Posts by OrphanCrow

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Within one minute JW with trolley directs me to JW.org

by steve2 in

i live in relatively small seaside community (regional population around 45,000).

in my ten years here, i've had witnesses call on me perhaps twice (not special visits but during door-to-door).

whereas they once canvassed door-to-door much more frequently - and in larger size service groups - there is quite a decline in their door-knocking - at least in this region.. with the advent of the "trolley" work, their visibility has increased - but i'd estimate only marginally.

OrphanCrow

Huh.

So the gist of it is that the Witnesses are now solely directing traffic to the WTS' website. That is quite a switch in roles. No interest in conversion either. Strange.

Why this shift in direction?

Why the emphasis on website traffic?

A friend of mine told me that 'they' are regularly set up on campus in the city here. She thought it was strange and so out of place and somewhat creepy. Targeting the youth at universities is historically a cult-recruitment tactic that has been widely used in North America.

This latest shift in behavior reeks of recruitment rather than conversion.

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The Theory Of Everything

by 88JM in

question: should able-bodied actors play characters with disabilities?.

i got myself into a bit of a quandary over a discussion on a facebook group.

it was partly based on this article in the guardian:.

OrphanCrow

splash: Rain man? Elephant man? 50 first dates? Monty Python having men play women?
I also remember Sigourney Weaver playing an agorophobic.

To add to your list:

The Other Sister (1999) - Juliette Lewis plays a mentally challenged young woman.

Forest Gump (1994) - Gary Sinese plays Lieutenant Dan who uses a wheelchair after the loss of his legs.

And what about Brad Pitt playing Benjamin Button?

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Starting two days ago - travel for "Chunyun" the world's largest annual festival

by fulltimestudent in

chunyun - the spring festival (or, the chinese new year festival) is coming soon.

and all over china and the chinese diaspora people are excited as they prepare for this festival.

as prosperity has spread through china, more and more people can now afford to travel.

OrphanCrow

Happy New Year!!!!!

Don't forget - it is unlucky to wash your hair on the first day of the New Year.

Good luck and prosperity in the year ahead.

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The best reasonable, rational, intelligent discussion on religion I've ever seen

by TerryWalstrom in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl6e4emx-4k

OrphanCrow

Simon: It sounds like you want to decide what every Christian, Muslim and Atheist does and doesn't believe and what they would say and how they will act.
Seems a little presumptuous to me.

"I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires."

- Susan B. Anthony

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Ony J.W.'s could do this and not question what is going on

by Sour Grapes in

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at the meeting today several elders commented about the wonderful program that they attended yesterday on the new kingdom hall designs.

they said that the new halls are going to be so beautiful with lots of windows and glass panels and that the lights will be kept on in the lobby 24/7 so that you can see into the hall at night and that thousands of these halls must be built.

then five minutes later they are talking about how close the end is and that we will be meeting in basements in the near future.

OrphanCrow

Startrekangel Why build new stuff if the end is so close? It was explained to us when we used our AH for the first time. This building build become educational centers for the resurrected. True story..

Exactly. I don't think the notion of building KHs and buying up property is incongruous with the idea of The End is Near.

After all, everything that is touched by the WTS is magically protected - whatever they own is seen as having Jehovah's favor. Therefore, all that 'stuff' will easily survive Armageddon and be there for the JW New Millennium.

They believe that the day after Armageddon, the faithful JWs will emerge from the basements of the KHs all over the world, take a look around, and be blessed because Jehovah's property survived. And not only that, but all the worldly mansions and property coveted by the faithful will be preserved for them.

It's magic. Jehovah will protect their property from destruction.

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Follow Jehovahs celestial chariot where ever it may go...

by ADJUSTMENTS in

this is the article that kicked off many of the changes that are being made (new kingdumb halls) and the new wbats we see today.

i guess it was their way of saying: "i told you so".... i have to say their brand management, pr staff and rebranding is amazing!

they rival apple when it comes to their level of marketing!!!

OrphanCrow

Jehovah's celestial chariot:

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It must be of concern to the GB with all the information that is been leaked now

by joe134cd in

i was just watching cedars prank call to tomo3.

by the way lloyd very well done and totally funny.

but on a more serious note (and i think what must be of concern to the gb) are the amount of leaks that must be occurring at a senior level or at least by a person who has access to sensitive information.

OrphanCrow

JWgonebad: the whole world will catch 'Jehovah' and higher-ups with their pants down!

Eeeeewwww. You had to do that, didn't you? Now I have this horrible image in my head.

Fat old men with their pants down.

...shudders....

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It must be of concern to the GB with all the information that is been leaked now

by joe134cd in

i was just watching cedars prank call to tomo3.

by the way lloyd very well done and totally funny.

but on a more serious note (and i think what must be of concern to the gb) are the amount of leaks that must be occurring at a senior level or at least by a person who has access to sensitive information.

OrphanCrow

village idiot: In my opinion t's best not to mention this too much because they might read it and be provoked into starting a witch hunt in Bethel.

Village Idiot, (in my opinion) each and every word posted on this site is read by someone within the WTS 'power circle', or, at the very least, by someone appointed to do so.

gda: it would be great if leaks at the senior level were one of the GB's.

Now, there is a possibility that could be believable. Every group of people has dissenters - those who have less power than others are vulnerable to submitting to subversive tactics to get to the top of the pile. Every board of directors in the corporate world has those who are jealous and competitive for power. I don't think the GB are immune to corporate jealousy. They are only human, after all.
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