Posts by ozziepost

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Still here.
by Lee Marsh in
1. jw
2. friends
the last 2 1/2 years have been extremely stressful.

while the rest of the world was dealing with covid, i was also dealing with cancer.

in fact it seems none of my doctors knew about it.
ozziepost

Ain’t it nice to be able to forget moderatordom !
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
ozziepost

Oops I think I made a mistake about the pic in the Australia bethel.
From profile I thought it was Paul Grundy but comparing with the pic above it, I see it might not be.. Oops, sorry Paul!
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Has Anyone Had any JWs PHYSICALLY Put Their Hands On You (And Not Within A Family Unit Situation)?
by HiddlesWife in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
i was asking the above question because a pomo friend of my family told me about an incident involving her and a couple of dubs who were physically abusive in the past.. a single sister who was running around from one cong to another cong looking for a husband.

she was visiting my friend's cong for less than a year.

there was a commuter bethellite bro who was very friendly towards my friend (which i'll call her "q") and her fam members.
ozziepost

Well it happened to me!
I was shoved aside on my own property by a (so-called) elder.
In terms of their beliefs it becomes acceptable behaviour, after all, they imagine they’re doing it to the evil one, Satan, who they believe I’m a follower of and so anything is allowable.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
ozziepost

I have said multiple times on this thread that Lloyd Evans is controlled opposition.
Maybe but I doubt this as being yet another conspiracy theory.
However the point I’ve made before is that LE has never really ‘left’ the OrganisationTM. His whole “modus operandi” is dependant on the W/T. People who’ve really left the W/T behind don’t need to be continually regurgitating the very teachings they say they’ve left and all in the name of “activism”.
Oh please Lloyd! Get a life.
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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
original reddit post (removed).
ozziepost

FWIW I can confirm that shot posted by Toblerone5 is of three guys inside the Australia Bethel (I remember it well enough 😜)
Also I recognise Paul Grundy and the guy in the middle is Terry O’Brien who appeared at the Australian Royal Commission that you will recall.
35
Still here.
by Lee Marsh in
1. jw
2. friends
the last 2 1/2 years have been extremely stressful.

while the rest of the world was dealing with covid, i was also dealing with cancer.

in fact it seems none of my doctors knew about it.
ozziepost

Will living legend do ? 😁
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QFR september 2022
by Gorb in
1. jw
2. friends
the study edition of september has 2 question from readers.. one about what happens arround 1000 years after armageddon.. they compare 2 class of people: permanent resident and temporary visitors.

first: these doctrines are difficult to believe in.

and pure fake fantasy.. g..
ozziepost

How about this for sheer fantasy ! It’s in that QFR.
And no matter what visa foreigners initially receive upon entry into another country, some may even- tually receive citizenship while others may be deported.
Someone mentioned on JWN recently about the time coming when the R&F would be asked to drink the Kool-Aid. From this quote, that doesn’t seem too far off !
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Wedding Anniversary
by BoogerMan in
1. social
2. humour
to celebrate our wedding anniversary, i booked the best table i could get for me and the mrs., but she didn't appreciate my efforts.

i was sure she'd played snooker before.

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ozziepost

What did you have in mind?
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The WT has failed to explain fundamental doctrines
by Kosonen in
1. jw
2. friends
sadly the wt failed to teach fundamental biblical doctrines.

i did never really understand the doctrine about ransom while i was still in the congregation.. i did not either understand what it really means that "god is love" as stated in the bible.

i did not either understand from the wt what is love.
ozziepost

If you failed to understand basic teachings of your former religion, the fault was yours alone.
Gotta say, I agree with vienne. I wonder if you were really paying attention.
As far as I remember the ransom and the various meanings of the word love were thoroughly taught.
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Simple Question Re 1914
by Slidin Fast in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
wt claims that satan was thrown out of heaven in october 1914 precipitating ww!

and the end times.

a small problem with that is ww1 started on july 28th 1914 whilst satan was still in heaven picking his nose.. how did we not see this and waste years of precious life?
ozziepost
scholar
What is your position on Daniel? Was it composed in the 6th century or 2nd century BC?
Sorry, my friend, I missed this earlier, I was busy conducting a bible study, yep, good old Anglican style ! 🙂
- I accept that this is a contested question.
- I also accept that Jews themselves have held the book of Daniel to be part of their canon.
- I accept the book of Daniel to be part of God’s inspired word to humankind.
From both my JW background and Moore exposure I see that God’s sovereignty over human affairs is the theme of the book of Daniel and the record of the Babylonian kingdom being replaced by the Persian, in turn the Greek then the Roman Empire is all described, but finally God’s eternal kingdom.
It all seems simple really compared with the convoluted (isn’t it always?) theology of the WT.
I ‘hear’ many of the points that you and others are posting on this thread but it ultimately comes down to whether we want to come ‘under the word’ or ‘over it’.
From there it’s a matter of interpretation but……
…….you must admit that the W/T’s writings have been well short of the plausible.
Come on, do you truly believe all that Anglo-America stuff?
Anyway, how’s the weather up there? It’s pretty chilly down here.
Cheers,
Ozzie 🍷