Posts by piztjw

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I FIND THIS TROUBLING . . . DISTURBING . . . PUZZLING . . .

by Terry in

i stumbled on to this on youtube.. i began watching it.

at first i thought it was funny.. then, something changed.

i began to realize two things.. first of all, there are 2 sides to this, and both sides have a point.. if law enforcement does not have a legal right to stop and question you .

piztjw

The only thing I find troubling is the ever increasing antaonistic attitude that LE displays toward law-abiding citizens.

It is just as imperative for American citizens to know, and then politley yet firmly, assert their legal rights. Unless that is done the continued erosion of so-called personal freedom will continue to disappear. Courts have ruled that there is no inherent need to converse with LE. In the videos when asked if they were US citizens however they should have said, "Yes." Nothing more, nothing less. Any further questioning should be answered with, "Am I being detained, or under arrest?" If the answer is, "No," then leave. If the answer is, "Yes," then SHUT UP without an attorney. People get nervous, and as a result begin to get chatty. That is a big mistake. Remember, anythng you say CAN and WILL be used AGAINST YOU. You have no obligation to say where you have been, where you are going, what you are doing. The only thing you need to say is similar to the military...NAME...RANK...Serial Number...THAT"S IT!

LE is really no different than the JW eldum...always suspicious and looking for any little reason to harass and bust your ass for even imagined crimes/sins.

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New Appointments Are Very Fast & All On The CO

by baldeagle in

the week of september 15, 2014 was the congregations cos visit.

the midweek meeting was on tuesday, a very general bland talk was given by the co. in the past we would have had the elders & servants meeting on thursday night, and the other congregation meeting on friday.

as you know the friday meeting is no more.

piztjw

“I have appointed to a MS……..”

It sure is good to see that "holy spirit" is so involved with any apointments, isnt't it?

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Come with me, back to the 1980s--you know want to.

by FlyingHighNow in

i don't know about ya'll, but i did not appreciate the 1980s enough.

i was too busy lamenting how different they were from the 1960s and 1970s to bask in and appreciate how wonderful they were.. this is 80s music, especially new wave music, and 80s fashion and culture appreciation thread.

what did you love about the 80s?

piztjw

The eighties?

A pretty well lost decade for me. I lived the life of the sixties - twenty years too late.

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Sad to see

by whathehadas in

skimming through social media through one of my former jdubb friends.

i seen that practically every jdubb i grew up with are married and have kids or one is on the way.

it's kind of depressing to me since i'm still single and have no kids.

piztjw

I'm sure they're counting the babies

You are right. A year or so ago when I pretty well had had it with the nitwits in charge, I was supposed to be a KH attendent. I got my tit in a wringer with the eldums because my count was too low. I didn't count babies, or kids sitting on the floor coloring, or bored old people snoozing. I was told if I didn't count EVERYONE I would not be used as an attendent anymore. I said, "GOOD!" After all who wants to be "used"? They don't ask me anything anymore, and will only call on me out of desperation. My comments are too pointed.

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AGM 2014 Songs

by wifibandit in

all thanks must go to my anonymous source.. .

full set: http://imgur.com/a/bwl52.

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piztjw

"we will see the things unseen"??

So IF they see them, they are not unseen. IF they are unseen, then they cannot see them. Stupid phrasing by whomever wrote this drivel!

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2014 Annual Meeting not being streamed worldwide?

by Richard_I in

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i haven't heard a peep about the 2014 annual meeting being shown worldwide (or at least across north america) like it was last year.

they made a big deal with the am last year, congs had to get the projectors and screens for the showing, and we were told in advance of the time and location to attend.

but i have heard absolutely nothing this year, at least here in canada.

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Congregations are in a mad rush to get their "Data packages" installed. 2) 50 inch flat screen TV's, a computer that can run everything, including the security system, thermostat, streaming, etc

ALL at the cost of the congregations.

So true. In my area the local KH the eldums just had to get the newest technology so as to, "Be able to get the Annual Meeting, and the branch visit." Never mind the congregation is made up of mostly poor, unemployed, professional welfare users, who don't have a pot to piss in. Never mind that they had just guilted the members into paying over $1,000 for a brand new computer system that had to be scrapped after only three months to pay for the next big thing. Never mind that the congregation basically signed a blank check when the resolution was written for a cost of, ""$1,800 minimum, but possible more."

BTW, does anyone know how many JW's make up the ownership of Audio Acoustics, who seem to be the providor of all these electronic gadgets? What is their skim off the top?

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Elder's School: 2015 KMS Program

by pixel in

good morning.

want to attend?.

kingdom ministry school.

piztjw

It is really bizare that it takes them 90 minutes to tell elders how to conduct the WT....can't figure out why it is such an issue.

My zacts athoughtly. It's pretty simple really. ask the printed question. Call on pre-school Susie. She whispers to mom, "What do I say?" And then yells in the microphone, "JEEEEZUUSSSS!!" Everyone smiles....

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Elders, apostasy and disfellowshipping issue's - thoughts please

by FeelingFree in

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ok so... when i was talking to my mil about why i no longer wanted to be a witness she kept trying to convience me that i needed to speak to the elders.

i said from the word go i didn't feel the need to as my mind was already made up and no one could change it.

i also said if the elders new all my reasons for leaving they would view me as an apostate and i would get disfellowshipped.

piztjw

How do you avoid elders?

The saying, "Fight fire with fire," comes to mind. Ignore them, the same way they ignore anyone who isn't of their elite appointed snob class.

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The Blatant SEXISM of Watchtower!

by Island Man in

from my yahoo answers question here: .

"the bible says of deborah: "now deborah, a prophetess, the wife of lappidoth, was judging israel at that time.

5 she used to sit under the palm tree of deborah between ramah and bethel in the hill country of ephraim; and the sons of israel came up to her for judgment.

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Jehovah used Deborah to summon Barak from Kedesh-naphtali and inform him of God’s purpose to use 10,000 men in defeating the huge army of Canaanite King Jabin under his army chief Sisera.

This is a direct quote from the Insight book of the WTB&T$. So yes, it is 100% correct to say Barak was a warrior who was sent for by Judge Deborah - he was Judge Deborah's instrument, not the other way around!

But to call this to the attention of any "normal" JW will result in fingers in the ears, eyes clamped shut, and saying, "la la la la la la...I can't hear you!"

I will though have to try to get called on and make a comment about this IF I manage to get to the meeting. Since the last couple times I was called on, usually out of desparation for an answer, by the conductor, and made intelligent, thought provoking comments, I have been pretty well ignored as of late.

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best blonde joke ever

by JeffT in

my wife (a blonde) told this one to our son and i yesterday, knowing we'd find it really funny.. .

a blonde woman was speeding down the road in her little red sports car and was pulled over by a woman police officer who was also a blonde.

the blonde cop asked to see the blonde driver's license.

piztjw

A blonde buys a fancy little sports car and takes it out for her first drive in the country. Suddenly the car sputters, jerks, coughs, and quits on the side of the road. The blonde calls the dealership and complains. They send a repairman out, he opens the hood, tinkers around with the engine for a few minutes and tells her to try starting the car. She turns the key and the engine fires right up, and purrs like a kitten. She is amazed and asks him, "What was wrong, and how he fixed it?" He says, "Oh just crap in the carburator." She gets all huffy and asks, "And just how often am I supposed to do that?"