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  1. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    A "Man Year" is considered to be 50 weeks per year, times 40 hours per week, with a theoretical 2 week vacation every year. That means One "Man-Year" equals 2,000 hours a year, so for 25 years that is 50,000 hours. It takes about 50,000 hours, on the average, to get ONE new Jehovah's Witness Convert, who will stay in the "fold", his entire lifetime. I cheated. I got married, and had three children, and raised them to adulthood to be strong, independent, thinking people. All three ( to the best of my knowledge ...) are very strong and active in theocratic activity and are progressing wonderfully. They know the difference between what is Truth, and what is drivel, and ignore the drivel. My oldest Son was recently made an Elder. The fact of the matter is ... it is quicker, and less work to create new children, and raise them in the Truth, than it is to go from door to door, to bring people to Jehovah That is .... if you are looking for permanent, long term results. Of course, that has been my experience .... results will vary with each "Publishers" personality and perspective on life, which will be reflected in type and style, and content of his Ministry. And pure, dumb luck. Of course, I will never know how they all turned out at the end of their lives, as I will be dead.
  2. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    I do try to do that ... when I play Poker with the guys from the Motorcycle Club, the object is to take the other guys heart out, and eat it. Or, as Sherlock Holmes once said ... "The game is afoot!" Family Guy - Learning About Religion.mp4
  3. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    There are many "Moments of Truth", in every form of human endeavor. Seinfeld The Marine Biologist.mp4
  4. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    wej poH yoDSutmey tuQ Sol ghajbogh neH … loS poH ghaH 'Iv ro' yong wa'DIch. Trois fois armé, c'est celui qui se dispute juste ... et quatre fois celui qui se fait poing en premier. Three times armed is he who has his quarrel just ... and four times he who gets his fist in first.
  5. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    How worldly  totally un-Christian attitude  Yeah, I know .... I guess I am a "work in progress" One night in Downtown Charlotte, some brothers and I were doing midnight "Hotel to Hotel" Witnessing, talking to bored Night Clerks at the front desk, and when it was the other Brother's turn to do the talking, I would, to cover some expenses, go outside and roll some drunks. I am 6'-6" tall, and they are de-ruuunk, so no one gets hurt, and I get a lot of loose change. .... never had any complaints. I like to think of it as an impromptu Alcoholics Anonymous encounter. .... after subtracting for expenses, and a small surcharge, I do contribute half to the Worldwide Work.  Â
  6. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    This is NOT EVIDENCE that indicates the Bible is correct. It is a theory that MIGHT be evidence that the Bible is correct. There is a difference. a BIG difference! Do not become self deluded because you WANT something to be true. That is the difference between GOOD Detectives ... and bad detectives. Bad detectives base their conclusions on what they WANT to be true. Archaeologists very often base their conclusions on what will generate the most grant money, so that they can pay their mortgages, and get lil' Debbie's teeth fixed, and how maxed out their credit cards are.
  7. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    I forget where I read it, and it was probably talking about the card game Poker, but... "It is immoral to let a sucker keep his money!". It does have a certain cynical, yet pragmatic, ring to it. Â
  8. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    I agree..... and in order to further your altruistic viewpoint, and upbeat perspective on life, and to help in any way to assist you in remaining humble, I would like to invite you and your wife to come to my home and do free yard work for a year. I do not live in a dilapidated mansion, but there is also plenty of carpentry work and painting to do. When you return home in 2020, you can bask in the glow of a job well done. I know it's a lot to expect, but I will do my best to work you hard every day.
  9. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    John Butler: Very interesting take on life. I would be interested in knowing how it all works out over time. I believe you are being taken advantage of ... but that is not mine to call. Giving freely to Millionaires is a double edged sword. My philosophy is like the Motto on U.S. Money. "In God We Trust" ..all others pay cash.
  10. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    Unfortunately ... your observation, and Shiwiii's. are quite fair and accurate. That is why, on average, it takes 25 MAN-YEARS of witnessing to bring one new person into the "Truth", who will stay a lifetime.
  11. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    Shiwiii: Think of it this way ... A Police Department, because of their power and authority, MUST be as pure and blameless as the driven snow .... yet, they still have to recruit from flawed humans, some more advanced, smart, and people of dedication and integrity ... and some .... not so much. The same thing is true of ANY religion TRYING to serve God in "the right way". At the foremost of this, is Jehovah's Witnesses. Just as a Police Department has methods and means to weed out graft, corruption, and hidden evil .. usually relegated to an "Internal Affairs" department ... so to Jehovah's Witnesses need methods and means to have an organization that is honest, competent, properly focused, and free from evil, as defined by Jehovah God, and the Bible. The Elders getting into everybody's "business" is an attempt to keep the "Department" responsible, and the "Officers" (Jws) on the right track(s) ... not only for their own best interests ... but for the best interests of the "Department", and to properly serve their "employer", Jehovah God. The JW "Internal Affairs" Department. Yes, there is sometimes a problem in the execution of any plans... in any human endeavor ..re-engineering humans to be better by people themselves flawed is always problematic. "Stuff Happens" ...... "Stuff" ALWAYS happens. A human NOT one of Jehovah's Witnesses has the complete freedom to do what they want, or can manage. The people that DO have integrity .... where did they get it? It's not ALWAYS just a matter of you either having integrity ... or you don't. As a Barbarian who had to LEARN integrity (hopefully ...) I can tell you .. if you WANT to be part of the solution to human foibles, rather than the CAUSE ... you HAVE to know what that higher standard is, and be determined, or even guided, or pushed into following that standard. Hopefully the "pushers" really do know what they are doing, and do it correctly. You would not want a police officer that ONLY stole 15%, or perverted Justice, knowing he would never be caught. ..... etc. It is an experimental and hazardous process at best ... sometimes a Policeman shoots the wrong person. Such is life on Earth, among the Sons and Daughters of DNA. Get it?
