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  Comparing WT Library - 2011 vs. 2012

  by MeanMrMustard in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  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.

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  darkspilver

  Hi ab.ortega!

  The watchtower 1988: "Unmasking the serpent" paragraph 8

  2011 says: " Had it been otherwise, it would not have been a true test of Job's integrity." - Job 1:21; 2:9, 10.

  2012 says: "Thus, this became a very severe test of Job's integrity."- Job 1:21; 2:9, 10.

  
  

  Original individual magazine version:
  

  Watchtower 1 September 1988, page 10, paragraph 8, end
  

  "Had it been otherwise, it would not have been a true test of Job's integrity."
  

  Bound volume version:
  

  Watchtower 1 September 1988, page 10, paragraph 8, end

  "Thus, this became a very severe test of Job’s integrity."
  

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

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

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

  table of contents.

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

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  darkspilver

  I think the cleaning 'problem' has been exasperated in recent years by the disintergration of the local group arrangement - on group evening (tuesday?) there would often be the lone publisher or two who managed to remember your group's turn KH cleaning for the weekend, so it was more likely to get done - and a good turn out on f/s as we all stop early to clean the KH late morninging before lunchtime
  

  I attended many congregations that shared with another. The worst was clleaning after a meeting when another congregation would be the next attending one.
  

  For the Sunday, I think it works better to get your own 'crew/group' in early before the meeting and do the cleaning/tidy for your own congregation meeting before the meeting
  

  Of course, if you arrive early enough, before the other congregation have fully left, then all the better...
  
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  Kendall Kingdom Hall UK

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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

  gilthwaiterigg lane kendal la9 6nt.

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

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  darkspilver

  Hi snugglebunny
  

  I used to attend Carnforth KH many years ago.
  

  Best known for it's train station?.....
  

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTFrjVegj3M
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  More speculation on Kingdom Hall closers and money grabbing?

  by Crazyguy in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  there continues to be more and more rumors of more halls being sold off some even taking the first offer.

  the borg trying to get thier bond money back from the court in san diego asap and there's been elders meetings about this consolidation.

  my questions is why after selling off all this real estate in new york for over a billion dollars are they still acting like thier broke?

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  darkspilver

  Hi My Name is of No Consequence!
  

  but has anyone seen a newly built new style kingdom hall?
  

  Check out my earlier posts
  

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5731468166823936/new-kingdom-hall-flowery-branch-georgia-usa

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5156898246492160/inside-new-style-kingdom-halls-photos
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  Pruning Kingdom Halls

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  hey punkofnice isn't the only one who can clean up with the corny jokes...... pruning kingdom halls.... but can you spot which of the following kh's are being pruned, literally!

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v86zjus7veo.

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  darkspilver

  Hey punkofnice isn't the only one who can clean up with the corny jokes.....

  Pruning Kingdom Halls.... but can you spot which of the following KH's are being pruned, literally!
  

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V86zJus7VEo

  

  It's this one!
  
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  Kendall Kingdom Hall UK

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

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

  gilthwaiterigg lane kendal la9 6nt.

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

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  darkspilver

  All this talk of Kingdom Halls.... remember what used to happen?

  Gilthwaiterigg Lane KENDAL LA9 6NT

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y11F_PLAJEk

  https://goo.gl/maps/jto9PjshbYH2

  
  
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  An old Kingdom hall now a church?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  have any of you heard of anything like this.

  i remember an ex jw from ohio taking video of a former kingdom hall that is now a church.

  apparently the society sold it to the church.

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  darkspilver

  punkofnice - hahaha
  
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  The increasing WT magazine

  by darkspilver in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  apart from the interesting block color change for the title strip on the front page.... the new 2017 wt mag has some new (updated printing figures):.

  2016: produced each issue: 58,987,000 available in 282 languages .

  2017: produced each issue: 61,651,000 available in 294 languages.

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  darkspilver

  "Number of placements" is only recorded on publisher record cards, which are never reviewed by the branch - only elders & COs.

  And, due to the wide range of things it includes - from single sheet invites through to printed books - it's a virtually meaningless figure anyway now.

  Of course it was done to cover up the decrease in magazine placements

  Remeber tthey used to offer two pairs each month - ie four 32 page magazines each month - now they offer just one single 16 page magazine - even if you have the same number of 'interested' people to call on, that's still a 75% placement drop each month
  

  I suspect it was also done to disincentivize publishers from placing too many printed magazines - a single page tract counts the same and is easier to leave with someone - and also to disincentivize them from placing too many - expensive to produce - printed books just so that it 'looks good' on their report card.
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  November 1, 2016 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS Re: Using and Maintaining Kingdom Halls

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

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

  table of contents.

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

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  darkspilver

  Renting a kingdumb hall for long-term use is a current thing? Or is it becoming more common as they sell off the halls?

  It's rare in the US but is pretty common in Europe, especially in the bigger cities.

  And remember this will be an international 'catch-all' letter, so they need to cover all bases.
  
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  An old Kingdom hall now a church?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  have any of you heard of anything like this.

  i remember an ex jw from ohio taking video of a former kingdom hall that is now a church.

  apparently the society sold it to the church.

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  darkspilver

  Hi punkofnice

  They have one hall that remains in Orton
  

  Ah yeah, cool, also Whittlesey?

  • 1A Brudenell, Orton Goldhay PE2 5SX
  • Church Street, Whittlesey PE7 1DB
    

  It was also the one where they intended lying to the local authorities that they had a 'caretakers flat', rather than tell the truth that it was a flat for the CO
  

  No!

  CO's don't clean
  

  And actually it's clearly marked up with the Council as being 'Minister's accommodation' and NOT a 'caretaker.'
  

  "Demolition and rebuild of existing Place of Worship to include Minister's accommodation, Former Welland Gospel Hall St Pauls Road New England Peterborough."

  The CO would count as a Minister and he serves the local area as well as the congregations who actually meet on site.