Esse quam videri

Joined

• started 122 topics
• posted 796 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by Esse quam videri

• 
  113

  New letter, re: Fully Utilizing Kingdom Hall Auditoriums

  by suavojr in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  let the merging begin!!!.

  to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory.

  re: fully utilizing kingdom hall auditoriums.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Esse quam videri

  m
• 
  4

  Caleb's Logic - Do the math

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the scene is the kitchen table where we find calebs dad and mom in conversation.

  dad - a letter?

  mom so we are going to write a letter to everyone we know and ask them to give us some of their money, so that we have as much money coming in as is going out.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Esse quam videri

  The scene is the kitchen table where we find Caleb’s Dad and Mom in conversation. They are deeply disturbed over a problem they are facing.

  Dad – So you see dear, we must contact all of our friends, neighbors and relatives and explain the situation to them.

  Mom – Yes, yes. I see what you mean but we must do it so that our message has the greatest impact. I think we should write them all a letter.

  Dad - A letter? Yes, ‘a letter’. We can explain in detail just the trouble we are in. But there are so many we want to contact. There is Uncle Alphonso and Aunti Lucille, Cousin Beatrice, Cousin Alfredo, the Torres twins, Fred and Ethel, Bill and Lil Anderson, and their brother Fred, …

  Mom - …and Myrtle and Mabel and Marge and Mildred and don’t forget Maggie…

  Dad - … and Joe and, and…

  Mom - … don’t forget all our return visits and everyone that stops to take a brochure at my witnessing cart, and…

  Dad - …It will take forever to write all those letters.

  Mom – Not necessarily so. We will just change the name on the heading. Everything else will be the same. We don’t even need to put a name on most of them. That way we can give the letter to everyone, just everyone.

  [Caleb walks into the kitchen to get a glass of milk. He sits at the table and listens to his parents talking about this great work they must do.]

  Dad – That’s it. We will ask everyone. We will ask everyone for some of their money, for them to give us some of their money.

  Mom – We should start right away because our situation is so serious.

  Caleb – What’s wrong Mom? What’s wrong Dad? What is so serious?

  Dad – Caleb my son, we have some very important news to tell you, some very bad news.

  Caleb – Did someone die?

  Dad – No, no my son. Something worse than that. Caleb, my son, we just found out that, well your Mom and me looked at our bank account and we found out that, that,…. we found out that there is more money going out than coming in to our bank account.

  Caleb – Hunh?

  Dad – Yes my son. It is just horrible. It all started last month and it is getting worse everyday. More money is going out than is coming in, at this time. My dear, dear son, we thought you should be made aware of this bad news.

  Caleb - You say it all started last month?

  Mom – Yes Caleb, last month.

  Caleb – Isn’t last month when you started building the garage beside the house?

  Dad – Yes, that is when it started and so much more money is going out than coming in now, because of this garage.

  Caleb - You mean to say that you actually think that when you start spending on a building project, and a large amount of expenditures are incurred, that you actually think that the same amount should be coming in?

  Mom – So we are going to write a letter to everyone we know and ask them to give us some of their money, so that we have as much money coming in as is going out.

  Dad – Yes, yes, and we will start with Uncle Alphonso and Aunti Lucille..

  Mom – …Let’s address the letter to Dear Uncle Alphonso and Dear Aunti Lucille…

  Dad – Yes, yes DEAR Uncle Alphonso, DEAR Aunti Lucille..

  Caleb – Why start now?

  Dad – What do you mean my son?

  Caleb – Well, you never called them Dear Uncle or Dear Aunt before. Why start now? Dad and Mom let me explain something to you. When you plan a large outlay of money, you have to prepare well in advance. You have to prepare and follow a budget for all the expenses. You have to save over a long period of time. Only then are you able to proceed with a project because large amounts of funds will have to be forwarded to suppliers and contractors. That’s how projects get done. That’s how it works in the real world. You have to do the math before you start anything like that.

  Dad – Hunh? Are you sure? I think it would be easier to just ask everyone for some money. They will understand.

  Caleb - No, I don’t think they will. However I am starting to understand something that I suspected for quite a while.

  Dad – What is that my son?

  Mom – What do you understand Caleb?

  Caleb – Well I finally understand that you two are a couple of complete idiots.

  
  
• 
  49

  WT Society Makes Light of Child Abuse Crimes by Portraying them as Cartoons

  by flipper in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  i commented on this on another thread- but i believe this has enough importance to create a thread about this situation in and of itself.

  at the current district convention as you know the wt society released a " sophie & caleb " video allegedly warning parents about the dangers of child abuse.

  they don't really use the words " child abuse " in the video - but just say if " someone tries to touch you in a manner you aren't comfortable with " and portray it as a cartoon !

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Esse quam videri

  WHY don't they show this? WHY they show this "tasmanian devil" instead of a real person, known by the child, maybe called "uncle" by the child?

  or maybe called ' Brother Elder'.
  
• 
  9

  Annual JW Pride Day

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what would be jw's reaction if the governing body, in all seriousness, announced a new jw pride day to be celebrated in the congregation every year?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Esse quam videri

  What would be JW's reaction if the governing body, in all seriousness, announced a new JW Pride Day to be celebrated in the congregation every year?
  
