Then there was
Ray (scowling) Cowling.
A d.o. that had to have everything his way,,,,arsehole.
jtg
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Who Was The Biggest Jackass Circuit Overseer You Ever Met?
by Sea Breeze inthere was on older white-haired circuit overseer in houston around 1989 or 1990. last name started with a w i think.... not sure though.
even the most brain-dead robotic elders told me he was offensive.
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Lithuania Set to Mirror Norway's Approach on Jehovah's Witnesses
by raymond frantz init is proposed to the seimas not to grant state recognition to the religious community of jehovah's witnesses.
lithuania05/05/2024 09:30. jehovah's witnesses; baptism associative / e. ovcharenko / bns photo.. it is proposed to the seimas to refuse to grant state recognition to the lithuanian jehovah's witnesses religious community.. community representatives told bns that they hope that parliamentarians, taking into account the practice of the european court of human rights, will make a different decision.. the draft resolution registered by the chairman of the human rights committee of the seimas, tomas vytautas raskevičius, states that this community does not meet the requirements of the constitution and the law, that its education and rites do not conflict with laws and decency.. "the ministry of justice has determined that the religious teaching of this community is possibly not compatible with the constitution of our country in two aspects.
the first is that jehovah's witnesses oppose blood transfusions due to certain aspects related to health care (...).
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jonahstourguide
Our pasta, who art in a colander, draining be your noodles. Thy noodle come, Thy sauce be yum, on top some grated Parmesan. Give us this day, our garlic bread…and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trample on our lawns
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1963 Resolution Condemning the United Nations
by Sea Breeze inquote from that world wide resolution: .
that, in order to prevent the destruction of the nations by their own means in war, the nations further refused the surrender of their sovereignty to god’s messianic kingdom by setting up a society of nations, which, since 1945, has taken the form and the name of the united nations, with international headquarters at new york city.
this international organization stands for world sovereignty by political men.
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jonahstourguide
Sea Breeze,
I was an 11yo indoctrinated by one parent during those years. The other parent a non believer.
I can still recall how we would shout an affirmation of "I do" when resolutions of this nature
were read out after special events,,, memorial I think. It was drummed into us that
we had to agree in the affirmative or we would be destroyed at the upcoming Armageddon
due in 1975. (this was in Australia)
I guess it was blissful ignorance and lack of the internet that made us believe every word
from the U.S.A. No one dared to question them for fear of copping the judgement as depicted
and illustrated in the publications we were forced to study as kids.
Yes the hypocrisy of the leadership only became evident after some years, especially after 1975
came and went.
The membership that were truly 'loyal' would not dare to question the reasoning of the leadership.
It would be said "they, ( the leadership) must be getting us ready for some significant events".
You know, "preparing for Armageddon".
I think it has often been described on this site as 'sunk cost fallacy' and it still exists to this day.
I have associates who are fully in and when I raise certain inconsistencies they just clam up or change the subject.
Yes, Sea Breeze, to us that are enlightened it seems unbelievable that jws just do not get it.
Regards
jtg
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2024-04-April-Languages-Announcements And Reminders-S-147!
by Atlantis in2024-04-april-announcements and reminders.. languagesafrikaanshttps://pdfupload.io/docs/a85be9ff armenianhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/fe57b8a6 chinesehttps://pdfupload.io/docs/e5da00d7 croatianhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/452fd4d5 danishhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/a6b8ec28 dutchhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/3ff82dfb englishhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/ef235dbd filipinohttps://pdfupload.io/docs/8a7ebe43 frenchhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/7a04d7bf germanhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/f27daee9 greekhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/02b3db31 haitian creolehttps://pdfupload.io/docs/ae1d93e2 hebrewhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/aecdecf1 hungarianhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/fb8eb105 italianhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/0bb5d16e japanesehttps://pdfupload.io/docs/6c8d05f3 norwegianhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/03ff27f9 polishhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/3e645e96 portuguesehttps://pdfupload.io/docs/541375d0 russianhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/be7e2a5c spanishhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/6de127bf ukrainianhttps://pdfupload.io/docs/88b19d49 grandpa!
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jonahstourguide
Great work Atlantis
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jonahstourguide
He looks like a young Charlton Heston.
