Thanks for posting. I have been to more than a few offices in my life, this is an office. It is void of anything spiritual. May be this is good because this emphasizes to the R&F that when you go to the meetings working are working (free of charge - but it is still work) for the governing body. I wonder if they will have a time card so publishers can clock in and out?
NewYork44M
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Some screenshots from new KH meeting!
by pixel in.
they just put up a link to watch a replay of the "new kh meeting", here some screenshots.. .
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Is the Watchtower "Be Happy@Bethel" music video a United Nations promotion?
by OUTLAW inpharrell partners with un for 'international day of happiness'.
still riding the success of his global hit "happy," is partnering with the united nations foundation to celebrate international day of happiness on march 20th.
established in 2012 by the united nations general assembly, the day acknowledges that "the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal" and recognizes "the need for a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes sustainable development, poverty eradication, happiness and the well-being of all peoples," according to the resolution.. pharrell williams gets 'happy' on 'despicable me 2' soundtrack - song premiere.
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NewYork44M
From: http://www.un.org/en/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=%20A/RES/66/281
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 28 June 2012
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/66/L.48/Rev.1)]
66/281. International Day of Happiness
The General Assembly, Recalling its resolution 65/309 of 19 July 2011, which invites Member States to pursue the elaboration of additional measures that better capture the importance of the pursuit of happiness and well-being in development with a view to guiding their public policies, Conscious that the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal, Recognizing the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives, Recognizing also the need for a more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that promotes sustainable development, poverty eradication, happiness and the well-being of all peoples, 1. Decides to proclaim 20 March the International Day of Happiness; 2. Invites all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and other international and regional organizations, as well as civil society, including non-governmental organizations and individuals, to observe the International Day of Happiness in an appropriate manner, including through education and public awareness-raising activities; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of all Member States, organizations of the United Nations system and civil society organizations for appropriate observance. 118th plenary meeting 28 June 2012
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Did you skip the meeting to watch the superbowl ?
by av8orntexas ini know we must have alot ofpeople on here huge football fans like myself.
born and raised in boston, i am a huge sports fan, and of course patriots fan.
so anyone here go to another meeting, makeup some bs excuse, illness, flat out miss the meeting or anything else to watch game if your meeting happened to go from the 9am to the 3pm in january ?.
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I was never a big football fan and even when we had Sunday evening meetings, it was not a big deal.
My only superbowl/watchtower conflict was when the PO wanted to do sheparding calls on Superbowl night. I had to leave a superbowl party attend this part of my service.
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January 15 wt 2015
by New day inapologies if something has been posted on this before but if you go to jw.org and find the jan 15 2015 wt (study edition) please read the article before the study articles.
it is entitled "they offer themselves willingly in new york.
" please read it and let me know what you think.
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The scared little girl in the basement
by brandnew inim kinda mad, its hard to shake off the look of that little girls face...standing in someones basement, scared.. why the hiding?
if these people werent in this basement, would they be killed?
all them years of studying and being loyal, and its come to this.......being scared in a basement....all bad !
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NewYork44M
Oh the emotions that this generates. I can't imagine the discussions that my family members engaged in based upon this picture. This picture encapsulates everything that the Watchtower promotes as their end-time scenario. I am out for many years and see the religion as all crap; and yet I still have a few emotional chords ringing.
My hat goes off to the person or people involved in this picture. You get an "A+."
But then again, it is all fiction... but I still give an "A+"
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Are people really happy at Bethel?
by The Searcher inif they are this happy, why do they keep taking down this video?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evulyocziz8&feature=youtu.be.
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I am generally a happy person. But, I have no desire to express this happiness in dance. Nor do I need to express my general happiness through a YouTube video. I do plenty of YouTube videos, but they are in the general topic of accounting - which is the source of my happiness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU0blGexp58
My happiness is very personal. What others think is of no concern to me.
One wonders why they are so intent on showing others that they are happy. What is the point. I know I would not be happy swinging a toilet brush through the air. I find that a bit disturbing.
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Why is Paradise Earth to be taken literally?
by I_love_Jeff inwhy do the jehovah's witnesses feel that paradise earth is a literal place?.
i posted this question in yahoo answers if anyone is interested: https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20150125163818aatmbtr.
why believe poetic promised land prophecy is to be taken literally, but scriptures saying the earth will end must be taken figuratively?
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Why is a paradise earth used? Because it works! - it is the perfect carrot and stick game ever.
I have heard a variation of this conversation:
"Remember, if you don't work harder you won't be in the paradise and see your gran-mamma. What are we going to tell her when she is resurrected and asks for her favorite grandson..."
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How did you get through mind numbing meetings?
by minimus inas an elder, i used to find a legitimate reason to wander.
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NewYork44M
Current JWs have it so easy. They have their iPads with them and can check email, surf the internet, and play candy crush while appearing to be doing serious research.
I can't wait for the special needs talk about that.
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"Why are we supposed to be happy when people are killed?" From a 10 year old
by stuckinarut2 ini was really overjoyed to hear a 10 year old in the hall say this the other day.
she was sitting behind us and whispered to her mum during the meeting:.
"so mummy, why are we supposed to be happy when jehovah kills people, including my friends at school?
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Charles Taze Russell Pyramid
by enigma1863 inso i live pretty close to the jw pyramid in pittsburgh and i have thought about going there and attaching a sign of some sort to the pyramid.
i was thinking of using a qrcode to link to something.
link.
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NewYork44M
It is easy to find, I have been there several times. The pyramid confirms the fact that none of Russell's teachings survived into the new JW.Org.