hubby is on my team.
i know i'm going to be way happier.
i might even meet up with the apostafest in colorado with you guys.
I`m glad to hear your hubby is supporting you .Elders are big fish in a little pond ,irrelevant in the real world.
Edit to add : Governing Body members are even bigger fish in a much smaller pond who delusional`y think they "Are" relevant in the real world.
smiddy
Now Sophia & Caleb can use their pocket money to enjoy an ice-cream , with out any guilt .
smiddy
its the begining of the end for jws in exjw websites i have found all these branch headquaters have closed down.
ireland.
estonia.
Surely , shirley , their comes a time when you can no longer pull the wool over the eyes of the sheep before they wake up ?
Surely shirley , even sheep can`t be that dumb ,wolves in sheep`s clothing not withstanding ,
115 years of failed prophecy`s / cover ups , and excuses , e.g.new light etc. to explain their failure of prophecy ,? Hiding sexual abuse by their members , etc,Not reporting child sex abuse by their members from Elders over a 65 year period , with 1006 cases unreported by Elders to the relevant authorities , either police or Child protection Authorities.
Jehovah`s Witnesses have only approx .8 million baptized J.W.`s.worldwide.
The Roman Catholic religion has over 1 Billion baptized members.
The Roman Catholic Church has been around for approx,2 Centuries.
The Roman Catholic Church has a dismal record of child sexual abuse ,
However the Jehovah`s Witnesses have only been around for 115 years and their child sexual abuse cases far exceeds the Roman Catholics.
Jehovah`s Witnesses have about 8 million members , yet country after country around the world has multiple cases of child sex abuse by members of this religion. to name a few , the USA , the U.K. , Australia , to name just a few , their are many more that can be listed .
I would suggest that the J.W.`s are far worse than the R.C. Religion in this regard., however because they are such a minority group according to the media they are overlooked.
But they should not be .
smiddy
the wt society pointed to 1975 as the date for the end of the world.
when the date came and went they changed their publications to remove themselves from the fiasco.
need proof?
Bumped for newbies
smiddy
hello all i am fairly new to this site even though i have been da since i was 16 years old i am now 35 years old.
i have had very little contact with my family since i left maybe a handful of times over the years.
i thought i put the past behind me and moved on i have 4 amazing kids of my own really supportive partner and great friends who have become my family.
I totally agree with steve2`s comments
smiddy
okay, they've posted their 2015 return - i am very confused.. http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/t3010form23-eng.action?b=119288918rr0001&fpe=2015-08-31&n=watch+tower+bible+and+tract+society+of+canada+%2f+la+tour+de+garde+soci%c3%a9t%c3%a9+de+bibles+et+de+tracts+du+canada&r=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cra-arc.gc.ca%3a80%2febci%2fhaip%2fsrch%2fbasicsearchresult-eng.action%3fk%3dwatch%2btower%26amp%3bs%3dregistered%26amp%3bp%3d1%26amp%3bb%3dtrue.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/311690001/canada-branch-finances-whats-going-on?.
Isn`t it true , according to the WTB&TS , that they have never, ever, had employees ? only volunteers ?
Some are paid an allowance , to cover expenses , but most are not paid anything.
smiddy
crowd looking like they're doing the heil hitler salute to trump when he asks for a pledge and swear their support while calling for broadening torture laws.
trump asks backers to swear their support, vows to broaden torture laws.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/05/politics/donald-trump-florida-pledge-torture/.
I am an Australian not an American and we have a compulsory voting system here.
I believe you do not have compulsory voting in the USA .
Everything about the USA`s Nations policy`s whether it be internal , external ,Domestic , Foreign Affairs , or whatever else , surely is in the interest of the average citizen .
People who don`t vote can`t complain about the government that has been elected can they.?
In a compulsory voting system such as here in Australia , if persons are so disenchanted with the candidates and they do not want to vote for anybody , they can void their voting ballot.
and it becomes an informal vote. not recorded.for any person or party .
I would advocate for compulsory voting in America if I had the opportunity , it would afford many more people to have their say and at the same time if they were so intense of not voting they just put in an informal vote .
I did it all the time when I was a witness , I just put Jehovah`s Kingdom under Jesus Christ., for many years
smiddy
hello to everyone.. i hope you are all well and sorting things out between yourselves.
i have temporary internet access which is probably a good thing for now.
i have been contacted by the arc in a respectful and loving manner today.
umbertoecho
You know you have the support of everyone here , you have made the decision to be on the ARC ,so with our support and the support of the ARC , go for it you have the possibility of making drastic changes to the JW`s attitude and policy`s of their response to child abuse .
Isn`t that something to be proud of ? If you had a say in that ?
You have gone this far , I know it is easy for me to say , but please continue on , you have been an inspiration to so many people here .
However it is your decision and we should respect whatever you decide to do .
smiddy
if you look at the facts and history of both of these religions , you do see a similarity , not only in belief , but also the timing of their origins.
end times ., paradise earth ( similar to the christadephians , baptists ,and other end times religions ) etc.. the jehovah`s witnesses s put a lot of weight on everybody doing door to door work in the ministry .and counting the time spent doing so.. the seventh day adventists do a fraction of the time doing door to door ministry by everybody in their religion , if they even require every body to go d2d and count their time.
i do not know.. what i do know is that the s.d.a.`s have more than twice the number of active believers than the j.w.`s do , over a similar time of history .. so does that not indicate conclusively that the god of the bible is blessing the s.d.a.`s over the j.w.`s ?
If you look at the facts and history of both of these religions , you do see a similarity , not only in belief , but also the timing of their origins. , The 1800`s
End times ., paradise Earth ( similar to the Christadephians , Baptists ,and other End Times Religions ) etc.
The Jehovah`s Witnesses s put a lot of weight on everybody doing door to door work in the ministry .and counting the time spent doing so.
The Seventh Day Adventists do a fraction of the time doing door to door ministry by everybody in their religion , if they even require every body to go D2D and count their time. I do not know.
What I do know is that the S.D.A.`s have more than twice the number of active believers than the J.W.`s do , over a similar time of history .
So does that not indicate conclusively that the GOD of the Bible is blessing the S.D.A.`s over the J.W.`s ? , after all they have schools , Hospitals ,genuine charitable works helping the poor , afflicted disadvantaged people all over the earth., etc.
What do Jehovah`s Witnesses offer :? ....
That`s right , nothing in comparison , even the help they do do is for their own JW`s or family or interested parties , definetely not for the general public , why not ? because it would be a waste of resources , the world is lying in the power of the wicked one Satan the Devil , helping people in the world is helping Satans System of things,All of which is going to be destroyed at the" Great Tribulation" And" Armageddon" .......any day soon ......It`s just around the corner ....
smiddy
if you are a new person to the board you might want to send scully a pm thanking her for her hard work and dedication.
the boe project owes her for helping it to get started.. example:.
several years ago there was a website called (dirtclod.com) who had the courage to display the boes right out in front of everybody.
GEEEZ , when I saw this thread I thought Scully had passed away,.Glad to know I was wrong.
Thank`s to Scully , SnakesinTheTower , NathanNatas , Elsewhere ,Simon and Ange ,and everybody else that has made this site possible .
Including all the posters who have contributed so much valuable information over the life of this site , past and present contributors .
I cant thank you all enough .
smiddy
