Posts by smiddy

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A mistake we did ...

by Absolutesbeginners in

hello girls !.

i ve been reading you all many times , and from many years ..... i am sure my english is getting better and better because of you !

i am from france, no sorry , from "small brittany " ...so what ?

smiddy

Welcome Ab ,enjoy your stay, hey , I knew a few who had a drinking problem , problem ? what problem.

smiddy

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This week's resurrection video, will it backfire on the wt?

by prologos in

the resurrection is supposed to be a joyous occasion?, if it ever happened!

--well, this week's showing at the hall was the opposite, it was about death with violins playing in the background.

a recently bereaved member, , full of tears, (like many others) could not contain herself.

smiddy

What`s the big deal about a resurrection anyway.?

The Bible records a number of people who were resurrected , and then died again .

Doesn`t the Bible say that the wages of sin is death ? ,So if you die your sins are forgiven ,so why did these people die again ? , they should still be walking around , untouched by death.But of course their not.

smiddy

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300 books and magazines placed outside The Shard

by pleaseresearch in

hi all.. so i got a txt today from a very proud mum claiming that, the jw cart produced 300 book and magazine placements.

mostly from foreign speakers.. the shard is the tallest building in the uk.

this is where the cart was placed.. not a bad day they had really.

smiddy

It all sounds like BS / propaganda to me.

smiddy

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Ronnie Corbett.

by karter in

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friends

and it's good nite from him.. one of the greatest comedians of my lifetime,he never used foul language he and ronnie barker were just truly funny.. i always enjoyed he two ronnie's.. rip.. karter.

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smiddy

HERE , HERE , OR IS IT,, HEAR ,HEAR. yes I agree , they were good comedic`s together . They were one of my fav ,British comedy shows.

R.I.P.Ronnie ,

smiddy

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Why is it ok for witnesses to go to Church backed hospitals?

by stuckinarut2 in

if witnesses should "get out of babylon the great" then why is it ok to go into hospitals that have been set up, and have funding from churches?.

isnt that a little contradictory or hypocritical?.

smiddy

Jehovah`s Witnesses will be brought before a J.C.if they perform work of any nature, if they are self employed on any Church or religious institution .

Jehovah`s Witnesses , who are self employed and perform work of any nature that is considered working /advancing the interests of false religious organizations are to be counselled in the first instance and if they pursue this course are to be disciplined.

I personally knew a self employed sign writer who was engaged by a Butcher to put Xmas greetings on his window and he was counselled for doing so.

Another had a job doing some work at a Catholic Church and he was racked over the coals for aiding and abetting false religion.

Yet they find nothing wrong with taking advantage of Church funded hospitals ? and Medical Centers ?

And of course the find nothing wrong with taking Blood Fractions ( that are actually derived from whole Blood ){ that other people donate} and , on the other hand making a big deal about refusing Blood transfusions that they have only done so since the 1940`s. as a man made doctrine imposed on their members , and not a Biblical injunction.

If they take Blood fractions from donated blood from people of the world ,who the say are lying in the power of the wicked one ,Satan the Devil why don`t they donate blood themselves, Jehovah`s Witnesses , who are not tainted by Satan the Devil. and derive fractions from those donors.?

Which goes against their beliefs anyway" Blood should be poured out on the ground and not be used for anything."

You could be Disfellwshipped for using Blood And Bone in your garden as fertilizer .

smiddy

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This week's resurrection video, will it backfire on the wt?

by prologos in

the resurrection is supposed to be a joyous occasion?, if it ever happened!

--well, this week's showing at the hall was the opposite, it was about death with violins playing in the background.

a recently bereaved member, , full of tears, (like many others) could not contain herself.

smiddy

Can anybody show this video so we can make a comment ?

smiddy

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The Watchtower Society’s 607 BCE Foundation Exposed

by Doug Mason in

the governing body and its watchtower society claims that in 1919 it was appointed by jehovah god and jesus christ to represent all of their earthly kingdom interests, to be their unique voice and sole representative towards all people on earth.

the watchtower’s authority lives or dies with that claim..

the society’s critical date of 1919 is calculated from the dates of events in the 6th century bce.

smiddy

Thank you Doug. for this post

Of course you know that this post will mean nothing to the average Jehovah`s Witness , whether he be an Elder or a Ministerial Servant , or just your average publisher .

These sort of facts just go right over the head of the average Jehovah`s Witness, so frustrating.

But thanks for providing this information anyway for people who do appreciate what you do .

Take care

smiddy

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My "best" friend (active JW) has just died

by Terry in

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friends

johnny santa cruz and i met around 1959 at a movie theater in fort worth, texas.. the purpose of that meeting was to create a fanclub for horror movie director william castle.

a week or so later, johnny stopped me as i was walking home from elementary school.. "hey--i think i know you.

weren't you at the william castle fanclub thing?".

smiddy

2Nd attempt., sorry about that , the internet went down halfway through my reply.

As I said we are on opposite sides of the world, I`m in Australia , Melbourne when I was converted in 1960. John Santa Cruz could not have been your "Johnny" as far as I know he lived here all of his life with 3 or was it 4 sisters,he was into body building though not with a club , and he would have not been more than 5` 8" in height,

He was of Spanish descent which I am told Santa Cruz is not an uncommon name nor is John.

So I think their could be hundreds of John Santa Cruz`s all around the world.

Sorry if I burst your bubble.

Take care Cobber , I enjoy your posts.

smiddy

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How many times have the GB been wrong?

by atomant in

actually its quite amusing to observe the different reactions from within the org every time theres new light.how dumb does a person have to be to not realize its all a conjob.surely a thinking logical person would question all the changes over the years.lts almost like the blind leading the blind scenario.

smiddy

They got one thing right ,

" Religion Is A Snare And A Racket"

smiddy

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JW marriages: “They” looked good on paper.

by Londo111 in

i applaud anyone, male or female, who overcomes shallowness and looks at a person’s deeper qualities, especially in regard dating and marriage.

the movie and fashion industry does much to institute shallowness to the point that, in my opinion, it promotes outright discrimination and judgmentalism even as they give lip service to tolerance..

on the other hand, among jehovah’s witnesses, there seem to be a preponderance of incompatible marriages.

smiddy

I have two sons who were brought up from birth as J.W.`s , both married J.W.`s and both ended in divorce.

We had a sister in our congregation who was married and divorced 4 times .

Their were also many broken marriages that stayed together because of the religion .Unhappy as they were.

smiddy