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A LOOK INSIDE BETHEL LIFE, THE ORGANIZATION BEHIND THE NAME
by Bethelite Elder 46 Replies latest jw experiences
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anewme
Bethelite Elder, thank you for joining the forum
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garybuss
Anybody stupid enough to go into that scam game deserves to get screwed on the backside. It's something like going to Vegas and complaining about loosing money on a casino game. The object of the system is to milk the suckers.
I remember at assemblies the idiots would line up trying to get accepted to Bethel (Vegas) jobs. I'm glad they're getting screwed over. That's the natural outcome of their decisions. These are the people who supported the people who caused so much trouble in my life. If I can make life worse for them, let me know how. -
Cellist
Welcome to the board, Bethel Elder.
Cellist
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frankiespeakin
Glad to hear from you BE, sorry for your finding out too late that the Wt is just a mind control cult and everyone else is just throw-away people in the eyes of those who run the cult.
I'm sure this dirty deed has not gone unnoticed by all those left remaining, not very good for moral to say the least. Anyway it is a sure sign to me that those who run things are very desparate and very very old in fact too old to run things(hardening of the arteries, dememtia, and surrounded by yes men who all from suffer group think). I see mutany as inevitable in the future.
Thanks for posting!
(Now Living in Waterbury Conn. USA Lots of Bethel Elders at our KH)
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WTWizard
$600 a month? Let's see--
Dry cleaning: $96 (assuming you dry clean 6 suits a month; that total could actually be even higher)
Lunch: $125 assuming going to McDonald's and ordering a reasonable meal, 5 days a week.
Gas money: $32 assuming gas is $2 a gallon, and you travel 40 miles a day 20 days a month in a car that gets 25 miles to the gallon.
Suit replacements: $35 assuming a suit generally lasts 90 cleanings, and you get a suit that is just above the bottom of the line.
Motel rooms for Grand Boasting Sessions: $12 assuming spending $60 a night, two nights, spread out for the year.
Haircuts: $10 assuming one haircut per 6 weeks at $15 each.
Cell phone plans: $40 average (needed to check on calls so you don't waste time going to someone that is not home).
Stationery: $10 estimated, assuming a $120 book bag that lasts 3 years, plus use of pens, note pads, and call cards.Just these expenses leaves only about $240 left at the end of it all. And notice I have not included car repair problems, tire replacements, licenses and registration, health issues, housing, utilities, and other food in this tally. And, if a person has to drive more than 40 miles, it could easily be much much more for gas (also, if a person does a lot of city driving where gas mileage is more like 10 miles per gallon, or worse). Not to mention, the Worldwide Pedophile Defense Fund.
With the expenses like this of just going out in field circus all month, one would need more than a lousy $600 a month. And, notice that these are rather low estimates--suit dry cleanings could easily be more if one has to clean them more frequently or the prices are higher than $16 a cleaning. Suits are expensive to replace--and that includes shoes, ties, belts, and dress shirts. One "new light" that changes the shirt color could easily add another $30 or more to this for that month.
Not to mention that many of these expenses are spread out. How the fxxx are they going to come up with the money all at once for a new suit, a big circus bag, and a cell phone that requires a $200 deposit at the beginning of the contract? Once these items are secured, they could save the aforementioned amounts, and then have enough to replace the items at the end of their life expectancies. But, they definitely need a reasonable amount of money--rent alone is $400 a month in the poorest areas in the lousiest neighborhoods (if you find something lower, you are either extremely lucky or in for problems). Electric is $20 minimum per month (or higher), plus usage. Food is at least $10 a day--likely higher (well, if you already paid for lunch, it could be a tad lower, but not if you want to eat reasonably well). Plus, if the person needs prescription drugs (which the drug companies want everyone to), that is a big burden that can exceed $100 per prescription per month.
I say it's better to head to college and forget Beth Hell altogether.
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VM44
But remember.....Jehovah will provide.
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minimus
Hey BE, WELCOME!!!
Of course, what you say makes perfect sense. The whole thing is a scam. It always has been. People might not have seen the potential unless they were "tested". It's a in your face situation and you're right---if you complain about it, you're screwed. my brother.
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Doubting Bro
BE - looking forward to your contributions on the board. Welcome.
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C. T. Russell
Personally I have no sympathy for any Bethelites getting laid off, and here’s why ("Bethelite Elder" excluded of course):
There a many in Bethel who are very earnest and believe in what they are doing. Those Bethelites are going to view this as a relief. Jehovah has lifted their burden. They can now go out and find new homes and settle down with a new wife and maybe have a few kids.
Others are going to view this as a new door being opened by Jehovah. They can now go out into the field and embrace their new assignments. They know $600 a month isn’t much but they will put their trust in Jehovah, and he will provide. The will up build up others by noting that garment workers in Bangladesh only make 22 cents an hour. They will give quaint little personal experiences at Circuit Assembly’s about they happened upon a free car, cheap housing, clothes, dishes (“Wasn’t Brother so-and-so’s story amazing! The WORLDLY person just gave him free dishes!”)
And then there are the rest of them. The sycophants who climbed the corporate ladder. The ones who left no back unstabbed, no screw unturned. You would notice a Brother studying during lunch so you would point out that he didn’t volunteer to work on Sunday. You would notice that a Brother volunteered to work Sunday and then point out he must be spiritually weak for missing so many meetings. You wouldn’t mention these things in passing. You would go out of your way to contact his table head or his department head. Always out of brotherly love of course. Funny how your brotherly love always focused on those who were up for the same position of responsibility that you wanted. But you got what you wanted didn’t you? You got your “power”. You sat around day dreaming about how much power you would have, “I’m floor coordinator in Shipping, which must mean I’ll be in charge of what was once Canada in the new system”. I don’t want to name names; you know who you are (Lance, Tim, Rich and many others.)
But don’t worry you’ll be alright. You see the skills you have mastered are skills many Worldly people only wished they had. The ability to manipulate, maneuver and control. The ability to spread disinformation and tear down others. These skills will serve you well in whatever organization you latch onto next.
But feel free to visit websites like this one in the mean time. They will be sympathetic to your plight. You’ll find many people that will soothe your ego and agree that you are innocent “victims”. And that somehow you deserve more than $600 a month. This is clearly salary unbefitting a future Prince of the new system.
Personally I hope you choke on your $600 a month.
Sincerely,
C.T