Posts by OneFingerSalute

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Warwick Safety Orientation

by wifibandit in

welcome to warwick safety orientation!

each warwick volunteer is required to view the entire three-hour program and complete the five short quizzes one week before arriving at warwick.

to benefit fully from each of the five sections, we recommend that you set aside time in a quiet location with minimal distractions and give the program your full attention.

The last time I had the "privilege" of slaving for free on a RBC project quite a few years ago the two top dogs of the RBC committee preached "safety" to everyone except themselves. The second in command used none of the ordered safety gear, and the top dog carried his hardhat under his arm, if he had it at all. Finally one day after morning prayer, asking Big J for HS and safety, I took my hardhat off and threw it in the corner and said, "If the guys in charge don't have to wear safety gear, neither do I."

Got chastised for my bad attitude and setting a bad example and asked to not come back.

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CO Comes Up With A New Way To Be Judgemental...

by JW_Rogue in

at the latest co visit something very strange happened.

during the meeting with the elders and servants he passed out a copy of a hypothetical publisher card and asked us what we could learn from it.

upon receiving it i saw that the average hours were pretty good, it had return visits and quite a few bible studies.

OneFingerSalute

If it doesn't give too much away, what is that CO name? I knew one about six years ago that was pretty effeminate that like to beat people into submission. basically treated the congregation as if all in it were his personal valets.

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ANNOUNCEMENT CLIP ...2015 Annual meeting Sam Herd confirming what we knew a month ago about slow down and halt of worldwide construction

by Watchtower-Free in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_h68ktwpim&feature=youtu.be.

OneFingerSalute

Noticed at one point he was just about choking on the words he was reading.

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Paranoia after today's Watchtower

by Truthexplorer in

boy oh boy did i feel paranoid at today's wt.

not only are we to watch our associations outside of the congregation, but also watch our associations 'within' the congregation.

this was emphasised by the wt study conductor.

OneFingerSalute

I'd like to know if one finger salute made a comment today

I actually did make one. Par. 7 question, "Whom should we choose as close friends?"

Answer, "While the example of a single person is given, we must follow the counsel of the governing body that is alluded to when the paragraph states, 'It would be wrong for one of Jehovah’s Witnesses who is a single person to date an individual who is not dedicated to God.' We know that one must be baptized to prove their dedication, so we would choose ONLY baptized JW for associates unless they slip into wrongdoing. Then we cut them off too, as par. 5 instructs us."

It was the CO visit. He did mention in his last part that "some say, 'The governing body says...' but it is really what GOD says," I guess he told me!

BTW, I apologize to all those (one) who were so offended at my old avatar. But "thanks" for changing without asking. Next step will probably be getting "disfellowshipped" from this site for disagreeing.

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INSPIRED ERROR: new phrase among JW CO

by wannaexit in

jw
friends

there is no end to their madness.

the co gave a talk on inspired error.

i have never heard of it.

OneFingerSalute

Wondering if any other co tells the same stupidity.

Yes, got the same thing just the other night. Even heard the same "experience" as one of the GB used some time ago about kids going to university and then slowing down in the meetings, then field serve us, then they get too busy with part time job and class studies and become inactive. Of course he presented it in the first person as if he had eldurrs tell him first hand. Now that would make that experience a. . .lie??

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Intriguing - but Unsubstantiated!

by The Searcher in

according to one source on a western european 'apostate' website, the org's plan is to abandon the name "jehovah's witnesses" in the future, and replace it with "worshippers of jehovah.".

http://www.bruderinfo-aktuell.de/index.php/fixnews/#comment-4313 .

the gist of the account appears to be a repeat of rutherford's re-branding and debunking of old predictions made by the previous shower of fakers.

OneFingerSalute

@Magnum

I agree with your assessment. I have seen the changes since the early sixties myself. I just feel that they have too much invested in trying to prove they are true witnesses. I may be wrong though, and will be the first to admit I was if this happens.

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Intriguing - but Unsubstantiated!

by The Searcher in

according to one source on a western european 'apostate' website, the org's plan is to abandon the name "jehovah's witnesses" in the future, and replace it with "worshippers of jehovah.".

http://www.bruderinfo-aktuell.de/index.php/fixnews/#comment-4313 .

the gist of the account appears to be a repeat of rutherford's re-branding and debunking of old predictions made by the previous shower of fakers.

OneFingerSalute

Kind of like the godawful home contractor who ripped us off, then he packed up and scurried off to another state

Didn't happen to have initials JWC did he? Sounds like a JDubya contractor I know of who did the same thing, and now lives south of OK. USA.

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Intriguing - but Unsubstantiated!

by The Searcher in

according to one source on a western european 'apostate' website, the org's plan is to abandon the name "jehovah's witnesses" in the future, and replace it with "worshippers of jehovah.".

http://www.bruderinfo-aktuell.de/index.php/fixnews/#comment-4313 .

the gist of the account appears to be a repeat of rutherford's re-branding and debunking of old predictions made by the previous shower of fakers.

OneFingerSalute

I don't believe for a minute that there is a real chance of a name change. That being said IF it were to happen I can see it being spun as "new" light more clearly defining what they do.

Witness: "attestation of a fact or event." So Jehovah's Witnesses must be able to attest to a FACT or event. I think we all can agree that there isn't really any proven Bible fact or event they can truthfully attest to.

Worship: "a form of religious practice with its creed and ritual, reverence offered a divine being or an act of expressing such reverence." Now THAT would fit the JDubya's much closer. The reverence they show God, and their peculiar creeds and rituals.

Just my two cents.

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No 'Tight Pants' policy is now official - classed as 'disturbing'

by wizzstick in

in short:- tight pants is no longer just a am3 hang up (or is that a hang up on the well hung?

)- brothers who have effeminate body language are flagged up- as are sisters with 'masculine' hair styles or dress- such dress is 'disturbing to the congregation'- the above must heed the (repeated) counsel from the elders...or they get stripped of the right to share on the ministry- however...this will not be revealed (announced) to the congregation.

wow.

OneFingerSalute

The new WT policy is to single out those with effeminate traits and mannerisms, using the term gender blurring characteristics, it is separated from the grooming and dress, check the outline.

Again, this is the point of this entire instruction. It has NOTHING to do with just clothes. It has EVERYTHING to do with PERCEPTION. Anyone who knows circuit overseer Henry Turner will know what I am talking about. A man with some of the most effeminate MANNERISMS, and speech qualities I have ever seen. How long before he gets kicked to the curb for simply having MANNERISMS that are more feminine than most men?

And still there is the one or two who cling to the idea that this issue is about nothing other than a mans pants! There are none so blind as those who refuse to see.

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Following Links to JWT

by konceptual99 in

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friends

just a wee warning on following links to jwtalk (jwt).

if you are a member there then it is very easy for the mods to identify if you have come in from this site.

they will then ban you.. so, if you are member here and trying to lurk there then don't click on any links to jwt, just copy and paste the link into a new browser tab..

OneFingerSalute

I also tried 3 or 4 times and finally I was able to get in. As many of you have said, it is nauseating to read some of the post, but on the other hand its good to see what the general mood is among the jdubs.

I had the same happen to me. After many tries, just so I could see what was going on, I was able to create an account. I posted a couple times and was quickly banned as not being a good fit. Funny thing was I was posting the same drivel that Tortuga and some others were. Bunch of hypocrites can go straight to hell for all I care!