Posts by OrphanCrow

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Interview with Zimbabwe's Minister of Tourism at JW HQ

by OrphanCrow in

zimbabwe has been under the rule of a dictator since 1980. robert mugabe, the president of zimbabwe, is notorious for his ruthless ways of dealing with the problems of a post-colonial country.

his land reforms resulted in much economic hardship for the people of zimbabwe and anyone who was a white farmer in zimbabwe suffered dire consequences as a result of mugabe's land grabs post-2000.

the atrocities against the people of zimbabwe have been documented by cathy buckle and i have personally heard of the violence against those opposed to mugawbe's policies.. some comments from a 2003 article about robert mugabe:.

OrphanCrow

From this link here:

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/285370002/similarities-between-witnesses-wwll-witnesses-under-rulership-robert-mugabe-zimbabwe

joe134: ...I was having a conversation with a black brother from Zimbabwe while out in field service about the persecution the brothers would be enduring under the rulership of Robert Mugabe. To my surprise this brother actually said the exact opposite to what I thought. Robert Mugabe is quite favourable to the witnesses And prefers to have them working for him in none political roles e.g grounds men, cleaners etc. Because of political neutrality they arnt a threat to his ideals. Interestingly to I note that recently there was an international convention there, and I can't help but wonder if this was a political ploy to perhaps convert the masses to an organisation that will allow him to carry on unhindered. What I think to is this would of also allowed him to improve his public image with the locals e.g foreign currency /spending etc.. As let's face it at the time what other westerner would want to visit Zimbabwe.

And a later comment in that same thread (to add - oops, I see that Searcher posted the same thing earlier on this thread too):

The Searcher: I spoke (at a convention) with a white brother from Zimbabwe who related the story of a young black Zimbabwean man who was fleeing for his life from a group of men who wanted to kill him. He evaded a terrible death by running into a Kingdom Hall where he was hidden by the J.W.'s attending. The young man was Robert Mugabe. The brother also informed me that Morgan Tsvangurai warned the Witnesses a few years ago, that once he had dealt with Mugabe, he was going to deal with them.
This explains the enigma of Zimbabwe's tolerance of J.W.'s.

Can anyone confirm or deny this story?

Searcher? I find this story to be quite interesting. Especially now that Mugabe is gone and Tsvangurai is poised to share in the power re-structuring of Zimbabwe. That story of Mugabe being rescued by JWs - is that another of the those JW legends or is there any truth to it?

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Interview with Zimbabwe's Minister of Tourism at JW HQ

by OrphanCrow in

zimbabwe has been under the rule of a dictator since 1980. robert mugabe, the president of zimbabwe, is notorious for his ruthless ways of dealing with the problems of a post-colonial country.

his land reforms resulted in much economic hardship for the people of zimbabwe and anyone who was a white farmer in zimbabwe suffered dire consequences as a result of mugabe's land grabs post-2000.

the atrocities against the people of zimbabwe have been documented by cathy buckle and i have personally heard of the violence against those opposed to mugawbe's policies.. some comments from a 2003 article about robert mugabe:.

OrphanCrow

Now it is over.

The fat lady has sang.

Mugabe is finished.

He resigned just as impeachment proceedings got under way.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/21/africa/robert-mugabe-resigns-zimbabwe-president/index.html

Harare, Zimbabwe (CNN)Robert Mugabe resigned as Zimbabwe's President after 37 years of autocratic rule on Tuesday, finally succumbing to the pressure of a military takeover and the humiliation of impeachment.
The announcement came minutes into a joint session of the Zimbabwean Parliament in Harare, convened to prise the 93-year-old from power.
As the Speaker read out a letter from Mugabe, lawmakers broke out in thunderous applause. The impeachment proceedings were immediately suspended.
In the streets outside, crowds erupted in rapturous celebrations, dancing and cheering in joy, raising their fists and waving Zimbabwean flags.

Opening a Restaurant

by compound complex in

jw
friends

a friend and i were talking today about a child-friendly restaurant she wants to open.

the accommodations will suit the small stature of children, their food likes, a decor that pleases little guys and gals.

she said to me, "you're children only once.

OrphanCrow

By the way, Coco, I missed the part that she was your student.

I thought you were Uncle Coco and I know that uncles carry a special weight with their nieces!

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Opening a Restaurant

by compound complex in

jw
friends

a friend and i were talking today about a child-friendly restaurant she wants to open.

the accommodations will suit the small stature of children, their food likes, a decor that pleases little guys and gals.

she said to me, "you're children only once.

OrphanCrow

coco: Personally, I have been naive in such matters and given out more than had been taken in.

Me too. The bane of the creative ones.

We are just so happy to be doing what we like that we blissfully meander along, giving away ourselves for free and then wondering, looking back, where it all went wrong

I could have been a good business person - if I had learned early on that money is the goal instead of happiness.

Happiness will look after itself. Money won't

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Opening a Restaurant

by compound complex in

jw
friends

a friend and i were talking today about a child-friendly restaurant she wants to open.

the accommodations will suit the small stature of children, their food likes, a decor that pleases little guys and gals.

she said to me, "you're children only once.

OrphanCrow

Coco: It is not about the money, she reassured me.

I know she is only eleven years old, Coco, but you need to nip this one in the bud.

Change this narrative if you truly want her to be happy and successful. "Not about the money" is a noble enough position but it doesn't translate well into making dreams come true.

