Posts by factfinder

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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

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It's Over Johnny....The Demise of Jehovah's Witnesses

by ctrwtf in

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i think i've mentioned before that from time to time my commute on the bqe takes me past the old factory buildings and the soon to be former headquarters building.

i was struck the other day with how shabby they've become.

even 25 columbia heights, still currently occupied, its facade is filthy.

factfinder

I was able to defend my beliefs from the bible when I used to go door to door back in the 70's/and 80's.

I agree that now the current witnesses cannot defend their beliefs nor explain them if they even believe them.

With the overlapping generation crap which has no scriptural support the current witnesses will never be able to explain or defend it.

Yes, the quality of jws is much lower than when we were active witnesses.

And the new gb2.0 are nothing like the original gb.

It is a different religion now than it was when we were witnesses and no doubt will continue to change. The articles in the mags are way too simplified.

I agree, the witnesses, as we knew them are over.

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It's Over Johnny....The Demise of Jehovah's Witnesses

by ctrwtf in

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i think i've mentioned before that from time to time my commute on the bqe takes me past the old factory buildings and the soon to be former headquarters building.

i was struck the other day with how shabby they've become.

even 25 columbia heights, still currently occupied, its facade is filthy.

factfinder

I think the wts will still be around after we are all long gone. It will be different, but it will still be here.

Why are there comments that indicate the printing levels are going down? The circulation of both magazines is higher than ever and rapidly increasing each year. During 2014 there were 1.4 billion copies printed.

There are between 80-100 million or more books and bibles being printed each year along with an increasing number of tracts and brochures.

The society will keep changing, but it will not be disappearing during my lifetime.

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What is the appeal of Watchtower Farm and Patterson?

by Never Was in

a little background on me.

i have never been a jw or had any desire to be one.

i definitely have no desire to join.

factfinder

I always enjoyed visiting Bethel. I especially enjoyed seeing the books being produced.

It was serene and peaceful, I felt I belonged there.

Now I know the tatt and wonder how I would view it but I wish I could visit the wallkill printery and take the tour. With no way to get there I guess I won't get the chance to.

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New Kindumb Halls in a neighborhood near you

by suavojr in

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new kindumb halls in a neighborhood near you.

notes and highlights from todays meeting.

opening statement about this meeting being a historic event, over 100k elders under the us branch together live from nyc..

factfinder

Thanks for the info!

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Arrangement to Accelerate Building Kingdom Halls

by Socrateswannabe in

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i can't believe i'm the first one to admit going to this meeting.

it was a 3 hour video stream from patterson.

the first bit was used to set up the need.

factfinder

Thanks for the info!

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How Bibles And Bible Based Publications Are Created

by Bangalore in

found this article giving an inside look at how wt produces its materials.. http://angelladywriter.hubpages.com/video/how-bibles-and-bible-based-publications-are-printed.

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bangalore.

factfinder

I think the part about 400,000 publications being produced by the society is a misunderstanding on her part. It can not be 400,000 different publications.

I wish she had mentioned how many books were produced at Wallkill during 2014.

It is interesting, if her figures are correct, that Wallkill has over 2,000 Bethelites and Patterson has over 1500, this leaves 1400 or so for Brooklyn..

Interesting, but her overemphasis in her video was irritating to listen to.

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