Posts by smiddy

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David Bowie

by smiddy in

i just heard the news david bowie has died ,so sad .

rip d,b, .

smiddy .

smiddy

watson

That clip is blocked here in Australia , damn

smiddy

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We are living in the 21st Century , When , Are We Going to Bury Religious Superstition ? Once and for all ?

by smiddy in

the christian bible / cannon is different , depending on what religion you profess ,around the world.. russian orthodox ,greek orthodox ,christian gnostics ,roman catholics , polish national catholics ,c.of e , etc,etc,.

the very many christian bible translations that exist today differ according to different interpretations of the translators.. the jewish translators of the hebrew scriptures add a whole new concept to the traditional interpretation by christian translators of the old testament... throw in the mix all of the fundamentalist religions that have sprung up these past couple of centuries including the j.w.`s , s.d.a.`s , mormons , t.v.

evangelists , etc, etc,.

smiddy

Alive

I think I know where you are coming from

, I don`t dismiss some force in the universe , even some spiritual aspect at work , however I do not accept an all knowing all powerful GOD who is controlling all things here on earth ,blessing this person or that person for such mundane things , when children are dying of starvation in so many lands.Just to name one thing.

There are many more .

And of course if such a being GOD even existed why so silent for so long,

And please don`t give me that crap about having " Faith."

Jehovah`s Witnesses have put there faith in the WTB&TS for well over 100 years and NOTHING they have ever predicted has come true , and still the faithful believe in them

How sad is that .

smiddy

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We are living in the 21st Century , When , Are We Going to Bury Religious Superstition ? Once and for all ?

by smiddy in

the christian bible / cannon is different , depending on what religion you profess ,around the world.. russian orthodox ,greek orthodox ,christian gnostics ,roman catholics , polish national catholics ,c.of e , etc,etc,.

the very many christian bible translations that exist today differ according to different interpretations of the translators.. the jewish translators of the hebrew scriptures add a whole new concept to the traditional interpretation by christian translators of the old testament... throw in the mix all of the fundamentalist religions that have sprung up these past couple of centuries including the j.w.`s , s.d.a.`s , mormons , t.v.

evangelists , etc, etc,.

smiddy

The Christian Bible / Cannon is different , depending on what Religion you profess ,around the world.

Russian Orthodox ,Greek Orthodox ,Christian Gnostics ,Roman Catholics , Polish National Catholics ,C.of E , etc,etc,

The very many Christian Bible Translations that exist today differ according to different interpretations of the translators.

The Jewish translators of the Hebrew Scriptures add a whole new concept to the traditional interpretation by Christian translators of the Old Testament..

Throw in the mix all of the fundamentalist Religions that have sprung up these past couple of Centuries including the J.W.`s , S.D.A.`s , Mormons , T.V. Evangelists , etc, etc,

Islam also has it`s roots in the Bible , along with Jews and Christians.

And that is only showing a glimpse of Christianity`s Religions ,

without mentioning the thousands of non Christian Religions that exist in the world today , all claiming a direct channel to GOD. Which number in the billions of people .

My point is this :

This has been going on for thousands and thousands of years , and there has been no GOD or HIGHER POWER that has ever tried or even attempted to set the matter straight as to what is the true Religion he/she wants people to follow , nothing , zilch.

The only explanation religious people give is "FAITH" , you must have faith , nothing concrete or solid evidence , certainly no word from GOD , yet he was supposed to communicate audibly with prophets thousands of years ago , but apparently we are too educated for a GOD to converse with us with all the technology we have available today.. maybe we will see behind the curtain .?

smiddy

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A Big Hello From Mouthy/Grace and.....

by label licker in

jw
friends

a special message to her daughter, ann marie if you are watching this site.

your mother is eighty-eight now and her memory is going fast.

please call her, ann marie.

smiddy

If Ann Marie fails to contact her mother Grace ,even after her sisters plea for her to do so ,will just reinforce how cold blooded ,callous , unloving an ,excuse for a Christian Religion Jehovah`s Witnesses are .

