Posts by smiddy

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JW's opinions on bunker video

by neat blue dog in

the so called bunker video isn't just getting attention here but among jws as well.

i've heard a fair share of cracks, some half joking half serious about the prospect of the video playing out in real life .

but something else i've heard is that the video was meant to be figurative, an illustration representing the 'interior rooms' prophecy..

smiddy

FedUpJW , that sums up my Niece to a tee ,drinking the kool-aid by the gallons.

The sad thing is , she has two teenage boys who so far give the impression they believe in it lock stock and barrel , or maybe that`s just for the parents benefit until they are old enough to flee the nest.

.However without meaning to be judgemental ,it would not surprise me if in the not too distant future , one or the other comes out of the "closet". ( not that theirs anything wrong with that ) it`s just that they both seem to have effeminate tendencys that I have noticed.

Their father always gave me the impression he was an old woman anyway.Whether that has anything to do with it I don`t know.

Just saying

smiddy

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Rumor: Discouraging news from GB at upcoming CA?

by bohm in

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this is on the reddit frontpage and sounds super weird.

can it be confirmed in any way by anyone here?.

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/4u72dk/what_kind_of_announcement_could_cause_jws_to/.

smiddy

So , after 8 pages we still don`t know what it`s all about ,

and after the G.B. explains it ,

we still wont know what it was all about.

smiddy

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Jw Library 2015 for Mac

by Darran Pryce in

hello brothers, .

does anyone know of a link to download the 2015 wt library for mac that works?.

agape.

smiddy

Welcome Darran ,stick around , you might learn some things here that the WT wants to keep from you.

Take care

smiddy

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Brother & Sister-in-Law Return to Kingdom Hall After Two Decades, Quickly Get Stumbled

by TMS in

it was a mild surprise, learning that a brother and sister-in-law had began re-associating with jehovah's witnesses after at least 25 years of being away.

the couple, of hispanic ethnicity, are in their early 60's, with their five children all grown and independent.

the family had been considered nominal jws, infrequently attending meetings, rarely in field service, but using the annual convention as their family vacation.

smiddy

Let`s hope your brother and sister in-law finally see this bullshit of a religion for what it is..

smiddy

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Here is a quote from the Olympic creed:-

by The Rebel in

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" the most important thing in the olympic games is not to win but take part" .

yet according to the daily mail, the entire russian olympic team will today be banned from competing at the rio games next month as punishment for their country's state sponsored doping programme.

it therefore seems to me the olympics has become associated with doping & drugs, and politics becoming an integral part of the games.. do you think that the 2016 olympcs can still unite countries in a positive way?.

smiddy

And don`t forget the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin Germany ,that was supposed to show the world who the Master Race was .

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.

smiddy

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