Posts by Petraglyph

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Watchtower Converts City Centre Office Block In Chelmsford UK

by Petraglyph in

the international property development corporation moves into chelmsford:.

jehovah's witnesses open 500k church in the heart of chelmsford.

"the new kingdom hall is a visible presence right in the city centre.".

Petraglyph

I took the 'growth in the area' as being a consequence of the Temple Farm development. This is also in Chelmsford.

They attract extra JW's into the area to build their headquarters for free.

They take advantage of the situation and spin this as growth and a need to provide a new place of worship. For some reason this is in a city centre office block - maybe something to do with the resale value and ease of change of use, but I don't know ;)

In the not too distant future...

Temple Farm is completed and there are no longer as many JW's in the area. There's no need for such a large meeting place. Watchtower puts it on the market as prime city centre real-estate and realises the profits.

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Watchtower Converts City Centre Office Block In Chelmsford UK

by Petraglyph in

the international property development corporation moves into chelmsford:.

jehovah's witnesses open 500k church in the heart of chelmsford.

"the new kingdom hall is a visible presence right in the city centre.".

Petraglyph

The international property development corporation moves into Chelmsford:

Jehovah's Witnesses open £500k church in the heart of Chelmsford

"The new Kingdom Hall is a visible presence right in the city centre."
Chelmsford Witnesses first earmarked the empty office block, apparently designed eight years ago as a nightclub, in about 2011.
By 2012 the group had agreed a £260,000 purchase for part of the ground floor and the entire lower ground floor, but it has taken three years to bring the project to fruition.
Witnesses from across the world helped fork out £250,000 for the renovation, which was carried out by about 300 volunteering Christians in the summer, commuting from as far as Cornwall and Scotland.

£510,000 = US$778,000

I wonder how long it will be before Watchtower sells this and realises everyone else's investments?

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AUSTRALIA – Artemis Legal launches inquiry into group and class action lawsuits against Jehovah’s Witnesses

by jwleaks in

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friends

jehovah's witnesses - group action lawyers fighting for justice | artemis legal .

artemis legal | watchtower claims.

13 october 2015 .

Petraglyph

I get the impression the lawyers sense blood in the water.

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Bethel Status Update - Insider Information

by thedepressedsoul in

i have some updates and new information on the downsizing in bethel.

25% of all bethelites around the world will be sent home.

in the us over 1,000 will be sent home.

Petraglyph

Sounds like an apostate creation scheme if ever there was one ;)

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IMAGE QUIZ -just for fun

by nicolaou in

first person to identify this building and its location gets to post the next image .

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and on we go!.

Petraglyph

One thing I've not understood with that seed vault is why the entrance needs to be so tall.

https://goo.gl/maps/frWTDpkbwtq

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They would all fit on the isle of Wight?

by purrpurr in

i remember once asking how the planet could possibly accommodate all the people who have ever lived?

after the resurrection i mean.

the answer i was told is that the gb had calculated that all the people who have ever lived could all fit on to the isle of wight?!.

Petraglyph

Texas = 268,581 sq miles = 171,891,840 acres

World population = 7,373,108,350

So there would be almost 43 people per acre if everyone lived in Texas.

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I got up yesterday morning (Saturday) and enjoyed the watchtower work

by Zoos in

reaching the fire watchtower on top of wayah bald overlooking the smokey mountains can be a difficult hike from nantahala lake up the bartram and appalachian trails where they straddle each other passing through this area.

the most enjoyable watchtower work i've ever participated in.. the views from the tower are spectacular.. .

looking across nantahala forest to the smoky mountains, described poetically as the most elevated peak; from whence i beheld with rapture and astonishment, a sublimely awful scene of power and magnificence, a world of mountains piled upon mountains.

Petraglyph

Ha :D

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They would all fit on the isle of Wight?

by purrpurr in

i remember once asking how the planet could possibly accommodate all the people who have ever lived?

after the resurrection i mean.

the answer i was told is that the gb had calculated that all the people who have ever lived could all fit on to the isle of wight?!.

Petraglyph

@Je.suis.oisif I was responding to the OP, I've just edited it to make this clear. We posted at almost the same time.

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They would all fit on the isle of Wight?

by purrpurr in

i remember once asking how the planet could possibly accommodate all the people who have ever lived?

after the resurrection i mean.

the answer i was told is that the gb had calculated that all the people who have ever lived could all fit on to the isle of wight?!.

Petraglyph

@purrpurr No it's not true.

Although the entire current population of the world could theoretically live on the surface area of New Zealand with a density slightly larger than Manhattan.

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The Exorcist

by Petraglyph in

remembering the furore at the time when this was released i thought i'd share this which appeared in my news feed the other day.... .

:).

from the book 'creative mischief' by dave trott.

Petraglyph

DesirousOfChange: When I first read the book "The Shining", I burned it and threw it in the trash.

How would you have felt if sometime later you'd discovered a slightly burned version in your drawer? ;)