Posts by smiddy

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Evidence for a Young Earth

by Perry in

for additional information:.

smiddy

I liked that, LisaRose

outlaw you`ve done it again

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A question for NEWBIES , especially if you would have died for your beliefs , and / or if you have been a long time in the religion .

by smiddy in

i`m just curious as to how you came across this site or any other "apostate" site for that matter especially now when the internet on the one hand is so demonized when it comes to the subject of jehovah`s witnesses , except of course for jw.org ,.

was it by accident ?

somebody has mentioned it to you ?

smiddy

I`m just curious as to how you came across this site or any other "apostate" site for that matter especially now when the internet on the one hand is so demonized when it comes to the subject of Jehovah`s Witnesses , except of course for JW.ORG ,

Was it by accident ? somebody has mentioned it to you ? Your own curiosity ? something or someone has stumbled you ?

any other reason ?

I for one would find it very interesting how you respond.

In my own case , many years ago when my son set up a computer for me ( I had been out close to 15 years by then ) I was curious about the JW`s and came across Shaun`s site an ex JW , which I thought was very good ,which then led me to Dogpatch ,which I also find very good ,which led me here ,where I feel it suits my needs and where I can express myself and learn so much more than what I would have dreamed of.

So please , feel free to contribute your personal experience (without exposing yourself) I`m sure it would be very informative to us all.

Of course older posters may also give their experiences also ,I just thought that so many newbies are coming in now , how do they find us ?

smiddy

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I thought it was time to talk.....

by wozza in

i'd like to relate an experience i had yesterday with a couple of jw's "working" with a cart yesterday.. been coming to this site for many years and these days i don't feel i've got much to contribute ,but i was out yesterday doing some voluntary work for a friend who has gone on an overseas trip .travelling around my local seaside area doing the job at hand ,i came across a couple of jw's sitting in a shelter overlooking the beach and had their trolley propped against a large public rubbish bin ,it was actually hard to see ithe trolley from most angles - whatever happened to lifting the basket to show the light stuff ...oh well .the large carpark was pretty empty except for us ,we've had pretty wet weather here lately ,bad storms and here they were set up for a days witnessing rugged up with wind and spitting rain ,i sort of thought " well that's dedication " ....that was my first thought then i pulled myself together and then thought "if i wanted to get some time in and not have to work at it too hard this maybe the place to go if i was a jw still".. well i finished my pickup and looked over at the two and realised i'd read other's experiences about approaching the cart people and wondered if talking to them would be of any benefit as i had witnessed this area for many years and my stance against the wts for hiding molestation of children is well known ,i thought, and they avoid me like the plague.. they were'nt familiar to me so i went up to them and introduced myself and quickly let them know who i was and what i am doing now as regards jw's.

they were a married couple middle aged been in for a long time and could relate to changes in the org very well to pre 1975 when i had first contact.

they pretty much suggested i was blinded to the truth ,when challenged on the royal commission into sex abuse they pointed to a case where they believed a victim they supposedly knew of in the jws was a liar ,so that's their case for the org -unbelievable.

smiddy

When they said " maybe todays meeting was from Jehovah" you should have said I agree , he is trying to open your eyes to the real truth and take off those rose coloured glasses you have on about the organization.

Apart from that well done.

smiddy

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Drifting what i've feared has started already...

by pale.emperor in

im in the process of drifting out.

my entire family are jw's.

my wife and her family are too.

smiddy

Remember , the only power they have over you is the power you give them .

Don`t give them that power by doing what they want you to do , do what you want to do and don`t let yourself be manipulated by them.

Simply stated you don`t have to answer to them ,tell them your spirituality is between you and your GOD nobody else .

Use spiritual warfare : Deflect questions , evade answers , play dumb , just keep changing the subject, and walk away .

Don`t invite them into your house for a talk ,they will only try to trip you up .Don`t meet with them.

smiddy

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May 24, 2016 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS Re: Release of English Revised New World Translation in Braille

by wifibandit in

may 24, 2016 to all bodies of elders re: release of english revised new world translation in braille

smiddy

It never ceases to amaze me why they have to continually revise the Bible whether it be in Braille or otherwise .

Maybe after a couple of Century`s or so , but not every couple of years.

smiddy

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What's your favourite feel good movie ?

by jhine in

maybe it's time for a less serious thread .

i have just finished watching dirty dancing ( again ) .

what is your feel good movie , the one that makes you smile and cry happy tears ?

smiddy

The Yearling (when I was young,if I see it one more time i hope G.P. shoots the kid instead of the deer)

Flying High

The Three Amigos

National Lampoons Vacation

Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

Harvey

Bambi

Dr, Strangelove

The Helen Kellar Story ? Patti Duke

smiddy....... (no , that`s not a movie, but it should be )

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the beautiful Towers hotel now for sale

by neat blue dog in

its a gorgeous building, and you should see the commercial they made for it.. http://21clarkstreet.com.

the commercial video, as well as the cool 360° vr views are available on the home page of.

https://www.watchtowerbrooklynrealestate.com.

smiddy

How much free time and labour and materials went into refurbishing this building that the R&F thought was to honour Jehovah and is now being sold off to profit the Governing Body`s Real Estate Empire..

I`ll bet those who slaved over all those hours for Jehovah never saw this coming .( and apparently Jehovah never saw it coming either )

And as was brought out in a previous post ,purchased in 1975 ? by the WTB&TS !!, the mind boggles.

smiddy

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Polish branch committee member (former chairman) brought into court!

by wifibandit in

polish branch committee member (former chairman) brought into court!.

smiddy

Another successful story , well done

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Died Due To Refusing Blood Transfusion

by rrb2016 in

well, last monday my mother, a jehovah's witness since her baptism in 1968 died last week because she would not accept a blood transfusion.

she was 76 and had lung and skin cancer.

i know that the cancer would have gotten her anyway, but she was bleeding internally, and was told that she needs a blood transfusion, as her blood count went all the way down to 3.2 (should be 12-14.

smiddy

You have my condolences , so sorry to hear that.

smiddy

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In Italy: Major Newspaper Coverage of the JW Pedophilia Scandal

by Room 215 in

the excellent italian ex-jw website geova.org directs its readers' attention to two big news articles on the jw pedophilia problem.

milan-based il corriere della sera is one of italy's most respected newspapers:.

http://www.corriere.it/video-articoli/2016/05/11/i-testimoni-geova-casi-pedofilia-non-denunciati/919c8e32-1794-11e6-aaf6-1f69bf4270d2.shtml.

smiddy

Excellent , thank you Room 215 , that the ARC played a big part in this was also gratifying to know .

smiddy