Posts by darkspilver

this corporation is going down the tubes with these asshole deluded genius's calling the financial investment shot.. buying chemical dump property around the world to build their financial empire headquarters on while facing massive child molestation lawsuits now and many more in the future means it looking kind of bleak for these messed idiots running things.. http://jw-branchoffices.blogspot.com/p/watchtower-remote-translation-offices.html.

darkspilver

Hi OrphanCrow

The translation business is a vital area of activity outside of the WTS and the WTS is an active participant in global initiatives.

That's kinda similiar to the point I was making - the translation into small languages gives the WT enormous kudos in those places - and no doubt is a huge benefit to them wth regard to both the receptiveness to their preaching as well as allowing them the freedom to do so.

Having this being done locally is both beneficial with regard to accuracy and gives even more increased kudos to them.

Note the box right at the end: "Governmental authorities, academics, and ordinary people have all taken note of the efforts of Jehovah’s Witnesses to promote the education of people worldwide." and then follows with a quote for former Tuvaluan prime minister - in line with what Dreamerdude said above!

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Do you remember this WT calendar art?

by compound complex in

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these are of early '70s vintage, i recall.

my job was to sort through thousands of these and be sure they were not "off register.".

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darkspilver

Hi Lostandfound!

Shortly after 1970, around 75,76 Alan BOYLE, a special pioneer from Liverpool Dingle was doing temp art work at Mill Hill and so impressed F Franz with some stuff he did for him he was invited to Brooklyn.

interesting, thanks

I believe he's narrating this....

Oh, and keep watching to the end as during the credits you can see the people, including Allan Boyle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKRcxz2U7aA

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Harmagedon backpack... Are we retarded??

by sp74bb in

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sorry for this matter has been already discussed.. i got shocked after watching this video:.

kingdom hall disaster demonstration.

this is really insane !!!

darkspilver

Hi John Free!

The 25 people in attendance greatly benefited from this timely scaremongering

plus the 7,215, and counting, video views....

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Article: Religious privilege undermines abuse victims’ access to justice

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.secularism.org.uk/blog/2016/08/religious-privilege-undermines-abuse-victims-access-to-justice.

religious privilege undermines abuse victims’ access to justice.

posted: mon, 22 aug 2016 10:40 by richard scorer.

darkspilver

Hi steve2!

My comment queried the current status of this law firm, Slater and Gordon, given the significant financial woes it experienced a couple of months ago.

http://www.lawgazette.co.uk/practice/slater-and-gordon-plans-uk-closures-after-493m-losses/5053906.fullarticle

Also, if you haven't already, the Sydney Morning Herald article I linked to previously, just above the video TV advert, is well worth a read.

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'Strange' Australian Melbourne Baptisms

by darkspilver in

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not seen this before, or at least haven't registered it before.

maybe it's just a traditional style?.

i mean it's basically a glorified cattle trough?

darkspilver

Hi steve2

I think they baptised 500 or so this way at the Melbourne International in 2014 - see photos in OP
That sounds like an incredibly high number of baptisms when the trend in recent years is fewer and fewer getting baptized.

yeah, sorry about that

I believe the final count was 695 baptised in Melbourne and a total of 986 with the linked conventions over that weekend

It was an international convention with around 70,000 in attendance - it was HUGE MASSIVE - biggest attendance at the venue in Melbourne etc etc

(That seems about right percentage-wise - I understand that year London had an attendance of around 50,000 and 359 baptised - actually London had so many they continued to baptise people through the opening talks of the Saturday afternoon session

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UK 2016 Sheffield Convention

by darkspilver in

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this is actually, cinematographically, a pretty good video, certainly better then most of them anyway!.

1 to 3 july 2016 at sheffield arena, uk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ra2ji909w.

darkspilver

Hi wizzstick!

Seriously - go watch some decent cinema. That, actually, was pretty awful cinematographically.

Oh, I do - but my comment was meant relative to other vids which are more often than not just a moving slide show - her moving through the crowds then focusing in on individuals showed promise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg2pjTTFouE

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Do you remember this WT calendar art?

by compound complex in

jw
friends

these are of early '70s vintage, i recall.

my job was to sort through thousands of these and be sure they were not "off register.".

.

darkspilver

haha!

always reminds me of the murals they have in the City of Pawnee's Town Hall... in more ways than one

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

Yes, I know - it's not really Pawnee's Town Hall in Indiana , it's actually Pasadena's Town Hall in California!