Posts by TheWonderofYou

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Britain Branch to Cease Printing Sooner Than Expected

by The Searcher in

i've received the following news from a reliable and trusted source: .

the demise of printing literature in the u.k. is being brought forward by one year - to march 2018. graphic design and printing support will go too.

large numbers of "disposable" bethelites will now have to make their own way in the world, when their "mother" abandons them.

TheWonderofYou

This plan includes a large printery however. (Dont click on the blue text) Its even the biggest building there.

http://jw-branchoffices.blogspot.co.at/p/branch-expansion-britain.html

Who said that rumors are saying that the central european bethel in Germany would be sold after it will be refurnished and renovated with free labor and the british bethel will be ready? This will be fine after Brexit. Britains JW again will become the colonial might.

The Construction Project
At the heart of the site will be the printery. Office buildings and support facilities will be situated nearby. Modest accommodation will house the Bethel family. These buildings will complement the beautiful country site at Temple Farm.
The construction of the new Britain Branch Office includes:
A printery for Bible-based literature (capable of producing up to 184,000 Watchtower and Awake! magazines an hour)
Packing and distribution for national and international destinations
Administrative and Language & Translation offices (30,000m² of office space)
Video and sound production studios
Auditorium and training facilities
Building and landscaping maintenance
An energy centre to support the site's infrastructure
Water treatment plant
550 residential units (one and two bedroom apartments accommodating up to 1200 residents and visitors)
Residential services including catering and laundry facilities
Health and aged care facilities
Recreational facilities
A visitor centre
On-site parking (undercroft...) for 1,040 vehicles
Vehicle Maintenance & Vehicle Wash
Gardens, ponds, and walkways

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Gifts for delegates at Special conventions

by TheWonderofYou in

what for are such gifts made?

are they going around with such flowers?.

for special people special gifts.. .

TheWonderofYou

What for are such gifts made? Are they going around with such flowers?

For special people special gifts.

What is this? Its JW stuff http://www.jwstuff.org/

Earrings for JW girls USD 7,-

Convention lap pins

http://www.jwstuff.org/specialpins

More

https://www.google.at/search?q=special+convention+vienna&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwirqaiCi9fUAhVPJ1AKHWEWCGkQ_AUICigB&biw=412&bih=554&dpr=1.75#tbm=isch&q=special+convention+vienna+pinterest&imgrc=Jq1yyXRTNAcVMM:

This is clear strategy.

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RC 2017

by wifibandit in

due to last years success, i will post everything related to the 2017 regional convention in this thread.. to start us off.... thanks to exjw reddit user ich3b we have advance notice of the theme (this is not a joke!).

the theme for the 2017 regional convention is: "don’t give up!” .

as always, if you have access to confidential materials you would like to leak but need to protect your identity, pm me or email me: wifibandit1 (at) gmail.

TheWonderofYou

An Austrian radio station brought a short report about Geoffrey Jackson first visit to Vienna. He spoke to delegates from the USA, Germany, Balkan States and the Czech Republic.

http://religion.orf.at/radio/stories/2849479/

Jackson said in many parts of the world JW would be a growing religious community.

"Its true that worldwide we are seeing good growth, but perhaps in countries were people have still a strong respect for the bible. Africa, Central America and South America.
Those countries that no longer consider the bible a sacred book .... perhaps our growth is a little slowing in those countries."

Behind the ban in Russia Jackson assumes a low tolerant climate in Russia.

"Maybe the traditional belief systems there in Russia find it very challenging when people dont follow the same type of belief systems."

David A. Semonian, a speaker of the headquarter in Warwick announced that last year 13 millions attended the conventions worldwide. (press text)

Further it was reported that about 21.500 persons served last year active in the missionary service.

Over 100 new members would baptzied on Saturday according the radio report.

On Friday 16.6.2017 - 26.241 delegates were counted, according to a paper

In Austria the number of JW in the 299 communities would have remained stabil, while other churches would face a shrinkage of members

However it is strange that a province paper from the district in which the convention took place wrote about an awaited talk of a brother Zimmermann about child abuse, what would be the scandalous subject that would actually now stress the community. But nothing heard about this again.

https://www.meinbezirk.at/leopoldstadt/lokales/kindesmissbrauch-bei-sonderkongress-der-zeugen-jehovas-in-wien-d2161031.html

Witness of History - Hermine Liska - biblestudent

by TheWonderofYou in

the association "purple angle" reports of a witness of history, part of a contemporary witness project.. https://www.meinbezirk.at/leibnitz/leute/unbrauchbar-gemeinschaftsfremd-und-staatsgefaehrdend-m12811051,2165034.html.

TheWonderofYou

The association "purple angle" reports of a witness of history, part of a contemporary witness project.

https://www.meinbezirk.at/leibnitz/leute/unbrauchbar-gemeinschaftsfremd-und-staatsgefaehrdend-m12811051,2165034.html

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The bizarreness of Genesis 6:2

by doubtfull1799 in

"the sons of the true god began to notice that the daughters of men were beautiful.

so they began taking as wives all whom they chose.".

it may be feasible to some to accept the bible's assertion that the first humans were tempted to pursue independence from god, especially since they were created in his image and he is independent from any authority.

