Do you still preach? (page 11)

a friend in need

LW:

Guess you didn't notice, Theo 'has left the buiding'.

So what's your take on that?

a f i n

Rabbit

Needy:

If I was poor and had no hope of getting my next meal anytime soon --- I'd rather be visited by a JW because I know they would not leave anyone stranded. But it still boils down to --- the preaching work is primary, as it is meant to be in religion.
a f i n

W-W-hat...? Let me relate a story to ya...! My wife has a girl-friend who has all kinds of problems...from mental to physical to financial. She can barely function without help from friends and charities. She gets Govt. 'assistance' $552.00/month...out of that she pays $425 -rent, then electric and phone, water & trash. No car. She needs Taxi's & friends to bring her to her many Doctor appts. She has Dental & Vision problems not covered by Medicare...

At the end of each month she has about 3 - 4 Dollars 'left over.' !!

Did you notice I LEFT OUT FOOD ??????????????

Ya' KNOW WHERE SHE GETS FOOD SHE CAN ACTUALLY EAT...??? huh? (yes, I am yelling!)

My wife drives her around to Catholic Charities, Mission _______and one other CHURCH CHARITY !

They also take care of her Teeth and glasses !!! FREE !!!

GUESS WHAT...? THE KINGDOM HALL IS NOT ONE OF THEM, CAUSE THEY ONLY WANT TO FEED YA' WATCHTOWERS & AWAKES ! THAT WILL HELP AN EMPTY STOMACH, HUH ?

During my 35 years in the JW's including 3 years as a full-time 100 hours/month pioneer, I never FED one person ! As a matter of fact, we were always discouraged -- even by Circuit Overseers, not to even study with "people like that," people who could not comprehend what we had to offer. After all...Jehovah would take care of them ! And of course -- we sure did not want a Bi-Polar woman with a 'lazy eye' who was on anti-psychotic drugs -- going from door-to-door -- WOULD WE ??? No telling what "they" might say !!

When she goes to THOSE church charities -- they don't ask if she's a member...they don't want to start a Bible study with them. They want to help them. Volunteers...staff these places.

I truly believe you need to be homeless or at least in a poor persons shoes, before you open your mouth again to say what you did !

Yes, I am pissed...and tired of you talking down to people, too

RABBIT

little witch

Thankyou for sharing that Rabbit. I understand your frustration with those who just don't get it.

a friend in need

Rabbit:

What makes you think you know all there is to know about poverty. Your wife's friend has it tons better than I had it growing up. Try taking away the only income she has and then living with the rest of her problems. Thanks to some witnesses taking the time AND assistance, we have pulled ourselves out of poverty. They were the only ones who NEVER looked down their noses at us in our raggety clothes. Walk in my shoes before you tell me how rotten some people have it.

a f i n

outoftheorg

HI AFIN.

Quite a statement you just made about how bad you had things.

Being born in to a jw family in 1935 and having been an elder for aprox 5 years, I am astonished.

I never saw such loving help for the destitute as you describe receiving.

I DON'T BELIEVE A WORD YOU SAID.

Outoftheorg

a friend in need

outoftheborg:

As lofty as you seem to think your credetials are, they don't mean squat to me. Believe me or don't -- why should anyone care at all?

a f i n

Valis

and as one would imagine this thread begins the slow spiral downwards...

Sincerely,

District Overbeer

Rabbit

Needy:

Rabbit:
#1.What makes you think you know all there is to know about poverty. #2. Your wife's friend has it tons better than I had it growing up. Try taking away the only income she has and then living with the rest of her problems. Thanks to some witnesses taking the time AND assistance, #3.we have pulled ourselves out of poverty. They were the only ones who NEVER looked down their noses at us in our raggety clothes. #4. Walk in my shoes before you tell me how rotten some people have it.(#'s & ______ care of Rabbit)

What an asinine arguement and reply...

#1. I never said I knew 'personally' anything about poverty...I did not live that way. I did relate what a person in very unfortunate circumstances in experiencing. I have eyes, too.

#2. "Your wife's friend has it tons better than I had it growing up." And how would YOU know that ? How would I know anything about you ?

#3. You "pulled" yourself out, eh? That mean YOU had the ABILITY to help yourselves. The woman in my story -- DOES NOT ! If Witnesses helped you and you weren't a JW -- that is commendable and very unusual -- not anywhere near the 'norm'

#4. YOU are the one who said the ridiculous statement about facing your last meal and hoping it would be a JW with 'Spiritual Food' instead edible food. (para-phrased)

RABBIT

Atilla

Thanks to some witnesses taking the time AND assistance, we have pulled ourselves out of poverty. They were the only ones who NEVER looked down their noses at us in our raggety clothes.

AFIN,

What you say above is great but a little good doesn't excuse a lot of bad things that JW's have done. Also, you have set yourself up as boob, most likely to be indebted forever due to the JW's spiritual and material assistance. Also, could you go to the meeting in those raggety clothes, have parts or give answers in those same clothes. Maybe for the the first month, but after that they would probably drag you to Goodwill to pick out some nice used dress clothes.

willyloman

this thread begins the slow spiral downwards...

Not so fast. Room 215's succinct comment was pretty lofty.

Do you still preach?

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