Posts by Jaidubdub

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Churches in Australia could lose millions in tax breaks under radical national faith register plan

by sherrie11 in

churches and religious organisations would lose millions of dollars in tax breaks, concessions and hand outs under a radical plan to force priests, rabbis and imams to sign up to a national faith register.

under the bold proposal clergy would for the first time be forced to undergo government-specified training and security checks and would be monitored by a national body, or risk losing government funding..

former premier ted baillieu has backed the plan that has been put to federal and state leaders including the prime ministers office, and premier daniel andrews..

Jaidubdub

Hey Smiddy, I was just responding to Sherry11's 2nd post about what the gov funding in Aust consists of...

i am aware of how discusting this organisation is... I'm a faded 3rd generation born in JW with family members in very high positions within this organisation. I also have a disfellowshipped sibling which total f'd up our family. Even though I never shunned them & we have recently reconnected, in the end, there is some damage that just can't be undone. This organisation has taken so much from me which I know I can never get back. But I am trying to make the most of what I can...

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Churches in Australia could lose millions in tax breaks under radical national faith register plan

by sherrie11 in

churches and religious organisations would lose millions of dollars in tax breaks, concessions and hand outs under a radical plan to force priests, rabbis and imams to sign up to a national faith register.

under the bold proposal clergy would for the first time be forced to undergo government-specified training and security checks and would be monitored by a national body, or risk losing government funding..

former premier ted baillieu has backed the plan that has been put to federal and state leaders including the prime ministers office, and premier daniel andrews..

Jaidubdub

JW's don't pay any of their ministers, neither do they run any private schools, welfare programs or help the homeless or anyone in need, including their own... So not sure how this will apply to JW's...

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My Mom Is Dying

by minimus in

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friends

i just wanted to say that my dear 89 year old mom is terminally ill and will soon pass.

she is on morphine and hanging on.

she has been a devout witness for about 60 years and a wonderful mother.

Jaidubdub

So sorry to hear... My thoughts are with u & yr loved ones through this difficult time...

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Brooklyn Layoffs and Halt to Kingdom Hall construction projects

by James Jack in

a good source just just told me that at morning worship today that the governing body announced that a total of 1600 bethelites will be let get go and not transferred to warwich when the last property is sold in brooklyn and all kingdom hall building projects are on hold for at least a year so that all the focus will be on the preaching work.

Jaidubdub

Wasn't the reason they kept asking for more donations? Because of a shortage of KH's? So what excuse will they now use to keep fleecing the flock of their money?

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What is the most bizarre counsel you received as a JW, from a JW?

by Funchback in

there were many addressed to me.

for example, i once had a sister tell me i was gambling because i liked playing skill crane (the machine where you have to try to pick up prizes like stuffed animals) at the arcade.

i then fired back a her: "you saw the r-rated movie 'backdraft.

Jaidubdub

when I first stopped going out on FS, I was asked by our (then) book study conductor why I hadn't reported my hours for the last few months. I told him it was because I didn't go out, hence no report. He told me that it wasn't too late for me to put in a report for last month, even if it's only 1 hour, and I can just make that time up this month. I told him that would be lying & Jeh hates liars, so I would rather not report than lie about it. He kind of blankly stared at me for a bit, then walked away. He never questioned me about my hours ever again & I have t gone out witnessing since....

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The bridge burning has begun.

by sparrowdown in

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friends

i was feeling particularly hopeless about the whole jws being assholes thing and sick to death of pretending so ....

i rang my sister and told her that i no longer believe jws have the truth and the phone went silent, when i asked her to say something she just said if that was the case then she would have to hang up on me and then proceeded to indeed hang up..

so i texted her back immediately with fu..

Jaidubdub

It takes a very strong person to do what u just did... Well done!! I wish I could be as strong & brave as you... Maybe one day...

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Anthony Morris explains how God gives Decrees to man! New video edit.

by Wasanelder Once in

i took the most recent video on "obey" and edited it down to its core.

here tony explains that the decisions of the faithful slave are arrived at "collectively" but are not a "collection" of man made decisions.

it would be comical if it weren't so sad.. tony video.

Jaidubdub

Is he slightly sluring his words?

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What is the most bizarre counsel you received as a JW, from a JW?

by Funchback in

there were many addressed to me.

for example, i once had a sister tell me i was gambling because i liked playing skill crane (the machine where you have to try to pick up prizes like stuffed animals) at the arcade.

i then fired back a her: "you saw the r-rated movie 'backdraft.

Jaidubdub

I was catching up for dinner with a sister I thought was a good friend. Back then, I used to constantly change my hair style & colour. Nothing too drastic & no different to the many other jw females we both knew. She sat there and gave me a long lecture about how my hair is very worldly cause the cut was the latest fashion & the colour was not natural... Blah blah blah... I said to her: 'You dont have to like my hair, in fact, I don't care what you think about it. But it's not your place to judge me. And what about those 'sisters' with dark hair that colour it blonde? That's not natural - so according to you, that would make them worldly'. You guessed it, her natural colour was brown & she colours it white blonde. Then I picked up my bag, walked out of the restaurant & left her to pay the bill....

A few months later, she sent me a long email trying to suck up to me, telling me what she's been up to & asking me how I've been. My response: I'm doing really well, bye...

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Just had a former elder friend tell me, “This Overlapping generation is crap.

by John Aquila in

last night i ran into a former elder friend, he is in his late 70s.

he asked how i was doing and i asked how he was doing.

then out of the blue he tells me; .

Jaidubdub

My uncle made a similar comment about the so-called 'end of this system'. He used to be a hard-core strict elder for over 40 years so I was surprised when I heard him say 'if the end comes'.... He is in his 80's, in bad health and thought he would be living in paradise by now...

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I almost gave up today except for a girl her tried to throw herself infront of two cars.............

by umbertoecho in

this may sound insane but i literally have blood on my hands as i have just come home from a counselling session that went wrong...i wanted to collate all that has happened and record it...hospital policy is against it.

i said "what am i alive for then if not to tell the truth" she tut tutted and i walked out sadly in despair.. when i got to the ground floor there was a young girl screaming her head off.

she was afraid, that is all she was...........afraid.

Jaidubdub

This brought tears to my eyes... You really are amazing!!