Posts by schnell

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When 2 JWs have the same call...

by schnell in

jw
friends

as i was driving past a certain gas station today, i recalled that the family who own it are called on by a friend of mine, and in a territory where it's hard to find interest.

it reminded me of an incident months back when this friend, brother d, discovered that another friend, brother b, was calling on that family too.

hey, gotta make your time.. those two went at it.

schnell

I'd like to think that if they took the time factor out, people would be more sincere about the work. It would be much more about the people and less about how much time they can waste at a door or how quickly they can start their time.

I agree. Requiring dubs to report time and splitting up territories in populated areas creates resources and competition. They go beyond the things written by mandating monthly reports like this, and William J. Schnell was not too pleased about it as he wrote in 30 Years a Watchtower Slave.

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When 2 JWs have the same call...

by schnell in

jw
friends

as i was driving past a certain gas station today, i recalled that the family who own it are called on by a friend of mine, and in a territory where it's hard to find interest.

it reminded me of an incident months back when this friend, brother d, discovered that another friend, brother b, was calling on that family too.

hey, gotta make your time.. those two went at it.

schnell

"Well you can stop because that's my call."

Damn. Does she have her coveted dream house picked out for the new system too, or is she heaven bound?

No, seriously, I've had dubs point at a nice big house and say out loud that it'll be theirs in the new system. By default, I don't think they have a clue.

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When 2 JWs have the same call...

by schnell in

jw
friends

as i was driving past a certain gas station today, i recalled that the family who own it are called on by a friend of mine, and in a territory where it's hard to find interest.

it reminded me of an incident months back when this friend, brother d, discovered that another friend, brother b, was calling on that family too.

hey, gotta make your time.. those two went at it.

schnell

As I was driving past a certain gas station today, I recalled that the family who own it are called on by a friend of mine, and in a territory where it's hard to find interest. It reminded me of an incident months back when this friend, Brother D, discovered that another friend, Brother B, was calling on that family too. Hey, gotta make your time.

Those two went at it. It blew up in that little minivan out in service. It is not the first time I've seen a conflict over a call, but I'd never seen tempers flare over it. The fact of the matter is, these were two creatures fighting over a precious resource, brotherly love or not.

Any other experiences like this?

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If You Could Ask the GB Or One Of Its Members...

by Cold Steel in

...one question about anything and get a straight answer, what would it be?

historical, philosophical, theological, eschatological, anything.

.

schnell

So hey, not inspired or infallible, right? Cool. What do you think of Matthew 15:14?

- or -

Does UP, UP, DOWN, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT, B, A, START get us everlasting life in difficult times hard to deal with?

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Regulate the Content of Religion?

by schnell in

my mom texted me to come back and said, "they will close religion!

" here is my response:.

no, they're not closing religion.

schnell

My mom texted me to come back and said, "they will close religion!" Here is my response:

No, they're not closing religion. The USA has a high proportion of creationists who don't want evolution taught in schools and the Republican party is dominant.
There is a case to be made that tax free religious corporations need to be taxed and that many of them are fleecing their flock, but that's not the same thing.
There are some atheist groups who would prefer that religion be closed, but they are a minority and face a steep hill, including amending the Constitution.
The rise of Islam might seem like an impetus for limiting religious freedom, but this hardly necessitates closing all religion.
So basically, it's not in the cards.

She didn't argue that point any further, but it got me thinking.

Can a government regulate the content of an organized religion to stop both hate and swindling, and in the USA in particular, does this conflict with the religious freedom provided in the First Amendment?

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

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If this system goes on.

by karter in

jw
friends

i heard my hard out jw sister say that for the 1st time in many years and i'm hearing more and more jw's saying that.

years ago when i was in they talked about the new system coming any minute..

schnell

If this system goes on, they might actually be screwed out of retirement.

Oops.

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Help! I'm having a cart attack!

by Funchback in

1. three jw ladies, standing on the avenue along the beach here in sunny, warm fortaleza, ceará (brazil)2. two jw guys sitting on a bench doing the same as the ladies in pic 13. let's see how productive they are being doing this urgent, life-saving work.

schnell

If you don't mind language (or a shaky bike helmet camera) check out TedTheAtheist on YouTube. The dude actually takes a few minutes at a time (and sometimes upwards of twenty minutes) to try and impress some critical thinking on such street preachers.

https://youtu.be/eu03g9tfmQA

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John 20:25 nails, JW artwork.

by pleaseresearch in

a topic discussed many times i'm sure.

my brother a current jw saw this once and went to the elders in the hall.

they too were a little surprised by really examining that scripture.

schnell

Berean Literal Bible
So the other disciples were saying to him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the mark of the nails, and put my finger into the mark of the nails, and put my hands into His side, I will never believe."

New American Standard Bible
So the other disciples were saying to him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe."

King James Bible
The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

Edit: Let's not forget Psalms because this is supposed to be prophetic, right? Right?

Psalm 22:16
For dogs have surrounded me; A band of evildoers has encompassed me; They pierced my hands and my feet.

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Jehovah's Limp Witnesses Pointed Me to JW.org When I Was Willing to Talk

by steve2 in

several months ago i approached a nice young couple who were standing by a jw literature stand in my local community.

they were pleasant and polite but incredibly stilted when it came to answering my "innocent" questions about their beliefs.

this was the occasion of jws featuring the article headlined "is religion dying?".

schnell

Oh, I don't know. There's a reason we had the Theocratic Ministry School in the first place, and why testimony cards were done away with. As intellectually inbred and disadvantaged as these guys are, at least they could find Deuteronomy if a judge asked them to in court.

However, the tracts are just testimony cards. If your testimony and ministry can be summed up in a QR code, it probably isn't as profound as the staunchest believers might think it is.

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Jehovah - I don't like you.

by berrygerry in

schnell

Nathan, you're right, we really shouldn't stoop to the Watchtower's level.