… And the Jehovah's Witnesses, who own some of the finest real estate in NYC, sold more than $1B worth of it to Jared Kushner, LIVWRK and the CIM Group, including the Watchtower complex (above).

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On December 22, 2016 what was the most read story on BISNOW – The #1 Commercial Real Estate News Source In The World?

https://www.bisnow.com/new-york/news/mixed-use/jared-kushner-and-jv-partners-pay-354m-for-brooklyn-parking-lot-69188

Jared Kushner And JV Partners Pay $354M For Brooklyn Parking Lot

Jared Kushner and LIVWRK have closed on yet another Brooklyn acquisition they’ve picked up from the Jehovah’s Witnesses. It’s a parking lot, and the buyers paid $345M for it.

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Scientific American: How Do You Distinguish Between Religious Fervor and Mental Illness?

by AndersonsInfo in

jw
friends

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/how-do-you-distinguish-between-religious-fervor-and-mental-illness/.

how do you distinguish between religious fervor and mental illness?.

it's not meant as insult to believers; the two states of mind can share many similar characteristics.

AndersonsInfo

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/mind-guest-blog/how-do-you-distinguish-between-religious-fervor-and-mental-illness/

How Do You Distinguish Between Religious Fervor and Mental Illness?

It's not meant as insult to believers; the two states of mind can share many similar characteristics

By Nathaniel P. Morris on December 22, 2016

George Fox, whose visions inspired him to found the Quaker religion in the 1600s, was accused of being a madman. Credit: Part of an engraving by "S. Allen", published in 1838, of a painting by "S. Chinn." The provenance of the original painting is unknown. Wikimedia

Last year, a news column circulated the web, announcing the American Psychological Association had decided to classify strong religious beliefs as mental illness. According to the article, a five-year study by the APA concluded that devout belief in a deity could hinder “one’s ability to make conscientious decisions about common sense matters.” Refusals by Jehovah’s Witnesses to accept life-saving treatments, such as blood transfusions, were given as an example.

Of course, this turned out to be a fake news story. But it still drew legitimate media coverage and outrage from readers. Fact-checking websites like Snopes had to point out the column was satirical.

To many, this was a ridiculous stunt. But for me, a physician specializing in mental health, the satire hits home in many ways. My colleagues and I often care for patients suffering from hallucinations, prophesying, and claiming to speak with God, among other symptoms—in mental health care, it’s sometimes very difficult to tell apart religious belief from mental illness.

Part of this is because the classification of mental illness often relies on subjective criteria. We can’t diagnose many mental health conditions with brain scans or blood tests. Our conclusions frequently stem from the behaviors we see before us.

Take an example of a man who walks into an emergency department, mumbling incoherently. He says he’s hearing voices in his head, but insists there’s nothing wrong with him. He hasn’t used any drugs or alcohol. If he were to be evaluated by mental health professionals, there’s a good chance he might be diagnosed with a psychotic disorder like schizophrenia.

But what if that same man were deeply religious? What if his incomprehensible language was speaking in tongues? If he could hear Jesus speaking to him? He might also insist nothing were wrong with him. After all, he’s practicing his faith.

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Article - Wales - Daily Post: 'Sly' Anglesey Jehovah's Witness preacher jailed for sex with a child

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/sly-anglesey-jehovahs-witness-preacher-12361109.

dec. 22, 2016 by derek bellis.

elder, daniel anglesey pleaded guilty at caernarfon crown court and was sent to prison for two years and eight months.

AndersonsInfo

This is certainly a serious subject and a serious headline. Sorry to have offended you darkspilver.

Barbara

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Article - Wales - Daily Post: 'Sly' Anglesey Jehovah's Witness preacher jailed for sex with a child

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/sly-anglesey-jehovahs-witness-preacher-12361109.

dec. 22, 2016 by derek bellis.

elder, daniel anglesey pleaded guilty at caernarfon crown court and was sent to prison for two years and eight months.

