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Date Posted：09/12/2007 3:54 AMCopy HTML The Geelong AdvertiserThe following articles appeared in The Geelong Advertiser in March and April, 2004. Church bars womanby SARAH BIESKE, 16 March 2004, p.5A WOMAN given just two years to live says she has been ostracised from her church because she moved in with her family. Zivka Igic, 62, arrived at the Geelong Revival Centre with a personal carer last month after being released from hospital, only to be turned away because she is living with her daughter and son-in-law who were ex-communicated from the assembly last year. The Yugoslavia-born woman, who suffered a ruptured artery and was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver in January, was given a letter and told she would have to meet with pastor Noel Hollins before returning to the church again. "She's a very sick lady who needs looking after and we're the only family she has," son-in-law David Erwin said. "But basically what the church is saying is that if she wants to go back there she must also go back to living on her own." Lyn McCarter, from Best of Care, accompanied Mrs Igic to the revival centre and said her patient, who she labelled as frail, did not receive a welcome reception. "She was given the letter and although she couldn't understand what it said because she needed it to be interpreted, she was concerned about what was in it," Mrs McCarter said. The letter from Mr Hollins informed Mrs Igic, a member of the church for 18 years, that the only other people to attend the meeting about her future with the assembly would be two elders and a translator if needed. Mr Erwin replied to the church and said his wife, who has power of attorney for her mother, would be present if a meeting took place. He has not had a response. "We gave them seven days to reply, that's now over two weeks ago and have since confirmed that Zivka has been ostracised from the church fellowship, " he said. "It's not the first time this has happened. It happened to myself and my wife but to do it to an elderly lady is just wrong." Mr Erwin and his wife Helena were ousted from the church but have never been given an official reason for their ex-communication. Mr Hollins could not be contacted yesterday but an elder from the church said the centre would not comment on the matter. |
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Re：Tales from the Geelong Revival Centre Date Posted：16/10/2011 2:24 AMCopy HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ2MEYzH_-I&feature=related
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Re：Tales from the Geelong Revival Centre Date Posted：23/10/2011 3:06 AMCopy HTML It's that time of year again religious morons that you fear the most. Halloween. Yes the time for the dead to come back and fuuccckkk with you! So lets take a look at something that is misunderstood yet still better than what you had in the past.It's called Voodooism!So you no longer want to be part of the religion that you are in and are thinking of changing to another cult.Here is a subcategory of Catholicism VooDoo Yes that's right! You to can be a Catholic and still be different and stand out are work. Think about all the things that you can do with a skull and candles. The blood rituals to bump off your enemies and to make the one you love love you. It's so strange that people will just think you are worshiping the devil when if fact you are still worshiping a god.
Birth of Voodoo
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Re：Tales from the Geelong Revival Centre Date Posted：23/10/2011 3:07 AMCopy HTML Adam Ant - That Voodoo |
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Re：Tales from the Geelong Revival Centre Date Posted：23/10/2011 3:21 AMCopy HTML It's that time of year again religious morons that you fear the most. Halloween.
No where near as much as you fear Christianity. TWITT. I believe in Christianity as I believe the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. C.S.Lewis.
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Re：Tales from the Geelong Revival Centre Date Posted：29/03/2013 3:57 PMCopy HTML Reply to Guest A WOMAN given just two years to live says she has been ostracised from her church because she moved in with her family. Zivka Igic, 62, arrived at the Geelong Revival Centre with a personal carer last month after being released from hospital, only to be turned away because she is living with her daughter and son-in-law who were ex-communicated from the assembly last year. "We gave them seven days to reply, that's now over two weeks ago and have since confirmed that Zivka has been ostracised from the church fellowship, " he said. Mr Erwin and his wife Helena were ousted from the church but have never been given an official reason for their ex-communication. Mr Hollins could not be contacted yesterday but an elder from the church said the centre would not comment on the matter. The same as mine too. I wasn't given a reason why I had to leave RFA. What a sham ! This is too much. Revenge !! [FONT family=Arial color=blue size=14px]Has Anyone Spoken To God ?[/FONT]
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Re：Tales from the Geelong Revival Centre Date Posted：29/03/2013 4:14 PMCopy HTML Reply to piano_accordian I cant believe it. When i was still attending meetings i always said hello to "backsliders" and ppl who were "out of fellowship" and they were friendly back. Its not really a big deal. Its not like all of a sudden these ppl have horns coming out of their head and carry a pitched fork around!This organisation is based on fear, not love. Hahahaha ! I like the way you put it. The problem is that people being put out of the fellowship are as if they are having AIDS or some SARS epidemic danger. The OT mentioned about diseases on the skin and those people who were afflicted with infectious diseases had to be separated from the healthy ones. Perhaps, that is the main reason. Its really not a good testimony for you to be rude to us - why on earth would i want to go back there when you wont even say hello to me in the street!?You are no better than me - and i bet a lot of assembly go-ers have demons in their closet - i know of someone who takes communion when she is an adulterer!! Other people who drink, have oral sex, take recreational drugs. And the rest of you sit there and have "fellowship" with them. Just because you attend the meetings and outings doesnt mean you are any more saved than I am.Im not bitter against the assembly at all... But the life on the outside is good.Id be happy to hear from anyone who wants to comment on this. Well, for my case, the fornicators were given only a year of holiday after they had kept mum for several years. They were baptised; and not long, they had sex outside of marriage. They cheated the church which was supposed to be a serious case BUT ... conveniently, they were accepted into the fold because they were popular with the elders and pastors. You see, that was their inner circle thing. All are equal. Except, some are more equal than others. LOL   [FONT family=Arial color=blue size=14px]Has Anyone Spoken To God ?[/FONT]
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Re：Tales from the Geelong Revival Centre Date Posted：30/03/2013 3:34 AMCopy HTML
I along with many other young people within this unforgiving cult, have
been DRIVEN OUT!! The pastors will make rules
aka LAWS according to their own opinions and general outlooks on
different situations! Will someone PLEASE tell me why there are rules
for some and not another. I was told that my clothing was offensive
because:
[FONT family=Arial color=blue size=14px]Has Anyone Spoken To God ?[/FONT]
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Re：Tales from the Geelong Revival Centre Date Posted：13/12/2013 7:56 AMCopy HTML Well, for my case, the fornicators were given only a year of holiday after they had kept mum for several years. They were baptised; and not long, they had sex outside of marriage. They cheated the church which was supposed to be a serious case BUT ... conveniently, they were accepted into the fold because they were popular with the elders and pastors. You see, that was their inner circle thing. All are equal. Except, some are more equal than others. LOL
 There is talk among GRC members that the grand daughter of the principle Adelaide pastor is allowed to continue in the fellowship after she and a certain male member confessed to have fornicated at least five times. The boy friend was kicked out but the grand daughter said that she was raped so was vindicated. What raped five times? Where is the equality in that? Double standards still prevail. I believe in Christianity as I believe the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. C.S.Lewis.
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