Posts by Roddy

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The governing body are so scared... so very, very scared. (see video)
by apocalypse in
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2. scandals
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http://e-watchman.com/home/2012/11/11/who-really-is-the-faithful-and-discreet-slave.html.
Roddy

The curtin moves because of air circulation.
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Proof of a Kingdom Hall being sold to a church!
by Sittingstraight1212 in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
it cracks me up if you bring this subject up to a witness , they always try to convince themselves that i'm reading into this!!!.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpqwknq31ie&feature=youtube_gdata_player.
Roddy

It's just a business transaction.
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Why doesn't the GB come out with specific rules on counting time
by trujw in
1. jw
2. experiences
i think we all know the reason millions of less hours.

when i was in we went to a rv by the kingdom hall then drove 30 minutes out to the country to knock on a door then back to the city for one more door.

god must be so proud!
Roddy

That's how I "officially" heard it too. You time-in at the first door and time-out when you are done with the last door.

Don't feel bad because it wasn't clear to me at first either. No one actually told me. I just assumed time-in was when you leave the meeting for field service to time-out when you go back to your car.

I'm sure there are a lot of inflated hours out there. And maybe there is a bit of field service report padding going on too. But the lack of written rules on the subject leads to this situation.

I found out the "official" version when I was working with a pioneer one day and I mentioned that I got 30 minutes already traveling time. I was a little annoying losing those 30 minutes. LOL
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A Judicial Committe Letter
by Bangalore in
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2. beliefs
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bangalore.
Roddy

They no longer keeping minutes of the meetings? I'm not surprised.
I guess it all comes down to a hand-shake on who stays and who gets kicked out.
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I May Have Found Loophole!
by Yan Bibiyan in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
Roddy

But I am looking at the legalistic angle: the latest and greatest noo lite is very specific - Disfellowshipped.
Doesn't matter. They have their "oral law" and "secret interpretations" which allows them to use broad powers dealing with any kind of dissent or rebellion from the norm from anyone.
So no matter what kind of ace you think you have in your hand, they hold all the trump cards. And they can make new trump cards as they go along.
You can't win.
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Circuit Leasing selling on JW.ORG ????
by yknot in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
so i was poking around jw.org a lil recently...... noticed this advertisement was still present in the 'privileged' section (ie you gotta have login access).

this was posted on jw.org a little over a year ago (as shown in pic) but since it is still viewable......figured it is fair-game for jwn fodder.

thoughts?????.
Roddy

I knew that the WTS bought cars for the COs but I'm surprised that the handling of used cars is handed off to someone else. I'll bet that the individual that sells these used cars is also the one that sells new cars to the WTS. So it is a good deal both ways.
Frankly, considering that these are well maintained vehicles driven by men who are not aggresive drivers nor party animals, these are good prices for good used vehicles -- all kidding aside.
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Over half a million $$$ to put up a wall of greenery at the Assembly Hall in Ajalvir, Spain
by illoowy in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
how would you react if someone quoted you a price of over half a million us dollar$ to put up a wall of greenery at the assembly hall in ajalvir, spain?.

jhk's blog quotes spanish ex-jw's forum member nizam saying that the spanish brothers are aghast with the plan to close down the assembly hall at ajalvir, torrejon, (near madrid), spain.

the renovation will replace an outside terrace with a wall of greenery.
Roddy

"The secretary will collect the slips of paper and add separately the amount that publishers can provide 1) per month and 2) each day of the assembly ."
I think those Spanish publishers should express their feelings through targetted exaggeration! What I mean is this. If I were those Spanish publishers I'd exaggerate and claim that we can donate 50,000 pesos per month and at each day of the assembly.
Then let's see if they will actually believe that and go ahead with the plan!
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Judge dismisses Jehovah's Witness' "wrongful life" lawsuit - Dr. saved live with a blood transfusion
by Elsewhere in
1. jw
2. friends
no, this is not satire or a joke.

a jw seriously sued a dr. for "wrongful life" after the dr. saved her life with a blood transfusion.. .

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/08/judge_dismisses_wrongful_life.html.
Roddy

Why didn't she sue her husband for not letting her die and deprive the children of their mother?
It is really silly. It sounds more like a money scheme than an actual personal violation.
Furthermore, I'll bet that doctor and that medial staff will no longer handle JW cases!
But let's suppose that it was the elders that forced the family into this, they and the family lost far more than they started out with. Hospital Liason Committee can scratch a lot more names off their list of JW favorable doctors, medical specialists, medical staff, and facilities.
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Pregnant Jehovah Witness in bikini protest
by sizemik in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i know this is a bit old .

but wtf?

how nuts is this?.
Roddy

I'll bet later that week sister King met with the elders in the back room of the kingdom hall - she wearing a proper dress, of course - to "discuss" this protest.
I'd like to be the fly in the room to confirm that the CO and DO will be there too!
Let's face it, the bigger the publicity, the bigger the draw that one or both of these men will join that party to make sure that the elders handle this "properly".
LOL
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may I blow my own horn?
by stillin in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
some of you may have had the same experience.

(i hope) i always worked hard on preparing to give talks to the congregation.

i am self-conscious and i need to feel as though i am really bringing something worthwhile "to the table.
Roddy

@stillin
So how do you make a talk not sound like a repeat of the same material from the same outline? Answer: by using less of the outline. Which became increasingly harder to do when public talks kept getting cut to shorter and shorter time slots giving you less opportunities to incorporate your own original material.
Then I made the discovery that it isn't the material -- it's the delivery! If you add variety to your speech, vocabulary, tone, facial expressions, gestures, maybe add a second or two of humor, then you can regurgitate the same material over and over again ... and the audience will think you are the best speaker in town!
Amazing!