AndersonsInfo

A poster on a FB page wrote two separate comments today regarding Daniel Arthington:

I was in ----------- Congregation with him for 10 years before he moved. He is a charmer with a sick inside hurtful personality. He caused so much trouble to so many lives. In the end he was caught out by his own arrogance.

He is sly, manipulative, not a man to trust and has a nasty streak in him that I have seen. He also cheated on his wife way back in 2004 and the elders gave him a little slap on the wrists. He is NOT a good man.

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Link to the English version of the Quebec (French) documentary, "The Kingdom's Dirty Secrets" (About JW's hiding child abuse)

by AndersonsInfo in

here's a link to the english version of the quebec documentary, the kingdom's dirty secrets that aired in canada at the beginning of december.

i was told that it's okay to share the documentary and post on social media.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ajphgmt9jibarbara

AndersonsInfo

darkspilver, I agree with OrphanCrow. All you have to do is compare the version at the link you cited and the official translation and you'll see the huge difference.

By the way, for those who didn't catch what I wrote in my post, the producers of this documentary gave permission to share or post the program anywhere. Now we don't have to worry about copyright.

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Article - Wales - Daily Post: 'Sly' Anglesey Jehovah's Witness preacher jailed for sex with a child

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/sly-anglesey-jehovahs-witness-preacher-12361109.

dec. 22, 2016 by derek bellis.

elder, daniel anglesey pleaded guilty at caernarfon crown court and was sent to prison for two years and eight months.

AndersonsInfo

Thanks for the correction, BluesBrother - That's so funny. I read the headline quickly and thought his name was 'Sly' Anglesey Jehovah's Witness preacher.

For some odd reason I was not able to copy and paste anything from the article and had to rely on my memory while writing a little bit of a synopsis of what I read, otherwise I would have caught the mistake.

Reading that headline and getting it wrong reminds me of a website that lists 25 Unintentionally Funny Newspaper Headlines. If you want a good laugh, read some of those headlines.

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Is there any recent information about Watchtower owning 50% of Rand Cam Engine Corp & REGI Technologies?

by AndersonsInfo in

please, recent information is needed about this subject discussed some 12-years ago here on jwn?

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https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/85323/watchtower-society-50-share-holder-military-company?page=1&size=10.

AndersonsInfo

Thank you JeffT for "rooting around the web." Hopefully, your research puts to rest this subject once and for all. BTW, if you have an opportunity to do so, would you examine the information on the link JFK posted and see if there's anything there of importance or is the same ole story that's been around for years?

https://johnhenrykurtz.blogspot.com.es/2016/08/sigue-el-rastro-del-dinero.html

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Link to the English version of the Quebec (French) documentary, "The Kingdom's Dirty Secrets" (About JW's hiding child abuse)

by AndersonsInfo in

here's a link to the english version of the quebec documentary, the kingdom's dirty secrets that aired in canada at the beginning of december.

i was told that it's okay to share the documentary and post on social media.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ajphgmt9jibarbara

AndersonsInfo

Here's a link to the English version of the Quebec documentary, The Kingdom's Dirty Secrets that aired in Canada at the beginning of December. I was told that It's okay to share the documentary and post on social media. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AJPHGMt9JI
Barbara

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Article - Wales - Daily Post: 'Sly' Anglesey Jehovah's Witness preacher jailed for sex with a child

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/sly-anglesey-jehovahs-witness-preacher-12361109.

dec. 22, 2016 by derek bellis.

elder, daniel anglesey pleaded guilty at caernarfon crown court and was sent to prison for two years and eight months.

AndersonsInfo

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/sly-anglesey-jehovahs-witness-preacher-12361109

Dec. 22, 2016 by Derek Bellis

Elder, Daniel Anglesey pleaded guilty at Caernarfon Crown Court and was sent to prison for two years and eight months. He was married 27 years and father of two. The child he had sex with was 14. Read what the judge said about him at

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/sly-anglesey-jehovahs-witness-preacher-12361109

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