they tend to roll with Joel. If the apostle Paul says one thing and Christ says the other, they go with Paul. If David the murderer/adulterer says one thing (sometimes while simply singing a song) and the Son of God says another, the Borg rolls with the killer-adulterer.
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WT Society Alters their History as " The Party " did in George Orwell's 1984
by flipper infinally my wife and i got around to reading george orwell's " 1984 " .
as many of you know who have read the book that " the party " or " big brother " as the ruling power in the book is called ; constantly changes records of it's past dealings so as to deceive the public about any false forecasts they may have mistakenly made ; in an effort to put forth a positive image of itself it destroys past embarrassing records or paperwork which would expose the " party " as a failure.
much the way the wt society has altered their history to deceive the public and their own members.. notice this quote from george orwell's " 1984 " on pg.
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Mad Sweeney
This is why sites like archive.org are so valuable. You can get "The Finished Mystery" and "Harp of God" and other such books from the early Rutherford period in scanned .pdf form to show your JW friends and family just what sort of organization Jesus Christ supposedly chose in 1918-19.
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Victoria, Australia: FYI-Far reaching ramifications of the criminal indictment of the GB
by AndersonsInfo infyi: the following material that im providing comes from a source in australia, an xjw who is now monitoring the case and will provide feedback, comments, and opinions.
barbara.
the governing body of jehovah's witnesses was recently summoned to appear in the magistrates' court of victoria on september 13, 2011 in relation to a number of indictable criminal offences allegedly committed.
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Mad Sweeney
There are a few different outcomes that I'd consider "victory" in this case.
One, is if it becomes a widespread international public relations debacle for the Borg.
Two, if the Borg is forced - at least in Victoria Australia - to require all its elders and ministerial servants to undergo the required criminal background checks upon either their recommendation or appointment and then at whatever regular intervals thereafter required by law.
Three, if growth of the organization decreases significantly as a result of the public relations debacle in "victory" one above.
Fourth, if the prosecution manages to avoid the same sort of "gag order" the Borg attorney is seeking in the Menlo Park, CA case (and that the Borg attorneys are certain to ask for in this case) and all case documentation and transcripts become publicly available.
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Was today's WT study an indictment of us who still attend the KH?
by compound complex ingiven the interest shown in today's wt study, i got to thinking that the society knows many of us still attend meetings.
the wording of today's lesson doesn't allude only to outsider's breaking in with their filthy apostate literature and tv interviews but also to satanic insider's working the faithful sheep in the pen.. we've discussed on other threads how jwn and like sites appear to be monitored.
of course, the society's literature never clues the reader in on what exactly apostates teach nor how we infiltrators do our clandestine work of sabotaging the sheep's faith.. any thoughts?.
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Mad Sweeney
This entire magazine is about ONE THING ONLY.
Controlling the thoughts (any non-WT information is false), the emotions (any non-WT information is from Satan - FEAR IT), and behaviors (AVOID any non-WT information) of the members so that they do not have access to TRUE INFORMATION about the cult.
The Borg doesn't care about your or I or anything we have to say. They only care about keeping true information from the indoctrinated cult members and they use BITE mind control to do it.
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9/11/2011 I will remember
by Mickey mouse innot just as the 10 year anniversary of 9/11 but also as the date of the study of the most disgusting watchtower article i have ever read..
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Mad Sweeney
I vented on Saturday night so that my mind and heart would be clear for opening day of the NFL and Fantasy Football on Sunday.
Lunatic Faith, thank you for your vibes on Sunday. Love is Love and Love is all you need.
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for those who went to the 9/11 WT on apostate post here
by darth frosty injust would like to have a place for those who went today to post their experience and the reception of the 7/15 study article on apostates..
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Mad Sweeney
Awesome, serenitynow!
In what way did they interrogate you? Did they want more info about the UN or were they interrogating you to find out "how do you know about that?!?"
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Not Raising My Hand at Tomorrow's WT Study.
by compound complex ingreetings, friends:.
wishing you all a pleasant weekend.
committed to attend tomorrow's meeting at the kingdom hall, i've decided that i am going because i love my friends and family.
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Mad Sweeney
I most sincerely HOPE that I'm dangerous to the Borg in FACT and not just rhetoric. If I can help JUST ONE person leave that bastion of hate and corruption then I'll be a happy man. (I guess I should say "one more person" since I've helped my wife and daughter out - and sort of my mom and dad even though they still sometimes attend like you, CoCo.)
Thanks for this thread and for sharing what you're going through. Your gift of prose almost makes the Watchtower rhetoric palatable.