Posts by catchthis

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New Letter to all Congregations 5/16/2005

by TheListener in

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friends

i just got a sneak peek at a letter to all congregations.

it will be read at this week's service meeting.

i can't remember it word for word but the gist is: .

catchthis

BluesBrother mentioned it in a thread. This is a business. And where there is no money, cuts must be made. Why not just have the publishers shuttle the CO around to where he needs to go? Most pubs drive their own cars in service anyways right? Unofficially ask the wealthy ones to donate a car. No doubt the WTS is its own insurance agency. Why pay another company free money when they can take care of any problems in-house on their own dime? Anyone care to take a peek inside the CO's glovebox to see what name is on the insurance card while you are out in service with him? No doubt even a "worldly" insurance agency probably gives HUGE discounts to full-time "clergy" members.

We shall see even more cutbacks in this area. If the money does not appear, we will probably hear of CO positions being eliminated. Or even the circuit areas expanding leaving redundancies. Hell, why not just make the City Overseers the CO's for their areas?

The WTS has many options.

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Did anyone ever notice just how many 30-40 year escapees there are?

by AK - Jeff in

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friends

i know a lot of young people leave the 'truth'.

but i would never have thought that so many of us with 20, 30, 40 years in would be leaving.

what do you think accounts for that?

catchthis

is that a big part of this phenomenon?

I was in for 30 years and I would say that the internet helped my release. For years I had questions on several doctrines but knew well enough not to push for an explanation on them because of my nature. I am the type that doesn't just accept a plain answer. I need to know the entire in's-and-out's of the answer. The internet helped me see mutiple viewpoints, both for and against, which allowed me to make a decision based on the facts, not emotions. Speaking out finally got the best of me.

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Circuit Overseer visit ---- Why do we have to change the meeting schedule??

by catchthis in

this has always been a personal thorn in my side for years upon years.

let's say that your meetings took place on monday-wednesday and that other congregations had the tuesday-thursday slot.

let's also assume that you just happened to go to the mon-wed meetings due to personal circumstances and that tue-thur meetings were not possible.. now here comes da man on his bi-yearly visit.

catchthis

That sounds like the right schedule Blondie. I thought I might have been off just a little. Amazing what happens to your memory when you don't go to a meeting in a couple years.

I never realized it was in print. That explains it. So yes, the CO would never think about changing several hundred people's schedules around just to fit his needs. If it is in print from the Society as shown above, then it is just the same as Jehovah telling the r&f IT WILL BE DONE and they won't ask questions.

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Circuit Overseer visit ---- Why do we have to change the meeting schedule??

by catchthis in

this has always been a personal thorn in my side for years upon years.

let's say that your meetings took place on monday-wednesday and that other congregations had the tuesday-thursday slot.

let's also assume that you just happened to go to the mon-wed meetings due to personal circumstances and that tue-thur meetings were not possible.. now here comes da man on his bi-yearly visit.

catchthis

The schedule nowadays is:

Tuesday night at the KH --- Entire congregation has abbreviated bookstudy(no reading, just questions) followed by a 30 minute talk by CO.

Thursday night at the KH --- Normal school parts followed by a 45 minute thrashing by the CO telling the congo that they suck and need to do more.

Sunday --- Public talk by the CO. Abbreviated WT study(no reading, just questions) followed by 30 minutes worth of experiences from around the world and the "thanks for the lovely free meals" routine.

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Circuit Overseer visit ---- Why do we have to change the meeting schedule??

by catchthis in

this has always been a personal thorn in my side for years upon years.

let's say that your meetings took place on monday-wednesday and that other congregations had the tuesday-thursday slot.

let's also assume that you just happened to go to the mon-wed meetings due to personal circumstances and that tue-thur meetings were not possible.. now here comes da man on his bi-yearly visit.

catchthis

So there is no real reason other than him keeping the same schedule throughout the year? I still find it pretty selfish of the CO to not bend to the congregation's normal schedule.

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just got df'd

by susu812 in

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friends

i am very nervous about being in here.

i just got df'd last week and am unsure of how i feel about it.

i feel guilty but at the same time not.

catchthis

Welcome susu. I almost hit reply as soon as I read your first post, but then I read on and am glad I didn't jump the gun:

still the most embarassing situation in my LIFE

I was going to ask if you were df'd for "immorality" because most women would probably feel embarassed when questioned by three men in a private setting about the most detailed and intimate moments that you spent in the bedroom. Let me guess, did they ask specific questions about orgasms, how many, how long, etc? I wouldn't be surprised if at least one of them had their hand deep down in their pocket playing pool...

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Circuit Overseer visit ---- Why do we have to change the meeting schedule??

by catchthis in

this has always been a personal thorn in my side for years upon years.

let's say that your meetings took place on monday-wednesday and that other congregations had the tuesday-thursday slot.

let's also assume that you just happened to go to the mon-wed meetings due to personal circumstances and that tue-thur meetings were not possible.. now here comes da man on his bi-yearly visit.

catchthis

This has always been a personal thorn in my side for years upon years. Let's say that your meetings took place on Monday-Wednesday and that other congregations had the Tuesday-Thursday slot. Let's also assume that you just happened to go to the Mon-Wed meetings due to personal circumstances and that Tue-Thur meetings were not possible.

Now here comes da man on his bi-yearly visit. All of a sudden, every congregation that meets at the hall needs to rearrange their normal meeting times. What used to be your bookstudy on Monday is now on Tuesday. What used to be your Service Meeting on Wednesday is now on Thursday. Not to mention the other congregations having to switch their schedules to Mon-Wed now too!

Why couldn't the CO adjust his schedule to fit the congregation's? 700+ people(we had 4 congos with almost 200 in each) would have to adjust their schedule, but not him? This is what always got to me, even when I was a hardcore jdub.

So what's with the Tue-Thur lineup? Why is it so damn important to shuffle hundreds of people around to fit one man's schedule? I thought it would be the other way around?

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KH Parking Spaces....

by Will Power in

are they assigned?

are they in any way related to status?

if you usually park in the same space every meeting, then one day you arrive to find someone else there...... .

catchthis

At my last hall, the CO's apartment was connected to the KH. His was the only space that was reserved. There is even a sign right in front of his door that says, "No Parking." His parking space is the closest spot next to the hall but is also part of the general parking lot. There were also a few handicap spots too.

Membership has its privileges.

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Can You See Thru A Phoney Poster?

by minimus in

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friends

are you able to tell the real from the phonies?

i see some posters that automatically raise suspicions because of how they state things.

others, after reading what they have to say over a period of time, show their true colors.

catchthis

Another problem is, ahem, posting too much truthful information about yourself which can end up biting you on the ass in a JC meeting. I know of someone that has happened to.

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Headaches?????

by whyamihere in

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friends

i have been getting headaches for the past year or so.

i have never had this problem in my life with bad headaches.

now it is not huge pain but a 5 out of 10. it is everyday and hits me at 2 pm.. my neck is stiff and it hurts.

catchthis

I believe, and I can probaby dig up an article that backs it up, that if you attend the meetings again you will feel much better.

Sorry, I just HAD to use that line!