Posts by AndDontCallMeShirley

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Florida' s Gold Coast-- Latest WatchTower REAL ESTATE

by rip van winkle in

http://gotoby.com/news/article/2245/watchtower-buys-former-faa-training-facility-in-palm-coast-for-$7025000.

watchtower buys former faa training facility in palm coast for $7,025,000the facility was owned by embry riddle and had been leased to the faa.

watchtower plans to use the facility in much the same manner as did the faa.by toby tobinadd a comment palm coast, fl june 30, 2014 watchtower, an entity ofjehovahs witnesses, purchased the former faa training facility in palm coast from embry riddle aeronautical university for $7,025,000.

AndDontCallMeShirley

@ dagney:Is there a place I can find that? I send this thread and the other recent threads to a JW today. I would love to be able to show them the $1.2 billion figure.

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An online search will get you a lot of info. The Brooklyn news outlets have reported on all WT real estate sales, including the dollar figures. To date WT has actually sold well over $800 million worth of properties. Here's one article:

http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/34/32/dtg_bridgeparkdealmain_2011_08_12_bk.html

"The deal calls for the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society ’ s holdings in Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO to be rezoned for residential use — a change that real-estate experts believe will send the value of the Society ’ s properties well north of $1 billion."

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This will be a GREAT organization!

by Kensho in

when...... 1) we follow christ example not the gb.

2) stop df'ing those for challenging current or past doctrine and allow us to use our god given gift of reason and free wil.

sure kick out the scumbags even the lions club have rules for membership, but not those who just use their brains and consience.. 3) get rid of the nonsensical blood teaching that has cost the lives of thousands and beg god for forgiveness.

AndDontCallMeShirley

@ DoT: ADCMS said:"No JWs...donate to charities."
Just have to point out, that is completely untrue. I have done, and still do. So do some of my friends and family that are Witnesses. No need to exaggerate, you're more intelligient than that.

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Point taken. I was going off personal experience and observation. The JWs I've known consider donations to the WT to be the best, and only, way to give money to "charity". ' "Worldly" charities are corrupt, so why give them money?', etc.

I was not intentionally exaggerating, but I did make an unfair blanket statement.

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Changes in DF reporting

by fader77 in

to all bodies of elders.

re: notification of disfellowshipping or disassociation.

dear brothers:.

AndDontCallMeShirley

It's called "win-lose". WT is built on it.

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So Happy to Learn About Homemade Weed Killer

by Iown Mylife in

three days ago we mixed up the recipe and sprayed the driveway cracks and several places where the weeds have been hard to get rid of.. today the weeds are dead just like when we've sprayed commercial weed killer.. mix one gallon white vinegar, 1 cup salt, 5 to 6 tablespoons of dawn dishwashing liquid.

note: don't spray if it's fixin' to rain, wait for dry weather so the stuff will stay on the weeds.

and don't spray where you want anything to grow ever!.

AndDontCallMeShirley

thanks, Marina. Added it to my file for homemade products.

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This will be a GREAT organization!

by Kensho in

when...... 1) we follow christ example not the gb.

2) stop df'ing those for challenging current or past doctrine and allow us to use our god given gift of reason and free wil.

sure kick out the scumbags even the lions club have rules for membership, but not those who just use their brains and consience.. 3) get rid of the nonsensical blood teaching that has cost the lives of thousands and beg god for forgiveness.

AndDontCallMeShirley

Other than the above the R&F JW's are truly self sacrificing, loving, family oriented, honest and yes dare I say it UNITED people

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The JWs "united" appearance is the natural result of being forced to conform to the totalitarian rulership of the GB. What seems to be a united organization is nothing more than 7,5 million JWs who simply have no other choice than to conform or be ousted.

This also applies to "brotherly love". For the most part, JW "friends" are friends only because you happen to go the the same KH; stop attending meetings for even a short time or express the most innocent dosagreement with the GB, and see how many friends you really have. In JW Land: none.

JWs are "self-sacrificing" only in regards to fulfilling WT's daily/weekly list of mandated tasks. No JWs volunteer to work in soup kitchens or donate to charities. Take a Pioneer off the list and see if they continue to put in Pioneer hours. Without the title to go along with the "self-sacrifice", no JW will expend the effort...ever.

"Family-oriented": humans are family oriented by nature. This is not due to the work of WT. Besides, how "family-oriented" is a family if they'll shun a family member for life based on nothing more than their family member has a different opinion than the WT? Again, the so-called "family-oriented" aspect of JWs, like their "self-sacrifice", 'unification' and "brotherly love" is only superficial. When put to the test to prove its worth, it falls like a house of cards.

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Inactive relative defends new donation setup based on word of active relative. Doubts veracity of letters!

by Wasanelder Once in

my sister came to the society's defense on the issue of "pledged amounts" not being accurate because a realative stated that it didn't happen in her congregation.

so i said they were mistaken, and that i had access to the letters proving it.

she doubted that they were authentic.

AndDontCallMeShirley

"Eaten up will be the flesh of those who would not learn that the living and true God is named Jehovah a grammatically impossible fiction created by a 13th century Catholic monk!

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Changes in DF reporting

by fader77 in

to all bodies of elders.

re: notification of disfellowshipping or disassociation.

dear brothers:.

AndDontCallMeShirley

kneehigh: This is grade A plausible deniability.

Yet another way to hang the fallout from WT's policies around the neck of elders.

Get rid of DO's, make the CO responsible for appointing elders, then WT takes a hands-off approach to all proceedings as if the elders are solely responsible for anything that goes sideways.

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Something I need to clear up about the bible - It is not a BRONZE AGE BOOK!

by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

let's be technical.

the bronze age ended in 1200 bce in devoloped places and later ... aroun 900-800 in other places.

indeed read 1 samuel 13's ending.. the bible was produced not one tiny bit in the bronze age.

AndDontCallMeShirley

I am The Artist Formerly Known As Shirley.

I now prefer to be known only by this symbol: §

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Inactive relative defends new donation setup based on word of active relative. Doubts veracity of letters!

by Wasanelder Once in

my sister came to the society's defense on the issue of "pledged amounts" not being accurate because a realative stated that it didn't happen in her congregation.

so i said they were mistaken, and that i had access to the letters proving it.

she doubted that they were authentic.

AndDontCallMeShirley

Total worldly people except that kneejerk loyalty?

It's nearly impossible to take the WT out of some people.

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WOW....LOOK at THESE J W 's in FULL SHUNNING MODE!

by clarity in

have a look at the blank faces as this man asks a .

simple question.

this video is proof ...jw's will.

AndDontCallMeShirley

.Org Tards?

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Incidentally, this video was already posted earlier:

http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/281383/1/Shunning-at-the-Jehovahs-Witness-Convention-San-Diego-2014#.U7Xlco3n_Sc