Posts by ron rawson

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Killer raised a JW

by ducatijoe in

shooter in virginia of live news crew was raised a jw.

wonder if the borg will post anything about that?

doubt it

ron rawson

Makes me wonder how much of his hate came from being raised as a JDub??

Good question to ponder DD....makes one think seriously about it all

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Petition for U.S. AG investigation.

by freemindfade in

not sure if anything will come of this.

but i signed it.. https://www.change.org/p/united-states-attorney-general-investigate-the-watchtower-society-of-jehovah-s-witnesses-re-child-sexual-abuse?recruiter=363165656&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink.

ron rawson

signed and forwarded to most of my contacts.... a few of them have already responded "signed"....

If nothing else it will get the word out about JW's pedo sickness.I hope it snowballs into much, much more.

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Flying the Plane By Committee

by freemindfade in

"in god's view, men and women are equal.

but even people who fly airplanes realize you can't fly an airplanes by committee there has to be a pilot and a co-pilot.

a woman is a co-worker, a complement, the bible refers to her as."-gj.

ron rawson

Eve was created as a complement of Adam. More correctly rendered a complete-ment (not a compliment) of Adam...this implies that Eve was already complete, but Adam was not. There is no mention of Adam's being a complement (or complete-ing) of Eve, nor that Eve needed complete-ing.

Just extrapolating the thought.....my 2c.

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I watched Mr. Jackson last night with my super cult minded parents

by Magwitch in

i have seen some ask on this site how the active jw's are handling what is happening in australia.

here is my little experience from last night........ my parents were baptized in the late 30's as children and have never faltered in their determination to survive the great tribulation and live forever in paradise (even though they actively associate with all their df'ed kids).

my father is still actively serving as an elder and my mother has always been by his side.

ron rawson

Magwitch, you did the right thing....my parents both died sure that the great tribulation was sooooo close...but towards the end....during the last days of each of their lives they revealed the little cracks in the wall. My mom said that the birthday/holiday teachings were a load of crap....holey moley, ....my dad blew a raspberry when I asked him how he felt about 1914, a year of special significance to him since he was born in then. So, jubilant as they may have been watching this.....when they're down to the end of the line; don't be surprised if they show the little cracks in the wall. My mom was 88 when she died.....my dad 4years later was 98. No need to exploit their situations....give it time and see if maybe they surprise you as my folks did me. Wishing you the best....just keep loving them. Aloha, Ron

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Can You Really Become Inactive Instead of DA'ing and Keep Your Family

by truth-or-consequences in

oz branch coordinator terrence o'brien opined a number of times at about 1:00:00 until about 1:15:00 of his testimony, that a dub does not need to da, they can become "inactive.".

i sent our beloved angus stewart my personal experience, as well as observations about official borg teachings.

(he replied in short order.).

ron rawson

If you are gone long enough ( and I mean years...not weeks or months) as a fader, you cannot be disfellowshipped because you have not 'fellowshipped' for years....if threatened with such, I would immediately call a lawyer and have him send a note on his letterhead that stated if my name was mentioned in any negative way, by any elder, MS, pioneer, active publisher, CO, etc, etc, either privately or from the platform or any public or quasi-public forum, I would bring charges of slander, willfull misrepresentation of character, and any and all else that could be included therein A.S.A.P. Then I'd advise them to see if the WT Legal Dept. really wanted another lawsuit on their hands. If given the correct spin similar threats could be made for DA, marking, etc.

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Katie Kitten's Commentary on the Royal Commission

by OrphanCrow in

katie kitten has produced three youtube videos in which she explains and gives commentary on the royal commission.

she has some great comments on the proceedings.. days 1 to 4:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya9ts_eorh4.

ron rawson

Excellent synopsis. Everyone needs to give it a listen...highly recommended.

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An Ode to the Child Abuse Protectorate

by berrygerry in

hey, you kids, sit here on my lap,your little ass, i'm surely gonna tap.god loves you, and i do too.how about i give you some of god's goo?is this a crime?

i think not!it's not in the bible - believe it or not!faithful and discreet - well, ain't that sweet?god wants you to please my meat.and you keep quiet, for god is love.he's watching you, from high up above.satan hates us, the faithful slave.so don't be sayin' that we misbehave.god's foes are sayin' that we are lying.yeah, those dudes will soon be dying.some say governing body, others, governing bawdy.we could care less, if we're nice or naughty.we'll never get caught; never be exposed.about our naughty bits, between head and toes.it will all roll off us, like water off a duck.holy crap, oz royal commission!

(with credit to leo greenlees and ewart chitty).

ron rawson

Reading this really creeped me out....mostly because it is all too likely true.

Maybe we will eventually know.

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Depressing chat to my still-in brother about the RC

by Lemonp in

here is a quick breakdown of our conversation (by text message).

me: "have you read about the royal commission?

the org has been covering up child abuse.

ron rawson

hahaha...if Jehovah cared a rip, he would not have to "fix" anything. He would have prevented it from ever happening to start with. How does one fix a broken life anyway?

Oh yeah, "Leave it in Jehovah's hands"....hahaha, those hands either broke it or allowed it to be broken in the first place....why should he give a flying mouses pootootie if anything ever gets 'fixed'.....?

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Quality Thinking - Warning: Long Post Ahead

by Viviane in

recently, several threads have had some debate about logic, evidence, critical thinking and skepticism.

i wanted to write a post discussing those things, hopefully to clarify what those things are, why they are important and how to use those tools.

first, logic, at its core, is simply a method for how to reason validly, how to draw conclusions based on a premise.

ron rawson

Aha!! As a dumbass myself for having been raised JDub, it often seemed to me that the JDubs use an unscientific method for drawing conclusions.....rather than gathering all evidence exhaustively and studying it to lead them to a conclusion, instead, their method seems to be draw a conclusion, then find means to support it. No common sense there, let alone any sort of thinking ---critical or otherwise.

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Did you hear that!? His Honour is insisting that Jackson attend the Royal Commission

by umbertoecho in

i actually started clapping at that point, as his honour explained to the wt type creep sycophantic slithery lawyer that........" i understand that we all have issues to face in life and .....that is a part of life...........however it has become obvious that this man ....is in such a position to assist with this investigation.....".

it boils down to the fact that stewart outright accused the latest witness of misleading the royal commission and this lead to some document searches which led his honour to conclude that they had been protecting mr jackson.

this was a warm and fluffy moment folks.................brilliant stuff!!!!!

ron rawson

If you wish to send a note to Stewart I believe the correct email address is:

[email protected]

It was previously noted in this thread but, the Australia ".au" was left missing. I think it fitting we should bombard him and the whole commission with our deepest appreciation and long term commitment to follow the hearing made public to the end.