I can tell you the part about the bros being safe "at this point" in Grafton is a total beatup. I live close to this area and have lived in Grafton briefly. It floods most years there, so the locals are used to it and take the precautions that previous generations taught them. This last rain event was barely a blip on the radar in that area. It wasn't even classed as moderate flooding.
Update on brothers in flood areas of Australia - follow carefully the directions of the FDS
by Bonnie_Clyde 14 Replies latest jw friends
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sir82
Yeah, cuz JWs wouldn't know to "Keep your head above water in a flood" unless the "faithful slave" told them to do so.
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Roski
I couldn't help but think about the JW spin doctors during the post flood clean up.The generosity of the general public - to date - in helping with the clean up and the general assistance people gave to others, as well as the very quick and well organised responses of both local government, charity organisations, individuals and businesses, must surely make the spin doctors edit their own rhetoric. The girl I work with spent one day helping people who live in a beautiful home overlooking the river and lamenting about all the beautiful things they lost. I've not heard any comments about who can afford to pay for help or who can't - from what I see everyone was treated equally. Makes me think back to when I bought the nonsense about how the witnesses did it better. In reality though - no doubt there have been lots of JW's who help out their neighbours, especially in more remote areas. It is a little more dificult to ignore your neighbours inthose areas.
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doofdaddy
So true Roski.
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penny2
Queensland authorities have been spot on in dealing with the disasters in that state. The Premier Anna Bligh cannot be faulted in how she has handled it.
I doubt the FDS even knows what's going on in Australia, especially if they are talking about the "governing body." Did they tell the JWs in the path of the cyclone to fill up their bath tubs with water in case their water supply gets cut off?