smiddy

Joined

• started 536 topics
• posted 8,695 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by smiddy

• 
  8

  Who says the "Evil Slave" is hypothetical? We, The Dallas Theological Seminary, say so, that's who!

  by DATA-DOG in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jesus asked, "who really is the faithful and discreet slave.." maybe he didn't know??

  evidently, "the faithful slave", isn't just the governing body of the wtbts, feeding the many with their pudgy hands.

  the dts, dallas theological seminary, must also make up the composite/singular fds.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy

  DD

  " doesn`t anyone think this is a big deal ?"

  Probably no more than the fact that the WT /JW/ / GB , accepted the same Bible cannon as that of apostate Christians in the 3rd/4th Centuries .

  Think about that 

  smiddy
• 
  28

  Where does WT get their money?

  by Dreamerdude in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i assume they get most of it from cash donations and assets left in wills.

  there may also be some income from invested assets.

  i guess they get a lot of money from old jws who die childless or with only df'd kids.geographically i assume they get it mostly from a few countries that have many publishers and strong economies.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy

  Doesn`t a lot of their money come straight from the sale of Real Estate that they own ?

  Prime real Estate in NYC , Bethels , Branch Offices around the world , Kingdom halls that are built by volunteer labour and then sold off for profit , amalgamation of other KH,`s .

  And let`s not forget the wiping of loan arrangements from the table that would have been paid off in a few years or more and then pledging that same amount of money to be paid to W.T. HQ for eternity or Armageddon , whichever comes first.

  smiddy
• 
  43

  Waking People Up With Well Thought Out Comments

  by JW_Rogue in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  is it possible to have an effect from the inside?

  with well thought comments that reveal more of the history of the organization?

  the next book we study will be "god's kingdom rules!

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy

  JW_ Rogue

  You have been doing it for 35 years ? , and what have you achieved in that time ?what makes you think a few more months is going to make any difference ?

  Just asking

  You have to ask yourself this question : Do I want my life to be manipulated by other people ? or am I going to live my life the way I want to live it.

  smiddy
• 
  88

  What was there before the Big Bang?

  by Brokeback Watchtower in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpuhj98vjoa.

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hik8hj0_t9q.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy

  If the Universe didn`t start with a big bang , maybe it just started with a whimper .

  smiddy
• 
  3

  Make sure your signs have permits.............East Gippsland Shire Council. Vic. Aust.

  by smiddy in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this is a notice from the shire in which i live .. "signs placed on naturestrips ,roadsides ,and other public land require a permit from the shire which has identified locations in each town where signs can be erected once a permit is granted .. their is a photo of heaps of signs that have been impounded that don`t have a permit.. and i would imagine their is a cost involved in this.. would that be a valid reason , the cost , that i don`t ever see a witnessing cart/trolley in my shire ?.

  smiddy.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy

  This is a notice from the Shire in which I live .

  "Signs placed on Naturestrips ,roadsides ,and other public land require a permit from the Shire which has identified locations in each town where signs can be erected once a permit is granted .

  Their is a photo of heaps of signs that have been impounded that don`t have a permit.

  And I would imagine their is a cost involved in this.

  Would that be a valid reason , the cost , that I don`t ever see a witnessing cart/trolley in my shire ?

  smiddy
• 
  27

  Is Donal Trump the Anti Christ?

  by Gratefullyunstuck in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what do you think?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy

  I think Christianity is the Anti-Christ , with 40,000 + christian sects all at odds with each other .

  smiddy
• 
  27

  Is Donal Trump the Anti Christ?

  by Gratefullyunstuck in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  what do you think?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy

  Did Donald Trump score some winning points with his Foreign Policy speech ?

  He is going to put American interests first ? If the allies of the USA don`t pay their own way then they can take the highway ? ( my words not his )

  Instead of propping up foreign powers , allies , with massive handouts in aid and Defence,he would put American interests first and foremost to make America great again , and those Country`s that didn`t pay their own way, they could look after themselves.

  That was the gist of his speech as I read it.

  Does he have a point ?

  Oops getting back to the OP , No , Donald Trump is not the Anti-Christ , see the following post.

  smiddy
• 
  15

  Bad things happen in spiritual paradise

  by wannaexit in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i bumped in this story this afternoon.

  it's about a family of jw's.

  it's an unbelievable story of murder that took place in 2014.. so much for spiritual paradise.. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dateline+tangled.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy

  wannaexit

  Google " Crimes committed by Jehovah`s Witnesses" , you will find that every conceivable crime has been committed by Jehovah`s witnesses in good standing , from petty crimes to murder and everything in between .

  I once made this comment to an Elder and his reply was that if they did these crimes they were not really Jehovah`s Witnesses .

  I replied , by that reasoning their are no Catholics in jails anywhere either.

  .....All I got was a blank stare
  

  smiddy
• 
  14

  Would you have done what Adam did?

  by thinker11 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  every religious group know the story of adam & eve.

  for me, i understood what they did was wrong but i never felt they were bad people and considering that they never murdered anyone and seemed to live normal lives after being kicked out, i found it hard to accept that they deserved to die forever and that we would be responsible for suffering for their mistakes.

  i personally feel like i might have done the same thing adam did when eve offered him the fruit.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy

  If I was Adam I would have gone straight to the tree of life and ate from that , stuff the tree of knowledge of good and bad , that would have become evident living forever. What a dickhead Adam was  , I thought he was perfect.

  smiddy
• 
  2

  Waiting of God’s Kingdom is actually postponing happiness

  by elbib in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the knowledge of religious tales are similar to knowing the story of the "little red riding hood.

  " there is the big, "bad" wolf who needs to be conquered, destroyed, avoided.

  the story may change as religions change.

  1. 
  2. 
• 

  smiddy

  Their are over 40,000 religions professing Christianity , each with their own interpretation of what the Bible means or what it is actually saying .

  And for the past 2000 years Jehovah ,Jesus , has remained silent., in spite of what these 40,000+ Religions claim.

  And these figures don`t include individuals who claim to have insight as to what the scriptures mean .

  smiddy