Posts by factfinder

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New BOE letter: Re: Survey on Use of Printed Publications

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to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: survey on use of printed publications .

dear brothers: .

the branch office is working on arrangements for the 2015 regional conventions.

factfinder

Hi yodastar-

I am always interested in the new convention releases, especially books.

A sister from another cong sends me the magazines usually each month and gets copies of the new releases for me.

I am still interested in the society's printing operations and the new publications and magazines.

I don't read everything al;though I do look through them, some things still interest me.

I no longer believe in anything any more, which is sad. Since discovering the tatt I lost all faith and am not even sure if god exists, but if he does he does not care about us.

Anyway- I always look forward to the new releases.

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2015 DC Invitation

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you saw it here first!.

factfinder

This is not on jw.org yet. Neither is the convention program. Last year I printed it out in March.

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New BOE letter: Re: Survey on Use of Printed Publications

by pixel in

to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: survey on use of printed publications .

dear brothers: .

the branch office is working on arrangements for the 2015 regional conventions.

factfinder

If they want to save a lot of money they should not have physical conventions. Just broadcast the convention at jw.org- and have the new releases sent to the congs the beginning of June.

Then everyone can watch the program from home (or at the kh if they don't have the internet) and they can save on traveling expenses etc and the society won't have to rent and clean the facilities.

The new publications can be made available at the kh beginning in early June or late May.

And hopefully I could still obtain copies without going to the meetings.

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New BOE letter: Re: Survey on Use of Printed Publications

by pixel in

to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory re: survey on use of printed publications .

dear brothers: .

the branch office is working on arrangements for the 2015 regional conventions.

I hope everyone orders printed copies. Of course the gb hopes to reduce the number printed so they can save that money for their own purposes but I want to be able to get copies and I am not attending the convention.

A sister has been kind enough to get copies for me each year. I hope she will still be able to or I'll have to wait until the end of the year. Since I don't attend meetings I'll have to see if the sister can get copies then and send them to me.

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2015 DC Invitation

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you saw it here first!.

factfinder

Thanks for sharing this. It is not up yet on jw.org.

I wonder then if there will be a new book about Jesus released at the convention.

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Watchtower in local newspaper

by lostinthought in

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forgive me if this has been posted already but this was in my local paper today.. http://m.recordonline.com/article/20150307/news/150309486/0/wap&template=wapart.

if you have time to read, this is an interesting article talking about watchtowers property in ulster and orange county ny and how much the properties are worth.

it also goes on to show how the tax exempt stays is hurting the communities..

factfinder

Very interesting article. Thanks for the link!

It does not say how much the properties are worth but does mention school and other taxes Watchtower Farms voluntarily pays.

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Wallkill and Farm receive Green Globe Awards

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http://jehovahswitnessreport.com/blog/wallkill-and-farm-receive-green-globe-awards.

a statement by the watchtower society released this week, is highlighting the achievement of two major awards for sustainable development actions.. the green building initiative (gbi) has awarded certificates for two new buildings at the united states branch facilities.

the awards are achievements for the watchtower farms f residence, completed in late 2012, and the watchtower wallkill office building, completed in 2014.. ....................these awards may indicate that sustainable management techniques are being applied to ensure the cost effectiveness of the buildings.

factfinder

The buildings look nice.

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What did you become after leaving Jehovah's Witnesses?

by Garrett in

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hey guys,.

so, since my leaving i have been doing so much research on so many topics that it's been extremely enlightening.

not only have i learned a lot about the organization and what motivates it, but i have also learned a lot about the bible, god and most importantly, myself.. currently, i'm not quite sure where i stand, but i'm having some real issues with the bible and god.

factfinder

After discovering the tatt I lost all faith and hope and lost interest in the bible.

I don't really believe in anything now, but I don't want a religion.But I feel like I lost my identity.

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6 branches subsidize the rest of the branches.

by hoser in

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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.

factfinder

fastJehu-

That makes sense about their being busy with the new bible as they had to run triple shifts to get them done in time for the agm.

The God's Kingdom Rules! book is being printed in Wallkill now so they must have worked out the problems of getting the cover the right shade of purple although I am surprised the Wallkill printery would have trouble with that.

If there is a new book released at the convention this summer it should be printed at Wallkill then (The US edition).

Thanks fast Jehu.

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The Largest BOE File Ever Compiled!

by Atlantis in

watchtower body of elder letters:.. this pdf file is the largest boe file ever compiled.

it has been downloaded at least 30 times with no virus issues.

the file is from 1905 to 2015 updated, and includes all the elder manuals from 1961 to 2010 at the bottom of the bookmarks.

factfinder

marked