Posts by ozziepost

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I am not redsetter, here is his message for you

by redsetter2 in

you read this correctly.

as i explained in an earlier post, i am a "ghostwriter" for the original resetter.

i'm a woman, a pimo regular pioneer working for my friend who was redsetter1 on reddit.

ozziepost

Without putting my friend at risk, redsetter1 is a prominent JW at World Headquarters, with enough influence to have a say on somechanges in the Organization. However I can say that he is not a member of the Governing Body. After attempting to work alongside MissUsato at AvoidJW, my friend turned to me for help and support. I revealed myself as a PIMO JW, which came as a surprise to him.

This account doesn’t make sense to me; why would “a prominent JW at World Headquarters” turn for support about a matter that is apparently in the apostate camp to someone who he was surprised to learn was a PIMO ?

Perhaps there’s ‘something lost in translation’ here but my reaction is “yeah, right!”

Over the years, even decades now, we’ve seen this type of scenario on JWN before.

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GB Update #2, March 2024: Women allowed to wear pants, no ties/coats required if not giving a talk, & now able to greet DF ones in the KH!

by WingCommander in

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friends

you heard me correct, this is not a joke, and it is not april fools day!

the asl portion of the governing body updated #2 (march 2024) has been released a bit early and someone caught it.

summary: .

ozziepost

One Elder, serving for 40 years told me today " The organization is preparing us for the great tribulation. When the Government comes looking for us they now will not be able to tell who the Jdubs are because now they will blend in with the world. This is Jehovahs way of protecting us".

I don’t see this as being unusual, just a further evidence of ‘cognitive dissonance’.

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GB Update #2, March 2024: Women allowed to wear pants, no ties/coats required if not giving a talk, & now able to greet DF ones in the KH!

by WingCommander in

jw
friends

you heard me correct, this is not a joke, and it is not april fools day!

the asl portion of the governing body updated #2 (march 2024) has been released a bit early and someone caught it.

summary: .

ozziepost

@JeffT

The problem being for decades the witnesses defined themselves in terms of what they are not -- specifically nothing like all those other churches.
If the WTBS is to survive it must answer one question: what's the point? It they can't come up with a good reason to be a witness everybody will just go away.

I think you’re exactly right, without the points of differentiation, what is the point of their existence?

IMO they have to maintain much that is onerous in order to justify themselves. If they don’t, then just like the Worldwide Church of God, they will “wither and die”.

Cheers,

Ozzie 🍷

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New light on shunning?

by Mikejw in

one theory why tony was booted out was because he was a stickler for not changing the shunning doctrine.

he actually said the words we will never ever change it.. they are slowly deleting all of tony’s videos and now losing court cases and losing government hand outs in places like norway.. it’s looking very likely they will release new light on shunning policy after losing this latest one in norway.. .

what are the odds they coincidentally get new light from jehovah and lighten up their shunning policy ?.

ozziepost

Hi LongHairGal,

When I saw the change at the recent annual meeting where they took away the century old requirement to report hours, I took notice! I was judged over this!

Yep, when I saw the change I immediately thought of a friend of mine who refused to submit F/S Reports even though he was regular in service. On principle, he refused all the ‘encouragement’ from the elders ro report. I thought at the time that he was more genuine and sincere in his field service because he was doing it because he wanted to, and not just to fill in a report.

For his ‘crime’ he was labelled “weak” and relegated to car-park duty at the meetings; he wasn’t even allowed to have the “privilege” of cleaning the Kingdom Hall windows.

Cheers, Ozzie 🍷

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New rules for dress & greeting disfellowshipped: It's even worse!

by neat blue dog in

i know they're panicking and trying to gain favor with governments, former members, prospective converts & those who are teetering, all for financial worries.

still, the latest update in some ways made things worse, and if there's any jws watching it who are beginning to wake up it should be very disturbing.. starting with dress codes: they say that suits, ties & skirts are no longer required, but in so doing they admit that they were required, something not often appearing as an explicit command in print.

(similar to how lett referred to the "policy on beards" in his video, even though this direct policy wasn't made available to rank and file.

ozziepost

I notice with a huge eyeroll, that nothing was said about Sisters™ being allowed to wear pant suits or slacks to the KH or other JW functions.
Just saying.

Hi, Kim ! 👋

Ozzie ( of the downunder class)

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An april afternoon with Steven Lett in Amsterdam

by Gorb in

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friends

in april, on a sunday afternoon the ajax soccer stadium in amsterdam will be filled with all dutch witnesses for a special visit of steven lett.. never done before in holland.

ofcourse it will be better then ever.

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ozziepost

Mooi !

😉

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

by Simon in

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friends

uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

ozziepost

Just thinking aloud (as it were) here:

do you think (or know) if Dijana keeps up with things here?

Send her a cheerio, she’s sure earned it.

owyergoin gal?

😄🍷

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars (continued)

by Simon in

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friends

uh oh, looks like the mega thread gave up the ghost, so while i investigate / fix it just continue the discussion here .... it's been a long 9 years lloyd evans / john cedars.

ozziepost

He could have done a great video about if unbelievers are not as likely to survive as those those who have died are likely to be resurrected, then people might as well go back to hoping their relatives die before Armageddon again

I guess he no longer “talks the talk or walks the walk”.

After being out of the borg for some years, empathy with the R & F is no longer there. Indeed, why should it? I find in my own case, after being out for thirty years, that I find it hard to relate to the modern-day life of the R& F and if it weren’t for the fact that every one of my children and relatives were well and truly in the borg I’d have even less interest in it.

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