Posts by hoser

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Has anyone had a jw hack into their email/tablet/phone etc to spy?

by purrpurr in

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i note stillin has had a recent problem with this.

i also know of two cases were an elder went through a brothers phone to get dirt on him.

and another were a sisters email was hacked into to get dirt on her.. in both cases apparently it was for their spiritual protection (!

hoser

An elder and ministerial servant physically broke into my buddy's house and went through his stuff looking for dirty magazines. This was before the internet.

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"Friends" are confused who and where they should be donating!

by thedepressedsoul in

as most of you are aware there is a money issue inside of jw land.

they could be running out of money or they're just wanting more.

either way, they are making it appear as a funds issue to motivate individuals to donate more.

hoser

What country can you donate on jw.org? Just the us?

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Re: Music at Theocratic Events

by pixel in

this is a crappy letter from the watchtower.

i'm only posting it to show how micro-managers these fools are.

and at the end, they say: "we should avoid making specific rules about somewhat technical matters".

For talks and general listening it should be at an average of 68db. For singing and such, you should be at a max of 85db. Typically the amps at the cong. level should hit the protect limit at 100db or so.

After one CO visit all the brothers involved with the sound system and microphones were called into the back room and given a good ass reaming. The elder in charge of the meeting was so upset he was turning red in the face.

Apparently the circuit overseers wife couldn't hear some of the comments in their entirety.

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Preach, preach, preach....feel guilty...preach some more

by Tornintwo in

since starting to wake up, i can't help notice how so many talks emphasise preaching, increasing your hours, pioneering etc...with a hefty load of guilt on the side.. i always noticed the guilt, but now i'm noticing how talks that seem to start out on another issue always seem to come back to hours!

visit talk seemed to start out about persecution, trusting in jehovah etc...but the main thrust in the end was, 'do more hours, pioneer, don't get an education or pursue a career, don't get distracted, hooray for the pioneers!

if you dont do more hours you will be 'the sort that shrink back to destruction'.

hoser

There's quite a few threads about this.

Field service keeps people too busy to think.

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Re: Music at Theocratic Events

by pixel in

this is a crappy letter from the watchtower.

i'm only posting it to show how micro-managers these fools are.

and at the end, they say: "we should avoid making specific rules about somewhat technical matters".

hoser

I'm a little surprised they didn't indicate the exact decibel level.

It would be easier for the poor bastard running the music if they did. What a crappy job. No matter how you put the sound levels someone is always complaining.

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Has appointment of MS and Elder been changed?

by Simon Templar in

are there any changes to the new procedure?

it seems to me that the co doesn't ask the candidate questions any longer.

they just decide who they will appoint and announce it at the next weekly meeting.

hoser

You can tell if someone is being recommended to the circuit overseer if they have a part on the school or service meeting or are asked to say a prayer.

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Very Offensive Statement Directed To JW Parents-Watchtower 4/15/2015 Page 11 Paragraph 9

by JW GoneBad in

wt is insinuating, worse yet, blaming senior jw parents for there not being more younger brothers reaching out to be ministerial servants and elders.

page 11 paragraph 9 reads as follows: .

"elders in affluent lands may face an added challenge: how to motivate baptized brothers in their 20s or 30s to get involved in congregation activities.

hoser

Crap leaders (elders) protect their position with utmost insecurity

that pretty much sums up the problem. It is the elders and organizations own fault that there are so few reaching out and those reaching out are made to jump through hoops to get appointed.

It is not the fault of the parents.

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Very Offensive Statement Directed To JW Parents-Watchtower 4/15/2015 Page 11 Paragraph 9

by JW GoneBad in

wt is insinuating, worse yet, blaming senior jw parents for there not being more younger brothers reaching out to be ministerial servants and elders.

page 11 paragraph 9 reads as follows: .

"elders in affluent lands may face an added challenge: how to motivate baptized brothers in their 20s or 30s to get involved in congregation activities.