i've asked afew witnesses at work and around town about no more bookstudy.........they are all so relieved!
one elder with four kids said..."it will make things alot easier, with rushing home from work, the society understands our needs.
"......another brother said: "it's great, now we can go to the cinema on half price tuesday's!
Now that seems like a realistic reason. We have known for years that the legal department has the real power at bethel. I knew it couldn't be that the GB actually cared about people having to use their gas. And my pet theory- that it is for "message control" is true- but I don't think that the GB actually worries too much about that.
The lawyers at Patterson- bingo. I think we have a winner.
my best friend chris, works as a supervisor for a construction company has some jehovies that work for him, the other day he was saying how he thinks that they take advantage of the fact that they need time off to go to meetings, and special events.
he goes on to tell me that they must leave early mondays, tuesdays, thursdays and fridays, also they never want to work weekends because of their service time.
i started laughing and told him that he should just fire them, because they are taking advantage of his kindness and that the jws do not have that many meetings.
It seems to me that he is just allowing himself to be taken advantage of. If they are on salary, convert them to hourly and pay them for the hours they work. If he needs someone to work weekends, hire them. If they cant be converted to salary base their compensation on the amount of work performed. All in all, quit complaining and be the boss already.
on another thread purporting to start a discussion of this work, some suggested that it be restarted in a new thread, as the consideration there had begun in a polluted way and had only stayed at that level.
since things poorly begun usually end worse, i am starting the thread as some have requested.
i am currently beginning to read age of reason, and will return to it from time to time as time itself allows.
Now if we could just convince the current crop of politicians to live up to that legacy.
this is a baseball tribute thread.
please post anything and everything about baseball memories, the game, your favorite team, players opinions on the designated hitter rule.
baseball brings back the magical feelings of childhood and tagging along with my older siblings to the little league games played at the parks my mother worked when she was the art director for mobile parks and recreation.
He's 9. And what do you expect- Little League distracts from preaching, teaches a competitive spirit (not) and provides lots of bad association (other 9 year olds)
Go Yankees!!!
on another thread purporting to start a discussion of this work, some suggested that it be restarted in a new thread, as the consideration there had begun in a polluted way and had only stayed at that level.
since things poorly begun usually end worse, i am starting the thread as some have requested.
i am currently beginning to read age of reason, and will return to it from time to time as time itself allows.
Interesting, Ben Franklin ever the pragmatist, didn't actually disagree with Paine, he just pointed to the results if people en masse rejected religion.
The point that Franklin misses, I think, is that when someone is taught to reject "vice" because of certain natural, negative consequences, there is a better likelihood of success among most people. If they are taught to reject vice because of the power of an "Almighty Punisher", they will be obedient so long as they believe in the "Almight Punisher." Once their believe breaks down, so does all resolve at avoiding vice.
I just finished reading "Age of Reason" last night. (took a few detours in reading other stuff along the way) A couple of thoughts:
I would love to offer the work to more intellectual JW's as "astounding logical reasonings of one of the Founding Fathers" and see how long before the book gave them a "flat tire of faith"
this is a baseball tribute thread.
please post anything and everything about baseball memories, the game, your favorite team, players opinions on the designated hitter rule.
baseball brings back the magical feelings of childhood and tagging along with my older siblings to the little league games played at the parks my mother worked when she was the art director for mobile parks and recreation.
I have to say, I totally agree with this thread. One of the greatest joys I have had since being freed is coaching my son's little league team. The feeling of exhiliration when he throws three strikes is beyond compare. (Much better than convincing someone that there is a new system!!???!!) As someone who was raised "in" I am living vicariously through him- no doubt pushing him excessively sometimes... (I'm a dad- what do you want??)
I cant believe this was off limits. Something so good. The JWs had it all wrong. Just glad I realized this in time.
i apologize if this has been discusses before.
a few months ago publishers were told not to hand in individual study reports for bible studies.
remember, we had to hand in a separate report for each bible study with name and address of bible student.
The bible study slips were a waste of time and paper. Some new GB must have been a Secretary at one point and knew that no one reads them. The pioneers diligently fill them out thinking that they are part of an important record keeping process. Then they are dumped in the round file most of the time.l
i had to hunt high and low for this video, finally found it.
it's from his 2001 'music jamboree' series... hilarious!
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=hnfi0vu9vyg.
wow. really embarassing!!!
have you seen this?
its hilarious.
i don't think he did jws but he would have a great time.. http://www.sundancechannel.com/series/john_safran_vs_god.
Let me know if you find it. We crack up to this guy. He's on late every Monday.
have you seen this?
its hilarious.
i don't think he did jws but he would have a great time.. http://www.sundancechannel.com/series/john_safran_vs_god.
Have you seen this? Its hilarious. I don't think he did JWs but he would have a great time.