C`mon , Ann Marie ,do you honestly think Jesus would be so cold blooded toward his mother ?

smiddy

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Evolution is a Fact #1 - Protein Functional Redundancy

by cofty in

i intend for this to be one of a series of bite-sized ops on the evidence for evolution.. introduction to dna genes are sequences of dna made up of words (codons) each of which are three letters (bases) long.

there are only four letters in the genetic alphabet (acg&t) each word or codon is the recipe for one amino acid.

there are 20 different amino acids in living organisms.

smiddy

I for one look forward to more of your posts on this topic cofty .

I wonder why some people try to shut down these type of discussions .?

smiddy

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David Bowie

by smiddy in

i just heard the news david bowie has died ,so sad .

rip d,b, .

smiddy .

smiddy

I thought he was great in his acting role " Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence "

His new album was just released recently ? He must have known the end was near. , so sad.

smiddy

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David Bowie

by smiddy in

i just heard the news david bowie has died ,so sad .

rip d,b, .

smiddy .

smiddy

I just heard the news David Bowie has died ,so sad

Rip D,B,

smiddy

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Are the 2015 Belgium Concert for Delegates and Kingdom Hall Cowboy Footloose Videos on Youtube for real?

by Maryo in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo0fxyk4iba.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qxdgtaskfm.

i find these shocking.

smiddy

Welcome maryo

There is just so much wrong , JW`s / standards that they used to insist upon in those video`s especially the footloose one .It`s obviously taken in a KH. that would never have happened in my time in the Borg. 1960-1993 .

Denim jeans was not an Appropiate attire for a male in a K.H. let alone a female., and males wearing hats inside a place of worship ? Sacrelidge , let alone the cat calling out as the song progressed .

C.T. Russell would not just be turning over in his grave , he would be doing cartwheels in his grave.

The Jw Special Convention Concert is worthy of a fundamentalist revival meeting.complete with worldly songs..

I honestly wonder how the real old timers who spent the best part of there lives supporting this religion and expecting the end to come any day now , umpteen years ago ,,view this new trend of worldliness taking over the more conservative side of the religion they were so used to.

smiddy

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Has anybody seen the movie "The Danish Girl " ?

by smiddy in

i watched it today and i truly enjoyed it .to me it was truly an emotional journey for what this young man went through .. i had tears rolling down my face for half the movie which goes for 2 hours.

eddie redmayne deserves an oscar for his performance and so does the woman playing his wife alicia vikander , based on a true story.. in my heyday as a witness i probably would have turned it off and banned it from my home .. it`s an amazing journey life takes you after exiting a cult religion .. smiddy.

smiddy

Wasanelder Once

I appreciate movies that claim to be based on a true story, do take poetic liscense with the facts to dramatize or enhance the story line.

Maybe I should read about the true life story to get a well balanced view . Thanks .

smiddy

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S.A.D. Observations from the assembly.

by Darkknight757 in

so we had brother losch visiting our special assembly day which was weird in itself.

he's not a very good speaker and seemed like he was in dire need of a nap or something.. anyways just a few observations from the assembly program.

theme: imitate their faith.

smiddy

Just imagine , if even a few hundred years ago , humanity rejected higher education , we would , one and all including J.W.`s , still be living in the dark ages . without all of the scientific , health , technological , benefits that we all enjoy today , and take for granted , and that includes Jehovah`s Witnesses .

Lurkers take note Please.

Why are the G.B.relying on / asking for Lawyers , Barristers , Solicitors ,etc. , to be part of there legal team ?

Surely they had to get a higher education to fulfill those roles didn`t they ?

They are also asking for Charted Accountants , and people with general Accounting qualifications , something that has to be acquired with a higher education Certificate .

On the one hand they say higher education is a no,no ,

then on the other hand they are asking for brothers or sisters who have higher education qualifications in the fields of the legal profession and the financial sector to apply for positions in the organization .

Especially here in Australia , the Confidential November letter 2015 , to the B.O.E. to be returned by December 2015.

If you cant see hypocricy , duplicity , there , or double standards in place , then I feel sorry for you .

smiddy