Posts by OzGirl

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You Tube Video Ex-Betheliite Ex-Walkill Worker Layed Off!

by cha ching in

i am not sure if this guy is really from bethel, or walkill, but if he is....this poor guy really tells it like it is from the heart.

he was surprised.. at the 'oh so fast, pack your bags, get your stuff outta here' layoff !.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk1xh1egjcu

OzGirl

"It disgusts me on how cheap Bethel is. This was 20 years ago, but when I was there as a temporary construction worker I got sick with a bad cold. I went to a little pharmacy place they had at Bethel to get some cold medicine. I got there and they said to get 2 cold pills it would cost $.25, yes that's really cheap, but I didn't have any money on me and they refused to give it to me if I didn't pay for it. I was so distraught. Here I was a pioneer, MS, just spent hundreds of dollars to fly to NY on my own, the day before I donated $5 at one of their recreation room donation boxes to play some pool, and here they wouldn't help me when I was very ill just because I didn't have a damn quarter! UGH!" - CleanIdeas

Gobsmacked! What on earth happened to "keep on seeking the kingdom first and its righteousness, and all these other things will be added to you?"

I would have thought that going to Bethel was "putting the Kingdom first." "Keep on seeking the kingdom first" must be just a platitude.

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WT Society Makes Light of Child Abuse Crimes by Portraying them as Cartoons

by flipper in

i commented on this on another thread- but i believe this has enough importance to create a thread about this situation in and of itself.

at the current district convention as you know the wt society released a " sophie & caleb " video allegedly warning parents about the dangers of child abuse.

they don't really use the words " child abuse " in the video - but just say if " someone tries to touch you in a manner you aren't comfortable with " and portray it as a cartoon !

OzGirl

I"m looking forward to seeing the next video from the GB where they explain how a toddler develops the conscience of a teenager or adult.

The GB know nothing about child psychology. They are out of touch with reality.

I'd also like to see the GB make a video explaining how parents and elders can report a case of molestation to the authorities. There would be more to it than just making the monster disappear.

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Lorenz Reibling gives interview about real estate

by OrphanCrow in

this interview was posted april 16, 2015 on youtube.

lorenz reibling's replies to the reporter in argentina are in english.. lorenz reibling is intimately connected to the watchtower society and, according to some sources, is a jw himself.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3ssa-9yvii.

so who is lorenz reibling?

OzGirl

For a long time, I thought that the ban on blood transfusions came about because it was an offshoot from the days when vaccinations were banned i.e. they contained blood serum and were considered to be "unclean" and I figured that maybe transfusions were put into this same category.

But I can see from the research presented here that the matter is much more complicated than that. You learn something new everyday.

OrphanCrow, thank you so much for your research.

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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

jw
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.