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TOMORROW FIRST REGIONAL CONVENTION
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this is year the first convention worldwide it is not in the usa but in the dominican republic... .
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NZ Watch Tower Society closed down
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i've just found out this in the charity registry of new zealand.. the watch tower society of nz closed down, not just bethel (that was sold some time ago), but the legal entity.

they have another entity in nz, but this one was the owner of bethel.

http://www.register.charities.govt.nz/charitiesregister/viewcharity?accountid=4f83a20c-d2a7-dc11-8026-0015c5f3da29&searchid=68f4a5cb-67fd-41f2-b8c9-5339d0304b4d.
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Sweden Branch on sale - Promotional Page
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the swedbank is promoting the sale of the former sweden branch:.

http://beskrivningar.capitex.se/objdesc.aspx?guid=42vin3cu91omqg5m&typ=cmfastighet&skin=swedbankkf.

it includes some nice pictures.... .
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Former Austria and Switzerland branches update!!
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the wt branches in switzerland and austria were sold and now they are being develop into apartment buildings.. check the projects on the following links:.

switzerland: http://www.vbarch.ch/aktuelles (7th picture from top).

austria: http://www.wvg.at/projekte/13g40.
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France Bethel Balance sheet
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on these links we can have a look at the french branch balance sheet, at least the ones that were submitted to the government.

i don't speak french neither i'm an accountant so maybe someone here can made a bit of more of sense out of them.

http://www.journal-officiel.gouv.fr/publications/assoccpt/pdf/2012/3108/434966719_31082012.pdf.
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Dinah's "friends"...
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an example on how the wt gets things out of proportion.

this is all we know about dinah's "friends" from the bible: .

"and dinah the daughter of leah, which she bare unto jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land" (ge 34:1).. wt conclusion: .
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3 more branches closed?
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it seems the finland branch has taken over the work from estonia, latvia and lithuania (see http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/offices/finland/).
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WT Submission to the Parliament of Victoria online
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the wt submission to the parliament of victoria has been uploaded:.

http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/fcdc/inquiries/57th/child_abuse_inquiry/submissions/watchtower_bible_and_tract_society_of_australia.pdf.

http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/fcdc/inquiries/57th/child_abuse_inquiry/submissions/watchtower_bible_and_tract_society_of_australia_appendix_1.pdf.
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How much money does the R&F give to the WT?
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that is a very difficult question to answer since the wt doesnt publish its accounts.

but some countries require from charities to make public theirs finances.

i've been thought the wt accounts published for canada, uk and new zealand for 2012. .
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New member!!
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this is my first post even thou ive been lurking for some time.

i was raised in as a jw, and im still in because of my family.

since waking up i found meetings, assemblies and fs stressing and thought writing in here might be therapeutic.