Posts by AFRIKANMAN

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A small update on the ongoing investigation by the Royal Commission

by umbertoecho in

i think you people would like to know that since the public hearing has finished.

there has been ongoing contact made to me by the staff at the rc.

they have been inundated with calls and the same experiences or similar ones are being related.. the staff are not backwards in coming forwards with insights that they have shared.

AFRIKANMAN

umbertoecho To share what you have mentioned - they even respond to non-Australian data presented to them - I can confirm this in my own case - I received replies from none other than the CEO of the ARC itself - Philip Reed
Chief Executive Officer [as copied off an e-mail]

Wow ! the responsiveness is touching and so it should encourage timid and fearful ones to come forward and one needs to let victims know this !

You certainly would not get a single response from the GB ! In fact as you may be aware if you phone the Service Desk you will not be told who you are speaking to - FACT. You get "the Voice" .......and the first 2 questions it asks is : Who are you and which congregation are you in. And that is to prevent it from being fingered in any litigation etc How Loving ! "Nearer my God to Thee"

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Uh-oh, the elders want to pay us a visit!!

by BeautifulMind in

so, hubby gets contacted today by one of the elders saying 2 of them want to pay us a visit and asks him when we are available.

we both had the heart drop feeling for a few minutes lol.

but he promptly, and politely, informed them that we are very busy but he will let them know when we are free.

AFRIKANMAN

You need to push aside the FEAR - it has dominated your lives.

My "deal" with them was:

You can come for a Beer and Barbecue but not a Tribunal - They have never been and all contact with the entire congregation has been severed by word of mouth it would seem [the grape-vine].

Free at Last !

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Whoa ! maybe it's not as good here in Oz as I thought!

by wozza in

jw
friends

found this on my facebook page that someone had posted , just a joke i hope .

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AFRIKANMAN

We have a little harbour-village just outside Cape Town called Hout Bay and they have some crazy signs up even saying "Welcome to the Republic of Hout Bay" and you can even get a "passport" from the local Tourist Info centre - all tongue in cheek - in fact more non-HoutBayers own the passports - its a little money-spinner - I am sure the Oz folk are not this conceited and I also posit that the sign was put up by locals - its not an official govt sign. Chill out guys !

In fact if you care to google Orania - this is a little town in South Africa that is still in the Apartheid dark ages - everyone in the town is ..................................Caucasian - and you feel the white supremacy ideology very strongly. They still fly the old Aparheid flag in the town.

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Commentary on Geoffrey Jackson's RC testimony

by Listener in

one of my favourite youtubers, winston from jamaca (watchtower examination) has provided some feedback from jacko's testimony at the victorian royal commission.

he examines only part of the testimony and brings up some interesting points.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-xzivv0q8s.

AFRIKANMAN

I just love the accent if not his eloquence in putting this across !

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Local Congregation Takes Away My Dad's Phone Hook-Up (HE'S 85 YRS. OLD)

by NoMoreHustle in

this happened about 6 months ago, didn't really have an opportunity to post about it (been busy), but they still haven't given back his password for the phone hook-up.

they say that this is direction from the "branch office".

i think it's complete bs, the real reason why they are doing this is to punish me & my family because i am basically a ghost when it comes to meetings & any type of activity.

AFRIKANMAN

Which rule? which letter ? where is the directive? show me! etc etc

They are being as we say in my part of the world - Full of Kak !

[Pronounced : kuck btw]

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Whoa ! maybe it's not as good here in Oz as I thought!

by wozza in

jw
friends

found this on my facebook page that someone had posted , just a joke i hope .

.

AFRIKANMAN

Well where exactly do you enter Australia ? Certainly not from any Mainland - and this photo looks decidedly outback - not exactly Sydney Airport - I think its a tongue in cheek sign !

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Marjoe Gortner - 4 year old Preacher / Ordained Minister ...PTL !

by AFRIKANMAN in

trained to rake in the booty from the age of 4 !

later he exposed the whole evangelism thing for what it is.

lets hear your take and comments - there are 3 sets of video in the full doccie.

AFRIKANMAN

Trained to rake in the booty from the age of 4 ! Later he exposed the whole evangelism thing for what it is.

Lets hear your take and comments - There are 3 sets of video in the full Doccie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLBEXJugaZSbkNWrbfGjAM0ifgpUrRNUtT&v=7OCmtc8YtCc&feature=player_detailpage#t=8

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New convention theme

by StarTrekAngel in

just wanted to post here real quick, as many have joked about it.

we had an announcement in our cong last week about the upcoming one day assembly.

the title of the assembly is "imitate jehovah".

AFRIKANMAN

Then...."Imitate Stephen Lett"

If we could put sound-clips on here we could have an "imitate the GB competition" - Prize for the JWN member who pulls of the best impersonation.

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Introducing Myself

by Peony in

i've finally got round to joining the site (after over 2 years lurking!

i was born into jws, pioneered for 10 years (met my husband at pioneer school).

had health issues that saw me catapulted away from 'the centre of the cong' and wow what a different place that was!