Posts by wifibandit

The scary thing to me is, this guy was always nice to me - on a personal level. Yet, at the same time he is one of the men at the head of an organization that is, in my opinion, Evil.

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Geoffrey Jackson Bio!

by elkatire1980 in

in the watchtower august 15 in the topic: "let the many islands rejoice" appears the following paragraph: .

then, however, it came time for a serious decision.

would i accept a scholarship to go to university?

wifibandit

It is read in his own voice on the audio version. Weird.

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Why I remain one of Jehovah's Witnesses

by Brother Jeramy in

allow me to begin with a clarification: when i say i am one of jehovah's witnesses, i don't mean that i am an advocate of the watchtower society or a devotee of some of its more controversial false teachings.

i mean that i am a christian, a disciple of jesus christ dedicated to jehovah god, and who remains in union with my brothers and sisters who make up the family of faith that globally refers to itself as jehovah's witnesses.

some totally understand the distinction between the family of brothers and sisters and the corporate organization known as the watchtower society (wts).

wifibandit

Zion's Watch Tower, Sept. 15, 1895, pg 216

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wifibandit Please check your pm!

by Atlantis in

wifi:.

please check your private messages.

petra has been waiting for the last 4 days to assist in large file transfer.

wifibandit

Thanks guys! What a week! Turns out I know some of our members here in real life. I was so busy reconnecting that I have been neglecting my duties as an information hoarder :-P

The Internet is a great place. You never know who you are going to meet, and Who you already know (that also knows TTATT).

Free drinks for Atlantis and all the gang!

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JW Records Request - United States

by cappytan in

jw
friends

has anyone in the united states ever successfully gotten their publisher records from the society?

wifibandit

Sorry C Lynne, but Morpheus is right. You will be recognized. It will go like this...

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Is visiting a grave a DFing offence in Japan?

by wifibandit in

in a post at the exjw sub-reddit a user, ursusaractus, posted a link to a site showing a secret ossuary/mausoleum built a few years after the chiba assembly hall was constructed.. http://buta.exjw2.org/noukotudo/noukotudo.htm.

as to why this is of note, he said in part:.

in japan, cremation is the norm for burials, and most either inter the ashes in a family plot (with many other deceased relatives) in a buddhist ceremony, or bring them home to be placed on the family buddhist altar.

wifibandit

In a post at the exjw sub-reddit a user, UrsusAractus, posted a link to a site showing a secret ossuary/mausoleum built a few years after the Chiba Assembly Hall was constructed.

http://buta.exjw2.org/noukotudo/noukotudo.htm

As to why this is of note, he said in part:

In Japan, cremation is the norm for burials, and most either inter the ashes in a family plot (with many other deceased relatives) in a Buddhist ceremony, or bring them home to be placed on the family Buddhist altar. Witnesses, however, simply have the crematorium staff dispose of the ashes, as interring them requires a social obligation of visiting the grave, which is a disfellowshipping offense here (it's seen as ancestor worship).

Does anyone know about this? I've never heard of this.

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Did You Feel Bad For the JW Dishwasher-Cook Who Quit His Job (May JW Broadcasting)To Avoid Attending Later Meetings? He Pioneered on Welfare or Unemployment!

by RoyalFlushPhil in

did you watch the story about the jw who was working as a burger boy at some diner and his boss wanted him to work on sunday during the time of his meeting?

this faithful jw decided he could not attend a later meeting (6 pm sunday meeting) and soon quit his job(or got fired to attend his sunday meeting) so he could attend the sunday meeting he was assigned to.

i think he was on welfare because this story states he won't work on sunday morning because that's when his meeting is!

wifibandit

It made me think of this:

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JW Records Request - United States

by cappytan in

jw
friends

has anyone in the united states ever successfully gotten their publisher records from the society?

wifibandit

We get similar inquires from time to time over at the exjw subreddit, people wanting their "file".

Lots of times it comes down to Where you live. Privacy laws and data retention laws vary.

I have heard of People in Australia getting their files, most notably Paul Grundy of www.jwfacts.com fame. Similar stories from EU countries.

In the US? Not much luck. Where I live in TX? Hell would freeze over first before you got to see your "file"!

The only (hypothetical) situation I can see, would be to have an Elder who is aware and sympathetic "loose" your file. The Secretary of your congregation would have it locked up in a cabinet at the hall.

You could always have a sneaky M.S. with the keys to the KH pick the lock to the file cabinet and grab it!

Anyways... Welcome C Lynne! If there is any kind of question you have, Please Ask!