The policy is that the property manager's wishes (to not distribute literature) may not represent the individual resident's wishes as to religious literature offers. In other words, they will not leave mags at not-at-homes but may still offer magazines door-to-door, unless the householder specifically requests to be placed on the "do not call" list.
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Does No Solicitation equal Put on "Do not Call List"?
by ABibleStudent ini live in a townhome complex.
a few days ago i asked the property manager to ask the local kingdom hall to no longer place wtbts literature (propaganda) at the complex because the area is posted as no solicitation and because the literature is sometimes blown away from doors becoming litter.. today i received a response that the kingdom hall agreed to no longer place literature at the complex and to let him know if wtbts literature is placed at the complex.
i was shocked how easy it was for the kh representative to agree to no longer place literature at the complex.
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one reason for the dumbing down of the org
by Magnum ina lot of us have said that theres been a dumbing down in jw land.
its just not like it used to be especially a few decades ago.
it seems to me that if jw are right and the end of the world is near, the spiritual food should get tastier and more nourishing as time goes on, but it's getting more and more bland and less nourishing.
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JustVisting
Television networks produce tv shows based on the "lowest common denominator" principle, that is, shows must appeal to the "dumbest" members of the target audience. The same is true of the WT literature of late in that it is interesting to the less intelligent members of the target population which, as mentioned above is the third world and immigrant population.
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Disturbing Footnote in Tomorrow's Study Article...
by HeyThere inarticle is basicqlly about families where a spouse is working away from home for an extended period, etc...a foot note says basically that some studies have shown that working away from home can cause serious consequences, such as infidelity, homosexuality, or incest.
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pull it up on jw.org...that is what it says.
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JustVisting
"reports from various countries..." is all you get from WT. This sounds too much like the following:
"Reports are heardof brothers selling their homes and property and planning to finish out the rest of their days in this old system in the pioneer service. Certainly this is a fine way to spend the short time remaining before the wicked world's end." Kingdom Ministry, 5/74, p. 3.
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sold ducks today opposite JW cart
by nugget intoday my husband and i sold plastic ducks for the annual duck racing fund raising event opposite a jw cart.
in the 2hour period we sold over a 100 ducks putting our jw training to good use proactively approaching people, overcoming objections and generally wishing people success.
cantleave went round the local businesses selling to the shops and generally was received positively.
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JustVisting
manning a booth in a place where nobody will recognize you leesens the embarrassment plus it's easy to make your time.
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What words has the WT redefined?
by Splash inthese days, virtually every public talk speaker thinks it's interesting and intellectual to include a dictionary definition of some word.
often the word is in common use and needs no explanation, such as 'exercise', or 'knowledge', or whatever.. now contrast that to all of the words that the wt has it's own meaning for, and referencing a dictionary for the common understanding of it would be viewed unfavourably.. words like 'generation' or 'men' (as in jesus is mediator between god and 'men' - 1tim 2:5-6).. what words have the wt redefined that you know about?
- i'd like to compile a list if possible.. splash.
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JustVisting
A speaker giving the public talk said that the word, "fellow" came from the root word for Nephilim which means "to cause to fall". He says the Nephilim caused others to fall, and so they were called "fellers" and so we get the word "fellow". I'm thinking, ahhhhh...NO.
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Return to the Kingdom Hall!
by One Last Kiss ini recently did just that and had an unexpectedly uplifting experience.
whilst on vacay i was informed by my jw friend (only dimly aware of my faded status) that wed be visiting the local kh .
so there i was, far from home, not been to a kh in over a year and heading to the sunday meeting.
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JustVisting
One Last Kiss: No more paragraph highlighting one-upmanship!
They must not be very tech savy b/c I have seen WT e-copies with yellow high-lighting!
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The Downside of using the name of JEHOVAH
by Terry inexample #1: a child is caught eating a candy bar before bedtime.. .
the child is caught and makes an excuse:.
3. the child is blame-shifting in the name of his father.. .
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JustVisting
That analogy is true only if Tom Smith was actually hired by the Ajax plumbing company. What if Mr. Smith took the van and uniform without consent.
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Who Will the Circuit Overseers "Report" to Now???
by RubaDub ini still do not understand the new structure at this point.. there has to be something between thousands of co's and the gb.
i know there were zone overseers that the do's reported to.. i have spoken to a couple of elders i can talk to frankly and they both said they have no idea.. rub a dub.
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JustVisting
the CO position has suddenly gained importance and a measure of autonomy
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Expect more Crazy as JW.ORG trims the fat and fills the coffers.
by donuthole inwhen rutherford assumed the presidency of the watchtower society he instituted series of sweeping changes to the teachings and practices of the bible students.
some of these changes were at complete odds with what had been taught previously.
a key example was the elevation of the watchtower society as "god's visible organization on earth".
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JustVisting
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the HS and Governing Body, Amen.
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San Diego Convention Rules
by lambsbottom inheard from an elder friend in so.
cal that the san diego convention has new rules this year:.
no ezups or beach umbrellas.
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JustVisting
sparrowdown: "instances of kids dying from heat exhaustion in the 50's", are you kidding me? I had not heard this before, were you there? I was at a DC where a kid drowned in one of the "recommended" hotel pools. That's what happens when you mix poor recreation-starved kids and "free" pool access.