Posts by metaspy

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Why Does The Watchtower Dis-fellowshiping For Smoking and Not Gluttony and Alcoholism?

by ÁrbolesdeArabia in

health care studies are showing obese body weight index is worse than smoking "death sticks", so how is the tower going to address their growing problem of overweight elders and elderettes?

if a organization is able to disfellowship a member for smoking, why not do the same with other vices and crutches their people use to hide stress, emotional disorders and depression?

employers are asking for a bmi test a their potential employees to create a diet to get healthy.

metaspy

I saw more than my fair share of alcoholics in the jws. And I never saw anything done about them.

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They trying to remain a sheep and locust

by thomyorke in

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Differences Between JWs in the US and Europe

by BU2B in

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there are many cultural differences between the general population of the us and europe, what about jws?

i have heard about such things as beards being allowed, movies that a jw cant watch in the us or would be frowned upon watching being ok, same with tv shows, and even the way they dress in public.

seems more laid back over there if this is true.. any truth to this?

metaspy

A sister in a neighboring hall dated a brother from Germany. She lived with him in his families house until they married. In the USA or at least the Cong I was in - that would have been JC worthy

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Witnessing =Dirty Householders/bible studies yuck remember??

by Witness 007 in

we had a bible study women who collected all the qaurter left bottles of coke and would "recycle" them into one bottle.

a couple we studied with would give us coffee with lipstick on the cup after removing the cigrette buts and a quick rinse!

a study gave me a glass of water which was brownish looking....tasted awful.

metaspy

I feel like a necromancer posting in this long dead thread, which was only resurrected 17 hours ago.

I once had a study that I could only bring the strong stomached along - Which I learned the hard way, as one elder I brought with me actually ended MY STUDY early because he could not take the smell. The man was single, had 2 kids, a couple pets and no idea how to keep his apartment clean. The first time he let me study with him, i set my bible down on the table (BIG MISTAKE!) and when I tried to pick it up, it was stuck to the table. As it peeled off, strings of some sticky substance connected my bible to the table. I washed the back of my bible with bleach when I got home.

I cannot say that it was disgusting to me, as I have seen much worse. However, at the time I did wonder how he survived in such conditions. More recently, with less income and worse living conditions - I find that I too have a "dirty" apartment that some JW would probably turn their nose at.

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What Is Security Like At The Bethel Compound ?

by frankiespeakin in

just currious, when i was there you could sneak in but now security is a lot tighter..

metaspy

They have RFID cards now. You can only get in buildings you have authorization in.

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Did you work hard to get privileges within the Jehovah's Witnesses Organization...? Did you ever wanted to be a CO, DO or marry a CO or DO?

by suavojr in

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metaspy

I worked hard for all my responsibilities. Which is interesting because some do not. I knew one born in whose father was an elder he got positions in the congregation without any effort and it took 3 speeding tickets of 15 miles over before he got removed. Others were removed for just playing laser tag.

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Congregation had to relocate Memorial...thanks to me

by Shepherd Book in

so, the two local congregations were planning to hold their memorial together at 7:30 at the local community center, but they had to make a last-minute change to their own hall, and i'm pretty sure it was because of me.. let me explain.... at work on monday afternoon, a co-worker returned from her lunchbreak and showed me the memorial invitation that was waiitng in her door when she went home for lunch.

i noticed the sticker on the back indicated the memorial was being held, not at the local hall, but at the community center.

from a past (non-jw) event i attended there, i knew they didn't allow alcohol (unless you pay for security guards), so i wrote to the center's coordinator:.

metaspy

I think you did the right thing by pointing it out. The fault lies with the witnesses for omitting they were having wine. As such they should have gotten security.

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Does the WT knowingly violate fire codes on Memorial night?

by Calebs Airplane in

i've been to at least 5 different halls in my lifetime and have seen the same scenarios repeated over and over... the max occupancy sign (regulated by local fire code) is completely ignored on memorial night.. for example, one hall i attended had an average congo attendance of about 95 with a max occupancy of 175. however, on memorial night, we'd usually stuff at least 200 people into the hall.

don't ask me how, but we did... the other 4 halls i attended had similar scenarios.... however, my experiences could very well be completely isolated events.

so i'm curious to know what your experiences have been on memorial night.... have you noticed whether or not the fire code has been adhered to at your hall on memorial night?

metaspy

I agree the original post.

In the one hall that I was privy to knowledge of the firecode it was 165. We averaged 80 to 100 per meeting. Memorial time, we hit 200+.

I even asked the Presiding Overseer about it one time and he said "As long as the fire marshall doesn't know, we are ok".

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Memorial invitation

by John Locke in

got this email from an elder.

makes me f*ckin sick..... .

hi jl,.

metaspy

If they put the invite in your mailbox and it is an official federal USPS mailbox - they can be fined. It is illegal to put non-mail in an official mailbox. If you really don't want them doing it then report it.

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All of Bethel Know About The Child Molestation Law Suits: And The Governing Body Is Looking Very Bad In Most Bethlites Eyes I'm Willing To Bet

by frankiespeakin in

ok we had the silent lambs march years ago right there at head quarter over this issue, don't you think that caused a lot of gossip, and expose on a big abc network called 20/20, and many in europe, canada, all about how bad the governing body's policies are on children.. now we have out of court settlements with victims with a gag order, conti big case, and many more.

so i would think everyone at bethel knows about the governing body's mishandleling of these matters.. i'm sure this, a long with the big new light about the governing body alone make of the faithful slave are causing many a lot of irritation and so are seeing these guys now in a different light..

metaspy

The thing is my brother is in Patterson headquarters - he said "I would rather be wrong and a jw than be right and in the world". Thus was after I confronted him 3 years ago on molestations.