Posts by Broken Promises

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How I almost slept with the President of The United States brother in law.

by Gregor in

in april 1966 i was hired by a surgical/medical supply company in santa barbara, california, pacific surgical co., as the accounts receivable bookkeeper.

after a couple of years my responsibilities included accounts payable and payroll .

santa barbara was the main office and the largest branch was in los angeles.

Sydney catch up this Wed/Thur night?

by Mattieu in

jw
friends

hi, i am flying into sydney on business this wednesday & thursday, anyone want to catch up for drinks on either of those nights?

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mattieu..........

Broken Promises

I’d love to but I live 600km away from Sydney

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So what happens when you don't vote in Australia?

by icer101 in

jw
friends

this is my first post, and to be honest, the main reason why i signed up here was to ask this very question:.

"what happens when a jehova's witness doesn't vote in australia?

do they get fined?

Broken Promises

Hi,

As I am an Australian who frequently received “failure to vote” notices, perhaps I’ll chime in….

Yes, when you receive the “failure to vote” notice in the mail, there is a space where you can explain your reason for not voting.

You just state that as a Jehovah’s Witness, it is against your religious conscience to vote for a govt run by man, not God. You can then include a scripture as well, if you want to be super spiritual.

Frankly, I don’t know why you don’t want to vote, as it’s a privilege that we have in this democratic country we live in. And all to avoid a $20 fine???

As JWs, never had the option to vote, so I appreciate the freedom I have now. Not to mention that only 100 years ago, women still couldn’t vote!!

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WT speaks out on phone sex!! LOL!

by rebel8 in

jw
friends

i was reading the "mobile phone" thread and then found the article below on the official wt web site.

i'm surprised they don't tell people to empty the garbage and polish their shoes when they get horny rather than engage in phone sex.

why the wt feels the need to comment on these topics is really beyond me, but it's good for a laugh.. http://www.watchtower.org/library/g/2004/2/22b/article_01.htm.

Broken Promises

Please, how do you think the probability of it comng up?

Is English your second language?

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International Conventions = $$$$. WTBT$ in bed with South Korean government

by Mattieu in

i remember the whole process of selecting a host city for australias last international convention.

the australian bethel played the nsw government against the victorian.

it was so similar to choosing an olympic city and the big boys from bethel knew how to play the game.

Broken Promises

The first int convention I went on was to Russia in 1993.

Overall, it was a good trip. One advantage of the trip (despite the overpricing) is that you are traveling with fellow witnesses, some of whom I knew so you were traveling with friends.

One fiasco that happened was with the accommodation. We were supposed to have paid for “first class” accommodation, although we knew that, considering it was only a few years since the Wall fell, “first class” may not mean the same as it does in the First World. Well, in Moscow the accommodation was fine. Maybe not the Ritz, but it was good.

However, at Novrogod, an ancient town halfway between Moscow and St Petersburg, we were accommodated at…… a brothel. Yes, we found out the next morning that the shabby little hotel we were staying at was really a brothel. I suppose that explained the skanky girls and middle aged men hanging around the hotel’s bar.

Then, we arrived at St Petersburg to find that our accommodation was CANCELLED. The story was that the Orthodox church leaders had found out that a bunch of JWs were staying at the hotel and weren’t happy, so our accommodation was cancelled. I’ll never forget the poor Russian guide (non JW) we had – she burst into tears when she told us the news!!

Somehow, we found another hotel and stayed there.

Afterwards, once we were back in Australia, we received a letter apologizing for the stuff-ups. They admitted that we hadn’t stayed in true “first class” accommodation and as a refund for the premium we had paid for the accommodation, we received a cheque for…

One hundred dollars !!!!

Umm, thanks WT Society…. I’m sure we paid more than that for the upgrade, but don’t worry, I’m sure you out our money to good use (/sarcasm)

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International Conventions = $$$$. WTBT$ in bed with South Korean government

by Mattieu in

i remember the whole process of selecting a host city for australias last international convention.

the australian bethel played the nsw government against the victorian.

it was so similar to choosing an olympic city and the big boys from bethel knew how to play the game.

Broken Promises

Thanks Mattieu, I don’t want you to out yourself unnecessarily. I’m assuming you’re also an Aussie which is nice to see on this board.

I am interested in this subject because I have traveled overseas to 2 intl conventions and it enver dawned on me that they would be a money-making project for the WTS. How naïve I was.

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What is your race?

by asilentone in

jw
friends

i am white and i am not prejudiced at all.

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Broken Promises

I’m white but not completely anglo-saxon because I’m also part Greek. The part of Greece my ancestors came from was ruled by the Turks, so I might be part Turkish as well.

I have white skin but if I do it gradually, I can tan up to a lovely golden brown (but I’m scared of skin cancer so I stay out of it as much as I can).

White (sorta) and proud of it.

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