Posts by jonahstourguide

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Breaking: Beards in The Watchtower

by neat blue dog in

the latest issue of the watchtower shows a man with a beard praying.. .

i fully expected to see him 'progress' to clean-shaven in the following pictures, but instead he is still bearded when 'applying bible principles'.. .

i then realized that he was already featured on the cover itself.. .

jonahstourguide

Oh well

Clean skin rutherford will turn in his grave,,,,,or will he simply be pacing the halls of the heavenly temple?

jtg

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Zoom zoom zoom

by Brainfloss in

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jonahstourguide

Ha Ha....I loved the Muppets !!

And now you've reminded me of Rowan and Martins 'Laugh-in. Lilly Tomlyn and others.

Thanks for the giggle and so true.

jtg

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Australian Pollies seem driven to call out failure of signing up to redress scheme

by jonahstourguide in

noticed this on abc news again re the redress scheme here in australia.. i thought it notable that jws were specifically mentioned and that the government is aware of jw tactics.. bolding is mine.. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-08/states-territories-urged-beef-up-name-and-shame-abuse-scheme/12226250.

states and territories urged to go far beyond name and shame threat against 'recalcitrant' institutions in abuse redress schemeby political reporter matthew doranposted 7hhours agodean smith stands at his desk in the senate, gesturing while speaking into a microphoneliberal senator dean smith said victims of child abuse deserved more than just a threat to name and shame institutions.

(abc news: jed cooper)sharestates and territories are being urged to not only shame institutions which refuse to sign up to the national redress scheme for victims of child abuse, but also name senior officials and the levels of public funding the organisations receive.key points:a federal parliamentary committee has recommended institutions which fail to sign up to the national redress scheme for abuse victims be named, their officials identified, and public funding outlinedcommittee chair dean smith has written to the states and territories urging them to adopt the proposalsocial services minister anne ruston said all jurisdictions would need to agree if such a proposal were adoptedlast week, a federal parliamentary committee made up of liberal, national, labor and greens members unanimously recommended identifying "recalcitrant" organisations ahead of the june 30 deadline.this week, the committee chair, liberal senator dean smith, wrote to state and territory attorneys-general escalating that demand and encouraging them to adopt the proposal.institutions have until the end of june to sign up to the multi-billion-dollar scheme, aimed at compensating victims of child sexual abuse, before the federal government publicly names them for holding out.so far, 545 applications for redress have been delayed because 284 non-government organisations are yet to join the scheme.senator smith suggested it was not enough to simply name the holdouts, and argued the committee wanted explanations on why they were not signing up, names of office holders in the institutions, what date they expected to join the scheme and the financial benefits received through public funding or their charitable status.

jonahstourguide

Yes Listener.

According to my zooming pimo associates the letter was read last night.

Yes November. Yes crazy.

jtg

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Australian Pollies seem driven to call out failure of signing up to redress scheme

by jonahstourguide in

noticed this on abc news again re the redress scheme here in australia.. i thought it notable that jws were specifically mentioned and that the government is aware of jw tactics.. bolding is mine.. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-08/states-territories-urged-beef-up-name-and-shame-abuse-scheme/12226250.

states and territories urged to go far beyond name and shame threat against 'recalcitrant' institutions in abuse redress schemeby political reporter matthew doranposted 7hhours agodean smith stands at his desk in the senate, gesturing while speaking into a microphoneliberal senator dean smith said victims of child abuse deserved more than just a threat to name and shame institutions.

(abc news: jed cooper)sharestates and territories are being urged to not only shame institutions which refuse to sign up to the national redress scheme for victims of child abuse, but also name senior officials and the levels of public funding the organisations receive.key points:a federal parliamentary committee has recommended institutions which fail to sign up to the national redress scheme for abuse victims be named, their officials identified, and public funding outlinedcommittee chair dean smith has written to the states and territories urging them to adopt the proposalsocial services minister anne ruston said all jurisdictions would need to agree if such a proposal were adoptedlast week, a federal parliamentary committee made up of liberal, national, labor and greens members unanimously recommended identifying "recalcitrant" organisations ahead of the june 30 deadline.this week, the committee chair, liberal senator dean smith, wrote to state and territory attorneys-general escalating that demand and encouraging them to adopt the proposal.institutions have until the end of june to sign up to the multi-billion-dollar scheme, aimed at compensating victims of child sexual abuse, before the federal government publicly names them for holding out.so far, 545 applications for redress have been delayed because 284 non-government organisations are yet to join the scheme.senator smith suggested it was not enough to simply name the holdouts, and argued the committee wanted explanations on why they were not signing up, names of office holders in the institutions, what date they expected to join the scheme and the financial benefits received through public funding or their charitable status.

jonahstourguide

Hi all

Noticed this on abc news again re the redress scheme here in Australia.

I thought it notable that jws were specifically mentioned and that the government is aware of jw tactics.

Bolding is mine.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-08/states-territories-urged-beef-up-name-and-shame-abuse-scheme/12226250

States and territories urged to go far beyond name and shame threat against 'recalcitrant' institutions in abuse redress scheme

By political reporter Matthew Doran
Posted 7hhours ago
Dean Smith stands at his desk in the Senate, gesturing while speaking into a microphone
Liberal Senator Dean Smith said victims of child abuse deserved more than just a threat to name and shame institutions.(ABC News: Jed Cooper)
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States and territories are being urged to not only shame institutions which refuse to sign up to the National Redress Scheme for victims of child abuse, but also name senior officials and the levels of public funding the organisations receive.

