Posts by GrreatTeacher

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The saga of Russell and Rutherford

by Terry in

i think little charlie russell having been born after many miscarriages by his mother, was doted on and coddled beyond normal.

his mother died of a fever epidemic when he was about 9 and he may have associated burning with fever with burning in hell.he seemed to be obsessed about hell for awhile even to the point of graffiti on sidewalks marking scriptures as warnings.he was privately tutored and brought into the men's clothing business and given and adult's responsibilities.

although the family was presbyterian, there appears to be a streak of insubordination in the genes because they switched to a congregational church with an autonomy of leadership and no organizational oversight.why was this a big deal, do you think?

GrreatTeacher

Never thought of the connection of a lawyer using the name "Jehovah's Witnesses."

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JW Chef Refuses to Cook Black Pudding

by cofty in

sainsbury's has been forced to apologise after its jehovah's witness chef refused to serve a customer black pudding with his full english breakfast.alan mackay was stunned when he was told he could not enjoy the staple, made up of animal fat, blood and oatmeal, with his meal at the branch in arnold, nottingham.after receiving his incomplete dish the former police officer was told the black pudding would not be served because it was against the religious beliefs of the chef to do so....

GrreatTeacher

It made the news because religious people not wanting to do their jobs because of said religion is a big issue lately.

County clerks not wanting to provide marriage licenses to gay people,

Pharmacists not wanting to prescribe contraception,

Chefs not wanting to serve black pudding...

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How much of the Society's publications just get stored away in the garage?

by donny in

almost a year ago i moved back to the dallas - fort worth area after spending 16 years in the northern california area.

the area i live in has several nearby parks and walkways and these areas have several "share a book" pods mounted on a pole spaced about 1/2 mile from one another.

people are encouraged to add books they no longer use to these pods and to take one if they are interested.. i have been diligent on removing watchtower publications from them and what has surprised me is how many old publications in pristine condition are added almost on a daily basis.

GrreatTeacher

At one time it was really a big deal to collect a large theocratic library.

Before the bound volumes, people were encouraged to keep copies of every Watchtower and Awake and then they could buy binders for them at the end of the year.

Then the bound volumes came out, sometimes with secretly revised information, and people bought everything all over again. Even as a child, I thought this was stupid and could see blind profiteering as the reason behind it.

Eventually when the WT discovered that people were using their old literature against them, it was encouraged not to be reading old literature that was old light.

But many older JWs still have massive amounts of old literature. When they died, their family members are stuck getting rid of it all.

Maybe putting them in the library pods is an option some are taking, especially if they are conflicted about the value of the books.

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JW Chef Refuses to Cook Black Pudding

by cofty in

sainsbury's has been forced to apologise after its jehovah's witness chef refused to serve a customer black pudding with his full english breakfast.alan mackay was stunned when he was told he could not enjoy the staple, made up of animal fat, blood and oatmeal, with his meal at the branch in arnold, nottingham.after receiving his incomplete dish the former police officer was told the black pudding would not be served because it was against the religious beliefs of the chef to do so....

GrreatTeacher

Ahh, I'll pass then...potatoes should be diced and pan fried with onions for breakfast. :)

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JW Chef Refuses to Cook Black Pudding

by cofty in

sainsbury's has been forced to apologise after its jehovah's witness chef refused to serve a customer black pudding with his full english breakfast.alan mackay was stunned when he was told he could not enjoy the staple, made up of animal fat, blood and oatmeal, with his meal at the branch in arnold, nottingham.after receiving his incomplete dish the former police officer was told the black pudding would not be served because it was against the religious beliefs of the chef to do so....

GrreatTeacher

Not to be stupid, but what is that thing on the right hand side of the plate, a giant chicken nugget?

Also, where are the pancakes?

Thirdly, there's a difference between asking for accommodations for something that is a core component of your job and asking for an accommodation at your workplace for things that don't affect your job description.

If wifi man is a systems tech who doesn't want to work with wifi, then, no, that would not be a reasonable accommodation.

But, if wifi man works in an office where it is in use, but his job description does not require using it, then it might be reasonable to allow him to sit as far away from the router as possible.

If your job description a chef includes cooking the entire menu, then, no, it is not reasonable to expect to refuse to cook an item on that menu.

If you work at an office that has a breakfast for the staff occasionally, then it would be reasonable for an employee to request to not be the person who served the black pudding to the others.

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How many fence sitters are really out there?

by atomant in

l think the real figure would be a real nail in the coffin for jw believers.lf the elders knew what l knew they would have a field day.many many jdubs live a double life.lovey dovey at the hall and totally different people at home and work.my guess is many dubs are schizophrenic and in need of help.with all the brain washing lm not surprised.what have others observed.

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GrreatTeacher

I don't know, but my parents are still true believers who recently tried to die for the blood ban.

They don't do things perfectly; they talk to their disfellowshipped kids, but they do believe it all.

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My mother has nervous breakdown because we missed the memorial.

by cookiemaster in

my parents insisted that i'd take them to the memorial.

my cousin said he'd come too and another brother who doesn't have a car begged to join.

i was dreading having to go through exactly the same thing again.

GrreatTeacher

What is it with grown adult JWs and temper tantrums?

My mother threw a blue fit one time because my father let us kids stay home from hall cleaning. It turned into a really big and ugly fight.

The truth was that we were home secretly packing the family's suitcases because my dad was surprising my mom with a weekend getaway for us all.

We did get a begrudging apology later, but it was so much unnecessary drama in the first place.

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Self-Driving vehicles and delivery robots - why?

by FadeToBlack in

i saw a 'news' article today about pizza hut (i think) delivering pizzas via a robotic vehicle in nz.

also another article headline saying it is not a question of if, but when.

my immediate thought was, why?

GrreatTeacher

I don't understand how self-driving cars for pizza delivery would make economic sense for the business owners. They would have to take on the financial burden of purchasing the vehicle.

As it is, they hire drivers for minimum wage who are supplemented by tips and who provide their own vehicle, and thus wear and tear, fuel and insurance.

Unless the business model is different elsewhere.

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Need confirmation: WT bought an entire mountain in China to mine the granite needed for new WT HQ

by WingCommander in

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someone asked for a second source on this, so i'm putting this out there to those who may have visited the new wt hq lately and know it to be true.

i had read from others on the ex-jw subreddit that had taken a tour recently at wt hq, that they had been shown photos of a mountain in china, and told that this is where all of the granite is being mined from and shipped over to new york to use at the site of the new wt hq.

apparently, it was cheaper for them to do this and have the local brothers in china mine it, then having to by tons upon tons of granite here in the usa, even wholesale.

GrreatTeacher

I heard that they were digging foundations at Warwick and dug a little too deep. After digging through some granite, they suddenly saw daylight, and realized they were in China.

After considering the exchange rate, they decided to buy the granite from China, but they drove a hard bargain, considering they had dug it out themselves.

The Chinese have now accepted the Watchtower with open arms.

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Within 2 years I see... KH Karaoke...Seriously

by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

this evening at the clam the job video was played and then the stupid peer pressure video.

this was not so odd.

however on the last elijah section pictures from the imitate their faith book was place on screen to imagine the scenes.

GrreatTeacher

Follow the bouncing ball.

Anybody remember that in the '70s? It must've been a kid show.

The ball bounced on top of the words as you were supposed to sing them.

Maybe they could use this method to keep everyone singing together.

Surely the kids would love it.