and if so, would that prove an existence of evil-spirits (demons)?.
i have heard of a couple of stories of possession, or of jw's talking to spiritists and the spiritists having seen 2 men following the jw, either dressed all in black, or all in white, and very strong looking.
yet, i have never experienced any of it.. another experience that i heard is about a brother whose mom had super-natural strength, and tossed something really heavy.
I believe your story Bungi Bill. As stated here before, I have had very strange experiences in South East Asia and with aboriginal Australians. That is not to say I believe in demons etc, it's just that science has ignored "primitive" people's religious belief as a subject worth studying.
I have read that psychiatrists are now showing interest in how shamans have a notable "cure" rate for schizophrenia though.
andersonsinfo is reporting the following news about the "criminal charges and indictment of the watch tower society in australia" by taking some extracts from different parts of jehovah's witness, steven unthank's blog site, http://www.jwnews.net.
please go to the blog to understand the "indictment" and for detailed reading there is much more information found in a:.
pdf version of the 664 page document "the submission 2011" being the:.
Yeah, I get his point but when dealing with legal issues and especially complaints a person has to be so careful with the wording. I just read his blog and it rambles from enforcing the WWC Act to saying elders and servants are child abusers for not having the said checks done, to formally speaking in behalf of "Jehovah God and Jesus Christ." using the formal prayer in Gov sessions as his precedent!
Currently he has complaints against the Commisioner of (Vic) Police and others (which in the first instance came to nought).
This will not assist his claim.
andersonsinfo is reporting the following news about the "criminal charges and indictment of the watch tower society in australia" by taking some extracts from different parts of jehovah's witness, steven unthank's blog site, http://www.jwnews.net.
please go to the blog to understand the "indictment" and for detailed reading there is much more information found in a:.
pdf version of the 664 page document "the submission 2011" being the:.
" For doing this the Watch Tower Society threatened our family with extreme harm and detriment and then actually tried to wipe us out.".
This is an exerpt from the letter Mr Unthank sent to the Prime Minister. He cannot be taken seriously.
andersonsinfo is reporting the following news about the "criminal charges and indictment of the watch tower society in australia" by taking some extracts from different parts of jehovah's witness, steven unthank's blog site, http://www.jwnews.net.
please go to the blog to understand the "indictment" and for detailed reading there is much more information found in a:.
pdf version of the 664 page document "the submission 2011" being the:.
Speaking as a worker who has been under this Act (WWC) in NSW, as noted above, for 13 years, I will tell you it is full of holes and this case will disappear. Truly...
andersonsinfo is reporting the following news about the "criminal charges and indictment of the watch tower society in australia" by taking some extracts from different parts of jehovah's witness, steven unthank's blog site, http://www.jwnews.net.
please go to the blog to understand the "indictment" and for detailed reading there is much more information found in a:.
pdf version of the 664 page document "the submission 2011" being the:.
Children Care and Protection Act 1998
NSW...........
andersonsinfo is reporting the following news about the "criminal charges and indictment of the watch tower society in australia" by taking some extracts from different parts of jehovah's witness, steven unthank's blog site, http://www.jwnews.net.
please go to the blog to understand the "indictment" and for detailed reading there is much more information found in a:.
pdf version of the 664 page document "the submission 2011" being the:.
I live in a different state but I need to be to be rechecked each time I go for a new job. We have mandatory reporting for anyone working with children, so I can see why the wt org doesn't want to move on this, as each minister would face individual criminal negligence charges if they knowingly don't report.
It would open Pandora's box....
these are some things i have been thinking about .
.. when i first found this site i registered immediately ... never was a "lurker" ... and i've been here about six months.. everyone was very warm welcoming and i felt at home very quickly ... very pleasant at the time, but as time has progressed i look back and feel a bit "love-bombed" ... much like a religion i used to belong to.. i have found that this site is a bit "cliquey" ... groups of posters frequent at similar times and enjoy their familiarity with each other and that's great ... but they also sometimes exhibit a coolness toward those outside their clique ... almost as if your 'post count' is the first thing by which you are "judged" ... much like a religion i used to belong to.
some posters develop a personal dislike for others and not only jump on their threads but even deliver the odd "slap" on unrelated threads to increase the discomfort for the object of their dislike ... not unlike a religion i once belonged to.. some posters even follow others around the board looking to counter or use snide or clever put downs at every opportunity ... a kind of intellectual "rivalry" that was common to those in that religion i used to belong to.. many posters like to use 'in-house' jargon and labels eg; "newbies" for those recently joined.
That was a long farewell....LOL!
I have been around here on occasion for years and there has, and always will be cliques. They come they go. People have different needs. Many want confirmation of their opinion. They are the ones who burn out becuse it is inevitable that someone wont agree.
Just take it for what is is, a forum, nothing else
i'm going to a party this weekend, the hostess has organised a fortune teller to come in and tell peoples fortunes if they want it.
i don't belive in this, but i'm i will be told " go on!
its just a bit of fun!
After leaving the cult, I did a few readings. The vaste majority were simply woeful but I did have one with a creepy dude recommended by a friend. He not only read my future but more importantly my past. He didn't ask (leading) questions, just told me statements of 100% fact. I wasn't asked for affirmation. At the end he told me that I had the power as well but I was afraid of the dead..Too right!! This may sound strange but I intentionally changed my plans that he had read just to prove to myself that I am in control of my life.
Months later, I was told from a reliable source that he was a genuine "devil worshipper". Who knows or cares? Just another experience.
my wife (never a jw) is ill and undergoing a series of treatments that will last for many months.
it's a physical, emotional, and financial drain on both of us.. my wife has run her own business for many years and has an extensive client list that includes some very well-to-do folks.
one of those clients called her one day and offered to pay all of her medical expenses.
Isn't it tragic that it took us all so long to appreciate this? The world is what we make it. We are not victims.
here's mine :.
back in the early 90's we went to the sunday talk and wt study.. lo and behold, a friend from the 70's who was df'ed ( he had just been reinstated) was there along with his parents.
i had no idea that they would have been there.. one of my kids was getting sick, so my wife and i were up-down the entire meeting walking him around.
My worst was at the end at an assembly when one of the "governing body" said we must not think but react. He gave the example of a migrating flock of birds. He said they don't think, they just follow the leader bird, so we must obey every command of the "gov body." I looked to my wife and she just appeared gobsmacked and so disappointed...Our faith had been a sham for all those years.