Key points:

A federal parliamentary committee has recommended institutions which fail to sign up to the national redress scheme for abuse victims be named, their officials identified, and public funding outlined
Committee chair Dean Smith has written to the states and territories urging them to adopt the proposal
Social Services Minister Anne Ruston said all jurisdictions would need to agree if such a proposal were adopted
Last week, a federal parliamentary committee made up of Liberal, National, Labor and Greens members unanimously recommended identifying "recalcitrant" organisations ahead of the June 30 deadline.

This week, the committee chair, Liberal senator Dean Smith, wrote to state and territory attorneys-general escalating that demand and encouraging them to adopt the proposal.

Institutions have until the end of June to sign up to the multi-billion-dollar scheme, aimed at compensating victims of child sexual abuse, before the Federal Government publicly names them for holding out.

So far, 545 applications for redress have been delayed because 284 non-government organisations are yet to join the scheme.

Senator Smith suggested it was not enough to simply name the holdouts, and argued the committee wanted explanations on why they were not signing up, names of office holders in the institutions, what date they expected to join the scheme and the financial benefits received through public funding or their charitable status.

"The National Redress Scheme is a shared responsibility between the Commonwealth, the states and territories, and a step like this requires their full co-operation," Senator Smith said.

"We owe it to survivors to take every possible step to ensure institutions are signing up to the scheme ahead of the deadline.

"Governments across Australia have already foreshadowed the naming and shaming of these institutions, but survivors deserve more immediate action."

The scheme will have been operating for two years once the June 30 deadline arrives.

The committee made 14 recommendations to improve management of the redress scheme, and its report said ongoing public debate had already prompted some institutions to join.

"It is also mindful that in some cases — the Jehovah's Witnesses has emerged as one in the evidence given before the Committee — moral pressure applied via public discourse and the media may not be sufficient in and of itself," the committee report said.

Social Services Minister Anne Ruston has said "all bets are off" if institutions do not sign up by June 30.(ABC News: Matt Roberts)
Senator Smith, who is the Government whip in the Senate, also wrote to Social Services Minister Anne Ruston.

Senator Ruston reiterated her warning last week that "all bets are off" for institutions who held back from joining the redress scheme.

"Institutions named in applications have been warned that failure to fulfil their moral obligation to join the Scheme by the June 30 deadline mean they will be named and shamed and will face other sanctions," a spokesperson for the Minister said.

"The Government will consider and respond to the committee report and provide it to the Redress Scheme Governance Board of state and territory ministers.

"The Federal Government cannot make unilateral changes to the Scheme. Changes must be agreed to by the Commonwealth, states and territories."

Posted 7hhours ago

jtg

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An emerging new global authority at how it will affect believers

by Kosonen in

jw
friends

good day believing brothers and sisters, .

i have to inform about latest information concerning the set up of a global authority.

we have waited un to be empowered.

jonahstourguide

The verge of eradication!?

By whom I ask. China??

jtg

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An emerging new global authority at how it will affect believers

by Kosonen in

jw
friends

good day believing brothers and sisters, .

i have to inform about latest information concerning the set up of a global authority.

we have waited un to be empowered.

jonahstourguide

Sorry mate.

There's a travel ban in Australia on all overseas 'tourists' which would include religious nutters.

Be safe where you are. as we are being safe irrespective of religious persuasion.

jtg

P.S. You might like to fact check your claims regarding "water points" etc

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E-MAIL Shepherding during Covid stay at home

by wannabefree in

my wife is getting regular emails from the cobe ... you know we have the truth, the world is in the dark, we're special, hang in there, read this encouraging watchtower ... blah blah blah ... just wondering if these are coordinated from org.. recent mass email example .... " .... an excellent watchtower article in the july 2020. it is entitled “be convinced that you have the truth”.

the scripture is from 2 tim 3:14. we are to continue in the things we have learned and be persuaded to believe.

reflect for a moment what appealed to you about the truth which drew you to jehovah.

jonahstourguide

Yes a pimo friend is getting hammered with jw propaganda. Told her to get another email address

That's the reason I never gave them my email when I re-connected with the religion.

I also tell them I don't do zoom as I only have limited data. I'm in Australia.

Another pimo friend in my area is doing the same.

perfect time to fade in my opinion..

jtg

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Miss Piggy----Thrown Out of Zoom Meeting!

by Atlantis in

jw
friends

miss piggy was thrown out of the zoom meeting because she was showing to much cleavage.. https://docdro.id/s9jhehton her way out she grabbed the co's briefcase and gave him the finger.https://docdro.id/szfjix4then miss piggy jumped into her hot rod and is delivering all the co's secret documents to the neighborhood.https://docdro.id/bed59f8if you are on the email list, these documents are already in your email.

so just keep eating your buttered popcorn.2020-04-27--broadcasting meetings2020- information notice of broadcasting congregation meetings2020-notice of broadcasting2020-information on broadcasting congregation meetingspetra!.

https://docdro.id/i8d4tli.

jonahstourguide

I've sent a pm re the other thread.

Please include me in your distribution list.

Thanks heaps.

By the way, cool set of wheels Miss Piggy, Kermit will be jealous. Beats a lilly pad by miles.

jtg

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2020-May-S-147-E Announcements And Reminders!

by Atlantis in

jw
friends

friends, atlantis is receiving so much stuff so quickly, it is hard to keep up with it all.. the 2020 may announcements and reminders just came in also.

(s-147-e) in english and german.. if you want those just say so in the replies.. petra!.