Posts by AverageJoe1

They can call Bethel, investigate all they want Gorby, (heck, when have the elders ever needed an excuse to investigate something?!) but they cannot and will not have a judicial committee unless there are two witnesses to the ~~crime~~ sin!

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Eulogies

by redundantcartworker in

i recently attended a non jw funeral at a local church.

during the service, a couple of friends/relatives of the deceased eloquently spoke for a few minutes about the deceased with some of their fond memories and gave heartfelt, respectful tributes.. would i ( a non jw) be given a few minutes to speak at either of my jw parents funerals at the kingdom hall ?.

i guess i already know the answer, but if the answer is "no", then why not and how would they hide the heartlessness of refusing ?

AverageJoe1

@Pale Emperor

Not at the KH, but here in England at least we have another little eulogy at the crematorium where anyone who wants to can get up and speak.

I've already told my wife that if she dies before me then I will NEVER have a talk given in a KH. The purpose of a funeral should be to recall moments and honour the deceased, NOT give a public talk promoting JW ideals.

I've always preferred the crematorium talks for that very reason. Plus I asked my wife to promise me that if I die before her, then she will see to it that I don't get a recruitment talk given in a KH either nor in any other place. I just want people to remember the good times we all shared together then on to the wake/party to celebrate life!

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Another trolley (That's Cart to Americanos), encounter today.

by punkofnice in

i couldn't bleedin' well resist it.

there were these 2 jobo blokes standing behind a jobot trolley.

jobo, 'what's that?'.

AverageJoe1

@Giordano

Trolley's......... worse idea since lugging around portable record players to play a speech by that idiot Rutherford.

I don't know about that. I saw a couple yesterday who had the two trolleys set up next to each other, whilst the JWs were sat 100m from them in the bar having food and drinks. Nice easy ministry if you ask me!

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Verify: latest elder book

by Gorbatchov in

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friends

for research i want to verify this:.

- has the latest version of the elder book (recent) a new text about child abuse and put aside the 2 witness rule in these cases?.

need to clarify.. g..

AverageJoe1

No changes in the elder's book as of yet, Gorby.

As Smiddy said, it was in a Broadcasting episode a couple of months back that the GB will never change their "two witness" policy.

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Anyone watching Star Trek Discovery?

by Coded Logic in

so i've been watching the show and really enjoying it.

great to see a trek tv series finally get a reasonable budget.

beautiful costumes, sets, cinematography, action pieces, etc.. really my only complaints are how cg all the ships look and there's a fair bit of stiff dialog from time to time.. what do you guys think of the show?.

AverageJoe1

@Nancy Drew

I’ve watched 2 episodes of Counterpart now and it looks promising.

@Lisa Rose

Yes, I know the one you mean and I loved it.

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Watch Tower's eBay account

by neat blue dog in

the last post about the violin for sale got me to looking at their ebay account which says it's based in wallkill.

they've got over 200 items for sale, most obsolete electronics that are grossly overpriced.

among them are used hard drives, like this one:.

AverageJoe1

That’s ridiculously expensive for a 300Gb hard drive! Who would buy a second hand one anyway? For few Euros more you can buy a 1Tb one with 2 years guarantee on Amazon.

Those chaps at Warwick really ARE deluded!

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2 BOE's arrived-2018 Newsletter and Visitor Centre Update!

by Atlantis in

2 boe's arrived.. .

2018-01-20--chelmsford visitor centre update.

https://we.tl/wkfhroydcs.

AverageJoe1

Has anyone got a copy of the Newsletters 1 to 4, please?