Posts by Heaven

here is my little experience from last night........ my parents were baptized in the late 30's as children and have never faltered in their determination to survive the great tribulation and live forever in paradise (even though they actively associate with all their df'ed kids).

my father is still actively serving as an elder and my mother has always been by his side.

Heaven

possum... I have often thought that me and my bro's became emotional, mental, and spiritual orphans when our parents became zealous, baptized JWs. Mom is gone now... as soon as Dad goes, the final phase, that being the physical death of him will complete the process of us becoming complete orphans.

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GEOFFREY JACKSON THE PERSONABLE FACE OF JW.ORG...BUT IT AIN'T OVER YET BUDDY

by steve2 in

since geoffrey jackson's appearance before the australian royal commission on friday there has for some been an expressed feeling of anticlimax.

it is as though he was given too much latitude to preach, to claim ignorance and to skirt questions.

more to the point, as much as i myself thought i would never have expected to say this, gj actually came across as likeable and - don't throttle me please!

Heaven

Finkelstein said: Heaven forbid mankind reverting back to the social moral standards of the ancient Hebrews.

Yes, I do forbid this. There will be no reverting. I have stated it. It shall be done ...errr... not done. Whatever.

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Is homosexuality ever justifiable? I say YES!!!

by TimothyT in

in the january 2012 awake, pages 28-29 there is another article about homosexuality.. .

the writers argue that genetics, the environment, and sexual abuse do not justify homosexuality.

the bible clearly states that homosexuality is wrong and is an abhorrent sin.

Heaven

TimothyT... have been wondering about you. Thanks for letting us know you are doing great! Yay!

Oh my goddess... you are getting married?! This is wonderful news. I am so very happy for you. I wish you all the best.

And yes... leaving JW land is very liberating.

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Anyone in the U.S. talking about the RC in Australia!

by BeautifulMind in

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i mentioned this to my very close friend (still a believing jw) a couple of weeks ago, just to see if she had heard about it.

she asked for a link to check it out so i sent her one.

she looked into it and predictably concluded in was a smear campaign against the jws and she wasn't going to fall for what satan and the apostates were trying to do, we don't know the whole story, and the elders would never allow such a thing to happen, blah, blah, blah....anyone else in the u.s. try to bring this up to friends or family?

Heaven

Even Jackson doesn't know what an apostate is. He said "it's someone who goes against the Bible".

In reality, it is someone who goes against the religion.

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regarding Jacksons testimony.

by umbertoecho in

has anyone here re-watched that last day?

the part where justice mcclellan is asking mr jackson if he feels that this royal commission is a sincere effort to make some good changes in policy...?.

and does mr jackson feel it would be worth it to put a collective effort, along with other organizations to compensate or find means of redress, for the victims of child sexual abuse?.

Heaven

Hi umber.... I have watched all of it. Jackson is a liar. He actually contradicted himself during his testimony. He tried to say the GB are just 'fellow workers' but later references 'each sheep in the congregation'. Does Jackson consider himself a sheep? I doubt it.

He's trying to appear humble and co-operative but to me, comes off smug at times. His comment about 'that's the problem with secular interpretations of scripture' annoyed me. Who says Jackson's interpretation is any more valid than anyone else's?

I am wondering if Angus' turning his back was deliberate. I think it was. It was a tactic to let Jackson know he's nothing special to the RC and to see if it flustered him. It told the RC plenty.

Angus is amazing!

A couple of other points:

Jackson stated that the GB's responsibility is that everything is to be scripturally correct. So if they have inserted their interpretation of scripture, does that qualify? This could be a big issue.

Jackson emphasized at least 3 times that no women could ever be elders.

He also stated that the Bible says only men can be Judges. This is false as per Judges 4:4-5.

Angus's question about does Jehovah God love only JWs was answered 'No' by Jackson. Huh?

When asked by Angus if an inactive witness was caught celebrating a birthday or Christmas would that person be considered transgressing the rules of the Borg Jackson replied "Not his understanding". This is a lie.

Jackson stated an apostate is someone who goes against the Bible. This is a lie. An apostate is someone who goes against the religion.

Jackson also stated that 'everyone is on Alert' when a report of child sexual abuse is made known to the Borg but the victim does not want to go to the police. This is a blatant lie. They definitely withhold this information from the entire congregation.

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GEOFFREY JACKSON THE PERSONABLE FACE OF JW.ORG...BUT IT AIN'T OVER YET BUDDY

by steve2 in

since geoffrey jackson's appearance before the australian royal commission on friday there has for some been an expressed feeling of anticlimax.

it is as though he was given too much latitude to preach, to claim ignorance and to skirt questions.

more to the point, as much as i myself thought i would never have expected to say this, gj actually came across as likeable and - don't throttle me please!

Heaven

I could just hug both Peter McClellan and Angus Stewart.

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The sheer lunacy of Jackson's view regarding mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse.

by DATA-DOG in

lunacy?

insanity?

without a doubt.

Heaven

snugglebunny, yes, Jackson is Australian, born in Queensland in 1955.