Posts by mynameislame

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What was the strangest off-the-cuff remark you ever heard from and elder or higher appointee?

by donny in

i showed up for saturday morning field service and i was partnered with an elder who had transferred to our congregation in the dallas, texas area from michigan.

i told him about a recent embarrassing moment where i had played a "worldly" song during the sunday meeting due to someone replacing the cassette i had placed in the cassette player late friday night that had the correct "kingdom melody.".

out of the blue he said "about 4 years ago i was giving the sunday talk and i kept sporting a boner from time to time which was bizarre since being horny and teaching about jehovah is typically not something one associates with one another.".

mynameislame

I was called arrogant by an elder once.

Every morning at the field service meeting it was the same thing. Who want's to drive? As a poor pioneer I was happy to use my car but generally didn't have a lot of money for gas. So I would say "We can use my car as long as people can chip in for gas". After a couple days of this he took me aside and told me he thought I was being arrogant by suggesting that we could only use my car if people gave me gas money.

Funny thing is I never saw him offer to use his car even once.

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Reasons for leak and building stop story

by Gorbatchov in

jw
friends

i have some feeling about the am2015 leak and the recent building stop story going arround.. it wouldn't surprise me that the information is a calculated leak.. - jw's are informal informed about the changes and adopt them informal.. - the building stop influences the concience of jw's for donating more money.. at the other hand, maybe there has occured a financial disaster for example they invested bilions in volkswagen.. gorby.

mynameislame

Blues the quote is:

Zion’s Watch Tower’ has, we believe JEHOVAH for its backer, and while this is the case it will never beg nor petition men for support.”

Oddly they used this quote in the Sep 15 WT claiming that they had not wavered from this policy.

So are they finally admitting they don't have Jehovah's backing? Or maybe they are admitting that they have emasculated the JW men so technically it isn't men they are petitioning.

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The Borg going out of biz or a ruze, a time line.

by Crazyguy in

when one connects the dots it's very intriguing.

i don't have all the details or in order but here's just some of the events.

2008 global financial melt down.

mynameislame

I was wondering about the effects of 2008 as well. Could they have thought it was the end and sold all their investments at the bottom?

I have questions\thoughts on unemployment among the JWs.

Did a lot of the high earners lose their jobs and have to cut back on their donations?

Or maybe lots of JWs in general lost their jobs and can't afford to donate much of anything anymore.

And since college is almost a requirement to getting a job these days maybe a lot of the younger ones that actually stay are going to college instead of getting a low paying job. And now they have to put off donating because of it. If reddit is any indication the dubs are actually encouraging college by telling the young ones they shouldn't go.

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Reasons for leak and building stop story

by Gorbatchov in

jw
friends

i have some feeling about the am2015 leak and the recent building stop story going arround.. it wouldn't surprise me that the information is a calculated leak.. - jw's are informal informed about the changes and adopt them informal.. - the building stop influences the concience of jw's for donating more money.. at the other hand, maybe there has occured a financial disaster for example they invested bilions in volkswagen.. gorby.

mynameislame

Maybe it is to take some of the sting out of it when they do announce it. This way they will already have some people who have come to terms with it and have already made up excuses in their own mind that they can share after the official announcement.

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Most translated website in the world?

by disposable hero of hypocrisy in

https://www.tomedes.com/translator-hub/most-translated-website.php.

i wonder if this is true.

lots of people commenting after the article about how it's proof of g#ds blessing.. so if jw.borg ever gets overtaken in the rankings does that mean the blessing has left the building?.

mynameislame

And another thing, most world records are stupid accomplishments. Is this one also a stupid accomplishment? Let's ask ourselves a couple of questions to find out.

Even if you believe they have the true religion.

What real value does it have?

How many people have benefited in a tangible way?

Has the growth rate of the JW religion increased appreciably?

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Most translated website in the world?

by disposable hero of hypocrisy in

https://www.tomedes.com/translator-hub/most-translated-website.php.

i wonder if this is true.

lots of people commenting after the article about how it's proof of g#ds blessing.. so if jw.borg ever gets overtaken in the rankings does that mean the blessing has left the building?.

mynameislame

Does anyone else find their claim that this was all done by volunteers far less impressive than they seem to?

As already mentioned a commercial web site wouldn't really have a need to spend money doing this.

And it's hard to call JWs volunteers in the traditional sense. Especially people at Bethel.

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How the times have changed

by mynameislame in

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/catholic-church-missing-billions-124522003.html.

catholic churches across the country have high hopes that his (the pope's) stopover will reinvigorate and offer fresh inspiration and spiritual guidance to their congregations.

but when it comes to the church's approach to receiving donations, its failure to adapt to easy online and mobile payment options means it is missing out on billions of dollars and suffering a "30-year dramatic downward slide," experts warn.

mynameislame

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/catholic-church-missing-billions-124522003.html

Catholic churches across the country have high hopes that his (the Pope's) stopover will reinvigorate and offer fresh inspiration and spiritual guidance to their congregations. But when it comes to the church's approach to receiving donations, its failure to adapt to easy online and mobile payment options means it is missing out on billions of dollars and suffering a "30-year dramatic downward slide," experts warn.

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What is the most strange action of a witness while out in field service?

by adjusted knowledge in

jw
friends

i was paired with this older "brother" when i was a teenager.

he was very very strange.

he was a nice guy but goofy.

mynameislame

I remember once going out with someone that actually rang the bell and used the bible when talking to the householder. It was quite bizarre.

Just kidding, nobody has ever done that.

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Anthony Morris explains how God gives Decrees to man! New video edit.

by Wasanelder Once in

i took the most recent video on "obey" and edited it down to its core.

here tony explains that the decisions of the faithful slave are arrived at "collectively" but are not a "collection" of man made decisions.

it would be comical if it weren't so sad.. tony video.

mynameislame

Is he slightly sluring his words?

He didn't look well, that's for sure.

My take was they were saying we're not dogmatic so you can be!

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What is the most bizarre counsel you received as a JW, from a JW?

by Funchback in

there were many addressed to me.

for example, i once had a sister tell me i was gambling because i liked playing skill crane (the machine where you have to try to pick up prizes like stuffed animals) at the arcade.

i then fired back a her: "you saw the r-rated movie 'backdraft.

mynameislame

When I was getting DFed a friend told me they are just men you need to play up how sorry you are.

Another one, you shouldn't wear shorts at the KH even when you are there for a casual reason like meeting a group in the parking lot.