Posts by smiddy

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JW broadcasting and doubts

by Colinconfused in

hi everyone to cut a long story short, ive been away from the meetings for over 10 years.

i recently reconnected with the congregation and started a study.

cant get my head around all the changes and jw broadcasting.

smiddy

Firstly , colinconfused welcome to the forum , I hope you enjoy your stay here , so much to be learned here.

Secondly , and this is not meant to be a personal attack on you , but isn`t their a scripture about a dog returning to it`s vomit ?

After being out for over 10 years , boy , have you got a lot of catching up to do .

My first question is : WTF are you doing studying again? Obviously you never thought too much about it when you agreed to it .The question now is what are you going to do about it. ?

The majority of people on this board would be saying run , run , run , You are only new here, my suggestion is use the search engine at the top of the screen right side to research any topic you are concerned about and you will get all your questions answerd .

Take care Colin..... and welcome again.

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Fooled me once--twice---ain't gonna happen thrice

by eyeuse2badub in

fooled me once---shame on you!

fooled me twice---shame on me!

fooled me thrice---ain’t gonna ever happen!.

smiddy

I take my hat off to you eyeuse2badub ,I really hope your wife appreciates your love and devotion ,sadly , it`s a pity she is still under the thumb of the WT umberella , otherwise your lives together could be so much more meaningful and enjoyable without this distraction of religion interfeering with your marriage.

I hope you both have a happy 50th anniversary in January.

50 years of being together married or otherwise , is nothing to be sneezed at in this day and age.

It`s a milestone., you can both hold your head up high.

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Prince's Philanthropic Legacy: Love 4 One Another

by Zaccheus in

the unreasonable jw standard of avoiding support for charities is an explanation given in this article on the website of glasspockets, an advocacy group for transparency in non-profit groups, for the anonymity of philanthropic ventures prince undertook in the years before his death.. http://blog.glasspockets.org/2016/05/moy-prince-philanthropy-11052016.html.

even with all of the press attention, much remains unknown about prince’s philanthropy.

as a jehovah’s witness, prince may have felt compelled to keep his giving private.

smiddy

How much money did prince leave to the WTB&TS ? Is that going to become public information ?

Will the WT organization disclose that ?

Will his family ?

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So This is What They are Studying This Week at the Mid-Week Meeting -"Don't Give Way to Doubt"

by xjwsrock in

this week they finish up a chapter in the "imitate their faith" book about peter.

they cover the account of jesus walking on water.

in the story peter also walks on the water out to jesus.

smiddy

Was Thomas condemned for his lack of faith ? No he was not . And then of course is the scripture to keep testing if you are in the faith , to do so you must have a degree of doubt , otherwise you would not keep testing .

The WT /JW religion does not want people to test their faith , to make sure of all things

Red flags should be going up everywhere in this religion , that it smacks of being a cult.

Don`t question us

Don`t queery us

Accept everything we say , and obey all that we ask of you ,even if you don`t understand the reason behind it.

And the gullible lap it all up .

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Three graphs in connection with the Watch Tower's current financial situation

by slimboyfat in

a number of public statements by the governing body indicate that they are experiencing financial difficulty and they have appealed to jws to donate more money.

public information on the financial situation of the watchtower society is limited.

but what does the information they do publish indicate about their situation?

smiddy

The graphs still arent showing .

I wouldn`t be at all surprised if money isn`t being siphoned off into off-shore bank accounts , and a number of G.B. members, and , or lawyers for the WTB&TS go missing in the very near future,

Call me cynical , but human nature being what it is , I wouldnt be surprised .

If what you say is correct sbf , the figures you quote just don`t add up .

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Complaining over post dislikes / downvotes

by Simon in

let's be clear: people have the right to like or dislike what they want - that is why the option is there.

as long as they are not doing it in a malicious way to retaliate or game the system, there is no policing the votes.

if you get a down-vote, live with it.

smiddy

Am I the odd man /woman out here ? I don`t even notice the like - dislike buttons .

I`m more interested in the replies I get from my posts as to whether I have been a dickhead with an ill thought out post or a positive post that has been of some benefit to those that have cared to respond .

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Tips on how to raise money

by Holden Caufield in

i need some ideas to raise money for my study research trip for west africa in cape coast ghana..

smiddy

Play the lottery, you can earn big if you win

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What Music have you Been Listening to this Last Year ? Post You tubes if you Like !

by flipper in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wktxjuyiat4.

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smiddy

Now lets hear it from the flash mob JW`s and their Kingdom songs,as their are a few. (God forbid)

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Watching the Rio Olympics? What's your sporting interest?

by smiddy in

i haven`t seen much if anything on the rio olympic games on this forum , i can`t believe their is so little interest in such a sporting event that is televised world wide.. i don`t get to watch everything , but events i do like to see when i can are,track and field ,gymnastics ,swimming , diving ,and their are a few other sports i will watch when they are on , especially if an australian is involved.. how about you ?

whats your favourite sport to watch ?.

has the "drug" issue affected your view of the games ?

smiddy

I haven`t seen much if anything on the Rio Olympic Games on this forum , I can`t believe their is so little interest in such a sporting event that is televised world wide.

I don`t get to watch everything , but events I do like to see when I can are,track and field ,gymnastics ,swimming , diving ,and their are a few other sports I will watch when they are on , especially if an Australian is involved.

how about you ? Whats your favourite sport to watch ?

Has the "Drug" issue affected your view of the games ? Should repeated offenders have been allowed to participate in the games at all ? Has the Olympic Committee got it wrong in not banning all those with positive drug tests ?

I`m an Aussie , and so far we haven`t done too bad considering our population. How has your Country fared in medals tally ?

Are the Olympics living up to their Ideals ? in your opinion ? if not why not ?

I would appreciate your comments

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Signatures on posts

by Simon in

can i please ask people not to repeated signatures on their posts.. i have pm'd a few people directly with the request as i've noticed them but i guess the inevitable "explain why / show it's fair" means i need to make it publicly to all .... everyone's name and avatar is already displayed next to each post made so anything added at the bottom is really superfluous and just reduces readability on smaller devices where screen-real-estate is already at a premium.

if the layout is redesigned for mobile devices with the poster name at the bottom then it looks kind-of stupid (e.g.

"said simon - simon ...").

smiddy

Point taken Simon ,but it`s going to take a lot of self control , believe me.