wannaexit

Joined

• started 119 topics
• posted 2,987 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by wannaexit

• 
  24

  Hours will be going up

  by pbrow in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  just got done watching parts of the october episode at jdub.broadcasting and it looks like the definition of "sacred service" is getting an update.

  construction work, helping out fellow dubs, even helping out non-beliebers and opposers will soon be adding up to record progress for publishers... gett ready for a huge increase in hours being reported.... can you hear it now??

  my how jw.org provides.... pbrow.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  wannaexit

  @TTAT2 I think it starts at 10:13

  In the late 70's early 80's there was a very small window where the society seemed to be a little more moderate. This is when they started to say that "sacred service" included doing good works. I remember this quite clearly because It was emphazied at the pioneer school.

  This use of "sacred service" didin't last very long. I would say 1 year or 2 and then they went back to teaching that sacred service referred only to spiritual aspects of the worship such as meeting, commenting and service.

  Now they are back at it. This time they are doing it for different reasons. No doubt, they are receiving critisism over their charitable status and a bigger reason is that the preaching work is really dying, hours are diminishing and they are coming up with creative ways of keeping the momentum going.

  I wonder if they will have a column on the service report for how many good deed done in a month.
  
• 
  21

  Do they notice who no longer gives donations?

  by onightdivine in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  because i haven't put in a single dime for over a year now in the box at the kh.

  the usual custom is to put money in there right after the meetings.

  but heck, i already spend so much in car fuel just to attend - i don't care really if the gb starves and dies.. oops.. anyway, do the elders take note who's donating and who's not?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  wannaexit

  We haven't put in a penny since 2002. I am sure the've noticed through the years because we used to put checks in and asked for tax receipts at the end of the year.
  
  They have a general idea who contributes what.
  
• 
  57

  Despite a 'number' of similar projects being pulled, the Chelmsford Project will continue...

  by NeverKnew in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this article suggests that there are projects being halted, but chelmsford isn't one of them.

  can someone from the uk tell me if this article was written by a reputable and known publisher?

  plans for huge jehovah's witnesses hq continues.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  wannaexit

  Looks like the construction will continue.
  
• 
  36

  Child Discipline, new article to address Jackson's Royal Commission testimony

  by jwfacts in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  i have published a new article at watchtower corporal punishment, as a response to the testimony that geoff jackson gave at the royal commission.

  it includes the relevant part of the transcript, along with a string of watchtower quotes to show that what he presented was not accurate, and that watchtower translates rod as a literal implement to hit children with.

  .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  wannaexit

  GREAT ARTICLE as always .
  
• 
  15

  News flash - ex-Bethelites protest Watchtower headquarters- Governing Body flees

  by Esse quam videri in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  pandemonium broke out at the headquarters of the watchtower bible and track society as hundreds of former bethel workers protested being released from their assignments and told to vacate the premises.

  the governing body members barely escaped the wrath of the mob, some without the shirt on their backs.

  .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  wannaexit

  ...wrong section.
  
• 
  138

  My Mother Died Two Weeks Ago

  by Perry in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  none of my jehovah's witness relatives called to tell me or my family.

  just found out this morning.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  wannaexit

  These people are brutal . I am so very sorry for your loss and the circumstance you are in .
• 
  5

  The updated Organized book

  by Richard_I in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  the updated organized to do our will book is now up.

  i just skimmed through it very quickly and i think they are more lenient on reporting time now (p. 76):.

  there are essential activities for which time is not counted, such as getting ready for field service, attending themeeting for field service, running errands, and so forth.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  wannaexit

  Whatever it takes to get those hours up.
• 
  22

  How to Read Financial Statements

  by JeffT in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i just put an entry on my blog.

  thought it might be useful in all the discussions about money.

  feel free to post questions or comments either here or on my blog.. http://pathologicallyintellectual.blogspot.com/.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  wannaexit

  I read the whole explanation, but It's too complex for me. From your conclusion the state of watchtower is not as dire as we think it is. Correct??
  
• 
  25

  Circuit Overseer says the Theocretic Ministry School may become a thing of the past

  by Brother Mike in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  my congregation was in charge of host week where the d.o.

  spend the week with a congregation the week before an assembly.

  didn't show up because he was "sick" so the c.o.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  wannaexit

  Where is brother mike these days.....?.
• 
  28

  Remember when you could wear casual clothes to the congregation book study?

  by RULES & REGULATIONS in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i would get home from work,eat dinner,shower and put on jeans,a shirt and gym shoes to the book study.

  then,one day a letter was read where men would need to wear a suit and tie and the woman would have to wear dresses.

  it was stated in a letter that the change was due to, '' giving a better witness to anyone who would watch us walking into our local congregation or a neighbor's house.''.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  wannaexit

  I don't ever remember wearing really casual clothing at the book study. Although most sisters had a hierarchy in their wardrobe. The best for Sunday and Tuesday , then the book study skirt and top and of course the service every day clothes. I guess this would have been a regional thing.

  I know my husband would refuse to wear his jacket and when we attended the bookstudy in a private home, he would wear a sweater. Those were the nights that he wasn't allowed to read or pray. Well that was just fine with him