Posts by smiddy

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When did "The Truth" become "The Truth"?
by stuckinarut2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it struck me that while the society and witnesses in general use the expression "the truth" for being a witness, it opens a can of worms..... i mean, when did the society become "the truth"?

after all, as we well know (and feel free to list examples please), the doctrines and teachings, and procedures have changed so much since the organisation started, that what was once "truth" is no longer so and vice versa..... maybe the conversation between jesus and pilate was correct : "what is truth?

".
smiddy

Well as George Constanzas said , a lie is not a lie if you believe it`s the truth , right ?
Jehovah`s Witnesses have no idea what truth is , as you rightly point out "TRUTH " changes every few years from old truths to new truths and sometimes back to old truths which have now become the new truths again.????
That the Jehovah`s Witnesses have the " TRUTH" is a complete joke for anybody who knows anything about them .
The Governing body of Jehovah`s Witnesses and their writing department of their publishing department have no qualms changing historical facts about their early history , re-writing it to give a false impression of what their early history truly represented..
Thankfully in this day and age of the internet , and the Library of Congress in the USA , we can research old documents ,periodicals ,and magazines , books and the like., published by all and sundry.
smiddy
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Animals not meant to eat meat
by Carl in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
jw don't believe in evolution .

how come animals teeth are designed to chew meat?

sharks for instance have razor sharp pointy teeth these are not to eat vegetation .
smiddy

Mankind was supposed to have been given permission to eat animals after the flood of Noah`s day , by GOD ,presumably because it would take some time for the earth to sprout enough vegetation for the Arks inhabitants.
So what about marine life ,? how was that affected by the flood .? The sea is full of flesh eating marine life that has apparently been going on for centuries before the flood , since creation.
The flood upon the earth would have had very little impact on the food source available under the sea for marine life.
Yet all sea life/ creatures live off the life of other sea creatures / life , just as land animals did , and that has always been the case.
Before , and after , the Noachian flood
smiddy
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Are they either leaving or going full on 'cult mode'? No quarter.
by punkofnice in
1. watchtower
2. bible
it might just be me imagining things.. i hear things from my jw spies.. from all that's being said, it seems to me that the rank and file(tm), are either waking up to the scam and fading/leaving.

they are going full on 'cult mode' and acting like 'spiritual police'.. is it just me and my imagination?

have others noticed this?.
smiddy

Do you have any examples or statistics to support your observation ? I have been out for over 20 years , so I wouldn`t have a clue .however it would make my day if it was true.
smiddy
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£1 million pound fine
by pepperheart in
1. watchtower
2. scandals
hi a court in the uk in loughborough have fined the jws over £1 million pounds for the court costs for a child abuse case in loughborough in the east midlands..
smiddy

I hope that`s the end of the matter and the JW`s have to fork out one million and 275000 Pounds .
But I wont hold my breath .
smiddy
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Bye and thanks for everything
by LifesNotOver in
1. jw
2. friends
we really went at it this weekend.

pretty ugly!

well at least now the air is cleared.
smiddy

LNO .
You do have supporters and friends here , where you can come to any day or night and just vent or rejoice in whatever mood your in ,and someone can interact with you.
And I concur wholeheartedly with what FD has said
take care.
PS , hopefully your hubby will see through the BS sooner rather than later.
smiddy
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2016-07-15 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS IN RUSSIA New law on missionary activity
by wifibandit in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
2016-07-15 to all bodies of elders in russia re: new law on missionary activity.

translation:.

to all bodies of elders in russia new law on missionary activity.
smiddy

" We also ask that you temporarily do not use any printed literature in your own preaching ministry, use only the Bible " and preferably not a JW Bible .
And the reason for that is of course is because printed literature identifies the WTB&TS as the source of the said printed literature , and they want to distant themselves from a persons religious activity .
Another classic example of throwing the "JW witness " under the bus. , your on your own buddy , don`t expect any help from us .It`s your personal decision .
smiddy
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Mankind proved they can't rule?
by Simon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
according to the jw doctrine, mankind has tried every form of goverment but ultimately failed to rule successfully.

so many wars ... we really need big j to sort things out.

what a swell guy.
smiddy

Why Jehovah had to kill off every living thing that moved on the ground I`ll never understand .
He was pissed off with humans OK ? Why did he have to kill off all the animals ? what did they ever do against him.?
The story makes no sense
smiddy
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Branch visit yesterday
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there was a special convention yesterday, a branch visit in ghana with david splane as the guest of honor..
smiddy

Sorry about that , but then again , maybe 3rd time for emphasis
You take all the Junkets you can get before it all goes away.
I get a 3 for emphasis , Yayyyy
smiddy
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Branch visit yesterday
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there was a special convention yesterday, a branch visit in ghana with david splane as the guest of honor..
smiddy

Well I suppose you take all the Junkets you can get before it all goes away .
smiddy
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Branch visit yesterday
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
there was a special convention yesterday, a branch visit in ghana with david splane as the guest of honor..
smiddy

Well I suppose you take all the Junkets you can get before it all goes away .
smiddy