A friend of mine is a well qualified doctor (been a JW for many years) and has never been invited to associate with the HLC.
Posts by Roski
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13Woman on Regional Building Committee?
by blondie injuly 17, 2008. .
cambridge who's who.
the cambridge who's who mission.
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Serena Williams and her "god jehovah"
by worf inafter losing the wimbledon championship to her sister venus, serena williams was being interviewed on the court yesterday, and here is part of what she said: "i thank my god jehovah for being out here".. okay, so according to her words, jehovah blessed her by allowing her to be there to participate in a competitive sports championship match.
and not just any match.
wimbledon!
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The Watchtower Organization - A Toxic Parental Figure
by Jeremy C inalmost everyone who leaves the watchtower organization acknowledges the fact that the jehovahs witnesses leadership is quite masterful when it comes to using guilt as a means of motivation and coercion.
throughout the watchtower articles, convention talks, and talks given by traveling overseers, there are often statements woven into the material that are designed to evoke feelings of guilt in those who are not robotically falling in line with all organizational programs and group-think.
in addition to the many cliches, buzzwords, and catch-phrases used in watchtower material, the organization also makes comparisons between the field service activities of witnesses in one part of the world to another part of the world.
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Aussie outback Witnessing experience! Have you done isolated territory!
by Witness 007 indriving for miles between houses...sometimes i would lose a hub-cap and have to go back "hubcap hunting.
" why bother since my car was as old as i was .....20 years.
people that live 30 miles from town would be shocked to see us!
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Elder in my old hall is DFed wow!
by Alexia ini ran into an old friend spontaneously over the weekend.
(one of the few jws i actually considered a friend back in the day).
we were briefly catching up and she mentioned an elder in my old hall is now dfed.
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bethelites and lunacy
by Tired of the Hypocrisy inright off the bat i am going to say that i understand there are a few bethelites and ex-bethelites here and i have no intention of offending anyone.
i have read the posts you've made and have enjoyed them and respect your individual points of view.
that said, i need to ask the board if they have noticed anything peculiar about the folks coming out of beth-hell?
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Family is driving me nuts... Elder driving me nuts - My 1st rant...
by cognac inso, my family won't leave me alone about my ptsd.
my sister calls me at my work cause she wants me to go to some natural reflexology place or something yesturday.. my mother calls me twice last night.
i call her back today.
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Roski
I have been where you are, so it all sounds very De Ja Vu. I very much regret that when I left my elder husband I let people who had no real interest in my personal welfare at the time, push themselves into my life and the lives of my children. That caused damage that took years - and in some cases never - to get over. Just recently, after so many years, I heard that I have supposedly converted to Islam (that from a person I have never met). So you see, the stupidity never stops. Hearing that made me laugh but at the same time made me sad, thinking that I had allowed such people to try and manipulate my life. Their real interest in my welfare (spiritual or physical) was zero - as evidenced in many ways in the long term. It is quite difficult to step back and take an objective stand at this point - but the more you are able to do so, the better off you will be. Your health is your first priority. Sounds like mum needs some boundaries. All the best...
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2 Special Pioneers 1 Missionary sick with Chronic fatigue- Quit Ministry!
by Witness 007 in2 special pioneers i knew were at the assembly last year i wanted to know how they were since they have special pioneered for 20 years.
both got sick and have chronic fatigue.
they quit pioneering to rest and get better.
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If you could travel anywhere in the world.
by reneeisorym inmy husband and i decided to go somewhere next year -- anywhere in the world.
consider we live in america and have never been ouside of america.
(well -- jamaca/caimen islands but that doesn't really count!
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Roski
Vietnam - I find it to be a great place but it depends very much on what sort of 'traveller' you are. Food is very good and cheap, as is accomodation etc., but the best planned holiday can go wrong very easily. As with other Asian countries, 'yes' doesn't always mean 'yes' , and you can be left with a product/service that is far from what you thought you may be getting. Air travel between cities is fine but bus/train can be daunting if you don't like rough roads or you worry about cleanliness. Some people also find the constant requests from street vendors a bit off-putting at times. Tourism found its way to VN in a bit of a hurry and everyone connected with it is not necessarily all that professional. I think tourism is (to a degree) looked at more as an opportunity to make money than as an industry. Laos is like VN was some time ago - little less rushed - if you like out of the way places. Australian beaches are better. It's an interesting place with an interesting history and well worth a visit - if it's your type of thing. Good shopping.
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Australian Government Porn Filter To Slow Down the Internet
by What-A-Coincidence inhttp://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22989008-661,00.html.
australians will be forced to contact their internet service provider to avoid having their access to the web restricted.. .
the restrictions are planned by the federal government to give greater protection to children from online pornography and violent websites.. .
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Roski
I don't know about all countries, but where I live porn is sent via the cell phone. This now includes visual content along with text and voice-mail. This goes out to all/any users, including children.
There are an increasing number of reports of teenage girls being abducted and kept in hotel rooms for days/weeks on end and sold for sex. In terms of underage prostitution (the other kind has always been freely available although illegal), I see a definite correlation between technology, inadequate laws to protect the users and an illegal and predatory sex industry that continues to gain strength. This country is rapidly becoming a pedophile's paradise.
While government restrictions may not be palatable to many people, I wonder if they have seen the consequences of having no restrictions, allowing the 'sex sellers' to go about business unrestricted. The wide and rapid expansion of the internet here, originally allowed easy and virtually unrestricted acces to any online content. Security was not a major issue in the rush to be 'wired'. Being home-grown technology it was considered 'all good' and taken on board hook, line and sinker. One sees young children accessing porn sites - accidentally or not, in schools and home.
The worrying issue in all of this activity is that a sense of repsonsibility by adults seems to have not developed at the same pace. An attitude of "Well it's there (it's progress) and everyone sees/uses it so it must be OK" definitely prevails. Unless I have totally lost touch with the way Western kids think, I find these children to be very well informed on sexual matters and even dismissive of 'adult' behaviour (not all underage prostitution is involuntary). I do wonder how/if they will form healthy relationships in adulthood.
I realize the above touches on a number of issues that require deeper analysis, but having been in the position of seeing such rapid change in technology/attitude/behaviour, I'm not at all sure reliance on adult/parent responisbility is enough to protect children.
