Posts by smiddy

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" We don't need no university education"

by The Rebel in

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i left school at 16, because i was studying and getting the best " university education" in the world.

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how did the theocratic ministry school benefit you?.

smiddy

Although published somewhat before my entry into Watchtower World, I did enjoy the "scholarly" layout of Equipped for Every Good Work.

The older publications had a level of gravitas that has gone missing, incrementally, from later WT works.

I totally agree with you CoCo

And this is going back to the fifties and sixties ,and it has been downhill all the way since then .

The negatives against getting higher education for Jehovahs Witnesses has certainly produced fruitage .that does not bode well for the Governing Body of Jehovah`s Witnesses .

The dumned down Watchtower and Awake publications ,the inferior paper it is printed on ? the reduced size down to half its original size doesnt look good it is an indication of the business going out of existence..

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Old JW friend of my wife stoped by.

by dogon in

an old jw friend of my wife stopped by here in fla. i knew there would be some subliminal bs.

i had to keep quiet through all the this old system can not go on much longer and are you going to the memorial?

gag.

smiddy

" this old system can not go on much longer and are you going to the memorial?"

I heard this same spiel over 50 years ago nothing has changed except the new gullible.believers.

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Business Slow at JW Literature Trolley

by Athanasius in

yesterday i stopped at a local shopping center to pick up a few things.

i arrived at 9:45 am and two jw ladies had already set up their literature trolley and had opened for business.

but i didn't see anyone stopping by and taking advantage of their free literature.

smiddy

I dont see any JW carts in my neck of the woods ,I live in a seaside town of about 6000 people and one congregation of JW`s with possibly 60-80 publishers from surrounding areas if that and mostly old folk.

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Hello

by S K Ditta in

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hello everyone.. have visited this site several times over the past year or so.. thanks for letting all have an opportunity to interact.. hope that, words uttered result in good - now or later!

that's the wish..

smiddy

Welcome S K Ditta , when i first saw your name tag I thought you were a St Kilda supporter LOL oh well my bad.

Aussies will understand that misconception.

Its always good to get anothers perspective of things,

Take care.

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God’s name (Jehovah) is so ambiguous to the extent of even supporting The Theory of Evolution!

by venus in

we have been taught that the name jehovah means “he causes to become.” it is interpreted that he causes himself to become whatever needed to accomplish his will—as happened in the case israelites to whom he “caused himself to become” a savior leading them from slavery in egypt.. but there is a problem with this definition.

nobody would use the phrase “cause to become” with regard to himself.

one may say: “i helped him,” (but he won’t say: “i caused myself to become a helper to him.”) “causing myself to become a helper to another person” obviously implies helping nature comes with effort as though it is not in my nature.

smiddy

Up until the thirteenth century christians only knew Gods name by the four consonants of the hebrew letters known as the tetragramaton translated as JHVH or later as YHWH in english. commonly put as LORD in capital letters.

As most people are aware here it was a Spanish Catholic monk of the 13th century who coined the name Jehovah for the first time.,and as other people have rightly pointed out on this board Yahweh is probably the more accurate name and pronunciation.

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Do You Trust The News Media?

by minimus in

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obviously, trump doesn't.

but do you?

do you think that they are generally fair, unbiased and honest?.

smiddy

News media today is not so much about facts or truth as it is about ratings.And entertainment mixed with news will gaurantee ratings.

Ratings are what newspapers consider the bottom line..

And are facts and truth the bottom line ? No.

The bottom line is entertainment ,what is going to entertain the public mixing that with a news item.

How can we blend the two.News and Entertainment. that is what will give us an edge over our competitors .

So do I trust the news media ? only with a grain of salt .They all have their own agenda.

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How many years did you waste away in the Org?

by Tallon in

in my case; 27 years.

7 of which were as a ministerial serpent ... sorry, i mean 'servant' ;).

smiddy

From my conversion at 19 ,i was a captive for 33 years and have now been out 20+ years.

How come Jesus Christ only spent about 3 years in the ministry ,whereas most of us have spent the best years of our life in what we were led to believe was a life saving ministry.

Jehovah God ? YOU OWE ME

20

Feeling the Guilt

by Saethydd in

i'm currently disfellowshipped and living at home with my parents, but because they are both still devout jws i have to keep going to the meetings and crap because i don't want to risk getting thrown out until i finish college or find a job that will let me support myself and go to college.. yesterday, my mother rode with me to the meeting and told me how much my best friend and my oldest sister are missing me, and it just tears me apart because during the meeting i was practically counting the minutes till it was over.

it didn't help matters that i had to sit with my family because the library was closed off, thus forcing me to follow along with the meeting on my tablet instead of reading something useful or interesting like i normally do.. when i got home i just cried out in frustration because it feels like no matter what i do, i am making the wrong choice.

either i have to keep pretending to support an organization that has caused so much pain to so many people, or i have to abandon my family and friends to it so i can save myself.

smiddy

These are words of a thinking person with constructive thoughts.

I agree ,you have a head on your shoulders and you should be OK in whatever decision you go with .

I wish you well in whatever your plan is so long as you dont do anything stupid LOL

Just take care

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ARC - Case Study 54 - All Exhibits have been released

by jwleaks in

all exhibits for case study 54, jehovah's witnesses and watchtower, have been released by the arc.. http://www.childabuseroyalcommission.gov.au/exhibits/10908a67-70c5-4103-94cc-dac096fdb585/case-study-54,-march-2017,-sydney.

exhibit list.

joint statement of o'brien and spinks.

smiddy

What can we expect from an organisation that has leaders /persons in authoratative positions who set themselves up as the Governing Body of Jehovahs Witnesses who frown on higher education .?

Of the present membership of the existing Governing body , what is each of these members standard of

education ?

Can anybody furnish these qualifications ? for each individual ? It should be interesting.

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Is ignorance an excuse?

by stuckinarut2 in

i have always maintained that i hold nothing personally against individual witnesses, even those that have actively slandered our name and reputation based on the actions of some individuals.. i have often said that all these ones, (even the ones spreading gossip), are victims of the culture of the organization, and the directions of the gb.. but recently i have been rethinking this, and wonder if ignorance is really an acceptable excuse?.

i mean, with so much information now readily available about the society, its origins, its scandals, issues and conduct, is it simply ok for a witness to remain wilfully ignorant about the organization that dictates every aspect of their lives?.

is ignorance an excuse?.

smiddy

Ask yourself the question stuck. is ignorance a justifiable excuse for disobeying a law of the land ?

The answer is NO. it is not an excuse .

So Jehovahs Witnesses who are ignorant of the many "failings" of the JW organisation either by burying their head in the sand ,or by sticking their head up their arse are in no way excused .

Willful ignorance is no exemption from the law ,nor is it from common sense ,or critical thinking.

Stupid is what stupid does.