by Crisis of Conscience 33 Replies latest watchtower bible
Serenity I think I was in that car group!
I knew a sister in california who would get her time started by throwing a WT out the window. My sister use to say she would count time from when she woke up till she went to bed.
Its funny as we discuss this you forget how much importance they would put on counting time!
Maybe I should call somebody at my last congregation and tell him I just realized I haven't turned in my time since 1988, would he like it now?
MrMonroe - It is just such an offensive concept. Could they imagine Jesus keeping a tally of the number of people who listened to him and writing down the number of hours and minutes he spent "in the work"?
I was just talking to my father about this today. Funny enough that he brought up that exact thing! When was Jesus ever documented retreiving, filling on, and turning in a time slip - late or on time? Only in the JW world!
Billy the Ex-Bethelite - According this the drama at this summer's Discrap Crapvention, the Christians who evidently fled to Pella, also evidently kept attendance records for their five weekly meetings and turned in their field service records of hours, placements, and return visits... on time.
Yes this was completely ridiculous! And it bothered me even more since I already knew they were going to show that in the drama because people had talked about it here. I just wonder where in the Bible you find that backed up. Oh yea, again, only in the JW world!
CoC
Why don't they just create a website and let the Brothers turn in their time online?
streets76 - Why don't they just create a website and let the Brothers turn in their time online?
That sounds like a great idea, especially since much of the correspondence with letters and such to elders is now being done via jw.org. But turning in time to the elders directly serves as a way for them to keep an eye on you. They don't want to loose their grip locally. The old ball and chain effect.
CoC
"And on the 30th day of the menstrual cycle of his mother, ..."
Uhm, not to nit-pick too much, but menstrual cycles are usually 28 days... That's why they are associated with the cycle of the moon, which is actually more like 29 1/4 days...
Zid
ziddina -
"And on the 30th day of the menstrual cycle of his mother, ..."
Uhm, not to nit-pick too much, but menstrual cycles are usually 28 days... That's why they are associated with the cycle of the moon, which is actually more like 29 1/4 days...
Zid
Believe it or not, I thought about that when I wrote it. But I went with it any way. Hey, I'm a guy. I was more interested in seeing how it felt to write my own scripture. Yes, it felt good!! LOL
CoC
Ther's really no good reason they should turn time in at all
when i see the friends out in service-you can tell they would rather be some where else.they have nothing truthful to offer and they know it.
According this the drama at this summer's Discrap Crapvention, the Christians who evidently fled to Pella, also evidently kept attendance records for their five weekly meetings and turned in their field service records of hours, placements, and return visits... on time.
Did they really say that during the drama? Hours, placements, return visits?
