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Why do Kingdom Halls not have windows?

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Why do Kingdom Halls not have windows?

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Windows increase building costs, (heating/cooling also, I imagine) and provide access for thieves. You’d think the fact that the meetings are ‘Open to the Public’, would be enough to assure people that nothing ‘weird’ is going on indoors.

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Many Halls have windows….. Certainly in the UK they do. .. however, point about the whole quickbuild thing is fair. Its very impressive and shows the dedication that these guys show. Unfortunately, it is misguided dedication – look to Jehovah himself! Not the “MAN MADE” organisation.

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$200 billion in Watchtower corporation worldwide real estate assets,they are not too poor to have windows,just too cheap. The building of these Kingdom Hall quick-builds is impressive, but many Witnesses and outsiders do not realize that this is also makes for clever economics. Few people except the religious will devote free time to putting up a building, but Witnesses can do it, and since non-baptized helpers are always present, it affords those reluctant to go door-to-door additional opportunities to get their monthly time in, as is required to be considered a Jehovahs Witness. The local Witnesses benefit, since it cuts the cost of their loan from the Watchtower Society to get the land, and the Watchtower benefits, not only from the publicity but they also now own more property and buildings (No, the local Witnesses will never own it.). The Watchtower is big money, being one of the top 40 New York City Corporations making nearly one billion dollars a year. Thats just from one of the

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