Posts by Queequeg

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Jehovah's Witness Governing Body Member, Guy Pierce. Can anyone give me the back story? Any interesting info?

by Balaamsass in

members of the governing body are "public figures", so i used a full name.

i am doing a research project.

did anyone know him or his first wife?.

Queequeg

Dealt with him a bit at a convention. He was definitely "in control" of things (short man complex?). He had a brief conversation with me and a c.o. about being in the construction business (he mentioned California and Hawaii it think, it's been a few years so don't quote me!)and that holding on to tools was not materialism, just common sense. Of course, at the time, I was happy to hear that since I like to buy tools!!! My impression was typical high muckymuck jw style. Great "guy" if he likes you, nightmare if he doesn't. Apparently, he was ok with me because he invited me to interview Bethel applicants, which I was told was usually held out for Bethel or former Bethel elders(not me!). Yay!!!! The invitation was "YOU... come with me...". Very not "humble". But he was nice to me... so I was ok with him!!!

Queequeg

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What Are The Funniest Sitcoms That You Have Enjoyed?

by minimus in

jw
friends

i was watching the beverly hillbillies the other night and i have to say, the writing and the acting was terrific!.

another classic is all in the family.

loved that show!.

Queequeg

#1 Father Ted!!!

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Conti Trial Transcripts and Court Documents of Attorney Zalkin's cases of 5 victims WT settled out-of-court, San Diego, all available to download using MediaFire

by AndersonsInfo in

the conti trial transcripts have been uploaded using mediafire.. .

conti trial transcript: http://www.mediafire.com/?oj940x48xuuaa.

the public domain court documents for the 5 victims wt settled out-of-court case in may-june 2012, attorney irwin zalkin, san diego, calif., have been uploaded using mediafire:.

Queequeg

Yesssss!!!!!!!!!

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Watchtower and Anonymous Links, Updates, News, etc.

by DT in

i wanted to consolidate a lot of the information about the attack of anonymous against the watchtower society.

if you disagree with the tactics of anonymous, that's fine.

this information may still be useful as the public is made more aware of the the dangerous policies of the watchtower society.

Queequeg

OOPS! James, that was supposed to be "project chanology".

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Watchtower and Anonymous Links, Updates, News, etc.

by DT in

i wanted to consolidate a lot of the information about the attack of anonymous against the watchtower society.

if you disagree with the tactics of anonymous, that's fine.

this information may still be useful as the public is made more aware of the the dangerous policies of the watchtower society.

Queequeg

James Woods, take a look at "Operation Chanology" on wikipedia for info. about Anonymous vs. Scientology.

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Let's talk music!

by BreathoftheIndianNose in

jw
friends

what is your favorite band/artist right now?

what music do we need to know about?

frank ocean is my addiction right now.

Queequeg

Balkan Beat Box

Tomer Yosef

Palenke Soul Tribe

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CO Visits... Are elders honest about the TRUE state of the congregation?

by Alfred in

this question is really for elders or ex-elders (or ministerial servants in the know).... did you find that some elders would tend to "white-wash" the true state of the congregation when they had their sit-down with the co every 6 months?.

did some elders feel pressure to hide certain things from a co for fear of being "removed" from the boe?.

(judging by the "fakeness" that some elders displayed during co visits, i have to wonder whether they were really worried about being removed for not seeking out inactives or encouraging more participation during the wt study, book study or fs...).

Queequeg

As a ministerial servant I was assigned the territories. No one explained to me that the congregation(elders) might experience the shame of having an outside group assigned to help them cover their territory. So, when the secretary(or was it the service overseer... who cares!) would call me in a panic a few weeks before the co visit telling me I needed to get the unworked territories turned in, I would think "that's kind of dishonest" and blow it off. That was back when I really believed that it was the "truth" and that things should work in an honest fashion. Oops.

In one of my first meetings as an "elder" with the co, the co asked the po what we had done to fix the terrible state of shepherding in the congregation. The po (a man who really should have been a career polititian), looked the the co in the eye and said very confidently, "we've addressed that brother Nelson". Technically, that was true because it was discussed in a previous elders meeting, but nothing had actually been done about it. I found out later that there were couples who had been begging for "shepherding" because their marriages were falling apart, who moved to other congregations (the marriages still failed) to get some help.

Also, it appears to be helpful to have a world class golf course in your area. Pray for circuit overseers who golf...A nice day of golf, paid for by the po and his cronies seems to be very helpful in shaping the "true state" of the congregation for the co.

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the Ireland branch--> issues over the years

by WildeLover in

hi all.

the irish branch has had lots of drama over the years from john may in the 1980s to the recent removal of practically all the branch committee in the mid noughties to its being closed down quite recently.. i heard on the grapevine that two of the branch committee had actually come to physical blows and there was blood on the carpet.. also many many witnesses spoke of the totalitarian environment there.. does anyone have anything further to corroborate or add to this?.

wildelover.

Queequeg

Feck...arrrrse...girrrrls!

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Did you ever "feel" the holy spirt "apon you"?

by highdose in

jw
friends

some jw's claimed that when they were out door to door that they could feel the angels guiding them and jehovahs spirt apon them.. others claimed this when having prayed felt a sense of calm afterwards.

self induced?

physcological suggestion?.

Queequeg

I thought I did...nope, it was just gas...

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Land SELL-OFF DREAMING BIG

by Refriedtruth in

jehovah's witnesses' land sell-off has brooklyn dreaming bigcrain's new york business - amanda fung-1 hour ago.

at stake are 34 mint-condition properties in brooklyn heights and dumbo that the jehovah's witnesses spent decades accumulating and now are considering ...it's always has been about the money...they talk about pristine real estate and the excellent pool of skilled craftsmen/women .

hey what about the paradise for my family 4 generations that slaved?.

Queequeg

Mrs. Queequeg pointed out the last sentence of this article that says the neighborhood will miss the skilled craftsmen.

Uh, the Bethelites take a Vow Of Poverty, and are not supposed to take side jobs while they are working at Bethel. This has been in force for a long time.

So, the neighborhood is gonna miss the Bethel workforce for something that they are not supposed to be doing!

Isolate them Governing Body! Yes, that's the answer!!!