Posts by smiddy

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So, the Womens March ... What Is It For?

by Simon in

it seems like mobilizing after the election, which seems pointless.

i keep hearing demands for equal rights but don't understand what rights they are missing exactly.. normally a march is to show the support (and potential votes) for a cause, but ... votes for what?

... and the election happened already.. is anyone else confused?

smiddy

Why arent women in the west protesting against nations like Saudia Arabia,Somalia,Afghanistan,and many other parts of the world where females are victims of systematic brutal and unrelenting subjugation.?

Female genital mutilation is rife among Muslim nations and is practiced in wesern nations or the girls are sent back to their own land where the procedure is performed and they come back to the western nation they reside in.

Some girls subjected to this procedure are ony 5 months old.

Maybe these protesting women need to get their priorities right.

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Pseudo history in Watchtower today 😂

by Gorbatchov in

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gorby went to the kh for family reasons today.. and landed right away middle in a pseudo history watchtower article.

just that aspect of the jw belief he is so sensative about.. so 1918 and 1919 are changed with one mark of a pencil.

the argument of change was in the past the argument of the doctrine.

smiddy

What other organization is there that is either embarrassed or ashamed of their past history that they feel they need to change it .

Surely that should tell us something about that organization.

Genuine legtitamit organizations are proud of their past history and want the world to know about it.

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JW.org website and Matt 6:1-4

by NikL in

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saw the news story on jw.org this morning about all the help they are sending to congo after flooding there.

yay for them!

oh wait!.

smiddy

LTPF , I think the churches of christendom would more likely be of help to 75% if not more people that are in need , many of which would not even practice any brand of religion.

And JW`s only help those they consider worthy ,only those who are in good standing within the congregation and who have proved themselves by hours in service or by position in the organization .

And even then its minimal .

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Death and Judgement Day

by Tirisilex in

i'm having a hard time with this.

what does the bible say what happens when you die?

when jesus was on the cross he said to the man that when he dies he will be with jesus in heaven.

smiddy

Tirisilex

Take your pick their are over 40,000 different Christian sects in the world today and the vast majority disagree in one form or another with what the other sects say

Does the Bible say what it means ? or does it mean what it says.

It`s true that the bible is like a musical instrument that you can play any tune on.

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Shunning and apostacy

by biblexaminer in

hey folks.

i have been looking for the latest on shunning of those who have drifted.

i recall the 2016 convention had a part, and i believe there was a video.

smiddy

Vincent Toole the JW legal representative when asked about shunning at the Australin Royal Commission stated" I have heard of it but I dont know what it means" or words to that effect.

He lied under oath at the ARC

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January 19, 2017 TO ALL BODIES OF ELDERS IN WALES Re: Prerecorded Memorial and Special Talk 2017 - Welsh

by wifibandit in

january 19, 2017 to all bodies of elders in wales re: prerecorded memorial and special talk 2017 - welsh.

smiddy

"The property has 5 double bedrooms ,four en-suites and a family bathroom"

I can just see a couple of single mothers with a couple of kids ,JW`s widows & orphans being looked after by the G.B.housed their .

Yeah right.

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I will only believe in demons if...

by deegee in

jws are known to have an obsession and preoccupation with demons.. this obsession and preoccupation is not without merit given that jesus, his disciples/apostles, and the general public of 1st century ce judea and galilee are reported as believing in the existence of demonic spirits and in the possibility of demon possession of an individual.. exorcism formed a large part of jesus' ministry on earth.

the gospels and the book of acts describe many exorcisms where jesus and his disciples release people from demonic possession.. ___ .

but how do demons get inside a person's brain or body?

smiddy

The Old Testament covers about 4000 years of human history .How often is demon posession of humans covered their ? How many exorcisms were performed by the Priests ?

Why is their so much about demons and demon posession in the New Testament and it only covers approximately 100 years and very little in the Old Testament ?

Just wondering.

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Women's March on Washington

by azor in

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my support is with the marchers in washington and around the country today.

i was raised through my formative years by my mother and sister while my father was out of the picture.

they gave me the compassion i have today.

smiddy

LisaRose , I was going by the knoweledge that about 40% of americans failed to vote and I assumed rightly or wrongly that a good number of these would be the ones protesting. it was just my call.

I just wonder why a duly elected president by the system that has been in place and served the american people all these years is now something to be protested against because you dont like the result

Thanks for clarifying that azor

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Women's March on Washington

by azor in

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my support is with the marchers in washington and around the country today.

i was raised through my formative years by my mother and sister while my father was out of the picture.

they gave me the compassion i have today.

smiddy

azor how did i give my position away by praising Ivankas stand for womens rights ?

You`ve lost me.

Do you people who protest believe in democracy ? Trump was duly elected get over it.

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Why does God allow animals to suffer? Does God care about animals? What does the Watchtower teach about this?

by defender of truth in

the following article will address these questions, and attempt to answer them.. after helping jwfacts with his page on animal suffering, i decided to write this article.. it is mainly aimed at helping jehovahs witnesses and other believers in god to think about the issue, as well as the apparent contradictions in watchtower teaching.. thanks must go to jwfacts for the encouragement, and giving me permission to use an image from his page and to use some of the quotes.. also, thankyou to cofty for general moral support.. please let me know what you think everybody, and feel free to reproduce any part or all of the article on any other website, just post and let me know that you've used it on your site please.. (i'd appreciate it if anyone could post to tell me they found a point in here useful, it would encourage me to keep going).. okay, here it is:.

why does god allow animal suffering?.

does it trouble you to see animals in pain?.

smiddy

Sea creatures have always survived eating other sea creatures long before Adam ,Eve and sin entered into the world.

Alll land animals were destroyed in the flood except what was preserved in the Ark.

The multitudes of life that existed in the oceans were never destroyed during the flood .They were not condemned.

What did God have against land animals that he wiped all of them out bar Ark survivors and never took any action against sea creatures ?

I hate to see animals suffer for any reason,I was devastated when I had to put my toy poodle dog of 16.5 years down as I was of putting my cat of about 15 years down ,I cried and was heartbroken over these deaths.

Why do they suffer cancer arthritis brain tumours etc.etc IF their was a God.

And for that matter why was Abels sacrifice more acceptable to God than Cains because Abel slaughtered an animal , in my mind Cains sacrifice was more acceptable because it was the fruit of his labour.a grain offering.