Posts by smiddy

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Intelligent design thought.
by Crazyguy in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
ok god designed this planet and then most everything on it intelligently yet 97% of the water on the earth is un drinkable.
smiddy

99.99% ( give or take a % or two) of Every living thing on this planet lives by devouring some other living thing.
Is that by intelligent design ?
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Another Subliminal Image? On the JW Website
by The Searcher in
1. jw
2. friends
this image appears on the current main web page - as you scroll the "witnessing" photos.. weird "facial" image at the guy's right shoulder.. .
smiddy

Splash you need glasses , thats a gal not a guy , obviously a double exposure , yes ?
Also she`s a Superhero judging by the speed she used to get behind the guy as the photo was being taken
Then again she might be an Angel , do Angels wear glasses ? Fallen Angels ?
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1000 Years is Like 1 Day?
by Sorry in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
anyone else hear about this.

as all j-dubs know, whenever someone complains about how long the "new system" is taking too arrive, they use the excuse that jehovah works on his own time.

quite a few times during the public talks, i've heard speakers say the phrase "1000 years to us is only one day to jehovah" (my parents never stop talking about this).
smiddy

Rev,22:20 He that bears witness of these things says ."Yes I am coming quickly"
"Amen! come, Lord Jesus"
Over 2000 years ago ? or just a few minutes ago
Thats right the Bible is an instrument you can play any tune on.
Some funny takes on this post LOL
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Latest from Australian Royal Commission
by gerry in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
just received this update.

http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8e90fa1e64ebb08847cc04916&id=fcec86ae2b&e=0670c7af59.
smiddy

The findings and final recomendations of the ARC to the Government is not due to about the middle of 2017 or even later.
It is then up to the Government whether they implement those findings on the institutions in question.
The Government is not obligated to enforce all or any of the recomendations from the ARC , although this is very unlikely.
It is not a slam dunk decision against the WT Organization ,cynical as I am ,I`ll wait watch and see.
The WTB&TS have been pulling the wool over secular Govts. eyes for over a hundred years , their masters at it..
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Latest from Australian Royal Commission
by gerry in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
just received this update.

http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8e90fa1e64ebb08847cc04916&id=fcec86ae2b&e=0670c7af59.
smiddy

Jehovahs witnesses /Governing Body members are masters at deflecting questions and not answering direccty questions put to them , rather they will try to put the questionare off gaurd and go off on another tangent .
However if they are subjected to anybody as professional as Angus Stewart they will meet their match , I can only hope so.
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Did anyone vote yet?
by NewYork44M in
1. jw
2. friends
i voted today in nyc.

a well organized process.

very busy and most of the people voting were african american.
smiddy

mp you voted twice ? one for each contender ? do you know voting twice is illegal ? you can be fined or imprisoned for doing so ?
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Latest from Australian Royal Commission
by gerry in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
just received this update.

http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8e90fa1e64ebb08847cc04916&id=fcec86ae2b&e=0670c7af59.
smiddy

Wow thanks for posting that gerry.The fact that Jehovahs Witnesses are included in that short version , should speak volumes .
Short version , as contrasted with the many institutions that were examined by the commission.
I hold my breath ,that justice will prevail.
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Argument for JDubs or any Fundi's
by Socrateswannabe in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
jehovah's witnesses believe:.

1. man was created in 4026 bce.

2. a global flood occurred in 2370 bce.
smiddy

So according to WT/JW chronology , the earth /universe could have been created millions of years ago However they say , ,Adam was created approximately 6000 years ago , the Noachian flood covering all the earth happened approximately 4000 years ago , and Jesus Christ appeared on earth about 2000 years ago .
Does Geology , Archeology ,Anthropology ,or any other related science give any credence to such claims as possible facts ?
Could all that was suposed to have happened in the Old Testament from Adam to Noah , occured within 2000 years before the flood ?
Could all that was suposed to have occured in the Old Testament have happened in 2000 years from the flood of Noah to the time of Jesus appearance ?
The population of the earth back then was nowhere near what it is today , most of the earths population today has occured during this past Century.
or do these claims of Jehovahs Witnesses belong in the bin with other religious fundamentalists teachings with no basis in facts.?
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Does Mr Trump have his own 'hotline' to Russia's President Putin?
by fulltimestudent in
1. jw
2. friends
according to australian newspaper, the canberra times (for aussies, its a fairfax publication) trump is able to contact putin and the conversations cannot be tapped.

(an interesting claim).. quote 1:.

"a former senior western intelligence operative, a specialist in russian counterintelligence deemed credible in washington, has provided the fbi with evidence that trump 'and his inner circle have accepted a regular flow of intelligence from the kremlin, including on clinton, since russian intelligence had compromised trump during his visits to moscow – so that he could be blackmailed'.
smiddy

I think i`ll just watch this space.
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With up to 70% of young ones leaving what's the future of the jw's?
by karter in
1. jw
2. friends
they wlll always have new people coming in but the majority of the congro's are getting older particularly the inner city ones were it is expensive to live.

they are struggling to get men to be elders and m.s's and this can only get worse as very few young ones stay around.

karter..
smiddy

OK wifibandit whats bluey saying to pinky and whats her thoughts.
I`m all ears .