In the Hudson Valley NY and surrounding area----Wat Farm and other houses and land adjacent to the farm, commercial property warehouse/manufacturing building on Bracken Road, Montgomery NY, relatively newly built Marriott Gardens on rt 300 Newburgh NY, Hampton Inn right down the road from the Marriott, a diner right next to the Hampton, (the former Marriott, Hampton, and diner are very close to their flagship Newburgh Assembly Hall), fairly high end apt complex across the Hudson River (overlooking the river, you can see it from the bridge), another complex north of that one where they built a state of the art production studio (not sure where this one is but I think it also has river views), Patterson and adjacent houses and land, Tuxedo where the new complex was suppose to be, and of course the new Warwick complex, "the Place At the Lake." Don't know what's left or what they are hanging onto in Brooklyn. Gotta see if they want to buy my house.
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Real Estate Business?
by no-zombie ini was going over some of the older posts of others and without starting some kind of flame war, i got no idea why people are saying that the society is some kind of real estate business.
of course its making millions of dollars in its real estate sales but this a one time event.
its down sizing by selling the furniture.
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Odd choice of words
by Nevuela inwhy is it that when a jw gives someone a magazine, they use the word "place" instead of "give"?
as in "i placed a magazine with him".
and why do regular door-to-door jws of no special rank refer to themselves as publishers?
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I always thought odd saying was "I'm ONE of Jehovah's Witnesses" instead of I'm a Jehovah's Witness.
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Jehovah protects his people. Did he ever protect you?
by TimeBandit inhello forum.
i started this topic because i had been thinking recently about a story that i had heard many times in different congregations over the years.
kind of a jw urban legend if you will.
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We had a very well respected brother from Wat farm drop dead in field service. No help there.
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I just don't understand this, what am I missing???
by Greybeard inas i am watching this video about changes at bethel, the speaker said, "aren't we glad the faithful and discrete slave continues to make adjustments when necessary.
what about this change?
"finally, we examined why jesus’ arrival to appoint the faithful slave over all his belongings did not occur in 1919 but will take place during the great tribulation" that is from this online watchtower article last paragraph: https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20130715/jesus-prophecy-last-days/ .
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Wouldn't you all agree that GB needs to find ways to push already fulfilled prophesy imagined or real into the future in order to keep the smoke a mirror show going? That's all they are doing No different than the overlapping generation crap, just keep making stuff up, new light, no one else came up with that so the GB must have jeh's spirit and on it goes.
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What should I visit while in New York
by wannaexit ini am planning a trip to new york and trying to develop an itinerary.
t will be my first time.
what do you suggest i see?
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Go to the Battery and take a ride on the Staten Island Ferry. Great views of NY Harbor, Battery Park, Old Brooklyn Navy Yard, Lower Manhattan Skyline, goes past Statue of Liberty. When you get to Staten Island get back on another going back to Manhattan. When I was a kid growing up in the city we would ride our bikes to the ferry and take a ride, it cost a nickle. Now it's FREE. -
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Isn't it wonderful how, even now, Jehovah helps his people? Prayer is so powerful.
by paul from cleveland in“i have to thank jehovah god for this,” serena williams told the crowd after receiving the trophy at the australian open in january, her sixth win there.
“i was down and out and he helped me today and i just said prayers”.
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One Person Baptized at Circuit Assembly
by Simon Templar ini went to the circuit assembly with my wife yesterday.
i have to keep peace in the family.
there were less than 1,000 people for both the morning and the afternoon sessions.
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What Are the Top JW Issues That Just Burn Your Buns the Most?
by Wild_Thing inwhich ones make you the maddest?
covering up of abuse, shunning, failed end of world predictions?.
my list is long and heavy, but the top 3 that set me off the most are:.
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Agree with all above but what really pisses me is that GB can say anything they want with absolutely no accountability for negative effects their words have on people. Example is (mentioned above) higher education and careers. How many JW's were obedient to what GB has said about that and are now old with no retirement while the GB is moving into their brand new, expensive, beautiful Place On the Lake in the suburbs of NYC. And they still want more money from their under educated no career no retirement work until you die followers. -
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2016 Watchtower Cart Campaign Video!
by Atlantis in2016 watchtower cart campaign video... this video does not seem to be listed on jw.org, so it may not be available to rank and file jws.. .. organizational accomplishments-sail amsterdam.
.. between minutes 1:05--1:10 of this video, the watchtower plainly states that they are directing people to (jw.org) no mention of directing people to god's kingdom, or to god or even jesus christ.. .. between minutes 2:45--2:52 the statement is made that the demonstrations focus primarily on promoting (jw.org) again, no mention of god's kingdom or jesus christ.. .. it is pretty clear to see that (jw.org) has taken the drivers seat and god's kingdom and jesus christ have been placed in the back seat.. .. https://we.tl/eejg44rezq.
.. .. .. atlantis!.
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Dan Sydlik
by done4good inmorning warship - he was the only restraint and i'm not saying that lightly.
i know there are a dozen others here who were in bethel back in the early 2000's who know what i'm talking about.
he actually kept me thinking this was jehovah's org because of his sincerity as if the holy spirit was operating in him.
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I knew Gangas in Murray Hill also. Never married, absolutely believed it all, always testing the kids with a question like "let me ask you, what is the sacred secret?" Sparky 1, check your messages, maybe we knew each other.