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  The first Islamic Mosques in Australia

  by fulltimestudent in

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  you may not recognise this little building as a mosque, but it was actually built as a place of worship by afghan camel train drivers brought to australia to service outback australia.

  its located in bourke nsw.. the first muslims of this type were brought to australia in 1860.according to hanifa deen's historical account:.

  quote: "on 9 june 1860, three ‘exotic-looking’ afghan camel men landed at port melbourne from karachi with twenty or so animals to participate in the (ultimately tragic) burke and wills expedition organised by the royal society of victoria.

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  Thank you for this post FTS it is as interesting as all your other posts , truly , I really enjoy them very informative,

  It is an interesting part of Australian history ,that should not be overlooked .And their contribution to Australian society should not be diminished or underestimated

  However , in the 1860`s their was no such organizations such as the Taliban , or Isis , or any other tribal group that wanted to target violently Australian citizens with death and destruction,and our way of life.

  They, the early muslims were law abiding citizens that appreciated the country they were living in and living here peacefully .

  Their were no fringe benefit groups in the 1860`s doing what Isis or the Taliban or any other Terroist organization is trying to do today in our Country.

  However with the rise of Isis ,the Taliban ,the Tribal Lords etc. their is this real threat today and we cant ignore it .

  Of course not every Muslim is an enemy of the state , however their is a percentage that are , and we need to be able to contain that, if not eradicate that threat.

  We cant compare the Muslims of 1860`s with the Muslims of the 2016`s anymore than you could compare Christians of the 1860`s compared to the year of 2016.

  I bet their werent 40,000 Christian sects in the year 1860. , and while they dont engage in blowing each other up with bombs , many of them do destroy familys with there policys.
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  Jehovah Witnesses want to judge me for adultery. Covert sexual abuses. Article in Spanish Newspaper.

  by sp74bb in

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  hello friends,.

  after receiving a letter at my home calling me for a "judicial audience" after having quit 5 years ago the jw, i decided to go to the police and talk about the policy within jw.org: social abuse, judicial threats and in my case sexual abuses.. a national newspaper in spain www.elperiodico.es has decided to give visibility to this situation.

  please find the first link:.

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  smiddy

  Thanks Miguel for getting this coverage in a newspaper , the more expose` occurs with this religion the better.

  The links provided in this article on Finland go back to 2014 ,I wonder what has transpired their since then.?

  So is this the article Barbara Anderson was talking about in her post ? to take place on monday in Spain ?
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  Tell me if I'm right or wrong

  by Chook in

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  jws say they can go anywhere in the world and they " know" that they would be shown hospitality from their fellow brothers.

  of all my years as a jw i found this wasn't the case.

  i honestly believe that if i turned up at any of my fellow apostates on here house and said hi i'm chook can we have a coffee, the response would be how many sugars..

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  smiddy

  And would you like some cake with your coffee ?
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  Where was Jesus (or YHWH) when little children needed them?

  by fulltimestudent in

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  it is claimed by christians that jesus cares deeply for children, for the gospel says:.

  15now people were even bringing their babies to jesus for him to place his hands on them.

  and when the disciples saw this, they rebuked them.

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  Heaven

  Christians have a habit of putting the Old testament GOD on the back burner as if he is not the same GOD as the new testament GOD.

  They ignore the fact that the Bible says that GOD does not change , he is the same,today as he was yesterday , and will be the same again tomorrow.

  The majority, if not all, reputable Bible Scholars recognise the GOD of the Old Testament as a warring bloodthirsty GOD.

  Which brings us to DJS `s post

  Christians also have a habit of cherry picking Jesus as a loving caring forgiving person ,overlooking the fact that he worshipped and condoned everything GOD his father ever did and will yet do to mankind in the future.

  As is described in the scriptures DJS quotes

  And if you need further evidence where was Jesus when all the atrocities were committed in GODs name for the past 2000 years,against children and Adults.

