Posts by smiddy

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Rejecting something due to unscriptural or pagan origins.....?

by stuckinarut2 in

so witnesses reject many practices or holidays due to their "unscriptural or pagan" origins.. for example, birthday celebrations, mothers or father's day, christmas etc..... most people in the world will say "but the origin doesn't matter anymore, we follow this custom now because it's a joyful occasion that creates happy times and brings the family together".

it is still firmly rejected.. so, if the wrong origin is so important, and should result in rejecting something, why isn't the same principle applied to the actual jehovah's witness faith itself!?.

after all, the very foundation of the organisation was based on wrong understandings of the bible, far fetched teachings and doctrines, links to false religious backgrounds, pyramidology, false predictions, inaccurate beliefs etc...... using their reasoning, it doesn't matter how good something is now, if the origin was faulty to begin with?

smiddy

It was in the 60`s , 70`s or maybe the 80`s that the Watchtower had a two ? part series dealing with the Chief Cornerstone of the true religion , Jesus Christ.and the Christian Religion .

It concentrated on the claims made by the Roman Catholic Church to prove the foundation of the R.C. Religion was not built on a solid foundation.

And they supposedly put forth evidence how Jehovah`s Witnesses were built on a solid foundation , the Chief cornerstone , in contrast to the R.C.Religion

Looking back in hindsight , the foundation cornerstone of I.B.S.A. /Jehovah`s Witnesses is anything but stable., more likely built on quicksand .

Can anybody here find that article I am referring to ? I would appreciate it.

Sorry I`m a computer nerd.

smiddy

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Does anyone think Jehovah is protecting the org. despite all the talk about THE ARC ?

by tor1500 in

jw
friends

i've been thinking this for a while.

even before the arc scandal.

it seems no matter what, the org.

smiddy

The ARC highlighted that JW`s never contacted the police or Child Protection Agency`s about the abuse that happened in 1006 cases that the judicial committees of J.W.`s handled over decades of time.

That is only in Australia , it is not the only Country , this same avoidance of contacting authorities has happened in .It is a recurring theme that has occurred in numerous Country`s across the globe , in Europe , Australasia , and the America`s .

So it is no isolated case.

It`s a worldwide policy that is the problem in the Jehovah`s Witness Religion that needs to be addressed .

Maybe the United Nations should become aware of this problem within the Jehovah`s Witnesses .

smiddy

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Kingdom Halls for sale - Australia

by no-zombie in

this appeared on the abc news website this morning.. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-09/sale-of-jehovah-witnesses-halls-an-expansion-plan/6533544.

and here are the halls.http://www.commercialview.com.au/211-yorktown-road-craigmore-sa/commercial-for-sale-details-8894836 http://www.commercialview.com.au/8-james-street-crafers-sa/commercial-for-sale-details-8890348 http://www.commercialview.com.au/53-woodside-road-lobethal-sa/commercial-for-sale-details-8915140when is the branch going to sell your hall?

smiddy

I expected to see dlilappidated old buildings that were run down and ready to be bulldozed , not some fine serviceable buildings that still had life in them .

Any update on what the congregations who met in those halls are now doing ?

smiddy

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Midweek meeting

by loneranger in

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friends

almost two months into the change in format of the mid week meeting from the school and service meeting format to the christian life and ministry (clam) format.

in my congregation, seems attendance is down 10-15% over the normally low attendance for the mid week meeting before the change.

some indicate that the meeting under the clam format is very "intense"...you really need to study and research to be able to participate or get anything out of the meetings.

smiddy

Midweek meetings were always under attended , and I`m going back well over 20 years ago .

So if meeting attendance is dropping even further that is good news to me.

The trickle leaving the religion, may yet turn out to become the floodwaters leaving , that no one can stop.

smiddy

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Brothers - Reach Out for a Fine Work!

by cappytan in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c1ixarr31y.

they must really be having issues finding brothers to slave for the org..

smiddy

Preparing answers for the W.T.study ? You have to be kidding me , a 5 year old with no schooling could do it in 5 minutes .

smiddy

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Harry Holt - JW elder sexually assaulted 8 girls over 4 decades

by OrphanCrow in

church elder who sexually abused vulnerable children was invited to speak at first victim’s wedding.

a church elder who sexually abused vulnerable children was invited to speak at his first victim’s wedding, a court heard.. a court was told harry holt, 71, now of rutland street, nelson, went on to attack seven more girls as young as nine after the jehovah’s witnesses failed to report him to police.when the matter was raised, a local beat officer advised parents to ‘just keep your children away from him’, the court heard.. holt is facing a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted of attacks against eight girls in scotland dating back over 40 years.. .

full article at link..

smiddy

A church Elder said Child Abuse was a despicable crime and a sin , however Elders never inform Law Enforcement Agency`s or Child protection Authorities about these abuses when they come to light.and want to keep it in-house to protect Jehovah`s name.

What hypocrites

smiddy

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OK!!!!ITS ME!!!!

by brandnew in

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friends

so y'all dont think im always a lil mad puppy 😂😂😂.

smiddy

That`s some mean machine brandnew , ohhh to be young again

smiddy

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Celebrating for the first time!

by stephanie61092 in

okay i'm so excited, i'm celebrating valentines day today!

i walk into work this morning (normally a sterile office filled with boring engineers like myself) to find everyone clad in decorative hearts with streamers hanging from the ceiling and heart shaped goodies in the kitchen.

had i walked in on this last year, i would've kept my head low and tried to avoid all conversation unless it was strictly about work.

smiddy

Freedom is not a dirty word , you should be able to do what you want ( lawfully that is ) without having the thought police saying NO you can`t do that

J.W.`s hone in what you can`t do according their rules , it`s more like a dictatorship.

Good for you Steph.

smiddy

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Incredible documentary about the exclusive brethren and their extreme shunning policy

by Truthexplorer in

just watched this remarkable documentary about the exclusive brethren here in the uk.

their shunning policy is remarkably like watchtowers policy except even more extreme.

its heartbreaking how families are torn apart by such man made policies based on their interpretation of scriptures.

smiddy

So what would YOU suggest Simon with all due respect .? Jehovah`s Witnesses , Mormonism ,Exclusive Brethren

etc , . etc, with over 40,000 Christian sects where do you start ?

And that`s only Christendoms religions , what about all the rest ?

It`s too big for one Country to tackle , it is only something that a united approach from a quorum of World Governments could achieve. If they have the willpower or the incentive to do so .

Surely in this 21st Century Religious superstition has run it`s course .

smiddy

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If JWs are a religion why haven't they got a word?

by slimboyfat in

what is the word for jw religion?

is there any other religion that doesn't have a word?

catholics => catholicism.

smiddy

JW.Org .asm

smiddy