Posts by OzGirl

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ABC's report on child abuse

by Joyzabel in

nice job!

Epic Discussion ( Confrontation ) with JW Cart People about WT Child Abuse

by flipper in

so i had about had enough of reading jw's excuses online about wt child abuse and the candace conti nightline abc video about her case.

this is a really deep burning topic to me as i'm sure it is to many of you.

so today the gloves came off.

OzGirl

Mr Flipper....Thought you handled that well and just simply presented the facts in a calm manner.

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Zone visit meeting Australasia region 7th march...

by stuckinarut2 in

i'm sitting here now going insane with this program of fear, obligation and guilt!.

oh man....seriously mind numbing.. i can't bring myself to share too much of it all now.... but i just want to get out...... tell you all more soon about the manipulative trash..... .

anyone else go to this?

OzGirl

I went to this today. I ended up getting bored so I did crosswords instead.

(I keep a pocket-size book of crosswords inside my meeting notebook)

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The Opal Ring: a story based on the true life of Jehovah's Witnesses

by Julia Orwell in

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it's finally finished!

it's a fictional story about an old jw.

it is very long, about 7000 words.. the opal ring.

OzGirl

Hi Julia

You have a gift with words and I noticed on another thread from some time ago, that you have a gift with painting as well.

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Cheers to all! I'm in the house now! Finally signed up.

by Lifeisfun in

hi readers and lurkers, .

i decided it was time to register to the site.

after all these years, it was just a matter of time.

OzGirl

Hi Lifeisfun

I'm new here as well. I just registered recently but have been reading for about 5 years.

I'm a convert and have always had a network of friends outside the congregation.

I've always got some project or interest going on and I find that I meet new people through those ways. At the moment, I'm trying to teach myself how to play golf. I can't putt straight to save my life, so to speak. The other players at the driving range notice this and the conversations arise from there. People love to talk about themselves and their interests, so I ask them things like "how long have you been playing? What do you like about the game? Etc, Etc, Etc" The conversations go from there. (I don't ask personal questions and just keep the conversation about golf and the weather and so forth.)

You have the social skills and as has already been mentioned, you made friends in the congregation, so you just use those same social skills out in the community.

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Constructive hobbies

by zeb in

hm have a hobby?

im not asking what.. hm have taken up a constructive hobby since leaving?.

OzGirl

My current interest/hobby at the moment is trying to teach myself how to play golf. Emphasis on the word "trying."

I can't hold my wrists straight yet so the golf balls go either left or right but rarely straight ahead.

I putt in Forrest Gump style - "you never know what ya gonna get"

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It's all about appearances

by tamagotchi in

so far i've managed to keep service time to a minimum and i don't put my hand up to comment at the meetings and already certain ones are distancing themselves or not talking to me at all, i have to laugh!.

i wonder if they think i've commited a serious sin well sorry to burst their bubble i haven't, well not yet anyway lol.. i find it funny everything is measured on what they see, but yet i have too but my faith in 8 guys who i don't know or have never met, too stand a chance of everlasting life.. there was a part in the watchtower this afternoon saying we should be thankful we are 1 in 1000 of people in the world who have accurate knowledge, give me a break..

OzGirl

"I find it funny everything is measured on what they see, but yet I have too but my faith in 8 guys who I don't know or have never met, too stand a chance of everlasting life." - tamagotchi

I never understood this either.

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Describe Your Favorite Breakfast

by minimus in

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i am very hungry this morning and i want ideas..

OzGirl

Banana pancakes with loads of butter and maple syrup. English Breakfast or Earl Grey Tea.

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Quick introduction

by OzGirl in

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only have a few minutes to spare so thought i would throw this together.. been in for about 30 years.

questions and doubts gathered over that time.

i have a keen interest in the legal and financial matters of the watchtower.. came across this site about 5 years ago.

OzGirl

yes I did say the new tithing arrangement was like an everlasting loan lol...I was being facetious. - KateWild

Hi KateWild

I remember when I first read the phrase "everlasting loan" - it made me laugh.

So many people at my hall were saying how our congregation was now "debt free." I remember thinking at the time, that they had it wrong. The congregation is now locked into the "everlasting loan" and the Watchtower Society owns the hall.

I have the feeling that many brothers/sisters do not understand the financial dynamics behind this arrangement.

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New "donation" arrangement begins to FAIL

by Tech49 in

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so here we are, almost a year into the "new" congregation donation arrangement.

and its beginning, as was predicted, to fail miserably, and to have direct negative consequences on the poor sheep.. let me give you a little experience, directly from our congregation of about 80 publishers.

back in may, after reading the letter about the "new" arrangement, the elder body decided to "donate" the extra funds on hand to wt, as directed.

OzGirl

"They weren't ever gonna get the full amount of the pledge. I suspect they knew that." - neverendingjourney

My guess is that the Watchtower Society is counting on the fact that most congregations won't meet the full payment of the pledge. This would then make "new light" necessary and pave the way for tithing.

I hope I'm wrong on this point but I just "have a feeling in my bones" on this matter.