scratchme1010

Joined

• started 8 topics
• posted 2,992 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by scratchme1010

• 
  20

  Hourly vs Salary which is better?

  by hoser in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i am hourly.

  what are the pros and cons of hourly or salary?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  scratchme1010

  It depends. If you are in the USA, in some places where you are paid a salary you are expected to never leave at 5pm, and you should be available at any time, day, night or weekend, when they need you. In some other places (like the one I work now) they are more accommodating (seems like some companies are finally getting that people are valuable) and it may be necessary at times, but not regularly.

  Hourly salaries exist in USA up to some point; at a given pay rate they don't pay by the hour.

  It really depends on the approach and level of exploitation that your employer has.
  
• 
  27

  What is the Watchtower view on donating to charity?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i've always had the impression that they frowned upon it, but never quite knew for sure.....

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  scratchme1010

  They claim and preach that this entire planet as is isn't worth saving. They also expect people to dedicate their entire lives to their purpose. Those things can give you a clue on their stance of helping others outside themselves.

  That position about other affairs outside their organization is one of the things that i criticize the most. I'm not very fond of organized religion, but at least you can see things like Catholic Charities, schools and many other non-profit, community based organizations that come directly from religious organizations. The WT is very arrogant, greedy and self-centered when it comes to charity work.
  
• 
  24

  Favorite & LEAST favorite CO's? DO's?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  some were humble, but their were a few pompous asses who thought they were gods gift to the org and acted like they were ceo's of a fortune 500 company...

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  scratchme1010

  I remember one guy from Cuba who was a CO in Puerto Rico, and he was the worst case of Narcissistic Personality disorder I've ever seen.

  Then there was this one who was very personable and humble, and I could tell that he enjoyed what he was doing (or faked it really, really well). He was good at being a person to look up to.
  
• 
  3

  Evangelist D. Odgaard "The change in America seemed to happen so quickly that it felt like whiplash".

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  mr odgarrd refused to rent the quaint site to two gay men for a wedding.

  he told them "i can't take your money, and we don't do anything for free.the men filed a civil rights complaint and won, awarded $5,000.

  the odgaards had built their church over 13 years into an art gallery,bistro,flower shop and a framing service.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  scratchme1010

  Is that supposed to be a bad thing? Christians are not entitled to shove their believes down other people's throats. That is against the law and is immoral.
  
• 
  7

  Did leaving the "Org" ruin scary movies for you?

  by jeanniebeanzz in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  many 'scary' movies base their 'jumps' on a belief in the supernatural, demons etc.

  since i have left that all behind, ther aren't many 'scary' movies that even make me uncomfortable let alone scared.

  lol.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  scratchme1010

  I don't think the WT influenced my like or dislike for specific movies, nor my reaction to them (after I left). In fact, in the 80s I watched a lot of movies that i wasn't supposed to watch, and that influenced my decision of leaving. I think it was the other way around.

  I find some horror movies are more funny than scary, and some just not my taste (the ones with bloody body parts everywhere). I like demonic horror, but not violent horror. Always did both when i was in and out of that organization.
  
• 
  6

  Bad Association: what were your experiences with being labeled this as a young JW?

  by Jason Melita in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  please share your experiences with being labeled as "bad association".

  i was labelled with limted and distasteful association after i was caught smoking pot at school with some of my friends ( i am not condoning drug taking as a teenager, drug experimentation if possible should be kept until after you have finished developing into adulthood) thanks and look forward to your stories........

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  scratchme1010

  I was considered a bad association for most of my JW life, which was from when I was born up to my early childhood. I remember people talking crap about my "bad behavior" when I was about 9. Most of the times they talked among themselves about me without letting me know why, so I never knew the specific excuse they used for the label.
  
• 
  25

  Elder's remark about contributions not being made

  by Simon Templar in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i am still in and was assigned to collect the contribution after the meeting.

  i checked the boxes with another brother and there was nothing inside.

  no contributions were made that day.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  scratchme1010

  I agree with NewYork44M. Normally a few contribute and the rest have the right attitude, I mean, don't contribute.
  
• 
  25

  The J.W fishpond of marriage mates! How many of us married a idiot!! No choice.

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  what a horror.

  instead of there being "more fish in the sea" our marriage mates came from the small and crapy witness pond.

  anyone got burned by going with mr or mrs you will have to do?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  scratchme1010

  What a horror. Instead of there being "more fish in the SEA" our marriage mates came from the small and crapy Witness pond. Anyone got burned by going with Mr or Mrs you will have to do?

  I guess than in a away I was the crappy fish in the witnesses pond. I had a JW girlfriend out of people in the congregation pressuring me, stupidly believing that somehow having a girlfriend will make me forget that I am gay. I'm still baffled about the rationale behind it, but whatever. I had a JW girlfriend and a not-so-JW boyfriend at the same time. To me it was just a matter of choosing whichever girl, as my congregation was full of single desperate women more than happy to lower their standards for a JW man.
  

  I had the decency of breaking up with her and starting the process of fading soon after, so she had the chance to choose another fish from the crappy pond.
  
• 
  12

  Did your congregation rehearse service meeting parts?

  by compound complex in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was just thinking back to some parts i conducted.

  when other publishers were involved in the part, its success often depended on how well rehearsed the participants were.

  timing, proper interplay of dialogue, dramatic impact, etc.. as the one giving the part or as one drafted to do a demo, did your elders require rehearsals?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  scratchme1010

  In some instances I remember that being the case, but not all the time. Some times I remember my father going out to rehearse some parts, and my mother too, though my mother never stuck to any script.
  
• 
  59

  Counting time

  by Emma in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i may not have put this in the correct spot, but i do think it's scandalous the way time gets counted now.

  i've seen a cart at the edge of our farmer's market, never anyone close enough to talk.

  yesterday was a drizzly day and there were two carts set up, covered in plastic, "witnessing" on their own.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  scratchme1010

  I'm actually all for it. JWs have plenty to deal with all the WT nonsense. It's good that they have some slack.