2001:
110.000 $ Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
40.000 $ Kingdomhall of Jehova's Witness
http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990pf_pdf_archive/411/411859729/411859729_200112_990PF.pdf
Let's go crazy (through the years)
Sledge Hammer
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900000 US$ donations from Brother Nelson (aka Prince)
by sp74bb in2005 - $20,000 for chanhassen jevovah witnes y st louis jehovah witness2006 - $130,000 for jehovah witness kingdom hall2007 - $800,000 for peccole ranch lakes kingdom hall fund.
the amounts of his donations has been posted in other forums with copies of the public tax filings of his love 4 one another foundation..
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Add your Stupid title of Winess books that did not come true
by Witness 007 in"millions now living will never die.
" -1922. sorry rutherford but they did!.
"god's kingdom of 1000 years has aproached!
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The Truth that leads to Eternal Life - also known as Blue Bomb. -
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THE SHADOW OF 75 still hangs over us all . . .
by Terry infew of your are old enough to have been there, i suspect.
i had been in prison two years as a jw conscientious objector when the exciting news about 1975 spread like wildfire.. .
i was paroled from prison in 1969 and immediately began pioneering.
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Oh, I remember well. I still see myself, an eight year old girl, standing alone on the schoolyard in the cold of winter 75.
Every day in fear and with the thoughts, if Harmagedon begins now, I'll run at home, as fast as I can.
Luckily nothing happend. I also do remember the elders wifes words (who had fished my family), that we've got nothing to complain. We should think of those ones, who sold their houses and gave up everything. That all made me very confused.
The worst thing for me after that was, that I had to destroy my book (I don't recall the title, it was orange with golden letters), a kind of 'My book of Bible Stories or Paradise Book'. It was the only book for children at that time.
With an instinct of a child I realised, here's something very, very wrong going on.
After that we've never spoken about the year 75.
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What are the new songs that people are talking about?
by dogon ini have heard that there are some or at least one new song that is way out there.
what number is it or a link to it on youtube.
thanks.
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Sledge Hammer
Haha, it's sounds like this: the brave and faithful gummibears
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Best Christmas Song?
by snugglebunny ina catchy little number this one!
curiously, this little known christmas song by perry como was actually the theme tune to the odessa file movie back in the 70's.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l1uddoh-yu.
so what have you got?.
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Sledge Hammer
Here I am again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDU4Z_BBkTA
Oh, my poor neighbours will have to go through it, anyway - God shave the Queen :-)
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Best Christmas Song?
by snugglebunny ina catchy little number this one!
curiously, this little known christmas song by perry como was actually the theme tune to the odessa file movie back in the 70's.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l1uddoh-yu.
so what have you got?.
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Sledge Hammer
Here's my absolutely favourite: Queen: Thank god it's christmas!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f1OGWQG9wcAnd here's a german hymn, 'Maria durch ein Dornwald ging'
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Watchtower properties for sale website
by NewYork44M inhere is a great site in case anyone is interested in acquiring wt property in brooklyn heights.
https://www.watchtowerbrooklynrealestate.com/.
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Sledge Hammer
Let's have a look, what it will bring... $352 million or much more?
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converting to catholic
by SloppyMcFloppy inhello i was wondering if any ex jw have converted to catholic?
i have been tossing the idea around a bit and wondering if it was woth it from personal experience?
thoughts?
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Sledge Hammer
I converted 2 years ago.
Long time I struggled to break free from religion, but after all, I can't. So I decided to accept this part of me. As a child, I was raised in the catholic church (my first 5 years) and I enjoyd it. Children are very sensual, spiritual Human beings. My family, especially my Grandmother, was very committed in charitable work, so we learned to take care for each other. I was raised up by my Grandma very, very beloved.
But then, the Horror began, Hell on earth. My Mother decided to become a Mormon, that lasts one year. Before baptism, the witnesses rang at our door and so my mother became, instead of a mormon, a JW.
With this day violence broke in my life, I didn't know before. Never ever in my life I felt so lonely like on holidays, special on Christmas, which is simultaneously my birthday. My childhood as a little JW was a very depressed one, I felt I was dying and never thought to reach the age of 20. I was convinced I'd die very, very young. I was baptised at the age of 16, only to feel once in a lifetime my mothers' hand of grace on my head.
But, oh miracle, I grew older and at the age of 181/2 I packed my things (a little suitcase) and went off from home over night.
In short, I'm 48 years old. It took me so long, to accept, that I'm a spiritual person and I know, the decision, becoming a catholic again, has much with this to do, retrieving the first 5 years of my beautiful childhood. On the other hand, it was a strike back!
But I'm no longer a child and I won't close my eyes, that there are also many critical points (mines are for example sacraments/divorced people, women/priest, marriage/priest, marriage/gay people, the way, the church handled childabuse...) I thought, if it wouldn't be better, to become a member of the Old Catholic church, but: they don't need me. They got it already. So, I'm working on a change in the catholic church ;-)
This is my way and it brought me peace of mind. I can live my spirituality and enjoy the sensual things like smell and bells, coulors, praying and singing together with other people.
Don't turn back to fundamentalism, keep in mind, there are thousands, millions of different ways for different people. Honour every single person the way he/she is.
I hope, you'll understand my bad writing. Wish you all the best and take your time.
At that point (I was 6/7)
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I'm Catholic and madly in love with a Jehovah Witness...
by Luge62 inwe are madly in love with each other and she is in the process of being divorced.
let me make one thing clear i'm not the reason for the divorce.
she attempted to reconcile with him but to no avail.
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Sledge Hammer
Hello Luge,
you have no clou about being a Jehovah's Witness, is it correct? My first impulse, what to say, is: run boy, run - run as fast as you could.
But I know for someone, who is fallen deeply in love, it's like to tear his own heart out. So, leaving will be painful but being married with a JW maybe either.
But as long there's a spark of hope in you, it could work, you have to try it. But be sure, it won't be easy. Take your time before married, make all things very, very clear (how to handle famyli-parties, Holidays, children, Bloodtransfusion etc.)
Please watch the film 'Worlds apart - To Verdener' (Best Film ever about JWs)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP0grwoiF-w
and you can get an impression of all problematics, especially for your soulmate.
I really do hope for you both, love will capture a victory!
P.S.: Sorry for my bad english
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jw deny rumours moving UK HQ to Chelmsford project has collaspe
by Aleph inhttp://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/jehovah-s-witnesses-deny-rumours-uk-headquarters/story-27899763-detail/story.html.
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Sledge Hammer
Thanks Simon for the ing-form lesson, for sure I'll need some more for the 'If-clauses' and thanks to you, Giordano. I have to re-activate a lot.
At the moment I'm searching for more Information about IBSA Malta, it must be the tax-haven for the IBSA/WTBS (London-Malta solution), but it's not easy to find them without having their Companynumber.
But let's play Games without frontiers!
Bonne Chance to all :-)