TheWonderofYou

Drearyweather, your phantasy is amazing. It is but not good to arrange the whole life round such assumptions. But your phantasy is great you should work in that industry.

You wrote above something like that the angels "were not made to have sex".

As Jehovah certainly had known what he had created and for what he had angels created, then it is impossilbe that they would have been able to make themselves their human bodies how they wanted so to speak in a do-it-yourself construction including the suitable sexual organs. Everything without allowance from above without divine construction plan?

You certainly see that Jehovah God would have made a big fool of himself, if he had created them so that they could create for themselves a human body.

Was he not, he, Jehovah alone, responsible for any creation of any kind? Did he not make the basic plan for angels? Jehovah certainly did not include in the basic plan an angelic evolution modul so that they could change or develop themselves and become another kind or overleap the limit of kind.

Either Jehovah wanted that they became human and had sexual experiences or he did it not want. Either jehovah wanted that they got G-I-A-N-T children, or he wanted it not. Imagine Jehovah making the construction plan for the Giant babies that would ruin the earth. Otherwise the Angels could not work out such an evolutionary kind jump plan because they were not able to do, they were not created to create or to let sprout evolutionary organs.

How would the holy angels do something so silly or try it at all knowing that he alone was the creator or without asking Jehovah.

Angel cannot make themselves bodies only J.G. would be able to do. It is most likely an old legend.

Lizz Huerta, writer, storyteller and performer, grown up as JW-child

by TheWonderofYou in

lizz huerta is writer, storyteller and performer from san diego, california has grown up as a jw child.

she wrote a story about the fear of firestorm and how she handled christmas, published on xojone and facebook too.

good read.. "it happened to me: i grew up jehovah's witness"i learned quickly that the kid who tells everyone they’re going to die in a firestorm isn’t terribly popular.http://www.xojane.com/family/it-happened-to-me-i-grew-up-jehovahs-witness.

TheWonderofYou

Lizz Huerta is writer, storyteller and performer from San Diego, California has grown up as a JW child. She wrote a story about the fear of firestorm and how she handled christmas, published on xojone and facebook too. Good read.

"It happened to me: I grew up Jehovah's witness"
I learned quickly that the kid who tells everyone they’re going to die in a firestorm isn’t terribly popular.
http://www.xojane.com/family/it-happened-to-me-i-grew-up-jehovahs-witness

“Ho ho ho!” The man boomed. My younger cousins shrieked in excitement. I grimaced. “Come, sit here.” He beckoned to me. I had wanted this my entire life, to sit on Santa’s lap, to regale him with my Christmas wishes but it felt horrible, sinful. I was twelve years old. I was celebrating Christmas for the first time."
I published this a couple of years ago. The holidays always remind me of all the weirdness of growing up J-Dub, especially this time of year.

http://lizzhuerta.com/

http://lavagenius.blogspot.co.at/

https://www.facebook.com/thelizzhuerta/

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Laura and Lorenz Reibling starting Family Foundation

by TheWonderofYou in

http://reiblingfoundation.org/press/.

reilings's foundation active in supporting certain project .

- holocaust education, boston university, film festivial about concentration camps and persecution of jw in wwii,.

TheWonderofYou

Concerning the mentioned support for symphonic orchestra and archeological research by our famous brother. Did you note that a rank & file JW is disadvised to attend higher education in music and archeology while high rank JW Lorenz is appreciated by the GB to support university education?

All the projects supported by Reiblings foundation need people with higher education at university level. Is Reibling a secret supporter of the "secret pro-education fraction of Jehovas witnesses?

This donations for universities and researchers are not alone a matter of conscience of one single brother but a slap in the face of the whole witness community which is admonished to remain uneducated and avoid higher education for the purpose of serving as full time pioneer.

Should the GB not tell JW to imitate Reiblings example and to use a portion of remaining money as a donation in worldy universites or to study themselves music and archeology instead use their savings for the WTS ?

Prof. Reibling made himself a career and is scientist and his career is presumably 100% contrarian to the common image of a JW.

Whereas pioneers and average JW are satisfied with an average income or even halftime jobs and save money at accounts with low rendites and donate to the society to use a kingdom hall, Reibling’s daily business consists in convincing clients to agree to „club deals“ with at least 7% oder even double digit of 20 % return. He selects only the best and ultimate wealthy clients.

„The real estates are not just kept for the asset managers to sell it at a profit, says Chairman and Senior Partner Lorenz Reibling, but we want to develop them, make them more efficient and thus create economic added value. This pays off for the investors. Since 1996, returns of approximately 20% have been achieved with the risky club deals.‘“

Should not all JW achieve also an edcuation where they can invest in such deals and have a better life in our critical time intead of simplyfing their lifes for the organsation?

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Laura and Lorenz Reibling starting Family Foundation

by TheWonderofYou in

http://reiblingfoundation.org/press/.

reilings's foundation active in supporting certain project .

