We'll just have to wait to see what 2017 brings as far as their sell-off plans are concerned. They just keep downsizing everywhere, from their publications to their branches and KH's it's little by little. Pretty soon, just sit back in your easy chair, plug in jw dot org and let it rip. NOT.
LevelThePlayingField
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NY business review article about Watchtower property transactions
by Gorbatchov inhere the link to the nybr article:.
http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2016/12/30/jehovahs-witnesses-land-deals-trump-jared-kushner.html.
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Pioneer Elder Still in Jail (follow up report)
by James Jack inconfirmed by a family friend and elder who lives in the area!
he was a pioneer elder in a port st lucie (river view congregation) fl, convention and assembly speaker, a"shining star" of the circuit and had served at bethel for several years.
was sexually abusing his step daughter from age 8 to 12. his wife has divorced him and moved back to tennessee.
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LevelThePlayingField
we keep hearing about these JW pedos more and more. I hope it makes news everywhere
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Why not just print the whole quote?
by LevelThePlayingField inin next weeks bible study session for the cult, it says of a march 15, 1926 watchtower, “the faithful will be volunteers .
to tell this message to the people.” so i got to wondering what the ... was all about.
so i happened to have that watchtower, and this is what it actually says.. “the faithful will be volunteers in the day of god's wrath to tell this message to the people.” .
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LevelThePlayingField
In next weeks Bible study session for the cult, it says of a March 15, 1926 Watchtower, “The faithful will be volunteers . . . to tell this message to the people.” So I got to wondering what the ... was all about. So I happened to have that Watchtower, and this is what it actually says.
“The faithful will be volunteers in the day of God's wrath to tell this message to the people.”
So it's really simple, why not just print the whole quote? I think it's because it doesn't go along with their present beliefs that JW's won't be preaching during God's wrath. But why not just print it anyways? After all, hasn't the truth gotten brighter and brighter? Cause they don't want to stumble anyone? It's really dishonesty to me. Just tell it the way it is, but then again they are never transparent, so why should it ever surprise us, right?
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Mexico branch......Now closing!!!
by krismalone ina circuit overseer friend of mine serving in latin america called me today to say hi.
i asked him what's new and he dropped the news that they have received notification that the branch in mexico will be closing!!
this branch also called the central american branch (although located in mexico) oversees all of mexico's 800,000+ publishers plus all 7 countries of central america of over 100,000 publishers.
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LevelThePlayingField
Just stop for a minute and think about this. If you were a CO (bare with me), and you were asked to work part time, how would you possibly do it? You are gone 5-6 days a week, leaving basically only one day per week to work. How can you support yourself on one day per week?
It just doesn't make any sense.
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The con is completed - comments from the US branch's LDC chief
by sir82 inrecently attended a special assembly day.. guest speaker was thomas chicky, a member of the us branch committee and the head of the us ldc (which has replaced the rbcs).. the last talk of the day is scheduled for an hour.
it was the usual boring mumbo-jumbo.
he appeared to have blasted through his hour-long outline in just about 45 minutes, so he "treated" us to informal comments on recent developments.. he commented on the new wt complex in fishkill ny.. then he dropped the bomb (well, to anyone with ears and at least 2 functioning synapses).. the following is not a word for quote, but presents the gist of his comments:.
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LevelThePlayingField
Russel is turning over in his grave.
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1 bilion property revenue since august 2016 and still they have not enough
by Gorbatchov inread in the new york business review that jw.org made 1 bilion property revenue since august 2016.. unbelievable, isn't it?
they are one of the richest religion organizations in cash flow, for sure.. the co asked us this morning to "overthink wat we can share, to support the work and make jehovah happy".. g..
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LevelThePlayingField
Well, something tells me maybe they had one of those loans that companies can take out in lew of a big cash amount coming in like the recent building sales. Maybe Warwick almost broke them.
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JWfacts: Excellent 15 minute video and script presentation - "Growing up a Jehovah's Witness"
by AndersonsInfo inhttp://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/growing-up-a-jehovahs-witness.php.
"growing up a jehovah's witness" .
following the title, is the statement, .
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LevelThePlayingField
Excellent video. A person can check every single reference made and see it is factual. Try that with the Watchtower's publications and you will see that they are not factual.
My hat goes off to jwfacts.com
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2017 - A new year
by no-zombie init hasn't been a good year for the organization.
let's hope 2017 will be just as bad or worse for it.
best wishes to all here, no-zombie.
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LevelThePlayingField
Yeah, I hope with all the pedo cases coming out everywhere the org really gets it but good.
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Do you know someone who is going to the Elders school 2017, in any country?
by defender of truth inan informant in spanish forum, active elder in a congregation in madrid (spain) has posted new info regarding elders school 2017. important changes are to be done for "child" or sexual abuses.
https://abusostj.vbulletin.net/forum/main-forum/audiencias-judiciales/5506-escuela-de-ancianos-2017.
doing a summary:.
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LevelThePlayingField
"the authorities are taking ever more strict precautions to assure the protection of minors." That's what the GB should have been doing all along, but no. All they do is cover their ass.
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a theory- different scenario for future of JW
by closed inwhy does the org sell so many properties?
i just was wondering... may be they are thinking of ditching 1914 doctrine and other teachings.
it will be not a new light but completely different religion.
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LevelThePlayingField
See, I see it a bit differently. I really think that the GB believe what they are preaching. And I think that, like Lett said, the donations don't cover everything anymore. I think the move to Warwick was planned a long time ago to centralize everything and the billion or so they made already in sales, just come with the territory. Plus the sales surely help with the lack of donations over the past couple of years.
I think they have a team of smart people (probably worldly folks) helping them with their bottom line. Then the GB said we don't need to print as much because the "electronic device" is the way to go and many a brother or sister has one. So let's run with that, and wammo. There you have it.
Just my 2 cents.