This was in the dailytelegraph paper from Australasia. The reason I copied it here is coz yOu have to be a paid memeber to read anything on their site.If anyone wants to check the source here it is
Aerial view of site showing proposed alterations shaded in red. A film studio, office building and a replica Biblical site are proposed at 12-14 Zouch Rd, Denham Court. Picture: Planning document
A religious group with a large membership is proposing a $9.9 million revamp of its Australasian headquarters in western Sydney in a bid to grow its digital presence.
Cindy Ngo, Liverpool Leader
The Australasian headquarters for Jehovah’s Witnesses could be getting a revamp under a proposal aimed at strengthening the organisation’s presence in the digital world.
The $9.9 million plans have been lodged with Liverpool Council and seek permission to alter the existing printery facility in Denham Court to build a film studio, which would be used to create digital religious educational materials.
Digital resources include short videos and website materials used for religious worship, instruction and training, according to planning documents.
Jehovah’s Witnesses Australasia already produces more than 400 videos a year, which are translated into 300 languages and used globally.
The existing printery at 12-14 Zouch Rd, Denham Court.
“The religious educational material is often made up of dramatising modern scenarios and re-enacting life in Bible times,” planning documents state.
“In all instances, the videos give insight and practical guidance on how to apply Bible principles.”
Located in a rural setting, the headquarters at 12-14 Zouch Rd is currently home to a printery building which produces hard-copy publications for audiences in Australia, New Zealand and islands in the South Pacific.
The site owner and applicant, the International Bible Students Association, is also seeking to add a new office building and a replica of an historical Bible site in an existing farm paddock for filming purposes.
A spokesman for Jehovah’s Witnesses — Australasia said the demand for digital resources had “not gone unnoticed” by the organisation.
“In recent years, there has been an ever-increasing demand for information in digital media format such as audio-video material,” the spokesman said.
“This technology is another effective means to make Bible education available to as many as possible.”
He said while there was still a focus on producing printed Bible education material, the organisation was “giving increased attention in establishing facilities that can produce audio-video based information” to meet the current demand.
So if the end is just round the corner,it makes so much sense to just spend 9.9million dollars into a building that may get destroyed soon but not to help our humans in need of food, clothing and shelter coz of various disaster and crisis in the world. Love of money is the root of all evils! Pathetic!
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