i have been thinking about the legal departments that look after the wts interests around the world.i can`t believe these legal eagles offer their services on a voluntary basis like the r&f do.and i don`t believe their services would come cheap.. as an organization the size of jw.org and its offshoots of companys and interests around the world ,the cost of keeping them gainfully employed must amount to a considerable sum of money.. especially the law suits against them with child abuse court cases that arise on a regular basis ,and the government inquiry`s into the jw religion that is happening in different countries now.. all paid for by the voluntary contributions that come from the r&f for the worldwide preaching work .. contributions to pay for the wt organization`s legal department to defend themselves in court ?.
did jesus and the apostles pay lawyers to defend them in a court of law with funds donated by their supporters ?.
From what I understand, the Org actually has a "worldy" firm on retainer.
I can't remember what they're called, but I do seem to recall one rep was quoted...
"We like our Watchtower clients... they pay their bills on time, and are always in trouble" (paraphrasing, but not much).
Seriously.
student (age 6-18) deaths from covid-19-involved illnesses are projected at a rate of 0.0001% as a percentage of their peers.
they died from influenza-involved illnesses at a rate of 0.0005% in 2018.. workforce (age 19-55) deaths from covid-19-involved illnesses are projected at a rate of .01% as a percentage of their peers.
they died from influenza-involved illnesses at a rate of .007% in 2018.. retired (age 66-77) deaths from covid-19-involved illnesses are projected at a rate of 1% as a percentage of their peers.
1234 - "This 'social distancing' does something else too. It prevents people from getting together and talking about how they are being manipulated by the powers that be..."
All Hail the Newworldordereptianuminati!!!
Seriously, though...
...is't that kind of thing already done mostly over the internet, anyway?
By that logic, people would be "getting together and talking about it" even more now than before.
does there seem to be a higher incidence of infidelity amongst the jws?.
my brother, who is an active jw and ministerial servant, has an elder friend who was recently disfellowshipped for having an affair with another sister in the hall.
it turns out this sister was divorced a few years earlier from a "worldly" man who had an affair on her.
hoser - "I could relate experiences that would make a sailor blush."
Unsurprising.
That much pent-up ideological denial and sexual repression?
'Course it's gonna take the roof off when it finally blows.
a thesis: the discursive construction of freedom in the watchtower society.
https://ris.cdu.edu.au/ws/portalfiles/portal/24632569/thesis_cdu_24577264_chester_h.pdf .
be aware, this thesis, although supremely stimulating, thought-provoking, fascinating, attention-grabbing, remarkable, noteworthy, and appealing, the author made use of out of the ordinary, worthy of note, and fascinating words and statements that, for the reader of average intelligence (like me), make for laborious reading.
Phizzy - "...I was struck by the two things that are mentioned as the main problems for the Org. going forward. One was the Internet, which of course Apostates contribute to, profusely, but the Net itself is a problem... The other problem identified is the lack of Higher Education within the org..."
IMO, they're really two sides of the same coin...
...sources of information that successfully call WT ideology into question.
hello all, hope everyone is doing good!!!!.
so my wife tells me yesterday....on saturday we having a emergency disaster class on saturday.
kinda like most corporation have and it's through zoom.
goingthuthemotions - "...The JWs have no clue what to do and will lean on worldly governments to provide what they need..."
Ironic just how dependent on "Satan's World" "God's Exclusive Earthly Organization" is for its survival, isn't it?
i posted what follows elsewhere but thought it might be of interest here as well.
my forst posting here so i apologize in advance if this is not in the correct place.. a tribute to ray franz (on what would have been his 98th birthday) and to ed dunlap, his collaborator.
last week would have marked the 98th birthday of a man for whom most of us here have high regard.
Fr.RAS - "...there is a whole series of LDS churches that came out of the Mormons. Not so much with the Witnesses."
Don't kid yourself.
There's a few.
why wasn’t judah punished for sleeping withtamar?
even though she had the legal right to an offspring by his family he still thought he was sleeping with a prostitute.
if it is wrong to even think of having relations with a woman similar to the “sin” of watching pornography why wouldn’t what judah did be wrong?
LongHairGal - "The standards of female beauty probably were a little different back then."
Oh, I don't know.
Our species doesn't evolve that fast.
how many kingdom halls are there worldwide?
even better how many in the years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.. i'm asking this to get a picture of the total real estate owning of the jw and how this become to the money-cow in these days..
Agreed.
I experience schadenfreude as much as the next guy, and the feeling definitely has its place, but over-the-top gloating has always rubbed me the wrong way*.
Personally, I'm more inclined to present it in a more wry, sardonic manner.
Like this:
...
*American politics seems to encourage it, but it just feels petty and vindictive to me and IMO, fuels divisiveness rather than fixing a problem... as far as I'm concerned, only the very worst villains deserve to have their noses rubbed in it.
a thesis: the discursive construction of freedom in the watchtower society.
https://ris.cdu.edu.au/ws/portalfiles/portal/24632569/thesis_cdu_24577264_chester_h.pdf .
be aware, this thesis, although supremely stimulating, thought-provoking, fascinating, attention-grabbing, remarkable, noteworthy, and appealing, the author made use of out of the ordinary, worthy of note, and fascinating words and statements that, for the reader of average intelligence (like me), make for laborious reading.
Gordano - "The Society like other religions has a morbid fear of masturbation. Why?"
Since Jews, Muslims, and Christians are expected to "follow the example" of their respective religions' founders...
...they simply can't imagine Abraham and Moses, Mohammed, or especially Jesus actually jerking it.
The mental image threatens to melt their brains.
how many kingdom halls are there worldwide?
even better how many in the years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.. i'm asking this to get a picture of the total real estate owning of the jw and how this become to the money-cow in these days..
I have difficulty watching Kim and Mike.
I'm sorry, but they remind me just a little too much of the TV reporter in Iron Man 2 who comments on Pepper Potts' promotion by smashing coffee cups with a baseball bat.
IMO, if you want people to take you seriously, you need to talk in a more subdued and serious manner.
