Prepare to 'Phone Bethel!

by The Searcher 5 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  The Searcher

  Forewarned is forearmed! Here's a little tip for anyone who decides to 'phone Bethel:

  Bethelites are trained to be paranoid with telephone callers, and they ask you the following, "Who's calling; where are you calling from; (if you've withheld your number!) are you one of Jehovah's Witnesses?; what congregation are you in?"

  If you give your name, they will normally refuse to give you theirs afterwards, so here's how to put them in a corner - when they ask you for your name, don't give it yet, just ask, "To whom am I speaking, please?"

  They realize they cannot refuse to tell you, otherwise you will do the same!

  When they ask the other questions, simply say that you 'phoned up to ask a question, not to give out personal information.

  Bethel 'phone-picker-uppers must now be at DefCon 1! http://www.wikihow.com/Understand-the-Defcon-Scale
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  Magnum

  Is this new or has it always been like this? I think they're going to get more and more paranoid as time goes on.
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  punkofnice

  Thank goodness I won't ever have to ring them. If I did it would be a prank call: "Hello, is Peter there?"

  "Peter who?"

  "Peter Flie." "

  "I don't know any Peter Files."

  "Really? I hear you have plenty there."
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  DATA-DOG

  How about Pedro Files??

  DD
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  The Searcher

  From personal experience, this is what I've experienced over the past several year from London Bethel - right up until yesterday's conversation with them!
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  notoneoftheboys

  Bethelites have always been trained to be that way, guarded answers for questions. EG; when I was at HQ for a tour I asked how many hours the bethelites had to get in field service, answer: we strive to do the national average. So then I asked that's 10 hrs a month rite? answer: every bethelites hours are between him and Jehovah. So then I asked is it true that your rooms are monitored for inappropriate reading and viewing material. Answer : we are not monitored in any way we are free to choose our own reading and tv viewing. 3 more questions and then I was taken aside and asked for name, position, address, congregation. Suffice to say I gave them BS.