the letter has appeared at last - just for uk.
it is a money grab for the new bethel which has been approved.
there is a video to be shown - just watched it - brief summary of uk bethels, why current one is too small, why we need money to build a new one.
I'm sure the vast majority of witnesses have no idea that the society has been taking in so much money from the sale of their properties and donations would drop even more if they knew about it.
My jw brother insists Satan controls the media and would say all those sales reports are lies. He wants to keep his eyes closed.
the letter has appeared at last - just for uk.
it is a money grab for the new bethel which has been approved.
there is a video to be shown - just watched it - brief summary of uk bethels, why current one is too small, why we need money to build a new one.
Saltheart-
Thanks! If you can find a way to share it afterwards I'd love to see it but don't do anything that could get you in trouble.
the letter has appeared at last - just for uk.
it is a money grab for the new bethel which has been approved.
there is a video to be shown - just watched it - brief summary of uk bethels, why current one is too small, why we need money to build a new one.
Saltheart-I'd be very interested in seeing that video if a link becomes available.
the letter has appeared at last - just for uk.
it is a money grab for the new bethel which has been approved.
there is a video to be shown - just watched it - brief summary of uk bethels, why current one is too small, why we need money to build a new one.
AndDon'tCallMeShirley-
While the wts is one of the largest printing companies in the world based on actual production, they do not make it into the Printing Impressions 500 largest printing companies ranking which is based on revenues.
I imagine donations have dropped off sharply since the figure for 2000 was listed in that NY Newsday article in 2001.
the letter has appeared at last - just for uk.
it is a money grab for the new bethel which has been approved.
there is a video to be shown - just watched it - brief summary of uk bethels, why current one is too small, why we need money to build a new one.
nonjwspouse- very interesting articles-thanks for the link!
I remember when the new printery was planned for 85 Jay st. First it was to be a 380,000 sq ft bldg, but then the society purchased the entire block allowing for 1 million sq ft to be used for the new printery and the wts trucks.
Suddenly, the plans to build it were dropped.
Years later came the plans for the large residential complex there, but it mysteriously got dropped too! Since Jehovah is always directing the gb, I guess he just could not make up his mind what to do with the property so he told them to use it as a parking lot! LOL!
i went to the meeting this morning and we had some guy from overseas bethel give the public talk.
6 countries subsidize the rest.
he said in some countries all the donations that they get from contributions don't even pay the electricity bill for the branch buildings so money has to come in from these 6 richer countries.
I know the branches in Britain & Germany are supplying a lot of funds to other branches. No doubt the US is.
It is interesting that both last year and this year the book released at the convention was printed in Germany instead of at Wallkill. I wonder what the story is on that and if it is a permanent arrangement.
The magazines, km and tracts for the US are printed in Canada. How much literature is Wallkill still printing? I remember when they produced over 500 million publications around 6 years ago. Now it seems most of the other printing branches produce a lot more than the US branch does.
Does anyone have any info on this and if printing at Wallkill is being downsized?
They mentioned making "adjustments" to the Wallkill printery. I wonder what these "adjustments" are?
has anyone else noticed the below?.
the mountain on the front cover of 'god kingdom rules' segues beautifully into the mountain on the front cover of 'crisis of conscience' (with a bit of cropping):.
coincidence?.
Steve 2-
The "Babylon The Great Has Fallen! God's Kingdom Rules!" book was over 700 pages!
I remember all those older , thick HC books. Mostly text, few illustrations. Back then I also devoured them! But now my eyesight is so poor I could not read them.
I especially liked the 192-page burst-bound pocket sized HC books.
The society was proud of how durable its books were.
Yes, those days are over.
i had a phone call with one of the elders who advised i attend the assembly at the weekend.
i have plans (and a life) but i said i'd go there on the weekend as i can't take short notice time from my studie and work.
does anyone have a link to the assembly or transcript that i could look through?.
marked
when you were a witness, what did you do with your old watchtower (public/ study versions) and awake magazines?
i know for some throwing away a magazine is comparable to burning a quran.
i never threw them out!
SafeAtHome- We were taught that what was in the TRUTH book was, the truth.
How easily they just change things and discard that book like it is nothing. They think there is nothing wrong in telling us we can no longer use that book. Isn't it the truth? Was I taught lies? Then comes the insane old truth, new truth crap.
Amazing isn't it? I was so angry when that elder told me we can't use the Truth book anymore.
And yes, if you did not accept what was in the Truth book back then you were an apostate.
Now, if you ACCEPT what is in it you are an apostate!
love believes all things.
what did paul mean??
he meant that if we love jehovah, we believe what we read in the wt magazine.
Outlaw-
if the gb did say the moon was made of cheese, my brother WOULD believe it.
