Posts by smiddy

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Irregular to meetings, can I partake in memorial?

by Squekylive in

hi friends .

i don't believe in jw doctrines anymore but because of family i have to be a jw for now.. i am not regular to meetings, and don't answer in meeting, but i report some hours so i remain as active jw now.. .

congregation knows that i am not spiritual and i don't talk to people and i don't care what they think about me.. now, i believe it's important to observe lord's supper as a christian as per john 6:53, so in the coming memorial if i attend i want to partake in the communion,.. i believe it is a sin to pass the bread and wine inspite of knowing it's flesh and blood of jesus.. it's like rejecting jesus.. so i want to partake.. but i dont consider i am anointed etc.

smiddy

You sound like one of those people who have left the JW religion however the religion has never left you.

You are still a victim o JW mind control over you , by the organization......Or are you ?

If you beleive John 6:53 and that you should partake go to a church that will allow you to do so .Here is where you find out if you are still under WT control .

Does it matter what church you attend to obey Jesus commands ? to eat the bread and drink the wine ?

Or do you just want to make a statement among your family and peers at a Kingdom Hall.

Your call

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To love Jehovah more than friends and family.

by schnell in

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friends

when i was a believer, i endorsed this idea too.

i commented with things like "love jehovah more than your mate" or "love jehovah more than your friends".. it didn't occur to me as i was saying it that jehovah is an idea.

this god concept is an idea that should really pass scrutiny if you're supposed to love it more than anything else.. at best, this means that jehovah is real and you have to love jehovah more than the people in your life, no matter the despicable things he is said to have done, condoned and endorsed in his holy writ.

smiddy

It`s delusional for Jehovahs Witnesses to say/believe they love Jehovah God.It is never anything more than a one way relationship that is never reciprocated.

It is a sick person who fixates on another being when nothing of the sort is returned and is consumed by their imagination / fantasies.

When Jehovahs Witnesses allow their loved ones to die refusing a blood transfusion they are following not Jehovah Gods direction they are simply following the Governing Bodys direction from America.

The majority of Jehovahs Witnesses have very little knoweledge of what the Bible actually says they rely on the select scriptures the WTB&TS feeds them and ignore passages that may cause them concern.

Instead of cherry picking what they like in the Bible how about honestly confronting what they dont like in the Bible.

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2017 Yearbook released

by bohm in

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friends

i saw this on reddit:.

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/5mlgsm/2017_yearbook_of_jehovahs_witnesses/.

overall the numbers are better than last year (1.8% growth compared to 1.5% last year -- as i predicted ;-) ) with an increase in all major figures including 1300 more congregations (i assume this is not physical kingdom halls?).

smiddy

The increase in partakers took place somewhere between 2005 / 2009 why was that ? What occured in those years that triggered this increase ? Was it the overlapping generation teaching ? and the R&F JW`s decided to hedge their bets ? and go for the heavenly hope as well ?

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Compiling a list of Sin

by Nihilistic Journey in

with all the rules that we had to live under to be a good christian it's a wonder that we aren't all neurotic basket cases like i am!

let's compile a list of transgressions and rules that we had to live by.

no rated r movies.

smiddy

No competitive sports activity

No heavy metal music

No higher education

No rock star Idols such as KISS ,Elvis, Rolling Stones or the likes of any of them.

No sneakers or jeans to be worn at a KH or an Assembly and if you attend an international Convention you are to go sight-seeing dressed appropiately as if attending a meeting , { A Brochure for Ireland } if I remember correctly .

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Which was the best century to be born in?

by defender of truth in

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friends

http://www.businessinsider.com/10-reasons-2016-is-the-best-time-to-be-alive-2016-8/#1-there-are-much-fewer-hungry-people-in-the-world-1.

is the world getting better?.

in which century would you rather have been born, given the choice?

smiddy

I`d like to know what the next 10 centuries will be like before I answer that Q. then maybe I could make an informed decision.

After all ,who of us really know what any previous century was really like ,and it also depends on what part of the earth you were living in.