  Where has Jesus been protecting children in Jehovahs Witness Kingdom Halls this past 100 + years against Child Sexual Abuse covered up by Elders and the Governing Body.that is now being exposed by the ARC, Aust. , the Goddard report UK ,the court cases in Spain, in Europe , The USA just ,to name a few.
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  Hidden message in JW bunker video?

  by Dunedain in

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  so, i was speaking with a relative recently, who is "in" the borg, but is completely aware of the terrible hypocrisy from the gb down.

  he is not in the box, and its great to be able to have a realistic, and logical discussion about the current state of the org.. we started discussing, specifically, about that bunker video that was released in december.

  how it is being played at all the conventions.

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  Ab , I liked that ending you gave to the Bunker video, and the "Imagine" video .If only eh ?
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  Do any of the Governing Body members go door to door preaching?

  by atomant in

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  l was just wondering if they actually get off their fat plump bums (over fed) and set an example of door to door witnessing..

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  I believe they give the appearance of going D2D , and they may even give token service once in a while , and "stage settings" for magazine articles to boost the morale of the members.

  I dont believe they would do even 10 hours of actual D2D witnessing in any given month like they expect the average publisher to do.
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  2016-09-21 BOE Re: Global Assistance Arrangement for the 2017 Service Year

  by wifibandit in

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  september 21, 2016 to all congregations re: global assistance arrangement for the 2017 service year.

  ps to bodies of elders:.

  this postscript should not be read to the congregation, and this letter should not be placed on the noticeboard.

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  smiddy

  In other words we want you, the rank & file members of the Congregations , to pay the fines and penalties imposed on us by the secular Authorities , for our negligence in protecting your children from child molesters and pedophiles , that we protect in the Congregations , whether they be Elders , Ministerial Servants , or any other Holy Spirit appointed Servant .

  We also want to thank you for being so gullible , for not seeing the true reason for this letter.
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  IBSA (Watchtower UK) property portfolio for sale

  by betterdaze in

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  behold: ibsaproperty.com“the extensive ibsa property portfolio in north london is now being brought to the market.”ibsa moved to the leafy london suburbs of mill hill in the late 1950’s.

  since then, expansion has required the acquisition of further properties in the immediate area, and in some cases further beyond.

  in recent years, relocation to a single site which would offer greater economy of operation became more than a matter of interest, and in 2014 a suitable site in chelmsford, essex was purchased.

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  smiddy

  Good point you have brought up The Searcher ,but I think "appears " should be replaced with "certainly"

  What with values of land /properties of today as against the day when these properties were first purchased.

  would be astronomical.

  "All that money is going somewhere ." "-but not into preaching the good news"

  I couldnt agree with you more.......but where ?

  I have my own thoughts on that , but who knows , maybe we will read about it in the newspapers one day.

  And they still solicit for money ,asking children to give up their allowance ( ice cream money ) to donate to the Society ? using animated characters such as Sopia ?
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  JW refugees and politics

  by Anders Andersen in

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  in the netherlands, an action going on to get two brothers from sierra leone a residence permit.. the men fled the horrible civil war in their country when 14 and 11 years old.

  without parents.. they have now lived in the netherlands more than half of their lives.

  they are well educated, have nothing in sierra leone and everything in the netherlands.

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  AA

  How does it compare with not joining labor unions ...? Are we talking about unions in the workplace ? If so , JW`s have never been against membership in a workplace union .

  And their was a time JW`s went to bat for one of Christendoms religions in a court of law regarding charging the public for religious material ,tapes,magazines etc. which led to the society not asking for donations for the WT & Awake magazines.

  I`m with you AA ,that these guys should be allowed to stay in the Netherlandsconsidering the circumstances .
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  IBSA (Watchtower UK) property portfolio for sale

  by betterdaze in

  1. watchtower
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  behold: ibsaproperty.com“the extensive ibsa property portfolio in north london is now being brought to the market.”ibsa moved to the leafy london suburbs of mill hill in the late 1950’s.

  since then, expansion has required the acquisition of further properties in the immediate area, and in some cases further beyond.

  in recent years, relocation to a single site which would offer greater economy of operation became more than a matter of interest, and in 2014 a suitable site in chelmsford, essex was purchased.

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  smiddy

  With the sale of all their properties in New York , millions of dollars ,and these properties for sale in London ,no doubt reaping more millions of pounds/euro`s .

  So much for their not for profit status .

  Religion is a snare and a racket , the only truth that ever came out of this Publishing/Real Estate empire.