Welcome sam glad to have you on board , .Crazy isnt it that your dad shuns you yet communicates with your GF who is a Wican.?
Pete zahut expressed my feelings exactly
Posts by smiddy
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21My Story
by SamTheGinge inso, i joined just yesterday after coming across this forum looking at beth sarim, and i though that i would share my story with you.
it will no doubt be very similar to a lot of others, but it's a way of getting to know me at least.. i was brought up as witness from the age of 4 years old, my dad picked up the 'truth' from one of his friends in the pub and it seemed to go from there, he would quickly get baptised and progress to becoming a ministerial servant and then an elder.
from a young age i wanted to be like my dad and become a pioneer, a ministerial servant and then an elder... perhaps even becoming a co. the world, spiritually speaking, was my oyster.
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Did anyone vote yet?
by NewYork44M ini voted today in nyc.
a well organized process.
very busy and most of the people voting were african american.
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smiddy
Good to hear the experiences of first time voters , no lightning bolts from heaven etc.LOL
Its the same the world over I`m an Ozzie ,and the first time I voted it felt really good to have a say in who runs the country .
And what,more than 20 million people have cast their vote already ?It will be interesting to know the final turnout of voters after this election .
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contradictory statements?
by aboveusonlysky ini'm always interested to hear what a 'spokesman' for the organization has to say when newspapers report on child abuse issues.. for example the following statement was made in a recent guardian article.
a spokesman for the jehovah’s witnesses said: “we are in no position to, and neither would we wish to, force any victim of abuse to confront their attacker.”.
and this is straight from the shepherd the flock book -.
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smiddy
above..o...s,
Have you had a chance at all to see the video clips of the Australian Royal Commission into Insttutionalised Sexual Abuse ?
The 1006 cases that were never reported to police or child protection authorities over 50 years ? conducted by JC of JW`s x 3 Elders = as much as 3018 Elders who are complicit in being assesorys after the fact of a crime committed against these children .
Where it is brought out that victims were confronted with their abuser in Judicial Committee meetings.and were not believedin most cases.
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In Honor of Jimmy Olson October 31, 1973
by sparky1 inin memory of jimmy olson, i have provided a link to his story below.
many who now post here are new to the forum and i felt it was necessary to honor his memory.
although i never knew him, his brother was my roommate for a time at watchtower farms.
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smiddy
When i first saw this post my mind went to J.O. of the Daily Planet .Not to be.
That is so sad,
.I have heard reference to this case over the years but not knowing much about it .
Thank you for posting this sparky1 ,and it shows the un-natural affection JW`s have for their fellow man and their spiritual brother.
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"Faithful slave" can you READ the Bible - let alone EXPLAIN it?
by The Searcher inan org myth debunked - by the book they claim to have a better understanding of, than other religions.wt14 11/15 p. 30 - who are the two witnesses mentioned in revelation chapter 11?.
"......the account refers to god’s anointed ones who took the lead during a difficult time of testing.. so in the fulfillment of revelation chapter 11, the anointed brothers who took the lead at the time of the establishment of god’s kingdom in heaven in 1914 preached "in sackcloth" for three and a half years.
at the end of their preaching in sackcloth, these anointed ones were symbolically killed when they were thrown into prison for a comparatively shorter period of time, a symbolic three and a half days.
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smiddy
But wouldnt the witnesses say that the League of Nations and the United nations are virtually the same thing ? so no problem ?
Or am I missing the point somewhere here.
ps. this is another post that doesnt seem to have generated much interest
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This Poster Deserves a Prophet Prize
by berrygerry inhttps://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/127228/societys-claim-matt-24-14-being-fulfilled-what-could-really-mean?.
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smiddy
The WTB&TS have definetly got a PROFIT prize .
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Paperback?
by Maxee inhas anyone seen the paperback editions of previous and recent bookstudy pubs.
i haven't seen them here in aus?.
also i recieved a email today from my brother, who too is a enquiring jw.
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smiddy
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Amazon Charity
by mikeypants inboring post below, fyi.. i was with extended family this weekend and the conversation drifted to contributions and donations.
they said amazon will donate a percentage of your purchase to a charity of choice.
i guess someone put in jdumbs and it went through.
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smiddy
I am also surprised that it has not generated more discussion , thanks mp for putting it out their in the first place and your expanding on it rebel8
Maybe everybody is waiting on Jehovah , that could explain it.
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smiddy
The searcher , I started watching this and couldnt stop watching the ones that followed .
The little boy playing the piano in a toy shop is classic also.
Thanks for sharing
marked to watch your contribution Giordano .
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Argument for JDubs or any Fundi's
by Socrateswannabe injehovah's witnesses believe:.
1. man was created in 4026 bce.
2. a global flood occurred in 2370 bce.
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smiddy
When Jah created the garden of Eden ,he obviously created thorns and thistles ,weeds , etc, outside the garden of Eden , because Adam was supposed to cultivate the ground and expand the garden of Eden outwards.
Not to mention the fact he would have had to cultivate the ground with his bare hands , as no tools had yet been invented ,except for the flaming sword that Jehovah apparently invented a little later on.