This is truly sad. Dan Sydlik was the one member of the GB I still respected. He had the most gentle demeanor, very down to earth, extremely kind. His talks were also on the more rational/"with it" side of the spectrum as well.
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Dan Sydlik dies, the last of the moderating forces.
by SadElder inour good friend dan sydlik died today about 2 pm eastern time.
he was the last of the moderating forces on the gb.
lately he has had little influence among the ted (aka the boss) jaracz (head of the bethel cia - the service department) henchmen and loyalists.
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Pics are up of nigeria assembly hall
by loosie inok am i spoiled because i live in america?
this assembly hall doesn't seem adequate for the weather in nigeria.
no walls to keeps the insects away.
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daniel-p
Splane: the epitome of dumb dubness. That guy is probably the most obviously deluded, deranged person I have ever heard.
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daniel-p
$3.05 in my part of CA.
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Confession me reply to your message RE Richie
by Beep,Beep ini do not agree with your reading of "policy".
i base this on personal experience on a couple of fronts.
1. i have yet to come across a single verifiable of a cover up.
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daniel-p
Why do you feel the need to declare your personal morals from the rooftops? Do you need validation? Acceptance? Whatever the hell you wanna do or believe in, that's fine. I think most of us are just tired of arguing with you or trying to get you to have a more "balanced" view (not that our view is right either). If those morals give you a sense of comfort, stick with em. But I must warn you - they might fail you eventually.
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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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daniel-p
"Im sure that you weren't' that way Daniel but remember it was a VOLUNTEER situation you didn't have to do it!"
Hah. Volunteer, eh? Not when your the only MS in the congregation and youre picked every god damn assembly and convention to do stuff like that. Attending was mandatory for me - tuning it down would have been tantamount to declining to be used as an MS.
Internal security (also called internal watchman) is level II attendant, basically. You get 2 red dots on your lapel badge and you get to carry a walkie-talkie, and do rounds, looking for suspicious characters. If you see someone that looks "suspicious" (i.e. street clothes) then you follow them around until you figure out who they are with and what they're up to. 80% of the time they are unbelieving mates, bible studies, etc. We had our conventions in urban areas so we would always get drug cases and mentals in off the streets who would occasionaly want to make trouble. In those situations, you let HQ know over the radio, get a couple more guys, and just walk around with the person until they eventually leave. In recent years, they always say never to touch the person unless attacked directly. Which is really stupid because although it lessens risk of lawsuits, it makes it easy for someone to disrupt the convention.
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For RicheRich and All
by inbyathread indue to the recent pressures afforded rr, i though everyone could use this.
carrot, egg or coffee?
a young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her.
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daniel-p
I think I heard that in a public talk a while back. Too bad, it's a pretty good one.
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regarding richies find..
by candidlynuts inthe book richie found, had written in notes by the elder... were these from elders school?
or more private settings?
from letters to the elders from headquarters?
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daniel-p
I should clarify: you will USUALLY not find these directives anywhere else. Sometimes they will be reitterated with a letter to the Elder Body, but not most of the time.
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New Invitations for the "Deliverance at Hand" DC
by dorayakii in.
the front of this new watchtower-sized invitation features a common painting of the jw paradise and the theme of his years distirct convention, "deliverance at hand" emblazened across the front.
it looks like they're trying to work up armageddon fervour again.. .
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daniel-p
Totally lame. The same picture they always use. Damn, can't they at least paint some new pictures? It's always the guy with Dockers, and an L.L.Bean shirt, doing gardening with his ethnic self, smiling, pushing a wheelbarrow around with tons of fresh fruit and vegetables. Like he just can't wait to eat that eggplant meddley again, for the 4 millionth time.
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regarding richies find..
by candidlynuts inthe book richie found, had written in notes by the elder... were these from elders school?
or more private settings?
from letters to the elders from headquarters?
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daniel-p
They were notes from the visiting CO. The CO has a meeting with the elders (after the MS's leave) usually Friday evening whereupon he gives vocal directives from the Society. You cannot find these directives anywhere else, inlcuding letters to the Elder Body.
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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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daniel-p
About the "keep quiet" and "keep moving" and "please take your seats" signs, I remember it from the perspective of the man having to hold the signs. All those times I would be faithfully holding up that embarrassing sign, with my friends and acquantences walking by, making obnoxious comments and jokes about the signs not really applying to them. Gawd, it never ended. Sometimes I felt like just saying "fuck you Chad, fuck you Jeremy, fuck you Bill..." as they walk by.
And then I would get this scowl on my fae and all the sisters would think I was scaring their kids, so I'd get comments from them too. And of course if you ever stopped a little boy or gril running around without their parent you'd get eveil stares from their parents when they finally caught up with them - things that basically insinuated I had no children and therefore was completely incapable of properly communicating with children.
I do NOT miss those days of being an attendant. It's even worse as "internal security", but I won't even go there.