It's incredible that they teach that if you reject the seven Govening Body men then you are rejecting God. That is the basic idea of the Return to Jehovah booklet.
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@ all J.W.'s - How true is this "adjusted" scripture!
by The Fall Guy in(matthew 12:32) “....whoever speaks a word against the son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the g.b.
or the org, it will not be forgiven him, no, not in this system of things nor in that to come.”.
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WT property confiscated in Russia...
by mikeflood inrussian court seizes $15mn worth of assets from banned jehovah’s witnesses ‘extremists’.
published time: 9 dec, 2017 02:44.
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The Watchtower keeps saying how important it is to regularly attend meetings at the Kingdom Hall. This must mean that JW numbers will go down significantly in Russia.
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WT property confiscated in Russia...
by mikeflood inrussian court seizes $15mn worth of assets from banned jehovah’s witnesses ‘extremists’.
published time: 9 dec, 2017 02:44.
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Real estate worth almost US$15 million belonging to Jehovah’s Witnesses around St. Petersburg have been transferred to the Russian state, after the organization was declared an “extremist” group earlier this year.A District Court in St. Petersburg seized 16 properties in the village of Solnechnoye on the Gulf of Finland, that it ruled were used illegally by the organization. The real estate, with an estimated combined value of $14.9 million (881 billion rubles), belonged to the ‘Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania’ (WTPA) – the official legal entity used by Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide.
Read moreJehovah’s Witnesses banned as ‘extremist’ in Russia, property to be seized – court decisionThe court established that in 2000, the local branch transferred ownership of the properties to WTPA, under a donation agreement. However, despite the transfer accord, the religious sect continuously used the facilities for their preaching and organizational purposes, in breach of the understanding, the court ruled.
Before the hearing, Jehovah’s Witnesses, issued a statement accusing Russian authorities of a witch hunt. “The contract was never in question prior to the Supreme Court decision, and WTPA has been paying taxes on the property since the transfer,” the organization claimed, insisting the contract was legal.
In March, Russia’s Justice Ministry suspended the activities of the Jehovah’s Witnesses after some of its practices and beliefs were found to constitute a threat to society and public security. Some of the sects practices include strictly forbidding blood transfusion believing it to be sinful, and doctors cannot carry out the procedure without patient’s consent. Many parents who are Jehovah’s Witnesses will also not let their children undergo blood transfusions, placing their lives in mortal danger.
A month after the justice ministry’s action, the Supreme Court declared the group an “extremist organization,” liquidating the movement’s Russian headquarters in St. Petersburg. It further banned some 395 local religious organizations spread across Russia. The court also ordered their properties to be seized by the state.
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Ministry Ideaz - Online JW shop
by Listener inministry ideaz is an online shop that sells products aimed at the jw market.
apparently the owner is a guy called greg holland.bridget azaz (youtube account) has posted a mirror of a video which attempts to disclose the relationship between this business and the watchtower society.
it shows a photo of greg holland standing in the watchtower broadcasting studio and a claim that he was one of a very small number of people specially invited to a four day opening of warwick.it also shows a photo of gb losch, his wife and her family with claims that they were brought to equidor on holiday by greg holland.another claim is that greg admits that there is a contract between his business and the watchtower.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqfwsj6m0muthey announced the opening of their first physical store in july, 2017. visit us at our new location in pine bush, ny.
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the life saving message
by jookbeard inthe life saving message of death and gloom brought to a town centre near to you!.
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It's weird to see the elderly lady caught up in this new tradition.
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Ministry Ideaz - Online JW shop
by Listener inministry ideaz is an online shop that sells products aimed at the jw market.
apparently the owner is a guy called greg holland.bridget azaz (youtube account) has posted a mirror of a video which attempts to disclose the relationship between this business and the watchtower society.
it shows a photo of greg holland standing in the watchtower broadcasting studio and a claim that he was one of a very small number of people specially invited to a four day opening of warwick.it also shows a photo of gb losch, his wife and her family with claims that they were brought to equidor on holiday by greg holland.another claim is that greg admits that there is a contract between his business and the watchtower.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqfwsj6m0muthey announced the opening of their first physical store in july, 2017. visit us at our new location in pine bush, ny.
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Ministry Ideaz is an online shop that sells products aimed at the JW market. Apparently the owner is a guy called Greg Holland.
Bridget Azaz (Youtube account) has posted a mirror of a video which attempts to disclose the relationship between this business and the Watchtower society. It shows a photo of Greg Holland standing in the Watchtower broadcasting studio and a claim that he was one of a very small number of people specially invited to a four day opening of Warwick.
It also shows a photo of GB Losch, his wife and her family with claims that they were brought to Equidor on holiday by Greg Holland.
Another claim is that Greg admits that there is a contract between his business and the Watchtower.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqFwSj6M0mU
They announced the opening of their first physical store in July, 2017Visit us at our new location in Pine Bush, NY. We’re just 5 minutes from the U.S. Branch (Watchtower Farms) and an hour from World Headquarters in Warwick! We’re open Monday through Friday 10am to 6pm and Saturday 1pm to 5pm.
