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  Power Supplier Fired Jehovah’s Witness For Wanting One Day Off to Attend Religious Convention

  by Bangalore in

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  power supplier fired jehovah's witness for wanting one day off to attend religious convention.. http://thejobmouse.com/2012/01/27/power-supplier-fired-jehovah%e2%80%99s-witness-for-wanting-one-day-off-to-attend-religious-conven.

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  I had a job where I used to get hassled that way. Frankly, as much as I think it's a bad idea to be a JW and to go to those conventions, I'm on the side of the JW woman on this issue, at least in principle. At one job in particular, I always got hassled when I requested a day off for the convention, yet other guys who wanted a day off to go to the beach or run personal errands had no problem at all. Fortunately, I always (grudgingly) was allowed the day in the end, but I could probably still have made a case for religious discrimination. This woman has the right to believe what she wishes, no matter how wrong it is, and she should be given the same freedom to practice her beliefs that other employees have. If other employees are allowed days off for personal reasons (and I'm sure they are - what company today doesn't make at least some PTO days available?), then she should be too.

  What actually crossed my mind when I read this story, though, was that she may have been a problem employee in other ways, and the company just used this issue as an excuse to get rid of her. Probably a bad management decision, if that's what it was, since they are likely to lose the inevitable lawsuit.
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  Star Trek - the Borg

  by finally awake in

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  it just occurred to me that we use the term "borg" when talking about the organization.

  it's a cute play on words, but i wonder if the writers of star trek who came up with the idea of the borg had some experience or connection with witnesses.

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  Actually, I think it was ex-JWs who co-opted the expression from Star Trek, then picked up on the fact that "Borg" makes a decent contraction of "Brooklyn Organization." Maybe in a few years we'll have to talk about the "Worg" instead?
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  Looking for ex-JW in Upstate NY

  by Anony Mous in

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  2. medical

  anyone living in the upstate ny area?

  i am looking for expert witnesses (ex-jw) to collaborate my story regarding jw doctrine.

  i will pay for time lost, travel etc.

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  NeonMadman

  That's a pretty good hike for me, but it's not outside the realm of possibility. What exactly are you looking for someone to do?
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  Looking for ex-JW in Upstate NY

  by Anony Mous in

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  anyone living in the upstate ny area?

  i am looking for expert witnesses (ex-jw) to collaborate my story regarding jw doctrine.

  i will pay for time lost, travel etc.

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  NeonMadman

  How far upstate are you? I live in northern NJ, right next to the NY state border.
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  are these publications legit?

  by emanresu in

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  i was searching the 'net for collections of watchtower literature and i came across these.

  has anyone ever heard of them?

  are they legit?.

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  NeonMadman

  Yes, they appear to be genuine. Not everything is actually a WTS publication. I see some early Bible Student materials and a few opposition pamphlets. But mostly, these are actual WT pubs.
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  I have never felt at home at a bar

  by sabastious in

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  last night i went to the casino for a friends birthday, we played blackjack and some slots, it was a 6.5/10 on the fun scale type of night.

  i got up from the blackjack table to go to the bar to get myself a drink.

  i sat down at the bar and ordered my favorite drink: a long island iced tea.

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  I know the feeling; I've always felt out of place in bars. My daughter competes in a lot of karaoke contests and likes me to come see her, but I've never been comfortable on the few occasions when we've gone. Even when I was young and single, I never enjoyed being in bars. Not sure if it's the JW thing or something else.
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  where are these words in the bible?

  by bigmac in

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  i may have asked this before.. i dont have a bible in the house ( or want one ).

  can anyone tell me --where--in any translation---these exact words or phrases occur?.

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  NeonMadman

  But, of course, the fact that the word "Trinity" doesn't appear in the Bible PROVES beyond doubt that the doctrine is false.
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  Why didn't Jehovah ??

  by Phizzy in

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  as jehovah said to the israelites "you are my witnesses" and was happy to let them get on with things without major interference by him, he must have broadly approved of what the nation was doing, until jesus came and changed things.. for hundreds of years before jesus the jw's (israelites) had decided that the name of god was too holy to pronounce.

  had he been upset by this he would have sent a prophet to sort this out, but no, it continued as practice,for 200 years at least,and remained uncondemned by jesus.. if jehovah had really wanted his people to use his name, would not a prophet, at least would not his son, have said so ?.

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  Since the Septuagint was the Greek translation in common use at the time of Jesus and the apostles, and since the name YHWH is absent from the Septuagint (which is why YHWH is translated as "LORD" in modern Bibles, not because the 'churches removed the name'), one would have to ask why Jesus and the apostles never complained about the Divine Name having been removed from the Bible, as JWs do today. If they used the Name in those days as JWs would have us believe, you would think they would have said something about that deficiency. Instead, we have the apostles quoting from the Septuagint without modification, using the Greek word "Kyrios" ("Lord") where the name YHWH would have appeared in the Hebrew. It just doesn't seem like it was a big deal to them.
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  Mouthy?

  by flower1 in

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  been years since i have seen this board.

  just wondering if my old friend mouthy is still frequenting?

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  NeonMadman

  You better not kick the bucket, Grace, I still have hopes you'll show up in PA again one of these years! New management next year, new retreat building, and I'm on the program! Think about it!
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  Mouthy?

  by flower1 in

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  been years since i have seen this board.

  just wondering if my old friend mouthy is still frequenting?

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  NeonMadman

  Is this the same flower that used to live in NJ? I went to an apostate party at your house once?