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  What did you actually enjoy about JW meetings?

  by Pinned Blouse in

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  as much as i dreaded going to all the meetings there were things that i did enjoy.. 1. no special parking spaces for the elders, etc.. 2. no collections plate going around the room.

  3. no one person giving the talk every single week (can you imagine the same speaker 3 to 4 times a week, every day?

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  Do you know why we clap at the end of a meeting? 'cause it's over!

  Seriously, the people were the most enjoyable and the most important part.
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  What Couldn't You Do on Meeting Nights?

  by Nosferatu in

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  2. friends

  it's funny how new rules were made in the house that applied to meeting nights only.

  one major one was no video games before the meeting.

  my mother also tried to extinguish worldly music before meetings.

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  have a nice taste of my favorite single malt scotch
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  Buy a beater for the Lord...

  by detective in

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  2. friends

  http://www.bornagainauto.com/about.html

  born-again auto sales is quite unique from most used car businesses.

  the owner and several salesmen are born-again christians.

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  talk about being a master beater...
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  Apostates are very disappointing. I just found the WTS is true about them.

  by reason in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  your conduct, attitude, manner of speech, avatar, all of these shows what sort of hearts you people have.

  i can't feel the holy spirit operating in you people.

  the first time i exposed myself to apostates, i was imagining matured people, more matured than the jw's.

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  why is reason using a picture of Ted Jaracz as an avatar?
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  Brooklyn Building sale

  by pc in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i told my dad that it was rumored that the building sold for 120 mil.

  my dad said no he heard about 200 mil.

  not sure if that's true or not.

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  . Furman-Atlantic Witness building goes to contract The view of 360 Furman St. from the Brooklyn Heights promenade looking toward Atlantic Avenue. The Brooklyn Papers File / Greg Mango By Deborah Kolben The Brooklyn Papers A developer is in contract with the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society to buy the religious order?s mammoth, 12-story waterfront building at 360 Furman St. While several developers expressed interest in the site, RAL Development Services purchased the Brooklyn Heights property for an undisclosed sum and plans to convert the 1 million-square-foot book and video distribution center into waterfront apartments, as first reported by The Brooklyn Papers. The Manhattan-based company is best known for converting the Arthur Levitt State office building at 270 Broadway into residential and commercial use. The Furman Street building, which rises at the end of Atlantic Avenue, between the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the East River, will serve as a gateway to the planned Brooklyn Bridge Park, a 1.3-mile commercial and recreational waterfront development between Vinegar Hill and Brooklyn Heights. David Semonian, a spokesman for the Watchtower Society, commonly known as the Jehovah?s Witnesses, declined to comment on the sale price of the building but said all the proceeds would go towards ?worldwide Bible education work.? According to sources, the building sold for $200 million. The Watchtower society acquired the property in 1983 and own approximately 35 buildings throughout DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights. They have moved some of their printing plants to upstate Wallkill. ?It was our aim to not only sell the building but to locate a buyer who was interested in the objectives and goals of the community,? said Semonian. Robert Levine, president and principal owner of RAL, says he is currently in discussions with the city and state to determine the future uses of the building and what relationship it will have to Brooklyn Bridge Park. ?We plan to use 360 Furman St. to enhance the southern gateway to the new park and provide an exciting waterfront destination,? Levine said in a written statement. Details of the relationship between the building and the park are still being hashed out. In November, Councilman David Yassky sent a letter to Deputy Mayor Daniel Doctoroff requesting that the taxes generated from the sale go into funding the park. Any new taxes generated from the building would be new revenue since the building has been tax exempt because it is owned by a religious organization. ?In this fiscal crisis, New York City has little money to create and sustain parks, we need to find creative ways to guarantee income for the Brooklyn Bridge Park,? Yassky wrote. Deborah Wetzel, a spokeswoman for the Brooklyn Bridge Park Development Corp. (BBPDC), a subsidiary of the Empire State Development Corp. charged with building the park, said BBPDC officials are in discussions with the developer to determine whether the building should be included in the boundary of the park. The deal is expected to close in May and the Watchtower society will remain in the building for one more year.?

  
  

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  Which Side of the Bed?

  by simplesally in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i can sleep on either side but i prefer the right side.

  my first ex husband always insisted we change based on which side was closer to the door.

  i'll be the pillow where you lay your head, lay your head.

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  drwtsn32 beat me to it...

  the top of the bed
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  Went To The Quick Build

  by Undecided in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just returned from the building site of the new kh.

  i had never seen a quick build.

  it kind of made me sad, i saw so many old friends that i used to know.

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  Have been involved with several congs. over the years. While the method varies from state to state, the local group owns the Hall. In some states the local cong. forms a corporation which holds title to the Hall via that entity. Brooklyn does not own or have title. When loans are made Brooklyn holds the deed as a pledge against the debt. The deed is forwarded to the congregation once the loan is paid.

  BTW interest is no longer charged on the loans the society makes. This stopped several years ago. At one time they charged 6% interest then dropped to 3%, then no interest. I think they got quite a bit of heat over charging interest on money that was donated for the express purpose of building halls.
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  Ted Jaracz resigns from Governing Body

  by funkyderek in

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  gotcha!.

  april fool

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  SadElder

  Is that because he is the new head of the C.I.A.?

  Not new. He's been the head of the Bethel CIA (AKA Service Dept) for years.
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  Anyone interested in cyber sex?

  by RubyTuesday in

  1. social
  2. relationships

  now that i have your attention.

  with the total anonymity available on-line, is it truly cheating, to flirt with, tease, or even "have sex" with someone via your computer?

  is this the same as actually committing adultery, or is it just generally "harmless" fun?

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  Didn't you know that you can be disfellowshipped for phone or cyber sex??
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  Death of a child

  by wtphobic in

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  2. friends

  what kind of person tells his non jw granddaughter that the death of her infant son is a "sign of the times"?

  i don't know his staus in the org, but i know that "the pressure" is now on to convince her of the error of her ways- even been suggested that had she been a jw- this might not happen....unbelieveable- please- help me understand the twisted jw stand on death and dying and grieving

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  SadElder

  What kind of person

  an idiot!