  12. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    If Robots have sex, and manufacture little Robots ... are batteries included?
  13. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    This was tyhe subject that prompted me Shakespearean extrapolation.
  14. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    The public cares NOTHING about truth, and will re-arrange facts and select supporting opinions endlessly to fit their agenda.
  15. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    Why has the U.S. government never apologized for Hiroshima and Nagasaki? When Nations have irreconcilable differences .... like "I want your oil and copper for free ..."warfare is an acceptable way to resolve that, on the battlefield. No nation on Earth today , and not even in ancient Israel, was warfare considered murder.... IF you declare war. Japan had already bombed Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 .... BEFORE warfare was declared ... by somewhere around an hour. They were treated according to how they treated others .... and at this time were at war with China, as well. The Japanese were unrivaled Barbarians on the battlefield ... EXCEPTIONALLY cruel and vicious. In the above list of "details", much of it is after the fact opinions.... not actual facts... and is about 70% bogus in the recounting of it. The Japanese national personality was such that they would NEVER have capitulated, and stopped fighting, unless the apparent force that binds the Universe together was used against them. Based on battle experience across the Pacific Theater of War, it was estimated that 1 million American soldier's lives would be lost beating down Japan, and 4 million Japanese lives. THE USA purchased 700,000 Purple Heart Medals, most of which were never used, and that purchase is still being used today. Two Atomic Bombs saved about 5 million lives, at a cost of about 250,000 lives, but that is irrelevant. This was ALSO revenge for the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, a day that will forever be remembered as a day of infamy. This overwhelming show of force was necessary to prevent the NEXT Atomic War ..... .... and so far ...... IT HAS.
  16. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    That is exactly what happened to me. It was cleared up in less than 20 seconds.
  17. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    Every once in awhile Elders DO have some common sense. Circa 1982 I had invited a Sister up from Los Angeles to visit me in Concord, California near San Francisco. We were going to spend the weekend together, and I had made arrangements for her to stay at another Sisters house Saturday night, but we got back from our date about 3AM, and rather than disturb the host Sister, we went to my townhouse, and she slept in my bed, and I slept on the sofa, downstairs. She flew back to LA Sunday morning, and Sunday afternoon at the meeting ( apparently the host Sister had talked to him) an Elder taps me on the shoulder and asks me, without any preamble at all "Where did Barbara sleep last night?" I told him, and that was the end of that.
  18. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    Toasters and cars !! ? YIKES!
  19. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    As Queen Gertrude said, in iambic pentameter in Shakespear's HAMLET, Act III, Scene II (paraphrased): " ... Methinks BillyTheKid46 doth protest too much ...." Reminds me of when my younger sister, about five years old, came in with one of her friends from playing in the yard, and asked our Mother: "Can I get a bowl of milk? Not gonna give it to the cat."
  20. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    Could be worse! ..........
  21. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    If you control all speech in every medium ... you get NO WARNING when fuses are lit.
  22. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    In all things where you are getting advice from someone else .... especially those who pay NO PRICE WHATSOEVER IF THEIR ADVICE SCREWS UP YOUR LIFE ... you have to consider their history of being right ... and being wrong. What is their overall credibility? Is their thinking sound.. or delusional? Gravity Electricity Wind .mp4
  23. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    There are none so thirsty, as those who have no water. DOH! And now, we return you to the latest episode of TV.JW.ORG, already in progress ........... 2 CHAIR pORNEA .mp4 Gravity Electricity Wind .mp4
  24. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    I am never surprised how MANY people live in a fantasy world where they expect those that do NOT live in a fantasy world to be FAIR. It is at the same time sad ... and laughable ! If you control the troops, and rifles, and bayonets .... you can claim anything you want ... AND ENFORCE IT.
  25. James Thomas Rook Jr.
    There is a LOT of money, prestiege, accolades, and status to be had in making yourself into a fortune teller, Shaman, Witch Doctor, Snake-Oil Salesman, Prophet, Prognosticator, Savant, Priest, Counselor, Governing Body, or Elder. A LOT of money! Technically ... it may not be yours ... but you control it ... without any accountability whatsoever, to those footing the bill. Not your "followers". Not even the IRS. ... even if you have taken a vow of poverty ... you fly Business Class, and stay in very fine hotels, sleep warm, eat well, and have a staff to do anything you want done. It is a VERY FINE OCCUPATION, much to be sought after, .... if you can keep up the razzle-dazzle .... and keep down your gag reflex.
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