Excellent UMBERTO!
As another poster on this board remarked, sunlight is an excellent disinfectant.
firstly, thank you to anyone who is in support of this rc.
no one has shown anything but great interest and empathy for those who were abused.. i don't know who this simonsays character is though and i find him to be very rude and ignorant.
it takes all kinds to make the world go round i suppose.. today i was contacted by a staff member of the royal commission.
Excellent UMBERTO!
As another poster on this board remarked, sunlight is an excellent disinfectant.
so, i am back at it.
i give you day 5 of the royal commissions proceedings:.
part 1 has been uploaded and part 2,3 and 4 will soon be available.. part 1:.
STEWART: Mr De Rooy, what did you have for breakfast?
DEROOY: [smiling sheepishly] ummmmmm. . . . . I can't recall.
STEWART: Ceratinly Mr De Rooy you had some sort of breakfast before appearing at this royal commission?
DEROOY: I didn't have time.
STEWART: You are telling us you did not have time for breakfast.
DEROOY: [turning red] ummmmmmmmmmm.. . . . Perhaps I did have something for breakfast, but I do not recall what.
STEWART: Scrambled eggs?
DEROOY: No.
STEWART: Yogurt?
DEROOY: No.
STEWART: Perhaps a cup of coffee?
DEROOY: I don't recall a cup of coffee.
STEWART: A bowl of Wheaties breakfast cereal?
DEROOY: Yes! Yes! That is what I had. It's the Breakfast of Champions!
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august.
mon 3 (cont) fri 7 .
public hearing: case study 29 into jehovah's witnesses, sydney.
My thoughts: this guy is no apostate. . . not by a long shot. Perhaps that is how he feels, but what I see (and I think others here see as well) is someone who never shook the brainwashing and got to the bottom of what exactly their experience in JWs was, which is indeed a cult experience. No he's not a JW, but he really never rooted it from his mind.
That being said, I think overall he was a good witness and provided a contrast to the mind-numbing answers of current elders.
So, does anyone know who's up tonight , i.e. Tuesday August 4, 10AM Sydney time?
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/aug/03/jehovahs-witnesses-let-repentant-child-sex-abusers-return-to-church.
excuse the typo in subject heading.
i'm watching the royal commission hearings and trying to post this link to the guardian at the same time.
sorry i have to remain completely anonymous about this but you will see why.
i have first hand knowledge that geoffrey jackson of the governing body is staying with his parents in toowoomba, queensland for the next few weeks.
he has already been in australia for a couple of weeks.
This thread is surreal. . . In a good way!
I hope they nail the bastard, if not now, perhaps sometime in the near future.
august.
mon 3 (cont) fri 7 .
public hearing: case study 29 into jehovah's witnesses, sydney.
on saturday the elder and his wife turned up.
i have my reasons for not turning them away at the moment, at least, not until the completion of the rc.. i asked him about his thoughts on the rc.
he said that he thought it was easy and nothing to worry about.
on saturday the elder and his wife turned up.
i have my reasons for not turning them away at the moment, at least, not until the completion of the rc.. i asked him about his thoughts on the rc.
he said that he thought it was easy and nothing to worry about.
because of the belief that the bible is quite literally the word god jws must shut out many logical concepts and theories.
it's not just evolution although that is a large one.
i know when i was in there were certain concepts that made sense to me but i would try not to think about them too much.
One "big concept" that overturned everything I knew as a JW:
The question, "How do I know what I know?"
i just found these vidoes on youtube, maybe you have seen them already, but i thought i would share.
these canadian kids for me are courageous and inspiring.
more excellent public examples of non vitrial apostate awakening.
Cute couple and I am so happy for them. I think they nailed it as far as getting your significant other to know TTATT. Trust and love is what it's all about.
Remind me very much of a young couple my wife and I are friends with.