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If JWs were to change their name what would they change it to?
by slimboyfat in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
was it 1931 when they adopted jehovah's witnesses?

(at the time with lower case w) isn't it about time now they changed name again?

i mean everything else is changing why not the name!
smiddy

Harold , as in the Lords prayer .
"Our father which farts in Heaven Harold be thy name .....
smiddy"
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The TOP 5 Most Dangerous Teachings of Jehovah's Witnesses
by park ave boy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
first i want to say happy new year to everyone here including you lurkers!

i was able to get away with my whole family for xmas and new years up to maine away from everything.

i mean everything and it felt great.
smiddy

First of all park ave boy , I would like to welcome you , I read your bio,and that had a happy outcome .Kudos to your parents for accepting you back and finding ttatt .You are one lucky lad.
As for your OP , I would like it to be a list of not 5 but 10.......previous posters have made good suggestions , however policies that make it easier for pedo`s to exist in the religion undetected need to be addressed
smiddy
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Governing Body Member Gerrit Loesch Must Eventually Take The Witness Stand In Child Molestation Lawsuits
by frankiespeakin in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
with many more cases in the offing the zalkin lawfirm will press the issue again and again and force gerrit loesch to testify.

what say you?.

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smiddy

I stand corrected besty ,I shouldn`t rely on my memory like I used to .Sorry about that .
smiddy
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Scriptures that will never be the YEAR TEXT
by ttdtt in
1. social
2. humour
so what scriptures do you think will never make the cut?i will start off with one to warm you all up.. 1 corinthians 4:6 - do not go beyond the things that are written,.
smiddy

ttdtt
Isa.:60 :22 , if it applies to anyone , it applies to all the Ex-J,W,`s who have left the WTB&TS and joined sites like this one , starting off as a trickle when the internet became a reality, to the raging river it has become today.
smiddy
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Since you left, have you become more moral?
by Coded Logic in
1. social
2. family
respect.

sympathy.

gossip.
smiddy

Religion does not have a monopoly on morals .
smiddy
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Governing Body Member Gerrit Loesch Must Eventually Take The Witness Stand In Child Molestation Lawsuits
by frankiespeakin in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
with many more cases in the offing the zalkin lawfirm will press the issue again and again and force gerrit loesch to testify.

what say you?.

.
smiddy

Vin Toole, the W.T. Lawyer , failed to advise any of the Elders who handled the 1006 child sex abuse cases of there responsibility to notify police or child protection authorities of the abuse .
3 Elders on each J.C. equals 3018 Elders who failed to make this report over 25 years .
Is Vin Toole a liar ? When questioned about shunning he said he has heard the term but never knew what it meant..
The Confidential letter to the Australian B.O.E ., that the A.R.C. received , dated Nov 2015 is certainly very interesting , and hopefully will put more pressure on the WTB&TS here in Australia .
smiddy
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Umbertoecho here.
by umbertoecho in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
hello people.. i'm tired and a bit sick at the moment but i can't let anyone think that this is going to go away.... i am able to tell you a few things in order to prevent any confusion in the minds of those who are thinking that nothing will come of this arc;that nothing will effect the wtbts in america and other places.. i have been there and given my testimony.

helen milroy and her assistants were there along with another group of people who are there to lend assistance if you crack up at any time during or after the hearing.

i did not crack up but can see how this happens.. security is tight and anonymity is sacred to them as they want to protect all who come forward.
smiddy

I will add my kudos to you also Umbertoecho ,well done and thank you for the update
smiddy
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Have we become what we despise so much?
by Tenacious in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the majority of members who tend to join this forum have been hurt possibly even traumatized sometimes to the point of wanting to end their lives.

upon joining the forum, new members are welcomed with open arms, welcome messages start pouring in, "likes" are freely given, a false sense of security is promoted where a member is free to speak his mind without having to worry about the wt gestapo.

again, similar to how potential converts are welcomed and "love bombed" upon entering a kh for the first time.
smiddy

When someone disagrees with another`s point of view on this board and very strongly disagrees at times , they don`t cut you off .On another given subject they may very well support your point of view .
Our support for each other is not conditional on everybody agreeing on the same thing.,
And there is no emotional blackmail involved either.
The short answer is NO.
smiddy
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Lurkers: A truth is either true, or it isn't. There is no in between.
by cappytan in
1. jw
2. friends
truth is absolute.

there is no such thing as 2=1 or 1=2.. if one starts out with the equation 2=1, one has already failed.. truth = truth.

you cannot change whether something is truth or not.. when the organization teaches one thing as a truth (ex.
smiddy

Is it true the Sun rises in the East and sets in the West ? An apparent truth .
In reality the Sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West . An absolute truth .
Genesis Ch.1 ; 16 , The greater luminary for day and the lesser luminary for night ., obviously refferring to the Sun and the Moon .
Fair enough the Sun does appear to rise every morning and set every evening.
However the Moon is a different kettle of fish , why ? Because of it`s orbit around the earth their are nights it does not appear in the night sky at all , it appears on the other side of the globe in the day time.
So there are days when the moon appears exclusively in the daytime , not appearing at all in the nighttime .and vice versa , depending where you live on earth.
So is Gen.Ch :1 -16 an absolute truth ? or an apparent truth , or is it just a fable..
smiddy
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Since you left, have you become more moral?
by Coded Logic in
1. social
2. family
respect.

sympathy.

gossip.
smiddy

Less Judgemental , and I have more empathy for people who are marginalised by society .especially transgender and gay & lesbian people who by all the information I can gather is not so much a choice , but a condition , whether it is genetic , DNA , or whatever .
I can`t imagine how it would feel to have a male body yet your brain is telling you your a female,
Or to be born into a female body and your brain is telling you your a male
And this is going on in young children before they even know about gender and sex .
And of course this means a male is more attracted to a male than a female .
And a female is more attracted to a female than a male
It is not something they choose , it is a natural progression of their feelings , needs , and desires .
Only then does it make sense .
Ignorant people blur these definitions with pedo`s .
smiddy