Subject: Excerpt from book
"How to Protect Your Identity and Your Assets" by J.J. Luna.
Page 81:
What about the cleaning lady or the carpet cleaner? At the very least,
use someone that your friends have used for years and will recommend
without reservations. However, if you have secrets to protect, this
precaution may not be enough. PIs have been known to offer serious
money to obtain trash from a home office before it has been shredded.
My next suggestion may be worth far more to you than the price you
paid for this book. In the first edition of this book, I suggested you
contact an active member of th e Seventh Day Adventists, Jehovah's
Witnesses, or the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons).
Unlike the mainstream religions, you seldom if ever find a longtime
member of these three religions in jail unless,as in some
countries,they are there for their faith. These people believe that
their Creator is watching them, and most would rather die than steal.
Now that the feedback from this suggestion has come in, I will limit my
recommendation to Jehovah's Witnesses, who received a uniformly good
report. I hasten to add, however, that there were no bad reports about
the other two religions. Rather, there wasn't any reports at all. I
assume therefore, that the other two groups do not have many members
interested in cleaning. The Witnesses, on the other hand, do up to
eighty percent of the nightly janitorial work in office buildings in
major cities, and an even higher percentage in clinics. In almost any
town, there are Witnesses with janitorial and carpet cleaning
businesses, as well as individuals that do much of the cleaning in
upscale homes where security is paramount. They usually clean for a
flat rate, work briskly yet carefully, and earn from $20 to $40 an
hour. They seldom object to working odd hours such as late at night,
very early in the morning, or on holidays ( since they do not
celebrate them.)
Although they call their church buildings "Kingdom Halls" we look them
up in the Yellow Pages under "Churches". Over the years, we have
learned that the best time to call a Kingdom Hall is between 6;45 and
7;10 PM on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. This is just before they
have one oft their meetings. Ask to speak to on e of their "elders". If
they are busy, leave your number and have them call back. When an
elder comes on the line, do not use a title such as pastor or
reverend---they do not use titles. Just explain what you need. There
is no need to be embarrassed about calling. Non-Witness persons often
call Kingdom Halls to ask who is looking for work. (Besides
janitorial, they are in demand in businesses where large sums of money
are being handled.) If you are unusually concerned about privacy, say
you prefer a worker that Is a "pioneer". This is the term Witnesses use
for those who put most of their time in the Bible teaching work. They
cannot be pioneers unless they have an excellent reputation both within
and without their congregation. And not to worry; they will not preach to you while on the job!
Protect your assets, use a JW
by startingover 16 Replies latest jw friends
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startingover
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kwintestal
Is J.J. Luna a JW? What a crock. It's funny though that she says that 80% of office cleaning is done by JW's! haha
Kwin
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startingover
I doubt he/she is a JW. Actually I thought the ideas were good. Even though the JWs are linked to the other 2 groups, it's obvious the JWs have taken the poor route.
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Ingenuous
Well, they don't mind taking the recommendation and running with it:
http://www.testigosdejehova.es/e/20030201/article_02.htm
"IN CONSTANT DEMAND"
"Whatever you are doing, work at it whole-souled as to Jehovah, and not to men," says the Bible. ( Colossians 3:23 ) Obviously, one whose work ethic is governed by this fine principle would be a sought-after employee. For that reason, J. J. Luna, in his book How to Be Invisible, advises potential employers to search out active members of certain religious groups, but he adds: "In actual practice we usually end up with [Jehovah's] Witnesses." Among the reasons he gives is that they are well-known for their honesty, and that puts them "in constant demand" in various fields.
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Amber Rose
This is so strange. Actually, this is the second time I heard about this book. One time a Visitnig Speaker quoted from this guy in a Public Talk. I was just like WTF? Who would write such a strange book and how did this old weirdo find out about it? I figured it must have been in the outline but that seems pretty goofy too.
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fullofdoubtnow
Unlike the mainstream religions, you seldom if ever find a longtime
member of these three religions in jail unless,as in some
countries,they are there for their faith.J.J.Luna sounds like a jw to me. Either that or he/she doesn't watch the news much.
Or maybe he/she considers that the jws in jail for child abuse are being persecuted for their faith, not their actions.
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thecarpenter
hmmm, two of my previous jw girlfriends did cleaning work... one of them went back to school and left the organization before I did. (I was the doubting one and she was the one defending the org, go figure)
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Stephanus
Using a JW to "protect your assets" in the realm of information rings rather hollow, given the familiarity we have with that 1987 article in the Watchtower, featuring "Mary", the medical receptionist.
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wednesday
perhaps someone should write the author and let them know that they my not get caught stealing but they are being busted for child molestation and rape.
honest hardworking pedophiles /rapists, they will report on time and not preach to you.
also, we could review this book on amazon, and put in a word or two.
just a note from oneof the online reviewers, he says to review this book with assuranceof privacy-review in the kids section. not bad idea.
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mrsjones5
Knowing some the of jws I know that is so bad advice.