Posts by OzGirl

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Fun at The WT This Morning

by OneFingerSalute in

so ofs was at the wt this morning, and on par.

14 the question was, "what trust can a faithful christian whose relative is disfellowshipped have?".

after awhile when no one else raised their hands ofs did, and was called on.. ofs commented, "one of jw can have the trust that god will lovingly give them the ability to uphold the disfellowshipping arrangement by totally shunning family members.".

OzGirl

Love it

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Ran into some JW's.......but this time I did the teaching ;) x

by snare&racket in

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friends

so i went out today with my broken leg and got accosted by an old lady, with some magazines.. it was my first ever encounter with a jw in ten years, and i had said 'i know you are jw's, i'm not interested thank you.

" twice.....then she started talking about my broken leg and how wonderful we are made and how amazing the healing process is.... and that's when it all started...."i used to be a bethelite pioneer, now i'm an atheist doctor...".

she was with me a good 30 mins, her elder husband left very annoyed but she stayed, and she was dying to hear everything i spurted out, despite aggressively defending every point, from military engines to paedophilia.

OzGirl

Nice work.

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Been away overseas! What's been going on here?

by stuckinarut2 in

hey all!.

ive been away overseas for the last few weeks seeing family etc.

also met some great old friends.. ive missed this forum.. whats new here?.

OzGirl

"Hope you had a great time stuck. I have not been online much but we are very excited about the Royal Commission into Child Abuse and the JW's are hitting the media.
I hope it gathers speed." - iwasblind

Hi Stuck

Hope that you enjoyed your holiday. Yes the Royal Commission into Child Abuse is holding a public hearing about JW's on July 27 in Sydney.

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What are you up to this summer?

by Xanthippe in

jw
friends

i really enjoy hearing about other people's lives.

feeling a little lonely this evening so please tell me if you have plans for the summer months.

i may go to some outdoor theatre with my daughter who's home from uni; with a picnic and a bottle of wine.

OzGirl

ozgirl: when you putt do you keep your eyes on the ball. Don't look
up until you hear the ball hit the bottom of the cup...Good luck.. - James Mixon

Thanks for the advice, James. Yes I do keep my eyes on the ball. The other thing I have to do, is learn to relax my shoulders.

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Back in the Basement

by LostGeneration in

looks like the faithful jws are back in the basement, the oct 15th wt has this image on page 9. but now the lights have been turned out!

i guess the persecution is really kicking in if the electric company has shut off their electricity, or the jws are really, really paranoid that the government is gonna get them if they have the lights on!.

only one guy is smart enough to use his tablet (far right), the rest of the jws are old school, using a lantern to read their bibles in the dark!

OzGirl

"There are hardly any houses with a basement in Australia, I wonder what they are expected to use?" - Listener

That's a good question. I'd like to know the answer to that, too.

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Australian journalists investigating abuse

by Joel-ABC-730 in

dear members,.

i am an investigative journalist with the australian public broadcaster, the abc.

we are currently gathering information from members of the jehovah's witnesses who experienced sexual abuse as children and adolescents in australia.

OzGirl

Hi Joel

Another point to be aware of - take note of how a WT representative might use the word "minister"

In JW land, the word "minister" has a different meaning than that used in the secular world.

In the secular world, "minister" means someone who is a pastor in a church.

In JW land, all members who are baptised (and this includes young children) are told at their baptism ceremony, that they are now "ordained ministers of Jehovah God."

In JW land, the people who have oversight roles in the congregation are called "elders" and they would be the equivalent of a pastor.

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What are you up to this summer?

by Xanthippe in

jw
friends

i really enjoy hearing about other people's lives.

feeling a little lonely this evening so please tell me if you have plans for the summer months.

i may go to some outdoor theatre with my daughter who's home from uni; with a picnic and a bottle of wine.

OzGirl

Playing golf - still trying to putt straight. I can't hold my wrists straight so everything goes to the left.

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Royal Commission into Child Abuse - Australia

by biometrics in

saw this in the paper today:.

the jehovah's witnesses church in australia is the latest religious group to come to the attention of the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse.. the child sex abuse royal commission will hold a public hearing into controversial christian group the jehovah's witnesses, next month.. the inquiry, to be held in sydney, will hear from people who were allegedly sexually abused within the jehovah's witnesses church in australia.. it will examine how the jehovah's witnesses church and its company, the watchtower bible and tract society of australia, responded to claims of child sexual abuse within the organisation.. a victorian inquiry into how churches handle child sex abuse claims has previously taken submissions from former jehovah's witnesses who alleged instances of paedophilia, sexual assault, blackmail and death threats.. the organisation has 64,000 active "disciples" in australia but has also been described as a cult.. jehovah's witnesses believe their church is the one true religion and all others are wrong.

they are among a number of religious groups which have been examined by the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse including the catholics, anglicans, australian christian churches and the salvation army.. the jehovah's witnesses australian headquarters has been contacted for comment about the inquiry which is scheduled to begin on july 27.. http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/nsw/jehovahs-witnesses-to-appear-before-sex-abuse-royal-commission-20150622-ghue73.html.

OzGirl

Have been following the Royal Commission with interest, for some time now.

Wondered when they would get around to the Watchtower Society.

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Article in Australian newspaper regarding jw shunning and charity

by umbertoecho in

this may have been posted before.

however, if you want to read the article about jw shunning and denial of this practice, then have a read.

there is mention of redefining "charity" in terms of how that operates.. http://www.smh.com.au/national/jehovahs-witnesses-a-cruel-cult-20130315-2g5x3.html.

OzGirl

Is this link of any help?

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/slamming-the-door-on-jehovah-20130315-2g6fo.html

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Article in Australian newspaper regarding jw shunning and charity

by umbertoecho in

this may have been posted before.

however, if you want to read the article about jw shunning and denial of this practice, then have a read.

there is mention of redefining "charity" in terms of how that operates.. http://www.smh.com.au/national/jehovahs-witnesses-a-cruel-cult-20130315-2g5x3.html.

OzGirl

"I remember when this was announced from the platform that the Watchtower Society had to be registered with the Australian Charity and Non-Profit Commission.
The brother was visibly annoyed about having to announce this. Then he brightened up as he went on to deliver the "theocratic announcements."
It's as if they think they are above the law."

I forgot to mention that the body of elders provided only one copy of the information to be shared with the whole congregation. Made sure that I read it afterwards. I have a keen interest in the financial and legal matters of the Watchtower Society.

When the company I work for wants all of its members to be aware of new information, they make sure that each member has their own copy of the information.