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  had to listen to kingdom melodies all day

  by Found Sheep in

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  2. beliefs

  had a patient that was a study... need i say more.

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  Alfred

  Blondie wrote: So they never heard of earphones/headphones? Maybe they were counting time.

  Don't give the WT any ideas...
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  "Trust the Faithful and Discreet Slave" Transcript [2010/2011 Kingdom Ministry School]

  by pirata in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  transcript for the talk "trust the faithful and discreet slave" talk given at the kingdom ministry schools:.

  trust the faithful and discreet slave.

  have we ever had to meet up with somebody with whom we've not seen before?

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  Alfred

  Pirata... thanks for putting this together and sharing.

  I actually stopped reading when I finished this sentence (couldn't stomach it):

  The product of holy spirit, the Bible itself has no personal ambition, it's purpose, it's theme, is God's kingdom and, of course it helps us to develop a relationship with God. So, the governing body being in heart-harmony with the Bible, it shows that these brothers have no personal ambition.

  Now I've heard it all... So we need not worry about reading and interpreting scripture since the selfless GB is in "heart-harmony" with the Bible and will kindly do this for us...

  It's interesting how Freddy Franz practically took the Bible away from JWs back in the late 60's (in an effort to re-tighten control) by writing arrogant statements such as this one found in the Watchtower (October 1, 1967):

  "Thus the Bible is an organizational book and belongs to the Christian congregation as an organization, not to individuals, regardless of how sincerely thay may believe that they can interpret the Bible. For this reason the Bible cannot be properly understood without Jehovah's visible organization in mind."

  Every now and then, the WT will recycle statements such as this one from wacky Freddy when the numbers start declining (just to remind everyone that the Faithful and Discreet Slave is their only mediator)...
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  It is all about counting hours.

  by Sour Grapes in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the april km in the "question box" ask "how long should we.

  study with a progressive bible student?".

  it says that there are "two publications that need to be completed.

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  Alfred

  It's clear that the WT has a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy when it comes to counting hours which is why JWs are given full permission to get "creative"... it's all about inflating the numbers to show increases every year...
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  Does this mean what I think it means?

  by MrFreeze in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  it's been about a month and a half since i last talked to the elders.

  today i got a call from one of them.

  he left me a voicemail saying he would like to have me meet with them on sunday after the meeting to discuss some things and to see if there is any way they can be of help.. i haven't been to a meeting since the end of october/beginning of november.

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  Alfred

  Don't go... Just keep stalling... If they keep insisting on alternate dates, you'll know they're just trying to throw you head first into a star chamber hearing... (They're really just following their "Shepherding for Dummies" manual to show their CO that they're "company men")
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  Japan jw Experiences

  by 4mylove in

  1. social
  2. current

  email from sil, it is never ending....my rebuttal's in ().

  received this reports and personal experiences from our dear brothers in.

  japan are starting to come in thick and fast now.

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  Alfred

  The article doesn't mention the sign that was posted above the water faucets which reads: "ATTENTION WORLDLY PEOPLE: PLEASE WAIT UNTIL JEHOVAH WITNESSES HAVE BEEN SERVED BEFORE REQUESTING WATER. YOUR COOPERATION WILL BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED... ARIGATO GOZAIMASU."
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  Apostate Psychology

  by Spade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  it's only fair that the psychology of apostates be assessed as they're intent on analyzing the psychology of jehovah's witnesses.

  http://www.freeminds.org/psychology/mind-control/mind-control-or-brainwashing.html .

  understanding mind control among jehovah's witnesses.

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  Alfred

  Spade... are you getting paid by the WT to post on this site?
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  Assembly/Convention Accounting

  by dontplaceliterature in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just having had my circuit assembly recently, i felt that the expenses in a watchtower-owned building seemed extremely over-inflated.

  over $9000 for two days.

  there were approximately 750-800 in attendance each day.

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  Alfred

  The assembly hall I was referring to has been paid in full for over 10 years and it pays no taxes...
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  Assembly/Convention Accounting

  by dontplaceliterature in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just having had my circuit assembly recently, i felt that the expenses in a watchtower-owned building seemed extremely over-inflated.

  over $9000 for two days.

  there were approximately 750-800 in attendance each day.

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  Alfred

  A few years ago, I asked a colleague of mine (who knows quite a bit about operating expenses in commercial establishments) if he could give me a rough estimate of what the operating expenses would be for a JW assembly hall which I described to him (seats about 1,200, 30 foot ceilings, type of HVAC system installed, no paid employees for repairs, etc.). He told me he'd have to check the building out himself just to be sure but that it should not run more than $1,250 per day (of use) explaining that this is mostly electrical with some water and some pre-established amout for depreciation and repairs. Ever since then I'd always calculate that a $1.50 donation per person would more than cover the hall's "operating expenses" (for a one-day assembly). Yet, when it came time to stand at attention to listen to the "financial report", we'd always have some ridiculous "deficit" in the thousands... they definitely cook the books at these circuit assemblies. (Not sure what the expenses might be at a rented Coliseum but I'm sure they pull stunts like charge for parking that's already included in the rental)...
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  Talks And Older Publications For Download

  by Bangalore in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i found this site where one can download watchtower talks and old publications.

  lots of stuff there.. .

  http://www.myiphonestuff.info/qwotes/reexamine/.

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  Alfred

  Thanks Bangalore... i found a ton of stuff I'd been looking for ...
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  Regular Pioneers: How low will the WT go?

  by Alfred in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  so i just came across an article in the watchtower (december 1, 1959 page 726) where it mentions that pioneers (or should i say culportuers?

  ) in the 1930s had to put in a minimum of 150 hoursper month in field circus with the phonograph (i'm guessing the record being played was rutherford's "millions" speech).

  i have to wonder how many pioneers the wt would actually have nowadays if this were still the minimum monthly quota and if they'd still have to stand on a street corner with some sort of audio system... in today's economy, i really don't think they'll find much more than 2 potential candidates per circuit... which is obviously the reason that the gb keeps lowering the bar... .

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  Alfred

  Call me crazy, but based on the WT's recent desperation move with the April Aux Pioneer "coupon", I think the GB will eventually be forced to eliminate ALL the pioneer designations (AUX, REG, Special) and simply have one designation across the board... "Pioneer", period. The minimum hours will probably be based on some easy benchmark (for example: the previous year's average hours per publisher multiplied by 3 just to set the "pioneers" apart from the lowly "publishers" or some other "loving provision"). Special Pioneers will likely continue to exist but they'll probably just call them "Missionaries" or some other familiar term and they'll be less of them (just to give the false impression that the "worldwide work" is reaching its end). Their minimum hours will probably be some small percentage above the pioneer's new minimum. I realize that I could be dead wrong about all of this but they do appear to be trending in that direction... 2014 will likely be an interesting year for the WT...