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Attendance increasing?
by redvip2000 in
1. jw
2. experiences
the time is at hand!

quickly run to get shelter is jellohoba's ark.. yup it's here again, a newly minted crisis for the org to capitalize on.

i'm sure jdubs are buzzing with excitement on the prospect of the big a arriving with the russia invasion crisis.
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The tale of two worlds
by redvip2000 in
1. jw
2. friends
i saw this picture today, not sure you saw it as well, but couldn't resist sharing.

it basically shows the existing fence between usa and mexico.

apparently someone installed some see-saws on the fence so that children on both sides can play together.
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Weekend visit from JWs.
by redvip2000 in
1. jw
2. experiences
had a visit from the jws this week.

i've lived in this house since 2012 and this is the first time, they have reached me at home - quite the urgent work.. anyway, i was home on saturday morning and around 10am, there was a knock.

i had a feeling it would be them.
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Family fun
by redvip2000 in
1. jw
2. experiences
went to over to family gathering at a cousin's home in upstate ny over the weekend.

in the late afternoon, several bet-hell constructions workers arrived (some family, others just friends), after a nice day of slavery at the construction site.

endless bragging ensued while we gathered around a bonfire, from how "the construction is going forward in seamless way", using "the best techniques and materials in construction" to the fact that the obama care website doesn't work properly and how it's "complete garbage when compared to the jw.org.".
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Big Bang or Big Bust?
by redvip2000 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i noticed on the october issue of the awake magazine a much softer stance on the big bang theory.

now, i'm not sure if officially the org was ever against this theory ( i did not find much on this), but i do recall on a congregation level, there was constant mockery from jws about the idea that universe was the result of a big initial explosion.. we now see a softer position on this.

as the org now explains:.
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Jehovah Witness net - Bug
by redvip2000 in
1. jw
2. experiences
has anybody else noticed a bug with this website, where once you publish your post, only a section of it is actually posted.. this happens to me about half the time.

i'm not sure if it only happens with firefox on a mac, but i will try on a different browser.. i got to the point where i actually copy my post, then publish it, and then go back to it and paste the text again, so i don't have to write the whole thing again..
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2014 International Convention Program
by redvip2000 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
for those who are curious, here is the 2014 international convention program.. https://db.tt/emlg8xrc.

a few notable nuggets:.

on friday at 11:20 - a century of kingdom rule contrasted with a. century of satans rule (psalm 40:5; isaiah 5:20, 21).
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The real reason for the new donation arrangement?
by redvip2000 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
yesterday i was having a beer with a friend of mine who happens to be an accountant, and we began discussing this ridiculous arrangement that the watchtower has put in place.

after giving him the backstory of how the watchtower has been lending money to the local congregations and charging interest, he simply could not believe they had been doing that.. he then offered an explanation which really made sense to me.

he said that in reality what the watchtower society has been doing is actually not legal in light of their tax-exempt status.
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Work is underway for transform WT buildings into office and retail space
by redvip2000 in
1. social
2. current
there was piece in the ny daily news about the work being done to the "old" wt building in brooklyn heights.. some hightlights:.

"the kushner companies-owned buldings, which traded hands for $375 million brooklyns most ballyhooed sale last year will cater to creative-class tenants.

amenities will include a gourmet market, roof deck, pet-friendly spaces, daycare facilities and bicycle storage.".
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My perfect paradise house
by redvip2000 in
1. jw
2. friends
while browsing throught my facebook timeline today, i came across a post from a facebook "friend" who is a hardcore zealous jw.

he obviously has no idea that i'm an apostate.

and so this person provides me endless entertainment on a daily basis with his delusional posts about the org.. today we had this gem, where he said he had just designed his paradise home in photoshop which i am posting a picture here.