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  Why Did JWs Abandon Brooklyn for the Sticks?

  by Room 215 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i may have missed this, but can anyone tell me what was the pretext the gb concocted to justify their abandonment of a perfectly suitable, high-profile, high-visibility complex in what is arguably the world's greatest metropolis for the bucolic isolation of upstate new york.

  any how does the move square with their purported belief in the imminence of armageddon?

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  I can't help but believe that this is a colossal mistake. Brooklyn Heights is the history of the Wt. Their identity has always been linked to the buildings in Brooklyn. I think they have walked away from a historic anchor that many old (and not so old-timers) timers cherished.
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  Leonard Cohen - a tribute

  by NewYork44M in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i have gotten hooked on podcasts, one of which is fresh air, a pbs podcast.

  this past week the re-aired an interview with the late leonard cohen.

  here is a link to the pbs site that includes the interview:.

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  NewYork44M

  I have gotten hooked on podcasts, one of which is Fresh Air, a PBS podcast. This past week the re-aired an interview with the late Leonard Cohen. Here is a link to the PBS site that includes the interview:

  http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2016/11/11/501616131/love-itself-leonard-cohens-holy-touch

  Since listening to the interview, I have spent quality time listening to his songs. What is expressed is deep, dark, and extremely poetic. As I grow older, I continue to increase in my appreciation of the written word.

  Here are two songs that we all have heard. You will appreciate the music and words more as you expand your awarness of his music.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrLk4vdY28Q

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lin-a2lTelg
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  Australian Royal Commission mentions that G. Jackson was inconsistent

  by Daniel1555 in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  it's great that the following is officially mentioned in the royal commission's report:.

  when asked if the governing body members saw themselves as ‘jehovah god’s spokespeople on earth’, mr geoffrey jackson answered that it ‘would seem to be quite presumptuous to say that we are the only spokesperson that god is using’.

  mr jackson’s response seems to be inconsistent with the documentary evidence before the royal commission, which shows that jehovah’s witnesses believe that the governing body is the ‘channel’ by which jehovah’s ‘will’ is communicated to them..

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  The whole FDS concept is so goofy a primary beneficiary of the belief system could not confirm what is the basis of his power. I wonder if he really is a non believer.
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  My funniest stand up JW Jokes so far

  by usualusername1 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  in the last couple of months, i have been practising my stand up.

  so far these are my best jokes:.

  not celebrating birthdays and christmas has saved me so much money.

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  Thanks. The best of your jokes:

  Going to my first Birthday Party as an adult was rather embarrassing. I had to download the lyrics to the song Happy Birthday.

  Very funny.
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  Dr Monica Applewhite's evidence rejected by Australian Child Abuse Royal Commission

  by jwleaks in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  australian child abuse royal commission rejects dr monica applewhite's evidence and testimony.. [quote] dr applewhite acknowledged that her report did not identify the basis on which she had formed her opinions.657 she accepted that her report failed to identify the ‘current standards’ of other religious organisations658 or which ‘religious organisations’ she referred to in writing her report.659 dr applewhite told the royal commission that her understanding of material provided to parents and families about sexual development in children by other faith-based organisations was ‘anecdotal’.660.

  dr applewhite accepted that it would be difficult for the royal commission to accept the opinions expressed in paragraphs 36, 45, and 46 of her report because her report did not identify the basis on which those opinions were formed.661.

  we do not consider that dr applewhite’s report and the opinions expressed therein assist the royal commission in its inquiry for the following reasons:.

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  I wonder how this will affect her consulting business. Will the Watchtower still use her as a consultant?
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  Poopie has new light

  by poopie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  march study edition says we should show honer to people in general that includes df ones great now i can smile and show honer to them by speaking to them and not shunning them..

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  A smile brightens the day of everyone. I am happy to see you smile, Poopie.
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  Turkeys ... to brine or not to brine (recipe)

  by RubaDub in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  being that time of the year when you can buy turkeys so cheap (most jw's i know but at least a couple) or in some cases food stores give one away with a purchase exceeding some dollar amount, i was just interested in any interesting recipes.. we usually do the brine thing (3/4 cup salt to 1 gallon of water, a few packets of chicken bouillon, some random additional spices, dry or fresh as desired).

  cover the turkey completely and then let it soak overnight ( we usually do about an hour a pound).

  not a real precise recipe but it does, in our opinion, make for a much more juicy bird without the typical dryness that often happens.. depending on the size of your refrigerator, it may take some gymnastics to get a big pot with a turkey in it.

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  Hmmm. I never heard of the brine technique. Something I will consider next year.

  I thought that the only turkey controversy was to stuff the turkey or not. I am in the "stuff the turkey" camp. I distrust people who don't stuff their turkey.
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  Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

  by ttdtt in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hope you are all having a nice day with family and friends.. :).

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  NewYork44M

  My turkey is in the oven. Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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  I Found Something Better Than "The Truth"!

  by Divergent in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i often come across jw's using the "worldwide brotherhood" as one of the reasons to justify that jw's have "the truth.

  " such a brotherhood, they claim, would not exist outside the organisation because there is no way that people of different religions, nationalities, races, cultures, backgrounds, languages etc.

  can be united and associate together freely without "the truth!".

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  NewYork44M

  The last time I heard that phrase "I Found Something Better Than "The Truth," they were selling Amway.

  Switching from one cult to another creates no value.
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  Poopie so happy now . Based on the new awake I can now smile

  by poopie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at disfellowshipped people the awake gave me permission poopie so happy.

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  NewYork44M

  What specifically made you smile? Did you realize you are earning a 4-year degree reading those rags? Or, was it something else?