A Century Later, Watchtower Leaving Brooklyn
The Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, which in the past couple of years has begun to unload its vast portfolio of buildings accumulated in Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo over the last century, is officially pulling up its roots and moving upstate. We have submitted a proposal to the Town of Warwick to build a complex…
The Watchtower Bible & Tract Society, which in the past couple of years has begun to unload its vast portfolio of buildings accumulated in Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo over the last century, is officially pulling up its roots and moving upstate. We have submitted a proposal to the Town of Warwick to build a complex there that we’re calling the World Headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Richard Devine told the Brooklyn Eagle yesterday. The liquidation of the Brooklyn properties is not on a fast track at this point, though, because of the relatively weak real estate market. The Jehovahs Witnesses began selling back in 2007, managing to unload the Standish Arms before the market turned. A deal for the Bossert Hotel on Montague Street fell apart when RAL had to walk away from a signed contract in late 2008. In addition to its massive headquarters at 25 and 30 Columbia Heights (700,000 square feet combined), other properties in the area that still need to be sold but are not actively being market include 165, 161 and 183 Columbia Heights as well as 105 Willow Street and 34 Orange Street. We’re particularly curious about what this means for the two large parking lots in Dumbo.
After Century in Brooklyn, Watchtower Pulls Out of Heights [Brooklyn Eagle]
Jehovah’s Witnesses Plan Exodus from Brooklyn Heights [Gothamist]
Watchtower Officially Bugging Out of Brooklyn Heights [BHB]
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e-hug bxgrl,
at least we can talk things out. 😉
bxgrl,
you’re mistake is equating the different generations.
the WWII generation (the greatest) sacrificed and endured like no other except perhaps the Civil War generation.
Sean Penn is no James Stewart (Captain).
one could argue that it was the reaction of the WWII generation to the horrors of the midcentury that led to the coddling of the baby boomer generation.
…the rest is history.
I am all for a secular, non baised government, but within reason. You simply cannot expect to dissociate the individual/citizen from the individual/belief system.
Politics has always been informed by the people that make the laws. Lately, there has been this idea that we can attack the religious institutions that influence politicians and cultural thought by way of the constitution as you are arguing.
I do not envision our founding fathers setting up the constitution to erase all naturalistic/theistic thought from the minds of men. In fact it is written in bold on our foundation document; “endowed by our creator”.
legion- I find that idea totally out of touch with reality. those are the comments of people who are rigid and fearful of different ideas. Sorry- I don’t think you are closeminded and you are certainly one of the most intelligent and likable people I’ve met in a long time, so it’s difficult for me to think you really believe this kind of claptrap. Conservative religious beliefs do as much harm as good. Any rigid system of belief- faith-based or political, is far more destructive of the human race than any Hollywood sex epic. And history bears this out. Not to invoke Godwin, but the majority of Germans were quite conservative in their religion and yet could accept the murder of millions. How did conservative religious values play a part? Yet the secular USA defeated them and the profligate Hollywood not only helped keep morale high, some of the greatest heroes of WW II were actors. Audie Murphy anyone? Jimmy Stewart?
You are confusing secularity with religion and your assumption is that if you believe in a secular system of government you do not believe in religion. You are easily proven wrong. You also seem to believe that atheists and agnostics are incapable of having morals or ethics without a belief in G-d. This is also totally wrong.
bfarwell,
glad to make you laugh. 😉
you can move to the leftist socialist place at any time:
take your pick:
Venezuela
Cuba
Bolivia
Greece
don’t forget to pack your sense of humor. 😉
btw,
prediction for tomorrow’s “meeting” between the President and the GOP,
The President will “listen” to the GOP alternatives I listed, then promptly say NO,
and call them obstructionist,
opening the door to a “reconciliation” vote which has never been done before.
Basically, an all or nothing ploy to shove the 2000 page bill down our throats.
…little secret though, Democratic lawmakers are jumping ship faster than you can say “ahoy”.
bxgrl,
It’s obviously a question of perception.
You say it’s the party of “no”
when in fact, conservative lawmakers are meeting
with the President tomorrow to present real
solutions to the healthcare mess, namely:
-tort reform
-health insurance portability
-tax exemptions for self-employed
-fraud and abuse prevention
-medical malpractice insurance reform
-health savings accounts
you percieve the conservatives as the party of “no”,
only because you disagree with their ideas.
You cannot begin to compromise from a position that
the opposition is null and void, as this President obviously attempted by excluding the Republicans from any
of the planning and writing of the 2000 page healthcare
bill.
Legion, you funny. Let me know how i can move to this leftist secular socialist place you’re living in, ’cause it sounds a lot better than where I’m living now.
Legion- first of all, not everyone you name is a liberal. Even the Gray Lady has published her share of conservative viewpoints, though you would never credit it.
WSJ? Washington Times? And a slew of conservative tv personalities (I can’t in all honesty call them newscasters): Limbaugh (and his media stations); Beck; Palin; The NY Post, etc.
As much as you hate the Times, I’ll bet you religiously read the NY Post. Michelle Malkin? You love her, right?
The problem is that conservatives are so invested in demonizing anything perceived as slightly left of center. Why does the GOP have the reputation of being the Party of No? Think about it. It’s beyond really disagreeing with political platforms or solutions to problems. Its as though the GOP has its eyes closed and fingers stuck in their ears. they would rather die than work with the other side for the good of the country. They are far more interested in figuring out how to say “gotcha!” no matter how destructive or wrong.
bottom line bxgrl,
I’m not saying that the Church, Synagogue, Temple, Mosque don’t influence citizens by their teachings.
They always did,
I’m saying that the “loyal opposition” to conservative religious beliefs are the secular religious outlets of major media/higher education/hollywood and assorted non-for profit groups.
To deny this is simply ignoring truth.
bxgrl,
I’ll see you one FOX new cable channel
and raise you;
PBS (Bill Moyer)
CBS (Dan Rather/little Katie)
NBC/MSNBC (insert any hack name)
NYTimes (“the newspaper of record”)