"Hmmmmm, now, I get it. So, that's what we mean when we use the term "Faithful and Discreet Slave"!!!
rip van winkle
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Gerrit Losch caption competition!
by cedars inthe possibilities truly are endless with photoshop!!.
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Is this the new Jehovah's Witness District Convention venue ? Only 2,500 at an assembly hall ?
by Balaamsass inthis staten island, new york city news article came up on "google alerts" this am.
is new york city leading the way...tiny conventions at assembly halls ?.
jehovah's witness convention next weekendpublished: saturday, august 18, 2012, 5:41 am updated: saturday, august 18, 2012, 5:42 am by maura grunlundstaten island advance.
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rip van winkle
The Assembly Hall in NJ. is called The Stanley Theatre. Before the WTS purchased - was a dilapidated small concert venue in 60's/70's . Prior to that a movie theatre/or concert hall. It has landmark status.
This is where they used to have Gilead graduations.
In the NYC/NJ area there are many KH's that are used for both weekly meetings and for Assemblys.
From Wikipedia-
"The future of the building was in question until it was purchased in 1983 for $800,000, becoming an Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses . At that time some basement sections of the stage area were flooded under two feet (60 cm) of water. The original brass and copper on doors and windows was covered by layers of paint and dirt, the picturesque Italian façade was obscured by 50 years of nicotine and dust, and the seats were stained, torn, and ripped. The theater's huge chandeliers had lost their brilliance under layers of grime. Thousands of volunteers, Jehovah's Witnesses, worked over a nine-month period to renovate and clean the theater back to its original beauty and splendor, for its first assembly in August 1985.
Description
A glittering copper marquee spans the entrance, overhanging the solid brass doors. Over the marquee are three large arched windows. Building materials include marble from Italy, Vermont and Texas, limestone from Indiana, and granite from Maine to face the Corinthian columns.
The interior has a three-story lobby adorned with columns, a broad center staircase with trompe l'oeil alabaster handrails and balusters, lamps, velvet drapes, and stained glass windows of faux "Chartre Blue" in the foyer. Allegorical paintings by Hungarian muralist Willy Pogany originally adorned the ceiling and walls.
The larger of two crystal chandeliers, suspended from the second floor, is from the New York 's original Waldorf Astoria of the 1880s; it is thirteen feet tall and ten feet wide, and illuminated by 144 bulbs that reflect onto 4,500 hanging crystal teardrops.
The grand staircase is the main feature of the three-story lobby. During the day, sunlight streams in, illuminating the lobby. An immense crystal chandelier shines after the sun sets. On three sides of the lobby, stands a formation of marble columns topped by a balcony. A nearly celestial ceiling actually had machine generated clouds and points of light that twinkled like stars.
Movie palace architect John Eberson contributed the design for the auditorium. Here theatergoers enter the environment of an evening in Venice with a replica of the Rialto Bridge spanning the stage. Above the seating is an eighty-five foot ceiling that permits an open sky effect with stars and moving clouds originally effected by a projecting device called a "Brenkert Brenograph," costing $290 (in 1920's dollars). Lighted stained glass windows line the walls with grottoes, arches and columns simulating the courtyard motif.
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It's actually a beautiful hall that was used for the Gilead graduation.
Stanley Theater (Jersey City) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Theater_(Jersey_City) Stanley Theater in 2006. The Stanley Theater is a theater venue near Journal Square in Jersey City, New Jersey. The theater opened to the public on March 24, ... Images for stanley theater jersey cit- - Report image
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Best Iranian House/Dance Artists
by Nambo inok heres my top ten, whats yours.. .
1. katia harb2.
cheb mami3.
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rip van winkle
The people that I have known who came from Iran prefer bring called Persian.
Hi Nancy Drew!
People from Turkey are Turkish.
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I would say the ipad!!! LOL! ( I don't have one, yet!)
For eating- I've liked them all, but am looking forward to the Golden Delicious in the Fall.
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Are some better off not knowing the truth of the truth?
by EndofMysteries ini hate my situation.
a very close relative is remarried to a man who before becoming a jw was a shady character.
he has said if he wasn't a jw, he'd have guns and stuff, always worried about things.
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KSol,
Apostatethunder asked- "Would you prefer not to know it if you were them?"
I responded ............
" If I were her, no. Not at the end of my life. No friends. No social life. Then ,what?"
KSol - regarding my statement-
"Does any JW think or believe they are in a cult? KKK members know exactly what their membership and message is about. The only link I can see is that both groups have been indoctrinated." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let me briefly clarify- I was speaking in regards to an adult who decides for themselves- not their children. In the context I was speaking, it was specifically referring to the 80 y.o. sister, who at the age of approx 30 , accepted the beliefs of the JW's. In that scenario, where her entire life has been spent believing, my answer is still "NO". ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When you speak about children, I don't disagree with your line of reasoning. But, that was not applicable to the scenario I referred to. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just a note- everyone has a certain amount of bias in what they believe, KSol. Including you. ---------------------------- EDIT NOTE: MY POSTS ARE BENG REFORMATTED. I am using breaks to keep the statement in the format it was written.
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rip van winkle
Is this a riddle? Or is it a fill-in-the-blank?
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rip van winkle
"Where can we put the jacuzzi?"
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Are some better off not knowing the truth of the truth?
by EndofMysteries ini hate my situation.
a very close relative is remarried to a man who before becoming a jw was a shady character.
he has said if he wasn't a jw, he'd have guns and stuff, always worried about things.
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KSol-" Maybe lifelong elderly KKK members and bigots should be excused for their actions, since they would have to consider the damage and hurt they caused?" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't understand your line of reasoning on this matter, KS _________________________________________________________________________________ Does any JW think or believe they are in a cult? KKK members know exactly what their membership and message is about. The only link I can see is that both groups have been indoctrinated. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Yes, KS I will agree with you that everyone should be accountable for their behaviors and actions, but life is not always fair, is it? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BTW-what kind of cake did you have in mind?
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Welcome BACK!!!!
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Are some better off not knowing the truth of the truth?
by EndofMysteries ini hate my situation.
a very close relative is remarried to a man who before becoming a jw was a shady character.
he has said if he wasn't a jw, he'd have guns and stuff, always worried about things.
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Apostatethunder- "Would you prefer not to know it if you were them?"
Think of the 80 y.o. Sister, still pioneering, participating in KH buids, going where the need is great, sacrificing her relationship with her DF'd daughter for 30 years (because she wants to be obedient to God). Her entire adult life wasted to her devotion to false religion. How would she survive that at 80?
If I were her, no. Not at the end of my life. No friends. No social life. Then , what?
That's the only life she has known. Imagine the shame and burden of all those "What if" questions. And how distraught they would be to know they disowned their own flesh and and gave their blood, sweat and tears for just mere men of the GB. Devastating.
If they want to know TTATT all they need to do is open their eyes and unplug their ears. Some people don't want to know the truth and are content.
