Oh and I love coming back from my lunch time walk with a nice Starbucks in hand. :D
Gander
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Here We Go Again: The Annual ``Behave! at Conventions" Harangue
by Room 215 innow that the gerontocrats have dispensed with their annual springtime campaign of blustering everyone away from the wine and bread, it's now time to for the yearly decalogue of decorum; an epistle to the clueless.. in the april kingdom ministry the old farts tackle their annual chore of getting their dubbies to somehow behave like normal, thoughtful human beings when let loose on the public away from their kingdom halls.. what do we find on page 5?
``reminders" to the rabble not to save seats; not to leave the premises during the noon lunch break, nor to bring booze or large coolers; to tip at least 15% to 20% when dining at restaurants.
this, i believe is a first; they now feel they have to coach jws on just how much is considered apopropriate by ``worldly" (read ``normal") human beings.
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Here We Go Again: The Annual ``Behave! at Conventions" Harangue
by Room 215 innow that the gerontocrats have dispensed with their annual springtime campaign of blustering everyone away from the wine and bread, it's now time to for the yearly decalogue of decorum; an epistle to the clueless.. in the april kingdom ministry the old farts tackle their annual chore of getting their dubbies to somehow behave like normal, thoughtful human beings when let loose on the public away from their kingdom halls.. what do we find on page 5?
``reminders" to the rabble not to save seats; not to leave the premises during the noon lunch break, nor to bring booze or large coolers; to tip at least 15% to 20% when dining at restaurants.
this, i believe is a first; they now feel they have to coach jws on just how much is considered apopropriate by ``worldly" (read ``normal") human beings.
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The perfume thing really made me shake my head. Not that there aren't those at the conventions that are completely overloaded with the stuff. I shook my head at it being in an article in the KM. That is the place of a well meaning friend to inform another that they must not have noticed that their perfume bottle broke on them while dressing that morning and that perhaps they should wash some of it off. I guess there aren't enough rules to follow yet. On a different but related note... I used to always wait months before making reservations for the DC because I just hated the mad rush for the information board and then the mad dash to the car to secretly call "after business hours" (naughty naughty) on your cell phone to get the really good rooms. This year I decided I was sick of being stuck in the slums and waited in the lobby until the list was brought out and was the first in line to get the number I needed. I didn't even bother writing down two numbers! :-O I then brought out my cell phone and immediately started dialing right there in the lobby. You should have seen the look of shock from all of those huddled around me that were about to go out to their cars to do the very same thing thinking no one would know. Oh well, at least I will have a nice room to relax in after each day of sleeping through the sessions.
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My rotten JW weekend
by LtCmd.Lore inugh... yesterday (saturday) we did spring cleaning, in the rain!!!
we were outside for about 3 hours in the freezing rain, raking leaves and spreading mulch.
just so we could look good for the memorial... we weren't even allowed to go inside to warm up because the had already cleaned everything and we were soaked.
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Gander
Our cleaning was this past Saturday as well. I totally forgot about it until about 5 hours too late so I didn't even need to find an excuse not to go.
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Gander
Yes... he served as the CO in the past where I am. There are COs I have personally liked as people. He was not among them.
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Why the term "publisher"?
by Gander indoes anyone know why the term "publisher" was chosen to describe an individual that goes from door-to-door preaching about the bible as a jehovah's witness?
was this term always used?
it certainly makes the focus of the work to be aimed towards literature distribution over anything else.
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Gander
>> To bring to the public attention; announce.
I've always associated "publish" with preaching and wanted to know if this was a valid understanding of the word or not. Your answer is appreciated.
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Why the term "publisher"?
by Gander indoes anyone know why the term "publisher" was chosen to describe an individual that goes from door-to-door preaching about the bible as a jehovah's witness?
was this term always used?
it certainly makes the focus of the work to be aimed towards literature distribution over anything else.
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Gander
Definition of publisher: "A person or company that prepares and issues books, journals, music, or other works for sale. A newspaper proprietor."
Are there still other countries not using the donation system for literature?
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Why the term "publisher"?
by Gander indoes anyone know why the term "publisher" was chosen to describe an individual that goes from door-to-door preaching about the bible as a jehovah's witness?
was this term always used?
it certainly makes the focus of the work to be aimed towards literature distribution over anything else.
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Gander
>> The interlinear says the literal is 'announce'. Are the words "announce" and "publish" really equivilant? Perhaps the accepted general understanding of the word publish was different in the 30's when they began using it? Otherwise, it seems like a really strange choice of words. Almost too obvious.
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Why the term "publisher"?
by Gander indoes anyone know why the term "publisher" was chosen to describe an individual that goes from door-to-door preaching about the bible as a jehovah's witness?
was this term always used?
it certainly makes the focus of the work to be aimed towards literature distribution over anything else.
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Gander
>> To be counted as a class worker (congregation publisher), one had to devote at
>> least 3 hours a week (or 12 per month) to the field service, according to the
>> "Bulletin" of January 1, 1929. Sharpshooters (isolated publishers) were to devote
>> at least two hours per week to witnessing.Interesting... the things I've never read before. "Sharpshooters?" Bizarre.
So you weren't even counted as a publisher unless you got at least 8 hours in a month. I wonder how that would affect the statistics today? (Well... I don't have to wonder.)
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Why the term "publisher"?
by Gander indoes anyone know why the term "publisher" was chosen to describe an individual that goes from door-to-door preaching about the bible as a jehovah's witness?
was this term always used?
it certainly makes the focus of the work to be aimed towards literature distribution over anything else.
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Gander
>> refusing to accept any of the annointed in the inner circle of the GB
I am unsure what you mean on this portion of your comment. Could you elaborate? Am I mistaken in thinking that all of the GB proclaim they are annointed?
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Why the term "publisher"?
by Gander indoes anyone know why the term "publisher" was chosen to describe an individual that goes from door-to-door preaching about the bible as a jehovah's witness?
was this term always used?
it certainly makes the focus of the work to be aimed towards literature distribution over anything else.
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Gander
Does anyone know why the term "publisher" was chosen to describe an individual that goes from door-to-door preaching about the bible as a Jehovah's Witness? Was this term always used? It certainly makes the focus of the work to be aimed towards literature distribution over anything else. Any history on this would be appreciated.