MINISTRY IDEAZ
2412 ROUTE 52 # 10
PO BOX 567
PINE BUSH NY 12566-7037
Click here to find us on Google Maps or input the following GPS coordinates:
41.6059095, -74.2966039
Enjoy the following photos and have a virtual tour of the new Ministry Ideaz retail store:http://blog.ministryideaz.com/2017/07/ministry-ideaz-retail-store-location.html#more
One of the comments on the above blog said it was like a NY Bethel gift shop.
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Court hearing of official seizure request of JW Russian property
by Listener ini found this on facebook -.
russian automatic translation for english.attempt to seize foreign property by russian authoritiesdecember 4, 2017on december 7, 2017, at 14:00, the sestroretsky district court of st. petersburg will begin consideration of a lawsuit filed by the prosecutor's office aimed at removing a large real estate complex in st. petersburg from the "watchtower society, bibles and treatises of pennsylvania" foreign organization.we are talking about 14 buildings with an area of 33 thousand square meters, located on 10 hectares of landscaped territory in the village of solnechnoye resort area of st.
petersburg.
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RUSSIAN AUTOMATIC TRANSLATION FOR ENGLISH.
Attempt to seize foreign property by Russian authorities
December 4, 2017
On December 7, 2017, at 14:00, the Sestroretsky District Court of St. Petersburg will begin consideration of a lawsuit filed by the prosecutor's office aimed at removing a large real estate complex in St. Petersburg from the "Watchtower Society, Bibles and Treatises of Pennsylvania" foreign organization.
We are talking about 14 buildings with an area of 33 thousand square meters, located on 10 hectares of landscaped territory in the village of Solnechnoye Resort area of St. Petersburg. This complex has been openly owned since 2000 by the "Watchtower Society" - an association operating since 1884, serving the interests of Jehovah's Witnesses all over the world.
The Russian Federation did not finance the construction of the complex. The abandoned pioneer camp was acquired on a commercial basis by Jehovah's Witnesses from one of the Russian enterprises. The ownership of this complex belonging to the Watchtower Society was officially registered by the authorized bodies of the Russian Federation and for 17 years it was not disputed by anyone. For these years, the "Watchtower Society" as the owner of the real estate transferred tens of millions of rubles to the Russian budget in the form of taxes.
Contrary to official statements on the inviolability of private property in the Russian Federation, the prosecutor's office by its actions damages the country's business reputation. No one can feel protected in a state in which the property rights of even foreign associations on an international scale are openly violated.
A hearing chaired by Judge Bogdanova NL will be held on December 7 at 14:00 in the Sestroretsk District Court at the address: Sestroretsk, ul. Volodarsky, 41.
The Russian Federation did not finance the construction of the complex. The abandoned pioneer camp was acquired on a commercial basis by Jehovah's Witnesses from one of the Russian enterprises. The ownership of this complex belonging to the Watchtower Society was officially registered by the authorized bodies of the Russian Federation and for 17 years it was not disputed by anyone. For these years, the "Watchtower Society" as the owner of the real estate transferred tens of millions of rubles to the Russian budget in the form of taxes.
Contrary to official statements on the inviolability of private property in the Russian Federation, the prosecutor's office by its actions damages the country's business reputation. No one can feel protected in a state in which the property rights of even foreign associations on an international scale are openly violated.
A hearing chaired by Judge Bogdanova NL will be held on December 7 at 14:00 in the Sestroretsk District Court at the address: Sestroretsk, ul. Volodarsky, 41.
https://jw-russia.org/news/17120412-268.html
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WARWICK
by Phoebe inas it's highly unlikely i'll ever go to warwick, i found lloyd evans latest video fascinating.
i had no idea that the whole 'museum' (if you can call it that) was so big.
notice the credit card machines by the entrance.
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I was surprised to see them turn up without a pre organized tour booking and they were accommodated. He gave them his real name and they held them up for a short while to see if they could organize it.
Not only has he announced a number of leaks and is an activist but he also managed to get AMII's direct phone number and prank called him.
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Attendents sit at the best seats
by Quarterback inwell it's been awhile since i got angry and wanted to post on here again.
last week's watchtower about the subject of love had something to say about the hard working attendants.
it seems that they are choosing to sit in the best seats at the convention.
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It's all about micro management, further control. Instead of complaining about it through the Watchtower, why don't they have the head controller over the attendants pre assign them their seats? Just to make things 'fair', the head controller over the head controller of the attendants could pre assign his seat and so on and so on, so that the head co-ordinator of the assembly will be the only one left with authority to pick his own seat. If that's not ideal, then the Branch office could assign his seat.
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2017-11-23 Booking Hotels via the ibsaconvention.org Website
by wifibandit incob:coa november 23, 2017 to all congregations re: booking hotels via the ibsaconvention.org website.
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Can't you just feel the warm Christian love they are extending by asking followers to co operate with them in blackmailing hotels by blacklisting them.
They forgot to mention how much their commission is from booking through them as a third party. I wonder what the tax situation is on this. I'm pretty sure that in Australia they would be required to pay the GST and to pay tax on the net profit that they make.
