Good for you Steph , I hope your still around for at least another 10 years , happy anniversary .
Take care.
Posts by smiddy
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Is there a biblical basis for separation or divorce?
by Conias inis there a biblical basis for separation or divorce?.
in the event that one of the spouses is being psychologically mistreated in a very serious manner where his health is severely damaged and even his own life is in danger.
is there a biblical basis for jehovah's witnesses for separation or divorce?.
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smiddy
Why have so many JW`s divorced their spouse because of one or the other no longer wanting to be known as a Jehovahs Witness , or who has now become an outspoken person against the Jehovahs Witness teachings,
Is this just another example of the JW`s going beyond the things written in scripture ?
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I Think I have Found a Way to Litigate
by Simon Templar ini have been thinking about how the wtb&t society bullies all of its members into submission with the threats they use (by practice), i.e.
“if you do this we will df you and you will be shunned”.
“if you da yourself, we will make an announcement and your friends, relatives and family will abandon you”, etc.
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Nathan Natas hit the nail on the head .Jehovahs Witnesses are not employees of the WTB&TS ,they are nothing more than volunteers who choose of their own violition to follow suggestions made by the organization .
The rank and file Jehovahs Witness does not represent the Organization of the WTB&TS .or its affilliates.
How many of the rank & file do you think understand that fact ?
Nobody in the organization forces anyone to comply with their directions , you do so voluntarily .
I know , and you know , they use emotional blackmail against the rank & file JW`s , but that is a lot harder to prove in a court of law.
The r&f member doesnt have to abide by that pressure , they can choose not to ,they are responsible for their own actions and nobody else.
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My gay friend went back to JWs?
by schnell inone of my best friends was disfellowshipped several years ago, and word quickly got around that it was because he's gay.
we lost touch after that because of the disfellowshipping, but since i'm out now, i just found him online and got back in touch with him.
it was a great conversation, but he said he returned to jehovah.
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smiddy
Adding to what cofty said , as far as JW`s are concerned ,to many people its an emotional thing ,believing JW`s have the truth ,its not based on facts or even knowledge.
They only have a superficial understanding of what is JW truth , no in depth knowledge of what they are supposed to believe.
So the many who do leave the religion and then go back after a while ,do so because they leave the "truth" in their mind , however the "truth" ( in their eyes ) never leaves them ,so they go back to what they know.
They are lazy xians who never bothered to base their beliefs on accurate knowledge and facts in the first place.
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11th hour...
by zeb inthe 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.. "they shall not grow old as we who are left grow old.
age shall not weary them or the years condemn.. at the going down of the sun and in the morning we shall remember them..".
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smiddy
I`m just glad Nazi germany and Imperialist Japan never won the war .I thank the soldiers dead and living for protecting Australia from such an outcome.
The Nazis murdered millions of innocent people .
Imperial Japan were barbaric in their treatment of their enemies
Both of these countries were out to dominate , subjugate as many other countrys as they could.and enslave them.
I hate to think of what this country would be like under Imperial Japan as Australia was their goal.
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Did anyone else go to this weeks midweek meeting?
by NikL inin the congregation bible study, the book addressed how "truth" is progressive.... 18 just as jehovah progressively revealed truths about the kingdom in the period leading up to 1914, he continues to do so during the time of the end.
as chapters 4 and 5 of this book will show, over the past 100 years, god’s people have had to adjust their understanding on a number of occasions.
does that fact mean that they do not have jehovah’s backing?
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I have to agree with other posters that Phizzy got it right in his assesment.as quoted in previous posts .
How much of what the WT/JW/IBSA,taught,leading up to 1914 is accepted today?and how much was truth ?
This study commences with a fallacy lie ? "Just as Jehovah progressively revealed truths about the kingdom in the period leading up to 1914 "
John Doe, Whats the point of a prophecy if it can be changed after the events it describes happens ?
If you have to interpret a prophecy after the event has occured then obviously its no prophecy ,A prophecy should be able to fortell an event before it happens , if it fails to do so its no prophecy.
IBAS/JW/ have made numerous false prophecys in their 100+ years of claiming to be Gods only channell of communication with his chosen people.,Jehovahs Witnesses,
The fact that they have had to modify their beliefs ,doctrines,evidences,expectations ,flip-flops, complete turn arounds as in Rom.13:1 ,check out C.T.Russell , Rutherford , and nathan h Knorr , the 1800`s the 1920`s and
the 1963`s , where this doctrine went from accepting the Superiour authorities were in fact the Governments ,
in the 1800`s to J.F.Rutherford changing that doctrine to saying that the Superiour Authorities were in fact Jehovah & Jesus which the sripture in question clearly shows to be wrong.
Decades later in the early 1960`s the WT magazine goes full circle and states the scripture of Rom.13:1 is not jehovah & Christ Jesus , but the governmental powers that be
SO its true the GB are not inspired and they are not infallible. they make mistakes .
So why would anybody in their right mind put a life and death situation in the hands of these people.
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RIP Leonard Cohen the World is a little more Grey
by Slidin Fast inhe was a unique voice, i loved him.
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maybe leonard bowed out because donald got in.
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The only song I can recall is Hallejuah , offhand., that was one of his most popular songs I believe.
R.I.P. Leonard Cohen
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Is this another Trump backflip?
by fulltimestudent inwe've seen one backflip.
crooked hillary became a hard-working woman who deserves the nations praise (in his victory speech);.
now according to a uk newspaper:.
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Will the real Donald Trump stand up ? When do you think that will happen ? or is that on the never never plan.
Donald trump is not a politician as he admits , however he has obviously been a very successful business man.
Can he marry the two ? in the next 4 years ?
Time will tell I guess.
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Post election Cry Ins at Cornell University
by Sanchy incry-ins held for those at cornell u distressed by trump's election victory.
coloring books and puppies used to aid in the healing process.
i guess it's better than riot'errr i mean protesting: link
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These university students and others need to grow up and face the facts of life,not everything in life is going to go your way ,other people have viewpoints different from yours and their views may outweigh your point of view.
Thats life , accept it , and live with it.....crying about it is so childish. ...grow up.
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The Academy of Ideas - "Brainwashing"
by schnell inhttps://youtu.be/8ish2un-b-s. the academy of ideas has got to be one of my favorite youtube channels, and due to his subject matter, he doesn't get a whole lot of views.
but do give his playlists a watch.
above, his video on brainwashing is clearly relevant to this forum about jehovah's witnesses.
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smiddy
I remember a CO , commenting on criticism that JW`s were brainwashed ,stating that coming out of Satans world our brains needed washing.
marked to watch the videos later.