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Cash crunch in Jamaica forcing KH sales
by LevelThePlayingField ina cash crunch is forcing the jehovah's witnesses church in jamaica to join its colleagues around the world in offloading some of its real estate as part of cost-saving measures.. the church is selling some of its larger temples and other buildings, as it tries to operate from smaller, less expensive, and easier to maintain facilities.. one large temple, located on cowper drive, close to washington boulevard in st andrew, is among the properties on sale, and sources say the religious group is asking $45 million for the property.. four other auditoriums, on elletson road and giltress street in east kingston, one in waterhouse, and one in august town, st andrew, are also up for sale.. a local witness, who asked not to be named as he is not an official spokesperson for the religious group, told the sunday gleaner that some local properties have already been sold while others are on offer to the highest bidder.. high overheads.
according to the witness, high overheads forced the religious body to take the action.. "maintenance and electricity costs are killers.
and the improvements in technology have made it easier for communication between individuals, and so staffing for the temples became redundant," said the witness.. when our news team contacted the headquarters of the jehovah's witnesses in the united states, a representative said he was not an official spokesperson for the religious group and could not speak on the record.. "all the answers you are seeking can be found on our website.
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What would you do if you won a $300 million lottery
by LevelThePlayingField ini would pay a highly rated, very expensive advertising company to run a 1 minute ad that ran nationwide primetime every night of the week until i spent $75 million of it telling how the wt was covering over pedophiles and for people to go to jwfacts.com for the truth about the truth.
it would be done in very good taste, way better than political ads.
i would spare no expense.
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Predictions for 2016
by LevelThePlayingField inso, it's that time of year again.
here's a few of my predictions.
) no armageddon.
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Jehovah's Witness pervert who got sexual kicks from strangling children jailed despite cover-up by congregation
by LevelThePlayingField inhttp://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jehovahs-witness-pervert-who-sexual-7081892.
news.
politics.
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What made you turn atheist or agnostic?
by LevelThePlayingField inif you were a jw and are now an atheist or agnostic, what was the tipping point that made you turn to it?.
the reason i ask is i have noticed that many who leave the jw's seem to turn to atheism, versus still having some form of a faith.
have many of you given up on god first or have you had atheistic views first and then found atheism to be true.
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Video: 607 & 1914 Why These Dates Matter to Jehovah's Witnesses
by LevelThePlayingField inthis is a great video.
i think it's his best work so far.
everything you ever wanted to know about 607 in 30 minutes.
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I couldn't take it anymore, although still in because of my wife, I did this...
by LevelThePlayingField ini dressed up in a hoodie, double layer so that the cameras at the kingdom hall couldn't recognize me.
i looked in the mirror up and down so i knew that the cameras, at least at the angle that i knew couldn't see my face.
i took this disassociation letter, stuck it in the envelope, labeled it, "(congregation's name...boe" by hand and sealed it.
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Am I to understand this right, sales and acquisition of halls and remodeling must now be approved by the "branch" not locally?
by LevelThePlayingField inis this the now correct understanding?
does the borg now take over even the local kingdom halls?!
what the hell?!
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I found the WTBTS 990-T's Income Tax Returns for 2010-2013, and it shows their book value of all their assets
by LevelThePlayingField inthere are two sources online to get these pdfs.
https://www.citizenaudit.org/111857820/ lists 2010-2013 ( i would prefer this link because it's the most up to date).
http://www.guidestar.org/viewpdf.aspx?pdfsource=0&ein=11-1857820 lists 2010-2012. book value of all assets at end of year: (can be found on the 990-t for on top left on 1st page).
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Ouch!
by LevelThePlayingField inhttp://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/25/us-singapore-censorship-iduskbn0te19320151125#p8j4iosvuyqyziq6.97.
singapore slashes publication bans, but not for jehovah's witnesses.
strait-laced singapore has slashed the number of publications it bans to 17 from a previous 257, allowing some communist and adult topics, but kept a prohibition on jehovah's witnesses publications.. newly permitted books include "fanny hill", a british novel published in 1748 said to be the first erotic novel in english, and "the long march", a chinese communist history.. a number of the de-gazetted publications were out of print or were permissible under today's content standards, the media development authority said in an emailed statement explaining the changes.. adult magazines such as playboy, penthouse and hustler remain banned, as are publications by the jehovah's witnesses church produced by its watch tower bible and tract society and the international bible students association.. the church's publications sit in the banned list alongside "hardcore pornographic publications" that "depict female models in sexually suggestive poses and their genitals", the government agency said.. singapore deregistered the jehovahs witnesses and banned its publications in 1972 because the church objects to serving national service in the military or singing national anthems.. read more at reutershttp://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/25/us-singapore-censorship-iduskbn0te19320151125#keowgufecfsjusvm.99