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2017 Yearbook released

by bohm in

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friends

i saw this on reddit:.

https://www.reddit.com/r/exjw/comments/5mlgsm/2017_yearbook_of_jehovahs_witnesses/.

overall the numbers are better than last year (1.8% growth compared to 1.5% last year -- as i predicted ;-) ) with an increase in all major figures including 1300 more congregations (i assume this is not physical kingdom halls?).

smiddy

From freddo`s figures Australia is down by 1217 pubs from their peak number a couple of years ago .

jambon1 ,I can remember that memorial partakers were stagnant at approximately 8000 more than 20 years ago and now its over 18000 ? Incredible !

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Beth-Shan - Digital Reconstruction - IMAGES & DRAWINGS WANTED

by Bloody Hotdogs! in

(just posted this over on exjw reddit as well).

as part of my masters in architecture degree (a treat to myself after leaving jws about 4 years ago), i'm attempting to digitally reconstruct some of watchtower's significant early buildings.

my goal is to produce accurate architectural drawings and images based on solid evidence.

smiddy

Beth sarim I have been familiar with but Beth Shan ? thats a knew one on me ,how could I not know anything about this place.?

I have been "out" for more than 20 years but have been on this site for about 10 years and I`ve never heard of Beth shan before. Or is it something that just never registered with me.?

I was "in" for 33 years and knew about Beth Sarim but never heard anything about Beth Shan .before.

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Bro Knorrs Notes RE Disfellowshipping & Two Witness Rule

by pale.emperor in

hi guys.

a fellow ex jw shared this with me.

haven't time to read them yet (i'm using my phone to go on internet).

smiddy

Is their a 3rd page of this document from Knorr that could maybe legitamise it as being authentic with the WT`s insignia either at the letter-head or the closing remarks on signing off ?

Just asking.

In this day of technology you can never be too sure.

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The 31 date blunders of Watchtower

by FatFreek 2005 in

dates (ad) of events once taught by watchtower as significant but no longer supported since nothing happened.. .

"but bear in mind that the end of 1914 is not the date for the beginning, but for the end of the time of trouble.

zion's watch tower 1894 jul 15 p.226 incredibly, today’s jw’s dishonestly prefer to rewrite history, claiming "jehovah's witnesses pointed to the year 1914, decades in advance, as marking the start of "the conclusion of the system of things.

smiddy

How any adult JW can simply dismiss these facts from their own publications as "old light" is beyond me.

At the time of these pronouncements it was "new light" from Jehovah

What twisted thinking it is to suggest that old light ( from Jehovah) ,which was new light at the time ,is now old light ( also from Jehovah ) and to be discarded.

Doesnt that imply they treat Jehovah as an idiot who doesnt know what he is talking about ?

The mind boggles. (sane minds that is )

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Jehovahs Witnesses condemn Christian Religions .In reality Christian religions are Caring for Aged JW`s.

by smiddy in

who are looking after the aged and infirm jehovah`s witnesses ,?

its certainly not the organization known as the wtb&ts ./jehovahs witnesses religion .. and why is that ?

satans system of things with jehovahs blessing , has programs to look after those who have such needs , such as the dole for unemployed ,medical assistance for those who cant afford it ,and their are many charitable institutions that look after those that fall in the cracks.

smiddy

I think Jah Jireh operates in a couple of countrys by some Jehovahs Witnesses as a commercial venture that has no connection with JW.ORG . Its purely a business venture operated by some JW`s. to make money.

Apparently they have strict rules as to who can benefit from their services .

Clients/patients must be exemplary/in good standing in their former congregation and have enough money to be able to pay for the services provided.

It is an Aged Care facillity that is exclusive to Jehovah`s Witnesses .Nobody else is wanted .

It is not a service or facillity officially provided by the WTB&TS /Jehovahs witness organization.

On the other hand religious organizations such as St.Vincent De Paul ,Roman Catholic cater for everybody religious or not , AngliCare also provide the same service ,as do many other christian religions such as the Seventh day Adventists ,many of these and others not mentioned here provide services ,health care ,hospitals , soup kitchens and accomodation for homeless peoples ,They exist to help the needy and down and out to get back on their feet again and be productive citizens once again .And they have success.

Jehovahs Witnesses pale into insignificance compared to these organizations.

They are not a charitable organization and they should be stripped of that designation.