Posts by darkspilver

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Moving and transferring publisher's card.

by The Fugitive in

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hi folks.

i have been a lurker here for quite some time but i have now decided to make my first post.

i am originally from somewhere on the east coast, but recently, in part to aid in the fading process, i have moved to a city somewhere west of the mississippi.

darkspilver

Hi The Fugitive

Does anybody think this could work?

No, your cards will very likely be sent back to your original congregation, which will then 'red flag' it to the secretary in the original congregation who is then much more likely to, at the very least, informally check with your family, it'll not just look weird, it'll also look questionable....

Hi Ds

I believe the new arrangement is that the new secretary must request your cards from your old Cong.

Interesting

BoE letter: November 17, 2010 - "Re: Letters of introduction"

If the previous service committee knows where the publisher moved, they may take the initiative and send these items without waiting for a formal request from the new congregation.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwqmWMK7dwtlYzZGZU9qTF9PUE0/view

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Canada - Macleans article, Oct. 28, 2016: A Jehovah’s Witness and her deadly devotion

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.macleans.ca/news/a-jehovahs-witness-and-her-deadly-devotion/.

a jehovah’s witness and her deadly devotion.

did a jehovah’s witness die after refusing a blood transfusion, and should the state have let it happen?.

darkspilver

Deadly Devotion: Witness to Murder

Kim Anderson, a divorced mother of two and devout Jehovah's Witness, finally finds the man of her dreams. But on their wedding day, she has a sinking feeling that something is terribly wrong.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2966574/episodes?season=2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k8gA37KMGE

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New Video - Old News - Shooting of JW during machete attack at New Orleans airport was justified

by darkspilver in

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a newly released video shows shocking footage of a new orleans man charging at tsa officials with a machete.. the video, taken march 20, 2015, shows a man later identified as richard white running through a new orleans airport terminal waving the large knife while spraying wasp spray at various people.. jefferson parish sheriff’s lt. heather sylve ultimately shot him in the thigh and he died of his injuries after refusing medical treatment, reportedly because it went against his beliefs as a jehovah’s witness.. http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/crime_police/article_8d680284-9bb4-11e6-9cf1-cb15d005609c.html.

previously discussed here:.

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/184150001/richard-white-machette-attacker-new-orleans-airport-jw-dies-another-medicine-denier.

darkspilver

A newly released video shows shocking footage of a New Orleans man charging at TSA officials with a machete.

The video, taken March 20, 2015, shows a man later identified as Richard White running through a New Orleans Airport Terminal waving the large knife while spraying wasp spray at various people.

Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Lt. Heather Sylve ultimately shot him in the thigh and he died of his injuries after refusing medical treatment, reportedly because it went against his beliefs as a Jehovah’s Witness.

http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/crime_police/article_8d680284-9bb4-11e6-9cf1-cb15d005609c.html

Previously discussed here:

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/184150001/richard-white-machette-attacker-new-orleans-airport-jw-dies-another-medicine-denier

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5991626849648640/old-news-story-machete-nola-airport-killer

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Kendall Kingdom Hall UK

by darkspilver in

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all this talk of kingdom halls.... remember what used to happen?.

gilthwaiterigg lane kendal la9 6nt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y11f_plajek.

darkspilver

Hi Pubsinger!

I thought Kendal KH was on the High Street above one of the shops. Spent some great times up there visiting mates who lived there. Thankfully most are out

Depends how OLD you are it appears Kendal kingdom hall was built in 2006

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In Germany, the Watchtower logo must be removed from all kingdom halls

by processor in

according to german april issue of our kingdom ministry, the watchtower logo must be removed from all kingdom halls:.

it sais that the watchtower logo - a stylised watchtower or a watchtower with a bible - is used by the watchtower society.

thus, it should not be used by congregations or private persons, neither on kingdom halls, stationary or anything else.

darkspilver

Hi pale.emperor

Kirkby Kingdom Hall in Liverpool, UK has the Watchtower Logo build into the brickwork. Different coloured bricks make the logo.
#FAIL #FACEPALM #RUNNINGAHEADOFTHECARIOT

????

Strange, I can't see it.... do you have to squint your eyes, your wait for the rain....

https://goo.gl/maps/8mJSGs1j1H42

#TOOBUSYWITHGIRLFRIENDS

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Another Outright Lie Published 2/17 WT

by LostGeneration in

this info is from the article "who is leading god's people today" feb 17 study edition.. to help them disseminate bible truth in various languages, zion’s watch tower tract society was legally incorporated in 1884, with brother russell as president.

