I can imagine the problem for the WTS: here in the Netherlands, brs&zrs walk during the program to the nearby Mcdonalds, buy coffee and donuts and walk back to their seat with their hands full with food and other stuff during the program. I did it also, but I can imagine some hardlines dont like this...
Posts by Ozner
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15Watchtower Convention= Kitchener ON Canada- PLEASE GET INVOLVED
by apocalypse inthe 2004 convention season is under way, and we are going to the "walk with god" district convention at the kitchener memorial auditorium june 18-20,2004. now, we had a letter read out that said:.
1) do not contact the auditorium.
http://www.city.kitchener.on.ca/aud/contact_us.htm.
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bank/credit-card accespoint in JW-convensionhall
by Ozner inthe 2 jw convension-halls in the netherlands have now a bank/credit-card accespoint to give contribution to the wts with your bank or creditcards.
do you know this happens in other country's?
it is really strange to see that brs&srs are giving donations with their visa & mastercards.
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Ozner
The actual location of the terminal is just right of the informationdesk at the left side behind the entrance in Swifterbant. It does not catch the eye directly. If you can't find it, wait for the announcements, they will tell you were the terminal is.
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bank/credit-card accespoint in JW-convensionhall
by Ozner inthe 2 jw convension-halls in the netherlands have now a bank/credit-card accespoint to give contribution to the wts with your bank or creditcards.
do you know this happens in other country's?
it is really strange to see that brs&srs are giving donations with their visa & mastercards.
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Ozner
Hi Observador. Again: the bankcard/creditcards are accepted at the special assembly day and the two days circuitweekend, in the own WTS buildings. During the announcements we were told how to use the card terminal. They advise us also to type for a 17-euro donation the symbols 1700 instead of 17. I think they got the last months many donations of 0,17 euro because brs&srs typed 17 instead of 1700. Humorous! That was not the intention of the terminal I think!! For the readers who not believe this story, it is very very real! I never expected to "witness" these kind of incidents in "the" organisation, but they really happen here in the Netherlands!
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bank/credit-card accespoint in JW-convensionhall
by Ozner inthe 2 jw convension-halls in the netherlands have now a bank/credit-card accespoint to give contribution to the wts with your bank or creditcards.
do you know this happens in other country's?
it is really strange to see that brs&srs are giving donations with their visa & mastercards.
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Ozner
Hi, of course i'm patient!! But: I do not mean the conventionhall they use for the yearly conventions, but i mean the own WTS halls for the Special Assembly Days etc. The halls of the WTS in the Netherlands have an bankcard/creditcard acceptpoint for donations. The yearly conventions in hired halls will not have it, I think because the infrastructure is not owned by WTS.
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bank/credit-card accespoint in JW-convensionhall
by Ozner inthe 2 jw convension-halls in the netherlands have now a bank/credit-card accespoint to give contribution to the wts with your bank or creditcards.
do you know this happens in other country's?
it is really strange to see that brs&srs are giving donations with their visa & mastercards.
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Ozner
I see no postings from other country's having a bankcard&creditcard machine in the WTS conventionhall. I think this is an experiment in the Netherlands. It should be nice to hear an opinion about this from some internal friends at Brooklyn or Paterson etc. Please feel free to respond!
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bank/credit-card accespoint in JW-convensionhall
by Ozner inthe 2 jw convension-halls in the netherlands have now a bank/credit-card accespoint to give contribution to the wts with your bank or creditcards.
do you know this happens in other country's?
it is really strange to see that brs&srs are giving donations with their visa & mastercards.
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Ozner
Every weekend they charge 7000 euro for the hall. If there is not enough donation to pay this, they send the congregations a bill for the remaining amount. So the 7000 euro comes allways if we direct pay or not. And of course now with the bank/creditcard in the hall here. Is this a nice system? In the western world countrys the income must be great...
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bank/credit-card accespoint in JW-convensionhall
by Ozner inthe 2 jw convension-halls in the netherlands have now a bank/credit-card accespoint to give contribution to the wts with your bank or creditcards.
do you know this happens in other country's?
it is really strange to see that brs&srs are giving donations with their visa & mastercards.
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Ozner
Many reactions from the Netherlands, i'm happy with the respons!
My question is: are there more country's where this is happening or is it only regional?
And: the convensionhalls are payed off, but every weekend the congregations has to pay much money for using it. Does this work also in other country's?
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bank/credit-card accespoint in JW-convensionhall
by Ozner inthe 2 jw convension-halls in the netherlands have now a bank/credit-card accespoint to give contribution to the wts with your bank or creditcards.
do you know this happens in other country's?
it is really strange to see that brs&srs are giving donations with their visa & mastercards.
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Ozner
I visited Swifterband this week. I agree, it's very strange to see these things going on in a place of worship. I'm a JW my whole life, but the last years it's going more and more strange... Where are the ethics? Should it be regional decision or does it work in other country's too?
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bank/credit-card accespoint in JW-convensionhall
by Ozner inthe 2 jw convension-halls in the netherlands have now a bank/credit-card accespoint to give contribution to the wts with your bank or creditcards.
do you know this happens in other country's?
it is really strange to see that brs&srs are giving donations with their visa & mastercards.
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Ozner
Of course there will be some costs, but this week I saw these new method working in our convention hall. The rules of using the creditcard acceptpoint were told during the announcements!! You would not believe it but it is really true!! About the costs: I think the persons present will donate more with the credidt card instead of paper money. Can you imagine: the temple of Jerusalem with a credit card machine??
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bank/credit-card accespoint in JW-convensionhall
by Ozner inthe 2 jw convension-halls in the netherlands have now a bank/credit-card accespoint to give contribution to the wts with your bank or creditcards.
do you know this happens in other country's?
it is really strange to see that brs&srs are giving donations with their visa & mastercards.
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Ozner
The 2 JW convension-halls in the Netherlands have now a bank/credit-card accespoint to give contribution to the WTS with your bank or creditcards. Do you know this happens in other country's? It is really strange to see that brs&srs are giving donations with their visa & mastercards. I remember a Watchtower article condemning other religions using these creditcard methods to receive money 2 years ago in "insight in the news". What do you think of the ethics concerning using creditcards in a place of worship??