Little girls (small women) need to be taught that it IS about the money. Money is how you measure business success.

Chase the dream...with money in hand and money as the goal. That dream will come true then. Make money an integral part of the equation and Lacey will be running that restaurant with flying colors.

Good luck little woman :)

*to add - if she doesn't make it about the money, someone else will and there she will be...just standing in line to join the ranks of the brightest and most creative who make other people rich

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Its Knorr day the 8th of Russell today

by Lostandfound in

in the panda paradise, promisd repeatedly for decades, old bc and ad dating must go, as will months named for roman gods and such like as well of course as the days also are named from pagan origins, have th gb on earth or their now heavenly prdcessors, sorted this out so that roght after the big a we start counting years as fom am, after armaggedon, we could have a franz day, a knorr day or maybe even a lett day, and as for months, always th big guns of russell, rutherford and others such as xsplane ready to replace january, february etc.

sunday howerver as now known would have to be th most important day of the week and with a name of great significanc, step forard donate day !

maybe franz name wont be usd as, when he viewed himself as gods only channel of communication, he either misheard what j told him, or made bad notes on their conversations, hence the 1975 debacle when j whispered the date to him but franz got confused and just made up the date from a few fragments of drivel found in an old desk drawer from russells days.

OrphanCrow

Here ya go.

This is the "Calendar of Jehovah".

Image result for calendar of jehovah woodworth

I am not sure which year we would be in now (this one is for 1903 - Jehovah's year of Ransom) but it is clear that we are currently in the eleventh month - the month of Jehovah. The days of the week line up correctly with conventional calendars, so today is Heavenday, the 21st of Jehovah in the year 2017 (Jehovah's year of the ?)

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Its Knorr day the 8th of Russell today

by Lostandfound in

in the panda paradise, promisd repeatedly for decades, old bc and ad dating must go, as will months named for roman gods and such like as well of course as the days also are named from pagan origins, have th gb on earth or their now heavenly prdcessors, sorted this out so that roght after the big a we start counting years as fom am, after armaggedon, we could have a franz day, a knorr day or maybe even a lett day, and as for months, always th big guns of russell, rutherford and others such as xsplane ready to replace january, february etc.

sunday howerver as now known would have to be th most important day of the week and with a name of great significanc, step forard donate day !

maybe franz name wont be usd as, when he viewed himself as gods only channel of communication, he either misheard what j told him, or made bad notes on their conversations, hence the 1975 debacle when j whispered the date to him but franz got confused and just made up the date from a few fragments of drivel found in an old desk drawer from russells days.

OrphanCrow

Oh my goodness, Lost and Found.

That is your 666th post!!!!

Lol!

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Crises of Conscience latest, plus : a solution for reading it legally, courtesy of u/ziddina

by Diogenesister in

recently, someone who knows deborah drexler, the current copyright holder of cofc, asked her if she will consider having it published again.

her response was:.

" i will have to ask jesus"!!!!!.

OrphanCrow

elkatire: "I'll have to ask Christ" wasn't Geoffrey Jackson's ARC answer to a question they asked him?

Jesus. Ask Jesus, he said.

Huh. That must be the go-to Christian response to a question you don't want to answer. Jackson fumbled his way to this exchange when trying to defend the GB's ridiculous two-witness rule in cases of rape:

STEWART: “Now, is it not the case that had Jesus been asked about a case of sexual abuse he may have referred back to this part of Deuteronomy, and said that it is not required to have two witnesses?”

JACKSON: “Um, I certainly would like to ask Jesus that, and I can’t at the moment. I hope to in the future. Ah, but that’s a hypothetical question which, if we had an answer, then we could support what you said.”

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1975... the year that keeps on giving.

by silentbuddha in

so i recently moved back to my really really really small hometown in the south.

it was the place that my parents moved to from a major city up north in the early 1970's.

when we lived here times were very tough financially and i was always told that the reason we did not attend meetings was due to the fact that we had no car / no gas for the car / could not afford repairs for the years we were there.

OrphanCrow

Haha! SilentBuddha, you are one of the WT's Baby Boomers.

The generation of children born after the great disappointment of '75.

Add about 8-10 years and all you young'uns would account for a spike somewhere in the publisher count. You are the "growth" of the 80s and early 90s.

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When the “blood fractions” was available for any pacient as an alternative treatment?

by RodrigoGuerreiro in

sorry if my topic question was difficult to understand (english is not my native language).

i will like to know the year when the so called “blood fractions” was available as an alternative to a whole blood transfusion.

my question is triggered by the curiosity about how long jw died or put their life at risk, refusing that type of treatment before the year 2000 (when the “new light” allowed that type of treatment).. thank you.

OrphanCrow

TD: Not allowing it singled out Rh-negative women and their unborn children, which is pretty messed up.......

Yes. Pretty messed up.

Women and their babies. Two very vulnerable groups of people within the JW population.

Rhogam should have been allowed. But I suspect that the WTS was far more interested in promoting ultra violet light therapy. That is the treatment that was promoted in the 1973 "Alternatives to Blood Transfusions" which targeted the pediatric population.

And then, fast forward to the 2000s and JW women and babies were targeted for Stanate (TM) [stannsoporfin, tin-mesoporphyrin].

Compassionate Use of Stanate (TM) [Stannsoporfin]