My post must be invisible because after I posted two links two more people felt the need to post the same links..
Makes you not want to even bother. I could understand if there were a lot of posts but.....*sigh*
Snoozy
(not the first time )
i am just wondering what is the legality of obtaining your own personall information once you have disassociated yourself from this organization.
smiddy.
My post must be invisible because after I posted two links two more people felt the need to post the same links..
Makes you not want to even bother. I could understand if there were a lot of posts but.....*sigh*
Snoozy
(not the first time )
http://www.pioneer-service.co.uk/.
everything you need to organize for the ministry... snoozy..who knows a bargain when she sees one...
http://www.pioneer-service.co.uk/
Everything you need to organize for the ministry..
Snoozy..who knows a bargain when she sees one..
i am just wondering what is the legality of obtaining your own personall information once you have disassociated yourself from this organization.
smiddy.
In case anyone is interested..the link to JW Facts on getting your records..
http://www.jwfacts.com/watchtower/experiences/personal-files-privacy-act-1988.php
Quote:"
There is a wealth of forms and corresponding documentation that are held in the files of both active and disfellowshipped Jehovah's Witnesses. Considering there are 7 million publishers and another 1 percent of Jehovah's Witnesses that are disfellowshipped every year (over 60,000), that is a lot of filing cabinets.
Why bother to go through all the effort and emotions to gain access to these files? To remove some of the mystique and prove that the Watchtower Society is not above the law. Though its leaders hide behind terms such as "directed by holy spirit" and "faithful and discreet slave" to dictate to and Lord it over glassy eyed followers, it is simply a legal, worldly corporation run by men. (End of Quote)"
ps..I couldn't have said it better.."simply a corporation run by men."
Snoozy
i am just wondering what is the legality of obtaining your own personall information once you have disassociated yourself from this organization.
smiddy.
I wrote them and tried to get a copy of my disassociation leter from them..they refused. Said it was their private property now.
I am sure if I got a lawyer he could pursuade them to send me a copy..
But so not worth it.
Snoozy..going to read what JW facts has to say about it..
i noted in a thread on kingdom hall remodelling that some mentioned that a call for donations of gold jewellery was made from the platform.
since this sounds like something that would have been presented by a part on the service meeting and therefore noted in the kingdom ministry schedule, can anyone recall the specifics of this?
if so, how recently?
They follow the money..and China!
It's all about the money!
Quote:"Well, there seem to be four primary theories for why China is buying up so much gold right now.
#1 A Hedge Against Inflation
Already we are starting to see some very serious inflation in China. In particular, food inflation threatens to spiral out of control. In an inflationary environment, gold is always a good investment.
#2 An Alternative To U.S. Treasuries
Over the past decade, China has invested very, very heavily in U.S. Treasuries. In fact, the U.S. government owes China nearly a trillion dollars at this point. However, over the last year or two China has dramatically slowed down their purchases of U.S. Treasuries and they have been actively seeking out alternative investments. Gold has always been a very safe investment, and with the world financial system so unstable right now it makes a lot of sense to invest in gold.
#3 A Lack Of Faith In Paper Currencies
Over the past decade, China has accumulated a gigantic pile of foreign exchange reserves, but lately paper currencies such as the euro and the U.S. dollar have become increasingly unstable. The European sovereign debt crisis threatens to collapse the euro at any moment. Quantitative easing 2 and the tax cut deal that Barack Obama and the Republicans are trying to push through Congress are causing the rest of the globe to lose a tremendous amount of faith in the U.S. dollar. In this type of environment, holding paper currencies has become much less attractive.
#4 Preparing For The Coming Financial Collapse
It doesn't take a genius to figure out that we are living in the greatest debt bubble in the history of the world and that at some point the world financial system is going to crash. When that happens, the safest place to be will be in precious metals and other commodities. The Chinese have been busy gobbling up gold, silver and many other commodities, and so whether they mean to or not, they are positioning themselves to weather the coming financial storm better than most other nations.
Once again, it is always hard to tell exactly what China is doing. Perhaps in six months or a year China will change course again. But right now China is gobbling up huge amounts of gold, and if this continues it is going to create a huge imbalance in global financial markets.
In fact, if all of this Chinese gold buying goes on long enough, it could blow out many of those who are holding significant short positions in gold.
But it is not just the Chinese government that has caught "gold fever" these days" (End of Quote.).
Snoozy
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819 f. 2d 875 - paul v. watchtower bible and tract society of new york inc. .
http://openjurist.org/819/f2d/875/paul-v-watchtower-bible-and-tract-society-of-new-york-inc. bangalore.
1987?
Snoozy
Now I wonder if he had been gay, Black, they could have used the hate crime against them for shunning/disfellowshipping him?
That might have worked...
Don't you hate it when someone tells you something you know isn't right and yet they really believe it? How frustrating is that..
When it's your mom it's even worse.
Don't worry, maybe dementia will set in soon on her and you can have all kinds of fun
Snoozy..who tries to make all situations fun..
the cover is showing a happy family on a weekend trip.
i corrected the title according to the watchtower doctrine.. .
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I didn't know any witness families that looked like that but I do know a few worldly families that look like that..healthy and happy..
it's bad enough that i am being shunned in real life by my family in ohio who i had always been close to.
ever since i have had at least one dream a week about being around my family but they refuse to talk to me.. will the dreams ever stop?
how can i make them stop?.
I wonder what would happen if the Ex JW's went back constantly to the hall and talked to everyone like nothing happened..would they get kicked out?..Issued a restraining order against them?
One of those things that make you go Hmmmmmm???
As far as I know there is no rule against the Ex JW talking to them..
Snoozy..who has no interest in finding out..
yes, the latest watchtower is upon us.
it opens with a typically outlandish article on marriage.
here are a few of the headlines:.
If that is a study article somebody needs to raise their hand and ask what they are
Snoozy