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  1930s Vertical Phonograph for Bethelites and Pioneers- of passing interest.

  by Balaamsass2 in

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  just thought this might be of passing interest to a few members.

  we were unpacking some estate items from a 1930s bethelite and were confounded by his vertical phonograph.

  lots of old rutherford books, and some trashed rutherford records, but the phonograph was something to behold.

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  I seen one of those Rutherford era phonographs sell for several hundred dollars online. That dude is still getting over on people!
  
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  Yet another RBC liquidation

  by Darkknight757 in

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  i've posted these before but this one looks more "official".. .

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  Money, money, money.
  
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  JWs in denial, so sad

  by Simon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i had a couple of jw sisters call at my door today.. they started with the bizarre "can we read you a scripture" and read about "death being no more" and asked what i thought of that.. i said it sounded like a mix of disney and dumb.. they then launched into how god was going to put an end to death and wasn't that wonderful?.

  i said it would have been more wonderful if he'd not created death in the first place.. they thought man created death by disobeying so i questioned why god couldn't have just forgiven them.

  apparently "because he loves us" is supposed to be a satisfactory answer to why he kills us.. i asked how loving it was to kill hundreds of thousands of children in tsunami's, disease and so on.. at this point, they gave up on the 'god is love' and switched to the bible being true no matter what because it was an old book and moses had written the first chapter (says the book).. when i suggested it really wasn't that old and that most of the bible myths were copies of older stories from before it was written they questioned if i studied the bible and theology.. then i told them i was brought up as a jw so knew it was all crap.. now it was game on, they immediately switched to play defence questioning why i'd left (and i think they'd already taken a step back away from "the evil" obviously emanating from me).. not much time to say much before they cut and run so i told them i'd left because i found out it was all based on lies and that the watchtower was corrupt and covered up things like child abuse.. oh no, you're thinking of the catholics one of them said (some disdain in how she said "catholics" as though "we're so much better than them").. "well, i challenge you to do a search for the australian royal commission and you'll see the testimony the watchtower leaders gave and the damning evidence that they covered up abuse and reported none of it to the police.".

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  I said it sounded like a mix of Disney and dumb.

  Haha! I have to use that line.
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  What were you never going to do in "This system" But did it?

  by karter in

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  finish school.. finish my apprenticeship (why are you doing that brother karter you will never finish it in this system).. buy a house.. pay the house off.. karter..

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  Turn 34.
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses Sell Their Longest-Held Property in Historic Brooklyn Heights (124 Columbia Heights)

  by Da.Furious in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/united-states/witnesses-sell-property-124-columbia-heights/.

  interesting aspect on this is that no where in the article there is a mention for how much it was sold.. on brooklyn daily eagle, it states that the building was sold for $105million to florida panthers (hockey team) owner.. http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2016/5/2/jehovahs-witnesses-sell-124-columbia-heights-florida-panthers-owner-vincent-viola.

  da furious.

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  It's really amazing when you pause, take a step back and look at the big picture. For me, prior to 2010, the governing body and the org could do no wrong. I always had subdued doubts about certain things, but for the most part, I ignored them.

  It really is all about the money, isn't it?
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  Jehovah’s Witnesses Sell Their Longest-Held Property in Historic Brooklyn Heights (124 Columbia Heights)

  by Da.Furious in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/united-states/witnesses-sell-property-124-columbia-heights/.

  interesting aspect on this is that no where in the article there is a mention for how much it was sold.. on brooklyn daily eagle, it states that the building was sold for $105million to florida panthers (hockey team) owner.. http://www.brooklyneagle.com/articles/2016/5/2/jehovahs-witnesses-sell-124-columbia-heights-florida-panthers-owner-vincent-viola.

  da furious.

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  If the org isn't overly concerned about money, then why wasn't the property donated?
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  45 Minute Bethel Video about Changes (downsizing) at Watchtower

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't see this posted elsewhere, and i don't have the links besides this facebook one.. but here is a 45-minute long bethel talk about the changes at bethel including addressing the hard feelings of people who were given the axe.

  basically, everything must change.

  we gave remaining bethelites saturday off to do our bidding in "the field" and we give bethelites over 70 an extra day a week off (if you can find any such bethelites).

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  At one time, not all that long ago, Bethel service was the ULTIMATE goal. What is the ultimate goal now? Shut up and donate?
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  Letter # 1 to the Governing Body of Jehovah's witnesses

  by WITNESS-FOR-WATCHTOWER-REFORM in

  1. watchtower
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  here is my first letter i posted to the governing body.

  i also hope that brothers on the writing committee who may be lurking on this site (and have some clout) read my letter and bring in change to this very flawed policy around confession of sins.. enjoy.

  the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses.

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  The Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses

  25 Columbia Heights

  BROOKLYN NY 11201-2483

  UNITED STATES

  Hey, just make sure they are still at that address!
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  Can a small child be taken out of state without the other parents permission?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  parents are still together not divorced.

  one parent a jw wants to take a small child around age 7 out of state for a few months but other parents wants the child to stay home.

  if the child is taken out of state can the parent that doesn't want him to go do anything?

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  Get the right answer. Call an attorney.
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  JWs sell 124 Columbia Heights to Florida Panthers owner

  by betterdaze in

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  jehovah's witnesses sell 124 columbia heights to florida panthers owner vincent violavirtu ceo vincent viola pays $105m for jehovah’s witnesses building in bk heights.

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  The rich get richer.