i used to be very impressed with convention experiences regarding how worldly employers would hire jws because they were known as the most honest workers.
i was too indoctrinated to realise these were selective experiences, and there are plenty of experiences of jws being dishonest in the workforce.
i have received a couple recently by email.. i have cut quite a bit out of the following email i received so that the person and company cannot be indentified, but you will get the message.. .
August 4, 2014: Yoga 'allows evil' into the body, says sacked Jehovah's Witness fitness coach, Maciej Grochowski, who won a payout from Virgin Active after he was sacked for ranting about religion which upset clients.
Awarded - £653.50
Hearing Fee - £950.00
Sacked from work for Bible preaching - Priceless
http://www.yourpersonaltraininguk.co.uk/trainer/954
UK MEDIA REPORTS
a while back, there were some interesting posts about an award-winning australian brother and sister country music band.
they had a music video out which showed "hot button" words from the watchtower as if cut out and pasted on a wall for a backdrop.
does anyone know the name of this band and/or the title of the song i'm thinking of?
Glen and Kaylee Harrison are the siblings that make up the duo Kaylens Rain. The song that’s introducing them to the world is called Outta Here, and the story behind it is pretty remarkable.
After spending their whole lives as Jehovah’s Witnesses, there came a time when they made the decision to leave that life behind them. So in 2009 they officially became a country music duo. Hence, “Outta Here,” which is the lead-off cut on their 2012 debut album Found.
Described as a song about freedom, Outta Here is not just a song about changing one’s religious beliefs, though that is where the inspiration came from. But lyrically, this song can apply to any difficult situation that forces a person to face an ultimatum, like leaving a relationship, or leaving a job.
As the brother and sister sing “I wanna break free ’cause I can’t be any stronger,” hard times will resonate with the listener. “I’ll go crazy if I stay here any longer. Before it breaks me, take me outta here.”
Album available on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/found/id567625251
http://us995.cbslocal.com/2014/02/14/new-country-buried-treasures-kaylens-rain/
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.kaylensrain.com/
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/KaylensRain
i saw on another forum that the trademark application for the 'jw.org' logo had been denied by the trademark office.
it is too similar to the logo of another company.
there is an appeals process that presumably gives the watchtower a chance to get the decision reversed.
Documents available here:
JWLEAKS.ORG
atlantis just rolled this stuff off the scanner and is eating right now, so i wanted to see if anybody wanted this junk.. 2014, what is the kingdom of god?
(tract).
https://www.sendspace.com/file/m3y1tg .
Cheers
http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#casenumber=85896124&casetype=serial_no&searchtype=statussearch.
even though watchtower's application has been rejected, they will be allowed to use the logo because it is for religious usage and will not be confused with commercial products.. the trademark office did note this:.
indeed, numerous other marks are registered reflecting the letters j and w:.
Related documents available for download on JWLEAKS.ORG
http://jwleaks.org/2014/06/19/jw-org-logo-denied-trademark-status-in-the-united-states/
at the international convention here i just got off the elevator with anthony morris.
he was heading to the basement and i was heading up to administration.
i rode one floor down with him before i went up to my destination.
"2nd floor...hardware, children's wear, lady's lingerie. Oh, good morning Brother Tony, going down?"
victory mansions/cigarettes/gin/square.
anything jehovah's witnesses get to name is either "watchtower," "kingdom," or "new world," be it road, house, farm, forest, hall, or bible.. .
he took down from the shelf a bottle of colourless liquid with a plain label marked victory gin.
the jehovahs witnesses official web site logo incorporating jw.org has been refused registration by the united states patent and trademark office due to similarity to jw player.. section 2(d) refusal likelihood of confusionclass 42. for the reasons set forth below, the refusal under trademark act section 2(d) is now made final with respect to u.s. registration no(s).
this refusal is limited to the class 42 services in the application.. applicants mark is jw.org & design, for use with, inter alia, providing a web site that gives computer users the ability to download audio and video recordings, dvds, music, digital print publications, online publications, documents, forms and web pages all in the field of religion, in class 42. the cited mark is jw player, for use with downloadable computer software for playing, viewing and streaming audio and video files in class 09.. .
documents available to download at jw leaks.. http://jwleaks.org/2014/06/19/jw-org-logo-denied-trademark-status-in-the-united-states/.
The Jehovah’s Witnesses official web site logo incorporating JW.ORG has been refused registration by the United States Patent and Trademark Office due to similarity to JW PLAYER.
SECTION 2(d) REFUSAL – LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION—CLASS 42
For the reasons set forth below, the refusal under Trademark Act Section 2(d) is now made FINAL with respect to U.S. Registration No(s). 4087283. See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a). This refusal is limited to the Class 42 services in the application.
Applicant’s mark is JW.ORG & Design, for use with, inter alia, Providing a web site that gives computer users the ability to download audio and video recordings, DVDs, music, digital print publications, online publications, documents, forms and web pages all in the field of religion, in Class 42. The cited mark is JW PLAYER, for use with Downloadable computer software for playing, viewing and streaming audio and video files in Class 09.
Documents available to download at JW LEAKS.
http://jwleaks.org/2014/06/19/jw-org-logo-denied-trademark-status-in-the-united-states/
the current jehovah's witnesses official child abuse handling procedure letter to all bodies of elders (october 1, 2012) has been placed into public domain by the australian (victoria) government "inquiry into the handling of child abuse by religious oganisations".. official government web site link to letter:.
http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/fcdc/inquiries/57th/child_abuse_inquiry/submissions/steven_unthank_supp_a_appendix_1.pdf.
short link:.
The current Jehovah's Witnesses official child abuse handling procedure letter to all bodies of elders (October 1, 2012) has been placed into public domain by the Australian (Victoria) government "Inquiry into the Handling of Child Abuse by Religious Oganisations".
Official government web site link to letter:
Short link:
This means that anyone, anywhere around the world is free to republish and distribute the letter as long as they quote the source.
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all hell has broken loose at my house!
the wife is pissed [ i did not turn in the "voluntary tithe" slip .
if she doesn't go, then she cannot do x event tomorrow.