- holocaust education, boston university, film festivial about concentration camps and persecution of jw in wwii,.

TheWonderofYou

PEPLOSKORE is the goddess of hunt according to Reiblings friend Brinkmann. The second girl holds a bowl in the left hand and in the right hand makes a fist which could hold an arrow too. These details are shown in a video here

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/greek-art/daedalic-archaic/v/peplos-kore

Wait one point is important. Researchers thought that Peploskore is only a normal girl. But Prof. Vinenz Brinkmann, a german friend of Reibling invented the idea that she might have been a GODESS. It was Brinkmann, Lorenz friend that came with this idea.

Brinkmann publishes his reserach in a german book "Girl or Godess, the mysteries of peploskore from the athen Akropolis".
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peploskore#cite_note-1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peplos_Kore

Vinzenz Brinkmann: Mädchen oder Göttin? Das Rätsel der ›Peploskore‹ von der Athener Akropolis, in: Vinzenz Brinkmann, Raimund Wünsche (Hrsg.): Bunte Götter. Die Farbigkeit antiker Skulptur, Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, München 2003, S. 53–60.
Who is Prof. Brinkmann
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peplos_Kore
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinzenz_Brinkmann

It makes me amused how a JW supports the revival of ancient goddesses in COLOR. Wouldnt it be fine to have one of these pieces of art in a bethel ehibition, as it was supported by a famous JWs? Is this not a matter to report to the elders but JW should push on the archeological research, it could reveal the truth. Of course I appreciate such research very much and it makes me happy how talented greek artists were in the 6 century BCE.

"Kore" derives from the attic "kore", girl, virgin. Homer used "kure".

Another goddess as shown in the Harvard magazine is the well know ATHENA.

All color reconstructions of stone originals are by Vinzenz Brinkmann and Ulrike Koch-Brinkmann, joined for some pieces by Sylvia Kellner, Jan Stubbe Østergaard, Doris Lauenstein, Richard Posamentir, or Christian Wolters. The bronze head is by Olaf Herzog, Hagen Schaaf, and Raimund Wünsche. All reconstructions are loaned by the Stiftung Archäologie or the Staatliche Antikensammlungen und Glyptothek, Munich. Photographs are reproduced courtesy of the Stiftung Archäologie.
http://harvardmagazine.com/2007/11/dazzlers-html

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Laura and Lorenz Reibling starting Family Foundation

by TheWonderofYou in

http://reiblingfoundation.org/press/.

reilings's foundation active in supporting certain project .

- holocaust education, boston university, film festivial about concentration camps and persecution of jw in wwii,.

TheWonderofYou

The event, was attended by over 400 guests (undeterred by a late NE snow-event) and met with standing ovations. Sponsored by the Laura and Lorenz Reibling Family Foundation, Discover NEW WORLDS featured music by composers Jean Sibelius, Baris Perker and Antonin Dvorak.
alongside the German Consul General Dr. Ralf Horlemann and his lovely wife.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idjRlmS0zkg

REIBLING supports ART

http://reiblingfoundation.org/art/

Another project that brother Lorenz supports is "Gods in Color", an exhibition by Prof. Vinzenz Brinkmann that toured the world, including the Harvard Sackler Museum.

I was pretty much impressed that a JW supports a projekt that deals with pagan gods! Tell me anyone why would a famous JW support an artist that likes antiqe gods. Aren't JW avoiding any pagan religions? Why does brother Lorenz use hypocrite methods to support artists?

Is he as member of JW religion who knows personally an Professor or Arts free from the rules of the religion that forbid any support of pagan gods or pagan ideology?

Exhibitions

Supported by LLRFF

Gods in Color - Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity

Bible translation worldwide

by TheWonderofYou in

for anyone who might be interested in the worldwide activities of biblesocieties in translation.

yes there are people translating outside the watchtower.. the austrian and the switzerland biblesocieties publish a quarterly magazine called "die bibel - aktuell" that informs about the work of the bible societies worldwide.

you can read it online or order for free in hardcopy.. https://www.bibelgesellschaft.at/die-bibel-aktuell-beitrag.

TheWonderofYou

For anyone who might be interested in the worldwide activities of biblesocieties in translation. Yes there are people translating outside the Watchtower.

The Austrian and the Switzerland biblesocieties publish a quarterly magazine called "Die Bibel - aktuell" that informs about the work of the bible societies worldwide. Each 16 page edition is dedicated a subject around the bible. You can read it online or order for free in hardcopy.

https://www.bibelgesellschaft.at/die-bibel-aktuell-beitrag

How many can read the bible in their motherlanguage?
648 languages Complete bibles - available for 5,16 billions
1432 languages New Testament - " for 657 millions
1145 languages parts of the bible " for 434 millions
3675 languages little bibles " for 253 millions

https://www.bibelgesellschaft.at/zahlen-bibeluebersetzung-

Ukraine

India

Video (English) about the translation into a rare language in India

https://www.bibelgesellschaft.at/indien-neue-uebersetzung-der-bibel-auf-lepcha-mit-video

https://www.bibelgesellschaft.at/