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Elder abuser in Sunshine Coast down under (?)
by carla innot sure if this has been posted or not, apologies if it has.
i did a quick search and did not see it.
https://archive.md/5zcdi -a sunshine coast jehovah’s witness figure accused of horrific sex crimes has been remanded in jail for fresh offences which allegedly occurred the same day he attended court.. and https://archive.md/r2o6x -a sunshine coast jehovah’s witness figure who allegedly used his position in the church to sexually assault young men has been arrested by police.
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jonahstourguide
just saw this today
The guy has been described as a former elder and named as Peter Michelson.
Former Jehovah's Witness elder committed to stand trial accused of Sunshine Coast rapes, sexual abuse
ABC Sunshine Coast / By Kirra GrimesPosted 10h ago10 hours agoPeter Mitchelson today faced a committal hearing at Maroochydore Magistrates Court.(ABC Sunshine Coast: Owen Jacques)Link copied- In short: Peter Mitchelson has been accused of using his position in the church community to coerce young men into non-consensual sexual acts on the Sunshine Coast and in Brisbane.
- The charges relate to five adult male complainants known to Mr Mitchelson through the Jehovah's Witness faith.
- What's next? The 62-year-old has been remanded in custody to return to court in September.
A former Jehovah's Witness elder has been committed to stand trial for raping and sexually abusing young men on the Sunshine Coast over a 10-year period.
Police arrested 62-year-old Mooloolaba man Peter Mitchelson in August 2022 and charged him with more than 50 sexual offences, including 21 counts of rape that allegedly occurred at various locations on the Sunshine Coast and in Brisbane from 2008 to 2018.
The charges relate to five adult male complainants known to Mr Mitchelson through the Jehovah's Witness faith.
A committal hearing at Maroochydore today heard Mr Mitchelson allegedly used his seniority as a former congregation elder to coerce the younger men to perform sexual acts for his gratification.
Police said the acts were non-consensual and made the alleged victims feel "used, controlled, and lied to".
Mr Mitchelson was committed to stand trial in the District Court on 53 charges, while charges of incest and torture were dismissed due to a lack of evidence.
'Positive affirmations' allegedly escalated
The court heard the majority of alleged offending started with Mr Mitchelson advising alleged victims on how to use '"positive affirmations" to improve their confidence.
Police said initial meetings with Mr Mitchelson involved alleged victims standing in front of a mirror repeating the phrase: "I'm strong. I'm powerful. I'm confident".
They said this progressed to alleged victims repeating the phrase while naked and masturbating in front of Mr Mitchelson.
One man was allegedly told by Mr Mitchelson he would be "cleansed" of human papillomavirus (HPV) if he allowed Mr Mitchelson to penetrate him.
One man allegedly had non-consensual intercourse with Mr Mitchelson on a number of occasions while being filmed.
Mr Mitchelson's defence barrister Saul Holt KC argued videos tendered to the court show acts that were consensual and "enjoyed" by those participating.
Police describe 'insular' culture
Police prosecutor Sergeant Rebecca Lambert told the court the "insular" culture of the Jehovah's Witness community played a significant role in the alleged offending, and videos appearing to show consensual acts could not be viewed without this context.
Sergeant Lambert said men who had grown up in the faith had been taught to live in "constant fear of being disfellowshipped", which would forbid them from contacting any family or friends remaining in the church.
"It is a very insular environment, where the slightest discretion is treated by the church, not within the family unit," she said.
"Disfellowshipped from the church not only means losing religion, but it also means losing family and having no contacts or the people that knew [the alleged victims] and supported [them]."
The court heard Mr Mitchelson himself had been disfellowshipped since being charged, and no longer had contact with his daughters who had moved out of the family home along with their mother, who remained married to the accused.
Mr Mitchelson to face further charges
Magistrate Chris Callaghan committed Mr Mitchelson to stand trial separately on a further five charges for alleged offences committed early last year, including attempting to pervert the course of justice by interfering with witnesses.
Mr Mitchelson was on Supreme Court bail for the initial rape and sexual abuse charges at the time of these alleged offences, and was taken back into custody in September.
Magistrate Callaghan refused an application for bail on the newer charges, today finding Mr Holt had not established that his client did not present an unacceptable risk of interfering with witnesses — even with strict bail conditions.
