Jehovah's Witnesses have often criticised the ornate buildings of other religions and brag about their usually modest kingdom halls and other buildings. Well, I invite you to watch this video about one of their assembly halls and come to your own conclusions.
Stanley Theater Assembly Hall
See also this article at JWD about how this building conflicts with official statements of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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WWJD ?
The Watchtower still owns the opulent Stanley theater (Saddam's palace)
While their brothers in 3rd world countries exist in cradle to grave agony.
Would Jesus preach in the Stanley theater ?
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Built in 1928 as a vaudeville and movie house, the Stanley Theater is a massive Gothic-style structure. The 4,300-seat amphitheater is second in size on the East Coast to Radio City Music Hall, which was built in 1932. Jacob Fabian of Paterson, noted for theater construction in New Jersey, commissioned Fred Wesley Wentworth of Wentworth and (Frederick J.) Vreeland to built the movie palace.
A glittering copper marquee spans the entrance, overhanging the solid brass doors. Over the marquee are three large arched windows. Building materials include marble from Italy, Vermont and Texas, limestone from Indiana, and granite from Maine to face the Corinthian columns.
The impressive interior has a three-story lobby adorned with columns, a broad center staircase with trompe l'oeil alabaster handrails and balusters, lamps, velvet drapes, and stained class windows of faux "Chartre Blue" in the foyer. Allegorical paintings by Hungarian muralist Willy Pagany adorn the ceiling and walls. The larger of two crystal chandeliers, suspended from the second floor, is from the .....
The Watchtower Corporation is a multi media production and printing company,activities like summer conventions are for the purpose of promoting and raising funds for the Watchtower Corporation.
They produce books, tapes, CD's, and videos. Their main business is soliciting donations, both door to door from strangers and from their own members at Watchtower Corporation sponsored meetings.
Their second cash producing business is sponsoring events and conventions and collecting donations at those. The third equity business is the real estate development and speculating business.
A huge sub business is the soliciting and managing of the proceeds of wills, trusts, and cash assets of loyal members.
Watchtower cult apologist say,"show me da money there are no fat cats on their corporate board",true they deny having personal bank accounts but so does the Catholic Pope.
The Watchtower fairy follows the money trail and sprinkles the "new light" fairy dust along the path.
Watchtower 'creed of greed' Jehovah Witnesses fleece the flock
http://www.freeminds.org/temp/caveofrobbers2.htm
Your's truly,Danny Haszard Bangor Maine
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