just an observation viewing some of their on camera appearances , and their arrogance believing they are the only one`s used by god to reach and teach the people ,despite what gj said at the arc on the subject.. no doubt the gb men wear designer tailor made suits from the best tailors in nys ?
and their wives adequately provided for in a similar way ?
nothing from kmart or target ,walmart or whatever.. shoes are probably made from form fit cobblers to fit the individual ?
Some of the suits the GB wear on the broadcasts are pretty naff to say to least. i suspect they have a wardrobe of such clothes for broadcast events so as not to "stumble" the flock!
AM III said in the video where he was caught buying his whisky (whiskey - US) that his wife likes Jamison's.
Smiddy, your opinions are as valid as anyone's and probably will not change as much as those of the GB.
George
congratulations to ms raducanu, from orpington, kent (my hometown).. she has just won the us open on saturday.
i don't have a tv license or a tv, but i did manage to see the final in my local pub.
and the two finalists didn't disappoint - it was a cracking match with a high level of tennis.. and raducanu triumphed 6-4, 6-3. her achievement is pretty much unprecedented.
You mean she has been to Orpington or lives there. She is hardly FROM Orpington. Born in Canada of Romanian father and Chinese mother.
I would be showing my age to mention Zola Budd.
George
my studying consists of skimming the article.
this one starts with 2017 don't give up convention.
at the time i changed it to i give up.
Sitting through that today tested my endurance to the limit. Even with a coffee half way through!
George
who of those passed away jwd/jwn members, do we think of??.
oompah and the lady from australia, are there more??.
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I often think about OOMPAH, he was a biker as am I. His situation could so easily have been mine.
We used a have a Japanese sister post here, YNOT she was called. What happened to her?
George
sometime within the last 2 weeks, someone took a sledgehammer to the pyramid monument in allegheny.
they stole the topstone, smashed the cross and crown emblem and removed the seal.. personally i'm surprised it lasted this long untouched.
although through the years russell's grave has been vandalized, it was always repaired by the bible students..
Thank you Pete and dropoff for the clarification.
The history of the cemetery was fascinating, thank you for the link.
George
sometime within the last 2 weeks, someone took a sledgehammer to the pyramid monument in allegheny.
they stole the topstone, smashed the cross and crown emblem and removed the seal.. personally i'm surprised it lasted this long untouched.
although through the years russell's grave has been vandalized, it was always repaired by the bible students..
When Russell went to prison for a time, the headquarters were moved to New York and because of shipping costs, they began burying deceased Bethelites there.
When did Russell go to prison?
George
do jehovah’s witnesses take advantage of people in their low points in life?
do you know of some good examples?
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Yes. I knew a brother who used to visit the local cemetery and would witness to people who were tending graves, putting flowers there etc. He always had "relevant" literature such resurrection, life after death etc. Just what people need at a time like that. Or not!
George
sometime within the last 2 weeks, someone took a sledgehammer to the pyramid monument in allegheny.
they stole the topstone, smashed the cross and crown emblem and removed the seal.. personally i'm surprised it lasted this long untouched.
although through the years russell's grave has been vandalized, it was always repaired by the bible students..
Here in the UK we have "listed buildings" which are of architectural and/or historical interest. It's a pity something similar could not be applied to the pyramid as it is unique. I wonder what the WT society will do with it. Probably destroy it, which is a shame. It really should be restored and cleaned, probably look good as a roundabout feature at Warwick but I'm not sure you have roundabouts in the US!
I did read a long time ago, probably on here, that it was they that opened it in the 1980's and removed the contents.
George
so, my spies tell me that the east pennines a$$emb£y hall is being sold and all proceeds going to jobo hq.
there's a surprise.....not!.
i understand there are other properties too.
Although this outfit is a "Charity" it is also listed with Companies House for those who wish to read the accounts etc see below. There appears to be a lot of money in the account of recent times, where did this come from? I did hear a while back there were plans to move cash from Australia to the UK following the ARC into Historical Child Abuse.
George
so, my spies tell me that the east pennines a$$emb£y hall is being sold and all proceeds going to jobo hq.
there's a surprise.....not!.
i understand there are other properties too.
Jonathon Rastell was not the CO but his father David Rastell was. I seem to remember he came from Rochester in Kent and kept his house on there and returned when he retired. He was our CO and caused a lot of descension among the elders, all of whom hated him. Apparently ours was not the only congregation.
When he left after the three year stint everyone was so happy. He was replaced with Philip Rose! You sometimes have to be careful what you wish for.
The current guy is Sean Smart and is staying in place even though the three year schedule has now passed. Probably the best CO I have met in many years.
George
