i think perhaps those that contract with the rbc get money.
but what about the gb or higher-up bethelites or branch members?.
is there any way they could get their hands on some of the money?.
I hope someone does take money ...
What is continually lacking is hard evidence of who, what, when, and where. We need a whistle blower to come forth. Someone who is not affraid that lightening will strike them. I suggest that one revelation of corruption within the GB might well topple the Tower ... or at least free the slaves!
volley:.
does being a jw work for some and therefore justify their continued existence?.
Volley:
Does being a JW work for some and therefore justify their continued existence?
first of all, i'm a newbie to this site, so i hope that there will be some response to my thread on this particular topic (which i have plenty to relate about).. i wonder why some single (and a few married) brothers in the org have shown a great deal of disrespect for single sisters?
i am bringing this issue up because not only myself but also my sisters [i have four (4) other in my immediate family] along with 3 of my cousins (who have been dedicated and baptized since adolescent age) plus my own close girlfriends have experienced being gossiped/slandered by a host of brothers who think that they are "all that" and jah's gift to women on planet earth!
as a matter fact, when one brother in particular [whose uncle is an elder, brother was a regular pioneer/temporary worker at bethel and cousin was a ministerial servant] at a nicely-populated gathering saw myself, two (2) of four sisters, one of cousins and a few of my close friends being approached as well as introduced to a number of handsome, well-dressed brothers to us via two (2) of the family members whom hosted the event.
Hi:
Please allow me to approach this from another angle.
JWs men are little more than a cross section of the world we live in. If one browses the porn sites on the net (oops, did I give myself away?) it is quite easy to see the disrespect that women are assigned in general.
Maybe the problem here is expectations. Perhaps you have been told it would be different when dealing with dedicated Brothers. Could it be that you have heard it said on the platform that women are the "weaker vessel" and should be treated kindly. Of course, I don't know. The important thing to me is that a "dog is a dog" no matter how he has been bred. Sorry you have been disappointed.
do jws frequently report more time devoted to their ministry than actually spent perhaps for image reasons or to keep other people happy?.
Do JWs frequently report more time devoted to their ministry than actually spent perhaps for image reasons or to keep other PEOPLE happy?
i mean...it accomplishes nothing save making them pests all over the planet.
they dont get money from it, not enough to make any damn difference anyway...the magazines are limited to only two a month and they dont do subscriptions any more.
how many people actually are brought in this way?
In my opinion it is because in some twisted way constant rejection proves to JWs that they are on that "narrow road leading to life," while all others are on a "road leading to destruction." Imagene if the majority of the public became converts ... how then could followers claim to be "chosen ones. " No, social maryrdom has its rewards in the minds of mental midgets.
have you ever heard a dub say that they are not a cult because they don't live in a commune?
(aside from all the other reasons they are a cult- see other thread about wt mind control) my question is, isn't bethel rather like a commune?
and what about the wt farms?.
COMMUNE: noun, ME from Communion
"A small group of persons living together, sharing possessions, work, income,etc., and often pursuing unconventional lifestyles." Source: Dictionary.com
The prosecution rests ...
but im not.
i have lost everything.. i am a third generation jw on both sides of my family.
all of my family is in full time service, pioneers, elders, cos, international construction, anointed and gb.
What I have come to believe over the past sixty years is summed up in the words of an old song: "You've got to walk that loneome valley, you've got to walk it by yourself."
To me, the truth is that we are all really alone in this existence. People only reach out for others to the extent it benefits them. Our choice is to either individally leave this world a better place without expectation of reward or use up the good left to us by those who came before.
In "Trains, Planes, and Automobiles" John Candy's character had a simple line that I think of during my frequent occasions of peer rejection: "I like me."
22, tell me what you have learned about life and people thru your painful experience. I would imagine you are quite enlightened by now. You may feel isolated, yet I would suggest that the greatest contributors the world has ever known were most often "loners."
In yet another movie: "American Beauty" Lester Burnham narrated at his untimely death that it is hard to be angry when there is so much beauty in the world. He then advised that many would not understand how he could be so appreciative after all he had endured yet closed with the prediction: "but you will."
but im not.
i have lost everything.. i am a third generation jw on both sides of my family.
all of my family is in full time service, pioneers, elders, cos, international construction, anointed and gb.
Do you go up and down ... sometimes not feeling so needy and others at your end?
does anyone wish they could make amends for mistakes made as a jw?
i tried very hard to follow the teachings very closely, right down to shunning some of my relatives who were df'd.
i also think i was very judgemental and hard on others..
Bless all the "haves."
Yes, I regret the lack of respect I had for money and those who worked hard to get it. Now, I am of little means and deservedly subsist in poverty. Therefore, such a sentence serves as my amends.
Paid in full ...
I heard a rumor that he farted after someone sabotaged the bread served at the Last supper. It makes sense ... "a little leaven ferments the hole lump"!
