Posts by smiddy

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The bitter reality of death

by Bonsai in

been a lot of death in my life recently.

a close family member died yesterday.

a close friend died 8 weeks ago - both from cancer.

smiddy

When you are young , death is something that happens to old people ,or anybody else , you don`t even think it could possibly happen to you

When you reach the mid 70`s and you still wake up in the morning it is a bonus .

You now see people a little older than you dying off and some that are even younger than you kicking the bucket .

You, now more than ever , appreciate the life you had and the life you still enjoy , knowing full well your time on this earth now limited.Make the most of it while you still can.

I`m sorry what you are going through Bonsai , but that`s the reality of old age that we are experiencing.

And as you rightfully say their is nothing anybody can say or do to change it .

The WT pie in the sky dream of a paradise earth promised by GOD is just so cruel .

Take care

smiddy

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Archive of the Watchtwoer

by universitystudent in

hey everyone.

i'm a university student very interested in the history of the jehova's witnesses, from the university of fribourg, switzerland.

i would like to do an analysis of pictures of africa in the watchtower for a small research project.

Hi , universitystudent ,welcome to this site .When you have completed your "small research project" , I`m sure many of us here would be very interested to see the final result of your project ,if that is at all possible for you to do .

You would have your project viewed by people from all over the world here.Not many univerisity students have that opportunity. I look forward to hearing from you again.

Take care

smiddy

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Can We Encourage Governments to Take Action Against Sexual Abusers of Children ?

by smiddy in

how many countries in the world today , are presently , or soon to be , setting up some sort of commission or an inquiry into child sexual abuse by an organization of any sort , religious ,sporting institution cultural .,etc.etc.. australia has , england has , and i believe germany is following suit .. are their anymore ?

that we can add to the list ?.

of course these inquirys take time , years in fact , but that should not deter us from forging ahead with this agenda.. it is the youth of today who get justice and the youth of tomorrow who can be spared this crime .. and the institutions can modify their policies to bring them up into the 21st century to protect their young.. so if the govt.

smiddy

STA , I agree with you wholeheartedly.

blondie , thank you for that link ,it seems that child sexual abuse is more deeply entrenched in society far more than I could have imagined.

Zeb , I`m still looking for that post.?

Vidiot , I acknowledged Australia has as well as the UK and possibly Germany , I`m just asking if any more countries are willing to go down this path because it`s obviously a worldwide problem .

smiddy

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Rank & file are seeing the money-grubbing

by Zoos in

spoke with a fellow apostate from my own area.

she and i bailed out about the same time and kept in touch.. she used to do secular work with one of the local elders in his cleaning business until she got dfed.

this same elder was one of the more profound dickheads on my reinstatement committee, before i turned around two years later and daed.. business required her to contact the elder on behalf of an old client.

smiddy

I agree with you Island Man in what you say and could add the fear of losing touch with family & friends also.

smiddy

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Can We Encourage Governments to Take Action Against Sexual Abusers of Children ?

by smiddy in

how many countries in the world today , are presently , or soon to be , setting up some sort of commission or an inquiry into child sexual abuse by an organization of any sort , religious ,sporting institution cultural .,etc.etc.. australia has , england has , and i believe germany is following suit .. are their anymore ?

that we can add to the list ?.

of course these inquirys take time , years in fact , but that should not deter us from forging ahead with this agenda.. it is the youth of today who get justice and the youth of tomorrow who can be spared this crime .. and the institutions can modify their policies to bring them up into the 21st century to protect their young.. so if the govt.

smiddy

How many countries in the world today , are presently , or soon to be , setting up some sort of commission or an inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse by an organization of any sort , religious ,sporting institution cultural .,etc.etc.

Australia has , England has , and I believe Germany is following suit .

Are their anymore ? that we can add to the list ?

Of course these inquirys take time , years in fact , but that should not deter us from forging ahead with this agenda.

It is the youth of today who get justice and the youth of tomorrow who can be spared this crime .

And the institutions can modify their policies to bring them up into the 21st Century to protect their young.

So if the Govt. we are living under has not initiated such an inquiry maybe we should be asking why not ?

Because it is a worldwide problem , that needs to be stamped out.not tomorrow but NOW.

smiddy

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The Watchtower Society's Purpose

by compound complex in

"the sole purpose of our existence as a society is to announce the kingdom established in 1914 and to sound the warning of the fall of babylon the great [in 1918].

we have a special message to deliver.

"--- fred franz's words to bethel family, november 17, 1979..

smiddy

OUTLAW ,

That sums it up nicely..... Real Estate..... , and..... $$$$$$$$$$.......especially............ $$$$$$$$$$$$

smiddy

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Another Police Shooting

by silentbuddha in

another police shooting of an unarmed man.

this time a health aid shot whike helping a patient.

these guys need some training.. http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/07/21/3800558/police-shoot-therapist-helping-autistic-patient/.

smiddy

Looking at the video , the guy that was shot was lying on his back with his hands in the air saying please don`t shoot officer , and identifying who he was , and then HE was shot.

The autistic guy was just sitting their posing no threat to anybody at all , so why was the police officers firearm even drawn let alone fired at an unarmed black man lying on the ground with his arms in the air.

Neither of these two people were a threat to anybody , this incident was such an over-reaction that should never have happened.

Having said that , I can understand the fear /concern police officers have for their own safety in view of recent events .However they must err on the safety of the people who they have sworn to protect , the public.

smiddy

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Are they either leaving or going full on 'cult mode'? No quarter.

by punkofnice in

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

Having read all the previous posts here , if they are trying to get rid of the fence sitters and old timers , and those who hedged their bets by getting an education and a good paying job ( thankfully I was one of those )

then I can agree with bradford`s post above about "the love of the greater number cooling off" before the end comes .

They could milk that for another decade or two.

smiddy

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When did "The Truth" become "The Truth"?

by stuckinarut2 in

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

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