the 'rabbit proof fence' is an australian movie that tells the story of some aboriginal children who escape from a camp established by evil white australians with the mentality of the biblical joshua.. it's just been released in the us.. if you want to understand australia and australians you should see this movie.
it tells a story that should deeply shame all modern australians, but sadly, many, maybe a majority, are not ashamed!!!!.
it was made by phillip noyce, who has also directed good movies like, patriot games, the bone collector, clear & present danger, the saint.. noyce & his male partner live in a funky old house at palm beach nsw, and their home & lifestyle was recently featured on national tv in an australian show called "burke's backyard.. hope this link to a site for the film works..... .
This movie was great and disturbing. It made me cry. Plus, those girls were adorable and did a believable job considering that none of them ever acted before.
Even though the DVD is already available, I was lucky enough to view it on the "big screen" in my local neighborhood theater.
I recommend this movie.
Brian
hello, all.. it's been a lonnnnnng time since i've been to the forum.
i've missed all (okay...most) of you.. anyway.... i was watching the american television show 'blind date' last night and this woman got matched up with some religious, born-again nut!
when they meet each other, he starts handing her religious material, a book, a tract, and.........the greatest man who ever lived book!!!.
Hello, all.
It's been a lonnnnnng time since I've been to the Forum. I've missed all (okay...MOST) of you.
Anyway.... I was watching the american television show 'Blind Date' last night and this woman got matched up with some religious, born-again NUT!
When they meet each other, he starts handing her religious material, a book, a tract, AND.........The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived book!!!
I was like, 'What the...?'! Did anyone else see this? Do born-againers use JW literature sometimes? Am I the only mindless drone who watches 'Blind Date'?
funchback mister biggs or whoever you are these days.
hit me off an e-mail.
i've read some threads and i see you are making strides on your way out.
Yo, DIAMOND!
Sorry I took so long to respond but I have been away from the Forum recently because I began a new job and I'm in training and I don't have internet access at this new job. I didn't announce it but I have been laid off since October 4, 2002. I just now found a job. Sheesh! The job market sucks! LOL!
I'll e-mail you today or tomorrow and give you an update. Also, you (or anyone) can e-mail me at: [email protected]
Take care, dude!
Bri
major canadian tv show to discuss jw child
abuse scandal
this is to alert the jw world that a major tv documentary is set to go in canada on the jw child sex abuse issue.
http://www.canada.com/halifax/dailynews/story.asp?id=814CBFD5-E790-446D-BD6D-B405614A4944 CBC uncovers surprising revelations
| By Lindsay Brown - Television | |
| The Daily News |
Tonights edition of the fifth estate (CBC at 9 p.m.) is sure to send shock waves rippling through communities across the country.
The documentarys title, Spiritual Shepherds, refers to the elders in the Jehovahs Witness Church. Their job is to protect members of their flock. And indeed they do, vigilantly, we learn. But, as becomes devastatingly clear, only certain ones.
The story starts with a young woman named Holly, formerly a member of the Jehovahs community. She was sexually abused by her stepfather from the age of two onwards, as was the daughter he later had with Hollys mother. He began beating Hollys mother on the night of their wedding day. Holly relates that, by age five, she knew how to please her stepfather sexually.
Hollys mother repeatedly went to the spiritual shepherds for help, but was told to go back home and be a better wife, while her husband was promoted ever higher in the church. Publicly, the churchs policy, straight from world HQ in Brooklyn, N.Y., is that members must adhere to the law and report abuse to the authorities. But that has never happened. The churchs own handbook on dealing with sexual abuse says that action can be taken only after the accuser confronts the abuser face-to-face and produces a witness to the alleged abuse.
Think about that scenario, for a second.
After some years, Hollys mother finally escaped with her daughters, but later Holly went further; she went to the police. Her stepfather was eventually sentenced to 56 years on 21 counts of abuse, even though during his trial, Witnesses showed up in droves to support him, and to shun Holly and her mother and sister.
Holly is only one victim and her stepfather is only one among many thousands of others like him; in the Canadian church alone, we learn, there are 24,000 names of alleged abusers on a secret, internal list. Bill Bowen, who left the church two years ago and now campaigns against it on this issue, calls it a pedophiles paradise.
But now theres a crack in the fortress walls, and the council of 11 men in New York who are considered vessels for the word of God may be facing not Armageddon the day when everyone except Witnesses dies a fiery death but public scrutiny. Lets hope its hot, and fiery, and never dies down.
i think someone on this forum is a rat....or troll as i think they are called.. i am sitting at home last night watching fear factor, and there was a knock at the door.. i opened it to find two elders from my old hall.
they did not seem very sincere when they apologized for disturbing me without notice.. they said the purpose of there visit was to just to check up on me, find out if my circumstances or opinions had changed.
we ended up in a huge conversation about my "inactivity", they wanted to know if there was anything keeping or holding me back from the truth, and wanted to know if there was anything i needed to get of my chest, cause guilt has away of keeping people back.
They seemed to take offence to my "rudeness". Told me if I had nothing to hide, I should calm down.
Puh-leeze! As if the WTBTS doesn't get nervous when one questions THEIR history (1914, 1975, U.N., etc.) I guess THEY have something to hide.
this won't stop all of them, but it will slow them down.. .
gary north's reality check .
issue 118 february 20, 2002 .
I read an article about that "888"# (or a similar one) that you listed on this thread and the article said that it is a scam and that the owners actually are stealing identities.
just a curious question to see what types of stories i get.
let's hear how you do it.
DIM-
I didn't realize what a lame bunch of elders you had over there at the WG!
Still, Oreland sucks even worse: Gary Funches, Joe McGilloway, and the gustapoman: Claud Villa.
Jeff Henry is the only geniune, caring elder in Oreland.
just a curious question to see what types of stories i get.
let's hear how you do it.
LOL @ Elsewhere.
I call EVERYONE at the hall by their first names. If they don't like it, then they can kiss my mmm-mmm.
just a curious question to see what types of stories i get.
let's hear how you do it.
Guilty!
I still go but I miss chunks of meetings at a time. I am in the process of breaking away permanently. Like blondie, I still have a few loose ends to tie and I hope to be completely gone before the next District Convention in August.
About 2 or 3 weeks ago, we had the visit of the CO. On the Theocratic School night, I stayed home but I listened in via telephone just in case there was some gems that I could post here. Anyway, while the school overseer was giving his part about the new TMS arrangement and how important it was to be enrolled and participating, I called his home number (using my cell phone), and removed myself from the school. I actually said this on his answer machine:
"Hi, Jeff. I'm actually listening to your part about the new TMS arrangement. I wanted to ask you to remove me from the school at this time. I hope that you respect my wishes and not get into why I don't want to be enrolled. Thank you."
does anybody know where he has been?
a friend of mine told me he got disfellowshipped recently and i wanted to guide him to this board.
I don't know the guy but I just wanted to bump your query to the top since it buried on page 4 after only 6 reads.
Funchback, of the Post Pusher Upper class