Mr Mitchelson was remanded in custody to return to court on a charge of possessing a schedule four medicine — the erectile dysfunction drug Sildenafil — in September.
In handing down the decision, Magistrate Callaghan commented that Mr Mitchelson was "a very manipulative person".
District Court trial dates will be determined by the Department of Public Prosecutions.
Posted 10h agojtg
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Where is Tony?
by Athanasius inon february 22, 2023, anthony morris iii was officially removed from the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.
a few months later it was revealed that the watchtower bought him a house in lumberton, north carolina.. however, and correct me if i am wrong, since leaving the gb nobody has reported seeing tony attending jw meetings or participating in field service.
in fact nobody has reported seeing him anywhere, not even at a local liquor store.
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jonahstourguide
@ NotFormer,
The audience were specially invited bethelites and all the uber jw ass lickers in N.S.W.
Also included a heap of co's etc. You know,, the chosen ones.
Correct, real Aussies would despise those comments. Wouldn't pass the 'pub test'.
My PIMI associates that watched the stream were disgusted.
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Halloween
by NotFormer injust a bit of idle speculation.. on another thread, a publisher was reported to the elders for smoking 🚬, when all they were actually doing was holding a drinking straw in mcdonald's.. is it plausible to be questioned by elders about wearing something that looks a bit too much like a costume on the 31st of october?
🧛🧜.
for that matter, wearing red and green on the 25th of december?
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jonahstourguide
I, from experience agree with LeeMerk.
In my case I was questioned by a duo of elders over some idle
gossip spouted by an individual in a mental health facility.
They had been trying to 'get' me for some time. You know,
"any port in a storm"
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Stop the Electric car solar power brainwashing Lies!!
by Witness 007 inford e.v cars lost the company 1.3 billion in three months!
i put 18 solar panels on my house but only get a small rebate $50 a quarter.
bill is $400.
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jonahstourguide
Well, I am shocked at how expensive solar is in Canada. And i didn't mean to imply you down-voted my earlier post, just thought it was hilarious.
And yes the quality standards here are as stringent as in Canada, especially OH&S requirements re working at heights etc etc.
Here in Oz the domestic industry is not being subsidized by the Government. Only home owners receive various rebates.
Large scale wind farm and solar projects are subsidized.
The OP however did raise a important issue, namely that coal and gas fired power generation was being phased out at an alarming rate. This concerns most Aussies as blackouts are becoming more common.
Another concern is that from January this year all new residential buildings requiring a permit will not be permitted to be connected to gas.
Quite stupid for a country that contributes app 1% to global warming.
However, there is nothing wrong with choosing solar panels if your budget and circumstances permit.
Bit like religion I suppose, you know, choose the bits that suit you and leave the rest be. (humour)
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Stop the Electric car solar power brainwashing Lies!!
by Witness 007 inford e.v cars lost the company 1.3 billion in three months!
i put 18 solar panels on my house but only get a small rebate $50 a quarter.
bill is $400.
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jonahstourguide
Ha Ha i got a dislike for a factual post,,, facepalm..
Hey peacefulpete, where are you getting this info??
The Jinko panels are worth $300 retail at most here in Oz.
= $300 x 13 = $3,900.00.
Installed with three workers in less than four hours.
jtg
Edit to add 'Goodwe' inverter cost of installed system.
Well – it depends on a couple of things. But for ballpark figures for a fully installed system with Goodwe inverters:
- 1.5kW (around 4 panels): $2,500 – $4,000
- 2kW (around 5 panels): $3,000 – $4,500
- 3kW (around 7 panels): $3,500 – $5,000
- 4kW (around 10 panels): $4,000 – $6,000
- 5kW (around 12 panels): $4,500 – $8,000
- 5.4kW (around 14 panels): $4,700 – $8,500
- 6kW (around 15 panels): $5,000 – $9,000
- 6.6kW (around 16 panels): $5,500 – $9,000
- 7kW (around 17 panels): $6,500 – $10,000
- 8kW (around 19 panels): $7,500 – $11,000
- 10kW (around 24 panels): $8,000 – $13,000
- 15kW (around 36 panels): $13,000 – $18,000
- 20kW (around 48 panels): $17,000 – $22,000
This is the going rate in Oz across a multiple of certified installers.
jtg