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  Milking the convention cash cow for all it's worth - some questions

  by Fernando in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  if memory serves there have been discussions about:.

  pressure to donate to cover convention expenses far beyond actual expenses.

  obtaining venue subsidies and or sponsorships but not passing on the savings to the flock.

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  mynameislame

  They need to have a list of aproved hotels even if it does not benefit them. There are some pretty sketchy places and one would hope, at least part of the reason, is to vet out the sketchy ones. That being said my dad always got a better price through his credit card than the dubs were getting through the borg.

  I'd be intrested to know how the prices match up compared to the online sites. I bet it isn't that much different, the hotels have pretty much pefected the art of pricing their rooms. Some of the online sites buy a block of rooms at a discount and them sell them for a profit. I wonder if that is what the borg is doing? That would explain why it is so important to only book using the JW secret code.
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  More Canadian Vandalism!

  by jgnat in

  1. social
  2. humour

  ...and no, it is not justin bieber peeing his initials in the snow.. .

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  mynameislame

  Two things I have against the Candians this year.

  Justin Bieber, as was previously mentioned, and I really wish you would keep your damn cold air in your own country.

  Us Americans want to wear shorts sometime before August too.

  As far as Vandalism this was pretty much all I could find:

  
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  Why are they so anal about assembly badges?

  by highdose in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  they insist you must wear you and whats more it must be placed in clear view for everyone else to see.. i have been challenged before now " sister!

  are you wearing your badge!?

  " it made me wonder why?

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  mynameislame

  if I saw someone do that, I KNOW they would be a drag on my fun and avoid them like norovirus.

  It's funny because it's true
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  Pope Francis drops the F-Bomb !!

  by Phizzy in

  1. social
  2. humour

  here's the link : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/03/pope-cazzo-francis-says-f-word_n_4890328.html.

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  mynameislame

  funny but not a news story.

  He does seem like a good pope though.
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  Was There Anything A JW Said That Made You Raise Your Eyebrows?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we had an elderly pioneer/ms in our hall and he used to like to rattle the elders.

  he liked using the "n" word in his comments.

  he one time started to comment about the "ni##er pool" that he would observe among the poorer blacks.

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  mynameislame

  I had one that claimed the bread of laziness was the bread you bought at the store. You should be making it yourself.

  And if I remember correctly he said something about putting a woman over your knee and giving her a spanking (and not in the fun way)

  In his defense he was old school and one of the few people that lived what he believed.

  Now that I think about it, he is pretty much the only JW I have any respect for.

  I know he will get whatever reward is out there for the faithful.
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  Donations - how much is normal?

  by Frazzled UBM in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how much would a well-off witness be expected to donate?

  my wife has just withdrawn a few hundred pounds from her account and refuses to tell me why so i suspect she plans to donate it as she hasn't donated for a while because she knows i don't want our money going to the organisation.

  is it likely that she is feeling under pressure to make a large donation?.

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  I do think you should know where the money is going. I was just picturing the the conversation that would be going on in a JWs head. As you pointed out if you are not a JW there's no trust and everything you do is suspect.

  They do preach that the wife should be even more obedient to the husband to win him over. Maybe you could use that to get the the elders to back you up. It might be worth a shot. Use the sneaking around to make them feel guilty.

  It’s eye opening to see the other side of the conversation for a change. Makes me wonder what the truth was behind all those evil husband stories I used to hear when I was in. To think I actually believed that being a dub made for better families even when one was an unbeliever.

  The birthday comment was more wishful thinking.
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  Donations - how much is normal?

  by Frazzled UBM in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  how much would a well-off witness be expected to donate?

  my wife has just withdrawn a few hundred pounds from her account and refuses to tell me why so i suspect she plans to donate it as she hasn't donated for a while because she knows i don't want our money going to the organisation.

  is it likely that she is feeling under pressure to make a large donation?.

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  Putting on my therapists hat here: It sounds like you need to have a discussion with her on how much is OK. It is just a fact of life that she is going to want to donate. Better if she tells you how much so you can make compromises than if she sneaks around and gives even more.

  Saying "I have told her she doesn't see any more of my money until she tells me what she is using her money for" sounds like something a controling person would say. That will never wake her up to TTATT. It will only make her did her heels in deeper.

  And who knows maybe she is out buying you a big fat birtday present with the money.
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  The question of the crucifix.

  by quellycatface in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why do the jw's insist that jesus was crucified on a stake??

  the practice by the romans back in that time was to use a cross.

  i've even heard of some witnesses say it was due to "lack of wood.

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  mynameislame

  That was one of my questions when I started to wake up. Not whether or not Jesus was on a cross or a stake but why does it really matter?

  Why was there long section explaining why it was a stake and not a cross in the back of the green bible? It isn't like it was christians that were killing him.
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  "Higher Education" Follow Up

  by XBEHERE in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is a follow up to my previous thread.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/268693/1/they-are-definitely-attacking-higher-education.

  so we had our co visit and we were quizzed about the "problem" of higher education as well.

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  mynameislame

  JustVisiting

  I will say, the Mormons prove that going to school won't shake you from your cult like beliefs. But in my opinion they aren't any better than the JWs and may be worse because they have the money to aggressively pursue their agendas. Anyone who thinks the JWs stance on gays is bad should take a look at the “8: The Mormon Proposition” documentary.

  Any group where members kill themselves based on the actions\teachings of the church is dangerous. That includes any religion making a member feel so bad about who they are that they commit suicide.

  I know this thread isn't about the mormons but I couln't let that comment pass without adding my 2 cents.
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  District Assemblies, Were they a Financial Burden to you? They Cost $1200 to $2000 in some lands!

  by RottenRiley in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  why does the watchtower place a harsh burden on it's low-paid and low-skilled army of witnesses?

  the district conventions don't really add much value, you have witnesses making minimum wage with both husband and wife working while the elite witnesses can afford to burn a ton of cash making the poor witnesses feel worse about themselves.

  i remember, some of the really poor witnesses would bring their own "cooker" to the motel to make "top ramen" and mac&cheese" while the company men had the elites take them out for "surf and turf" and other great feasts, the poor witnesses get the shaft was they are told how lucky they are to financially struggle to afford to pay for their hotels.. .

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  mynameislame

  "God watches over drunks and fools."

  Not sure which I was but I don't remember it ever being a burden and I certainly wasn't well off.

  This was years ago and I probably spent $2-300 on the whole event. I would also have been sharing a room with three other friends. We always managed to get the list of hotels a day or two early so we could get the one of our choice. I always like the one closest to the convention center. My dad never cared about the hotel list and just called and used his points to get a better rate at the hotel of his choice.

  When I was younger and went with my parents we used to stay a ways outside the city in a cheap dumpy Motel. I think we may have even camped on a few occasions.