many people in positions of teaching others the doctrine of their particular religion do not actually believe the doctrine themselves.
this is a fascinating article from daniel dennett and linda lascola.
i could relate to some of the expressions made.. http://newsweek.washingtonpost.com/onfaith/non-believing-clergy.pdf.
Franklin Massey:
I haven't been out in service in years. I hated service and don't see how anyone would enjoy going out in service besides putting in time. What is the difference today out in field service than 10 years ago? What is the message today and what is the response from householders?
Today,my wife said that 2 brothers came to the door and handed her a tract and left. All they said was, '' We hope you'll find time and read it.''
wikipedia: media relations involves working with various media for the purpose of informing the public of an organization's mission, policies and practices in a positive, consistent and credible manner.
typically, this means coordinating directly with the people responsible for producing the news and features in the mass media.
the goal of media relations is to maximize positive coverage in the mass media without paying for it directly through advertising.. .
Thank you everyone for info!
wikipedia: media relations involves working with various media for the purpose of informing the public of an organization's mission, policies and practices in a positive, consistent and credible manner.
typically, this means coordinating directly with the people responsible for producing the news and features in the mass media.
the goal of media relations is to maximize positive coverage in the mass media without paying for it directly through advertising.. .
WIKIPEDIA: Media relations involves working with various media for the purpose of informing the public of an organization's mission, policies and practices in a positive, consistent and credible manner. Typically, this means coordinating directly with the people responsible for producing the news and features in the mass media. The goal of media relations is to maximize positive coverage in the mass media without paying for it directly through advertising.
If the WTS do have a Media Relations Department,where are they? Why aren't they put to a good use?
i asked a simple question on the internet site yelp.
anyone can post a review and rating of local travel,food,entertainment,events and what's on your mind.
i asked a simple question on the forum and the responses were pretty mean and nasty.
Betterdaze
You are absolutely right!
Some internet sites are known to have owners/friends/family write positive and raving reviews and post negative experiences on competing businesses. Sometimes a business will have a professional writer write a review. Those are easy to spot.
i asked a simple question on the internet site yelp.
anyone can post a review and rating of local travel,food,entertainment,events and what's on your mind.
i asked a simple question on the forum and the responses were pretty mean and nasty.
free2beme
I thought that most forums were set up for the exchanging of ideas. What people wrote on Yelp didn't bother me! I'm not fat or anywhere close. It's the insult of someone hiding behind a keyboard that makes me mad because he/she would never say that to my face.
I'm happy to see that we have posting guidelines on JWN. It states : please avoid insulting,threatening or provoking language.
i asked a simple question on the internet site yelp.
anyone can post a review and rating of local travel,food,entertainment,events and what's on your mind.
i asked a simple question on the forum and the responses were pretty mean and nasty.
I asked a simple question on the internet site Yelp. Anyone can post a review and rating of local travel,food,entertainment,events and what's on your mind. I asked a simple question on the forum and the responses were pretty mean and nasty. Here is the question I asked :
Why are food portions getting smaller while prices increase?
The fish sandwich at ======= is so small that you need to open up the bread to see the fish.I counted around 8 fries at ===== 99 cent meal. Potato chip bags are always half full.Every place you go gives you less but charges you more.
Here were somes uncalled- for responses from people who chose to provoke and insult for no reason :
maybe you should eat less..........it's not shrinking portions but you have a bigger stomach..........sounds like you got fatter.............it takes more food to feed your girth.
wbt$ since 1879... .
7 million served.. .
wbt$ gb clowns... .
Wikipedia:McDonald's Ronald McDonald is a clown character used as the primary mascot of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain. In television commercials, the clown inhabits a fantasy world called McDonaldland, and has adventures with his friends Mayor McCheese, the Hamburglar, Grimace, Birdie the Early Bird, and The Fry Kids. In recent years, McDonaldland has been largely phased out, and Ronald is instead shown interacting with normal kids in their everyday lives.
Official Wts site :The ''Governing Body'' are clown characters used as the primary mascot of the Watchtower Organization spiritual-food corporation. In Kingdom Halls, these clowns inhabit a fantasy world called the Watchtower Society, and have adventures with their friends District Overseer( McCheese),Presiding Overseer (the Hamburglar),Circuit Overseer (Grimace), Elder (Birdie the Early Bird), and Ministerial Servant (The Fry Kids). In recent years,the '' Governing Body'' have been largely gotten more powerful, and have instead shown interacting with brother Russell and Rutherford in their heavenly lives.
you'll find boredom where there is the absence of a good idea earl nightingale quotes (us motivational writer and author, 1921-1989).
let's forget that most members leave due to the wrong beliefs,doctrines and practices of the wts!.
i was bored out of my mind from the repetitive: talks,prayers,ministry school demonstrations,field service talks(peddle magazines),assemblies,special talks and watchtower magazine study articles.
I was always bored out of my mind when there would be a ''review'' of the 3-4 day summer convention. After spending 4 days in the ''brain damaging heat'' in the middle of July with no shade,they would review the convention talks a couple of days later at the Ministry School. (Like I really needed to be reminded that the main speakers from Bethel would sit in an air conditioned box seat and were walked to the podium with an umbrella over their heads while everyone else suffered heat stroke).
you'll find boredom where there is the absence of a good idea earl nightingale quotes (us motivational writer and author, 1921-1989).
let's forget that most members leave due to the wrong beliefs,doctrines and practices of the wts!.
i was bored out of my mind from the repetitive: talks,prayers,ministry school demonstrations,field service talks(peddle magazines),assemblies,special talks and watchtower magazine study articles.
“You'll find boredom where there is the absence of a good idea” Earl Nightingale quotes (US motivational writer and author, 1921-1989)
Let's forget that most members leave due to the wrong beliefs,doctrines and practices of the WTS!
I was bored out of my mind from the repetitive: talks,prayers,ministry school demonstrations,field service talks(peddle magazines),assemblies,special talks and Watchtower Magazine study articles. It was a repeat of a repeat of a repeat.
Where are the new ideas? Why are things studied over and over? How many times can you remind someone until they tune you out?
from sweden.. i took a beer in a swedish pub with mike estes.. so who is mike estes?.
a former guitarist with my favourite band lynyrd skynyrd.. he was touring with his new band.
i was amazed an ex-skynyrd guitarist could play to an empty house.. am i living in the past or do skynyrd still rock..
ACOLYTES
Skynyrd was in my town this summer at a big venue were they sold less than 1500 tickets. As to the Outlaws,they played at a community college over the summer. The teacher that they named the band after( LEONARD SKINNER) passed away this summer.
I saw Skynyrd in 1975 and in August 1977. Two months later their plane crashed after running out of fuel. They played some songs from their new album ''Street Survivors''. The crowds at both shows were near 60,000. They were the best Southern Rock band ever. ''Sweet Home Alabama'' and ''Freebird'' made 60,000 people stand to their feet.
After Ronnie passed away,his brother Johnny took over as lead singer. He wasn't Ronnie but in my opinion was the perfect fit for the band.After all the deaths and firings in the band,only Gary Rossington was the sole member of the original Lynyrd Skynyrd.
With only 1 sole member playing,Southern Rock waning,no new hits,less radio play,playing the same songs over and over,the music of Lynyrd Skynrd became a nostalgia act just like the Beach Boys.