* he was an outstanding student of the bible, and he fearlessly exposed as false such doctrines as the trinity and the immortality of the soul.

he discerned that christ would return invisibly and that “the appointed times of the nations” would end in 1914.. pretty sickening article overall about how badass the gb is, though this little gem is printed as well, paragraph 12. the governing body is neither inspired nor infallible.

darkspilver

Hi smiddy

Another lie ? , "Zions Watchtower & Tract Society was Legally incorporated in 1884,with brother Russell as president"

The Proclaimers Book would appear to be 'clearer' on this matter

Jehovah’s Witnesses—Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom, page 576, paragraph 1

The following year the first of an extensive series of tracts designed to interest people in Bible truths was prepared for publication. This work quickly took on immense proportions. In order to handle it, Zion’s Watch Tower Tract Society was formed on February 16, 1881, with W. H. Conley as president and C. T. Russell as secretary and treasurer. Arrangements were made for the printing to be done by commercial firms in various cities of Pennsylvania, New York, and Ohio, as well as in Britain. In 1884, Zion’s Watch Tower Tract Society was legally incorporated, with C. T. Russell as president, and its charter showed that it was more than a society that would direct publishing. Its real objective was religious; it was chartered for “the dissemination of Bible Truths in various languages.”

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Jehovah Witnesses sects flock to Hudson Valley Town

by ToesUp in

interesting article regarding the properties owned by jw's and other sects.. shawangunk - this ulster county town, with a ridge of quartz mountains rising 2,000 feet, is a mecca for rock climbers.

in recent years, religious groups have also begun flocking to the mid-hudson valley municipality of 15,000 residents, putting down roots and scooping up tax breaks.. in 2015, the 29 shawangunk properties with religious non-profit status were worth $148 million, up 85 percent since 1999.. “our town is nearly 30 percent exempt,” said town tax assessor curt schoeberl.

“in the last five or 10 years, the largest tax-exempt group’s growth is religious.

darkspilver

Interesting how the American system seems to be broken then?

Surely the problem here is two-fold?

Firstly the tax-exemption is put into place by central government - but they don't provide grants to local communities to make up for the lost income/tax

Secondly the actual local communities are set up to be too small anyway and are therefore much more susceptible / affected financially when a tax exempt group moves in - the communites are too fragile financially due to their small size to be able to cushion the lose of money due to tax exemption.

But maybe I just don't understand the 'problem'?

And isn't Brooklyn NYC heading for a 'pay day' with annual property taxes on the buildings that WT has sold their? Of course the issue is that Brooklyn is a larger community so as a percentage overall it wouldn't be so significant as for the upstate communities....

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November 1, 2016 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS Re: Using and Maintaining Kingdom Halls

by wifibandit in

november 1, 2016 to all bodies of elders re: using and maintaining kingdom halls.

table of contents.

ownership .........................................................................................pars.

darkspilver

Cant they just allow access to JW.org and nothing else - maybe put a parent filter on or something, Im not an expert but maybe they could do that.

The problem is WT are using content management to serve up a lot of their content - so the various downloadable images, pdfs, files, videos etc as well as fonts and javascript etc are being served from other web domains.

Also, there are legitimate reasons to access other websites at the KH - such as an online storage facility (as suggested by WT to keep schedules etc online and available to publishers 24/7) such as google drive or dropbox etc etc - and again they're likely to using other domains to serve content from

Other legitimate websites would be things like the app store / google store so apps can be downloaded, updated and app content can be downloaded.

I think the wifi password thingy is being over-thought here though -

I think WT is basically wanting to make sure there is some kind of password in place - ie it isn't an open free-for-all access - which is fair enough.

Yes some congregations will be a pain and be totally restrictive, the vast majority will password protect, but the password will effectively be an 'open-secret' amongst the publishers.

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Comparing WT Library - 2011 vs. 2012

by MeanMrMustard in

a couple of years ago, i participated in a thread on this site comparing the old nwt (1984) to the new nwt (2013).

i was able to produce a nwt mash up pdf showing the side-by-side differences between the two versions of the nwt.

herethis site claims it will hold the file for download for a long time.

darkspilver

PDF version currently on jw.org

Watchtower 1 October 2011, page 21, 2nd footnote
"Xerxes lost a fortune in his disastrous war against the Greeks, evidently before his marriage to Esther."

CD ROM and wol.jw.org versions

Watchtower 1 October 2011, page 21, 2nd footnote
"Xerxes needed a vast store of funds to carry out his long-proposed but ultimately disastrous war against Greece."

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Comparing WT Library - 2011 vs. 2012

by MeanMrMustard in

a couple of years ago, i participated in a thread on this site comparing the old nwt (1984) to the new nwt (2013).

i was able to produce a nwt mash up pdf showing the side-by-side differences between the two versions of the nwt.

herethis site claims it will hold the file for download for a long time.

darkspilver

Hi ab.ortega!

Ther watchtower 2010: "Balsam of Gilead - The Balm that Heals"
They removed "at the beginning" from: But it was not left unanswered. In the synagogue in Nazareth at the beginning of the year 30 C.E., Jesus read from the scroll of Isaiah, saying:

Original individual magazine version:

Watchtower 1 June 2010, page 22, paragraph 5
"In the synagogue in Nazareth at the beginning of the year 30 C.E., Jesus read from the scroll of Isaiah, saying"

New CD ROM version:

Watchtower 1 June 2010, page 22, paragraph 5
"In the synagogue in Nazareth in the year 30 C.E., Jesus read from the scroll of Isaiah, saying"