if true what a waste of dedicated funds that could have been used to build 1000's of k.h's in africa.
Yes.
There is about 30% unused square footage collectively across all LIVWRK areas @ Warwick. To be able to 'breathe' as various projects come and go. There are only about 750 permanent persons physically residing at Warwick.
This isn't uncommon and similar planning efforts were in place in Brooklyn. Remember there was a time at a peak when 6000+ Bethelites resided in Brooklyn alone. They are champs at space planning.
there are two legal offices listed on the jw.org website.. united stateswatchtower bible and tract society of new york, inc.office of the general counsel100 watchtower drivepatterson ny 12563-9204united states+1 [email protected].
world headquartersjehovah’s witnesses, office of the general counsel1 kings drivetuxedo park ny 10987-5500united states+1 [email protected].
to which location does one report child abusers and their enablers?
#1 Inform the police.
#2 Brumley and his legal department team is at Patterson as of the moment. Call the main switchboard and ask for legal. Or for fun call the main switchboard 8453061000 and ask to be transferred to #46601 and leave a message on his personal v/m. You might even start your message with "Hello, before I call ABC and NBC news I wanted to reach out to you directly......"
Best!
yesterday i was looking to share a pic with a friend of mine, and i swore it was in my photo albums (i have 3).
so i start going through them, and i see so many jw pics!
i had a huge group of friends when i was 'in', and so there is just pic after pic of assemblies, dinners, game nights, rbc projects, my family and the house i grew up in, people from the hall, etc.
Its similar, those that get free from a drug addiction have emotional moments too.
They are in for years, they go through the process of getting off, and many after getting off will hit a wall(s). Remembering the feelings, the way of life. Some will say..."I worked so hard to get free of this, to turn my life around, for what! This!?", or at a minimum momentary feelings of being "lost"...ect.
High control groups/ cults are the drug dealer. They have to keep upping the ante to keep those addicted on board with
More paranoia:
More fear-mongering:
Thanks for sharing and I totally relate to your OP. A totally normal response to the only 'normal' we knew.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nss-ew9o2i8.
As a PIMI I thought, er...was lead to believe:
>only JW's were imprisoned in S Korea for being a conscientious objector
>only JW's attorneys were legally defending South Korean conscientious objectors
>the recent legal changes in South Korea regarding conscientious objectors was only a victory for JW's
I guess there was enough JW prayer leftovers that Jehovah decided to let all the non-JW's out of jail too?
yes, my keurig bit the dust after 14 years.
i want one just like it but that models not available.
it was only capable of a single cup, from 8 ounces to 12 ounces.
Our original Keurig died after about 2 years and our current one has worked perfectly every time for the last few years: https://www.williams-sonoma.com/products/cuisinart-ss10-premium-single-serve-coffee-maker/
But hands down, French Press or Pour Over style makes a terrific cup.
i learned from loyd evans video that because of his higher education (harvard graduate).
and talented carrier in wall street journal,harry peloyan was very quick to be invited to world hq.. according to his life story (w may 1 ,2006) , he was invited to whq in 1957.. i wonder when was he baptized?.
is it true that people who have higher education be used by the org more quickly than people who don’t?.
Absolutely!
I can't remember how many letters, both to the BOE for internal reference and read to the congregation, requesting those with advanced trades consider serving WT either at bethel or as a remote worker.
Many letters of recommendation I wrote over the years glorifying the abilities of engineers, estimators, trained medical personnel, and a paralegal who went to Bethel.
When speaking with a few Bethel overseers, most recently ones dealing with the Warwick project, I was specifically told degreed personnel are given preference.
if this has already been posted just disregard.. 2018 annual service report one in english and one in spanish.
other news included.
zipped folder.
7-8000 hours in the ministry = 1 baptized. Ridiculous.
i have to say that i’m not enjoying the xmas season.
i have no emotional ties and i’m spending money that i have not set aside for xmas during a slow work season for my trade.. i’m not happy about it, because it’s foolish to spend money when you aren’t making any.
then i feel like i’m expected to do all this, and to be happy about spending money and time on persons that i’m not that involved with.
We're in the same boat.
We've been out for a relatively short time after having been in for a lifetime.
DATA-DOG used the word "triggering". Several in my family are triggered by all the non-JW stuff, esp this Christmas.
At times I wonder if the desire to buy gifts or string some white lights is just our minds way of giving the middle finger to JW life because the idea of sinking our funds into the commercialized holiday cycles.
Right now we've agreed to love the holidays for time off work/school, to regroup and relax (or try to anyway).
Its like the bus just let me and the family off in the middle of Yellowstone. Its beautiful but where in the #$%^$# are we?
Hey NeatBlueDog....OMG "and we leave this in you care and keeping..."
My wife and I, if we were holding hands and the brother included that in his closing prayer, she would squeeze my hand so hard in disgust and pretty much invalidate the entire prayer, then we would both leave off the amen. Barf.
Of course our actions went contrary to the 03/2019 study WT P.31:
very strange behavior by the attendants and elders after the duluth, ga, rc.
on the first link the attendants start to exit the arena, then line up and turn their backs on the street preachers.
(around the 6:00 mark).. elders and attendants after duluth rc.
How did I miss this gem!?
Backstory anyone?
I was sitting in the administration office during the second half of the very day this video was shot. The commotion in administration started about an hour before the final song/prayer. The attendant overseer, Kevin Beck, summoned all his lead men and gave direction to do what you seen in the video +/-. Lead men disseminated via text message to all attendants and naturally all other narcissistic non appointed male delegates jumped on the band wagon. By the time the convention overseer got a handle on what was happening it was so out of control and emotional he could do nothing about it. Poor Kevin was considered the ultimate idiot by many of us elders for months to follow and likened to Uzzah who in the Bible meant well but..you know the outcome.
More backstory you ask? Sure.
The attendant overseer mentioned above (and COBE in his Dunwoody, GA cong) also had a part on the convention, the Watchtower Study. He had his wife and daughter up on the stage along with others providing canned answers and reading scriptures. There he was on the stage, with his family for 30 minutes, in front of 10,000 people and during the same time frame was sleeping with another brothers wife! Whoo hoo!
All has since come to light, he is DF'ed and wife divorced him. His family were major player$ in the Atlanta JW corporation. His daddy would be rolling over in his grave right now.
I could go on. What a flash back.