• 
  7

  Some physicists believe our universe is a giant hologram

  by EndofMysteries in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i wasn't entirely serious on older posts that our whole universe could technically be a computer simulation and this next thing isn't claiming that but it seems to nudge it closer to that possibility.

  as taken from here http://www.vox.com/2015/6/29/8847863/holographic-principle-universe.

  "the idea isn't that the universe is some sort of fake simulation out of the matrix, but rather that even though we appear to live in a three-dimensional universe, it might only have two dimensions.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Esse quam videri

  CoH said , "Bollocks"

  I don't know what bollocks means, but if it means idiocy then I say,

  ' Bollocks '
  
• 
  34

  camping information.

  by James Brown in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  my wife and i are planning on taking a year off and taking a jeep and a camper through all the 48 contiguous states and alaska and some of canada.. living in florida, i have always had guns and a concealed carry permit.

  but researching for our upcoming retirement vacation, it seems to me that i might not be able to legally carry firearms on my upcoming expedition.. it seems every state has different laws and licenses.

  what does a camper from florida do when he goes to new york or california?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Esse quam videri

  cantleave 7 hours ago

  Why would you want to bring a hand gun into Canada? It's not a nation of gun loving idiots like the USA.

  
  

  While true that there are for more guns in USA than Canada the Canadians that do own guns usually have enough to supply a neighborhood. A short barrel shotgun, such as a 'stage coach gun' can be legally carried. Any unrestricted long rifle can be carried. A really nice compact 9mm - 10- round magazine, folding rifle known as the Kel Tech 2000 can be legally carried in a vehicle or back pack. [Note pic attached]

  
  

  It would probably be safer for you and your wife to travel prepared with the right frame of mind. Be friendly but be wary. Trust no one but don't travel in fear. Just be prepared. Bear spray could be put in your pocket and brought out when necessary. One ex-mercenary I worked with in construction always carried sand in his pants pocket. According to him, sand thrown into a persons eyes will incapacitate them completely. He was hard edge. He said that when they try to open their eyes to clear the sand out he would throw another handful at them. You get the picture.

  
  

  
• 
  31

  What the Governing Body found out when they ' did the math'

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  stephen lett may 2015 broadcast.

  14:45 ... the governing body very much feels the urgency of accomplishing as much as we possibly can, in behalf of kingdom interests, knowing that the great day of jehovah is near....

  ... in an effort to inform you of the support that is needed for this great work, i have the following information to share.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Esse quam videri

  Stephen Lett May 2015 broadcast

  14:45 “… the Governing Body very much feels the urgency of accomplishing as much as we possibly can, in behalf of Kingdom interests, knowing that the great day of Jehovah is near…”

  “… in an effort to inform you of the support that is needed for this great work, I have the following information to share. We have looked forward to this next fiscal year and projected expenditures for all the theocratic initiatives we are scheduling. In doing the math, we found that the amount of money flowing out will be much greater than the amount of money that we have coming in, at this time. Well, why is that?

  '...Well, it's because we never did the math. We saw all this money going out and really couldn't figure out what the sam hill was going on, what with so much less money coming in. Then someone said, I forget just exactly who, but someone said, we should 'do the math.' So the Governing Body put out a request for a spiritual man, a man who was a fine example in the congregation, a man who took the lead in his family in showing obedience to the organization, oh and a man who had a calculator. So, after much prayer the Governing Body assigned this man to use his calculator to push all those confusing buttons and 'do the math.' Do you know what he figured out? He figured out that much more money was going out than coming in. And we wanted you dear brothers and sisters to be aware of this...'
  
• 
  9

  Lett, the lying, deceitful TURD

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ... we just felt that you dear brothers and sisters needed to be made aware of these expenditures that were facing in the coming months and years.... .

  the may broadcast was just to make the 'dear brothers and sisters aware' and not to ask for more money?.

  lett, the lying, deceitful turd!.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Esse quam videri

  "... So your children are buying ice cream with money that should be going to the worldwide work.

  Explain that to heaven..."
  
• 
  9

  Lett, the lying, deceitful TURD

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  ... we just felt that you dear brothers and sisters needed to be made aware of these expenditures that were facing in the coming months and years.... .

  the may broadcast was just to make the 'dear brothers and sisters aware' and not to ask for more money?.

  lett, the lying, deceitful turd!.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Esse quam videri

  “… we just felt that you dear brothers and sisters needed to be made aware of these expenditures that we’re facing in the coming months and years…”

  
  

  So that's it? The May broadcast was just to make the 'dear brothers and sisters aware' and not to ask for more money?

  Lett, the LYING, DECEITFUL TURD!
  
• 
  34

  No More Money!

  by Hold Me-Thrill Me in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as of this june (i've already given my may contributions which are substantial) i am no longer giving money to support useless building projects that serve no good purpose.

  i am no longer giving money at conventions or assemblies.

  i am no longer giving money toward the circuit overseers upkeep.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  Esse quam videri

  I will, though, continue giving money to those in the congregation who are in need. To widows who are in financial difficulty, to brothers and sisters who have lost their job or who can only find part time work.

  Tell them they get the money under the condition that they do not give it to anyone else. Anyone or any organization. I stopped giving change to street people when I realized most of them smoked. At first I would tell them not to spend it on cigarettes. They always promised. Right. They may have kept my money, but they still spent 10 bucks for a pack of smokes. Where did that money come from? Obviously from another schmuck.