who were your past circuit overseers?
i'm sure a lot of us actually know mutual people, as the co's relocate all over the country.. here's a few from the southeast us: (let me know if you recognize any names and post yours too please...).
ellwood johnson (new york/philadelphia area for several years also).
Hans Hubler was our c.o in New Zealand probley the most hated c.o ever when he came to our congrgation they had problems getting people to have him and his equally horrable wife for meals.
From the stage at an assembly he asked the attendants to remove a crying baby.
He love his "Hard man" status and enjoyed being a nasty horrable man.
Karter.
remember the made up stories of witnesses in djibouti,africa where they had to walk 2 days in alligator infested waters with no shoes in the blazing sun to attend the meetings?
they made it to the meetings in these terrible conditions.. talk about made up stories!
here is a field service experience that was told at yesterday's public talk which would fall into the made up stories!.
so i was doing some research for a community group which i belong to as we are going to present information in the run up to christmas about the dangers of overindulgence in alcoholic beverages.. anyway while googling information i spotted that the jw(dot)org website had a recent item on the subject and decided to be nosey as to the advice the wackos were giving out these days.. here's an actual quote from their website page - "try this: if you are concerned about your drinking habits, pray to god for help.
ask him for strength and self-control.
and take time to discover the practical wisdom found in his word, the bible.
There are so many drunks among the J.Ws that they need to do anything to get them to stop.
As a child i remember there were 5 Elders in our congro that drank like fish at any congro get togeather wedding ect they would all sit togeather and knock back alcohol like theres no tomorrow.
As far as i know 1 got removed becouse he crashed his car while drunk.
1 got removed becouse he was caught drunk so many times... He also did some work for me and asked for cash under the table.
The rest are still Elders.
This is inly one congro!
karter.
as 1975 was approaching, many witnesses sold their property.
do you know about specific cases that are willing to share their experience of doing so?.
1974 the "Divine Victory" Assembly in Christchurch New Zealand G.B member Leo Greenless said " This may be the last Assembly this side of Armagedden".
Fast foward 1976 Nathan Noor went on a world wide speaking tour as the number were rapidly falling.
In his speech he said "In the very unlikely event of the system going on till the turn of the century.
Karter.
cricket australia apologised to child sex abuse survivors on monday.. https://supersport.com/cricket/news/d697602e-7832-45d7-9710-024493595f57/cricket_australia_sorry_for_historical_child_sex_abuse.
is it still foreseeable the governing body will consider giving an apology to anyone who has suffered sexual abuse in australia?
7 years ago.
If they Apologise they then admit its a problem .
As far as they are concerned there is no problem .
Since the ARC whats changed?....nothing.
Karter.
15 years ago there were 5 congregations now there is only one and it is still struggling.
congregations closing their doors doesn’t mean business is good.
it looks like this last one to fold had no young witnesses, they either left the religion or moved.
I live i Auckland New Zealand in 1991 we built a K.H to seat 240 with 2 congregations meeting there and was filling up fast. now 1 congretion and empting out as fast.
karter.
what was the standard of quick builds.
did they cut corners, ignore building regulations, were they unsafe .
I worked on a Quick build and it rained all weekend , They should never have put the Gib board on as the framing was wet but a Brother who was an Engineer singed it off .....well not long after mold started comming throught the Gib and had to be ripped off dryed out and replaced , They should never had put the gib board on but to show how wonderful they are building it in a weekend they went ahead and payed the price.
Another one i worked on the put an M.S in charge of the scaffolding he had never done scaffolding before , My Brother was a qualified scaffolder and told him to stop pulling out some Braces to use else where , He said "I'm in charge here you do as i say" just becouse hes an M.S thought he knew better , My brother went to the guy incharge and said im out of here unless this is done properly as any accidents ill cop it.
Karter.
@ punkofnice - .
oscar wilde was an irish poet who moved to london in the late 1800's where he became famous.. his brother toby who was a songwriter, decided to emulate his brother and traveled to england to seek fame & fortune also.
he chose lincolnshire as the base for his songwriting, and settled in the town of bourne.. it was here where he wrote his most well known song, "bourne toby wilde.
Bourne is not the end of the world but you can see it from there.
mchenry county, woodstock, il .
northwest herald, shaw local news.
breaking news - read below full article - (article was blocked unless the reader has a subscription.
What the J.W Elders tryed to argue is "Ecclesiastical privilege" were
a confession can not be reviled
Ecclesiastical privilege is bettween the person confessing and a Priest not 3 Elders and whoever else they told.
Karter.
no one can steal your thunder when you are the fucking storm!
Oscar wilde on his death bed " This wallpapers dreadful one of us has to go".
