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  Mr. Falcon is going GALT!

  by Mr. Falcon in

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  raypublisher started this thread: http://www1.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/207626/1/best-way-to-step-down-from-being-a-servant.

  it got me thinking, for some wacky reason, of perhaps how i could go about getting relieved of my "privileges".

  in the ridicously long-winded novel atlas shrugged by ayn rand, there is a character named john galt.

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  AnneB, you truly are awesome. I will be printing that stuff out and reading it during the meeting. Thank you!

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  Mr. Falcon is going GALT!

  by Mr. Falcon in

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  raypublisher started this thread: http://www1.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/207626/1/best-way-to-step-down-from-being-a-servant.

  it got me thinking, for some wacky reason, of perhaps how i could go about getting relieved of my "privileges".

  in the ridicously long-winded novel atlas shrugged by ayn rand, there is a character named john galt.

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  RayPublisher started this thread: http://www1.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/207626/1/Best-way-to-step-down-from-being-a-servant

  It got me thinking, for some wacky reason, of perhaps how I could go about getting relieved of my "privileges". In the ridicously long-winded novel Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, there is a character named John Galt. He is apparently a super-genius or something and in Ms. Rand's opinion the second coming of Jesus. He is the inventor of some wonderful engine that will solve all the worlds energy needs, blah blah blah.

  Anywho, when "socialist-minded evil people" start trying to seize his invention for their own use, he decided to fight back by going on a sort of mental "strike". He refused to use his intellectual ability in any way, thereby depriving the world of his "talents." He would only work meaningless and drab odd jobs despite having immense potential. Other important inventors and creative people followed suit and this mental "strike" became known as "going Galt". Yeah, I know, it's an arrogant book.

  Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuutttttttttt...... it got me thinking and while I don't agree with the book's message, I did think of the creative way in which John Galt chose to fight back against more powerful forces. Please understand that I'm not trying to claim I'm some super-talented world-changing guy. I may be charming and incredibly well-endowed, but I am not competant by any degree. But if you're stuck in a jam like RayPublisher or myself, perhaps we could adopt this method. Most elders I have found love to just dump busywork on Ministerial Servants. Duties like tedious territory assignments, standing behind a counter, etc. (i.e. things that any elder is capable of but as soon as they are appointed, they are suddenly above such tasks).

  What if MS's went "Galt" and just started doing their MS duties extremely poor, but still went out in service and did all the stuff to keep you qualified? Now while this may not result in you getting out of being a MS, it does cut down on the time you're tangled up in these pointless tasks as well as driving the elders mad with your "incompetance".

  What do you all think of this idea? Do you think it will have any effect? Is there anything that anyone would like to add? And most importantly, do you think Mr. Falcon is sexy?
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  Materialism in your congregation?

  by chukky 594 in

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  at a recent school they had a bunch of elders giving talks about how wonderful it is to be MS's and elders. The first guy, believe it or not, was actually pretty humble. He spoke about how "what we are at our jobs means nothing. We shouldn't focus on our job titles" and stuff like that. Lame talk, but I dug what this cat was laying down.

  Then this arrogant, dressed-to-the-nines politician-looking elder gets up and give the next talk. My man has big gold cufflinks, a very expensive looking silk tie, flashy suit, diamond pendant tie-pin, shoes like mirrors,...... the works. And all throughout his awful talk, he keep using any excuse he could to drop hints about how he is some big shot at his job and "has a department" working for him at this important agency.

  Mr. Falcon was not amused.
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  What in the world is wrong with public displays of affection?

  by Mad Sweeney in

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  a comment or two made on the "gay glee" thread prompts this question.

  a couple posters said that gay people shouldn't show affection in public and went on to add that even heterosexual affection in public makes them uncomfortable, or it isn't appropriate, or whatever.. my question is simply, why?.

  my wife and i are very affectionate in public and i know it has honked off some people but we frankly don't understand why..

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  you are all sooooo right! and what really gets me is when I get in trouble for making public displays of affection towards myself!!
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  Once Upon A Time in "Dub" Land Hell...

  by Was New Boy in

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  a few years ago i was the host for the x jw "meet-up" group here in portland.

  i got a phone call from a women who was very upset.. her husband who she loved very much, was a xjw when they got married.

  (she never was) he was dfed as a teenager.

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  God killed a baby? hmmm... never done THAT before.....
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  WIN

  by Mr. Falcon in

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  I ended up in the back room of the KH today

  by Nobleheart in

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  our public talk and wt study is on saturdays.

  i was informed by an elder that i shouldn't leave right away after the meeting.. immediately i had a sinking feeling in my stomach.

  but not as bad as i would have felt about it months ago.

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  What if it's a JC Penney's suit?

  Cheez is delivering the funny.
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  Catch 22?

  by rvalich in

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  logical problem with jw/christians:.

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  Mr. Falcon

  The venom is there to tranquilize the trauma that coconuts feel when snakes use their fangs to crack them open.

  there's now coffee all over my desk.
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  Catch 22?

  by rvalich in

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  logical problem with jw/christians:.

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  Mr. Falcon

  hey pontoon, you got me thinking about something......

  there are horrific types of bacteria and viruses that are absolutely devastating to other life. Now I wonder what a JW would tell you if you asked where say, ebola or the dangerous forms of Staph bacteria, they would answer one of two responses...

  1) that Jehovah creates everything for a purpose and we will just have to wait until the new system to understand

  2) because man is ruining the earth, this is causing deadly bacteria and viruses to spring up.

  the problem is that the first response is just completely ignorant and devoid of any thought, and the second response actually proves evolution since it's basically admitting that once-harmless forms of bacteria and viruses suddenly become outbreak-deadly because of adapting to environmental conditions.

  p.s. I'm aware that viruses are not entirely considered a true lifeform, but still they are pretty incredible in how they "operate".
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  I ended up in the back room of the KH today

  by Nobleheart in

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  2. friends

  our public talk and wt study is on saturdays.

  i was informed by an elder that i shouldn't leave right away after the meeting.. immediately i had a sinking feeling in my stomach.

  but not as bad as i would have felt about it months ago.

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  wontleave...... ouch.

  but as painful as what you just said is, it is the truth.