Posts by smiddy

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Australian Congregations announce Child Safeguarding Policy is available upon request

by wifibandit in

this week all congregations in australia have been instructed to make the following announcement:.

if a member of the congregation would like a copy of the child safeguarding policy of jehovah’s witnesses in australia, please see the coordinator of the body of elders or the secretary.. .

childsafeguardingpolicy-eau.pdf.

smiddy

The Australian announcement of Child Safeguarding Policy by the WTB&TS /Jehovahs Witnesses available on request to any member of this religion is not acceptable for obvious reasons to ex JW`s .

The response by Jehovahs Witnesses is not acceptabile and ,should not be acceptable by anyone.

The ARC has been demonised by the JW religion as being a part of Satans System of things under the control of the God of this system of things Satan the Devil .2Cor.4:4 According to Jehovahs Witness Governing Body.

So by far the majority of JW`s will not even ask for this policy because it will flag to the Elders who are questioning the authority of the Governing body of elders

And no JW wants to be looked upon as a weak JW or one who is going to cause trouble to the religion or bring reproach on Jehovahs name.

By complaining to the Australian Royal Commission about jehovahs Witnesses.these people will be ostracised .,shunned and excluded from family and friends no matter how long they have been associated with the JW religion.

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Has anyone here joined a different church after ditching the JWs?

by NikL in

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i am just curious.. i have a cousin who is a baptist and his church streams their sunday services and i've been checking them out before i go to meeting with my jw wife.. i haven’t been to a church except for the occasional funeral and wedding and the only sermons i had heard were the tel-evangelist type.

anyway, all the church bashing by jws over the years made me unsure what to expect and i was pleasantly surprised.

they do use the bible and they don't spend the whole time begging for money.

smiddy

To me that would be like jumping from the fire into the frying pan . (think about it )

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Do You Know Any JWs That Were Wealthy AFTER They Became Witnesses?

by minimus in

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the only witnesses i knew that had money were those that either had family businesses or had money before they got into the religion.

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smiddy

I knew of a few brothers who got into get rich quick schemes /businesses that involved others in the congregations ,but I`m damn sure none of them ever became wealthy being involved in them.

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Bless Me, For I Have Sinned

by snowbird in

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friends

i've just finished eating a slice of delicious birthday cake!.

depart from me, for i am a sinful person.. tee hee hee.. sylvia.

smiddy

It wasn`t cheesecake was it I love cheesecake if it was I envy you , I`d die (almost ) for cheesecake .

That is the ultimate / unforgiveable sin ,not liking cheesecake

Say three Hail Cheesecake Jesus prayers and go to the end of the line to enter the next store.

If it was cheesecake you enjoyed all your sins are forgiven and you have three get out of gehenna passes to use.

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Observations From an Ex-Elder Part 3 - Searching for the Lost Sheep

by doubtfull1799 in

"what man among you with 100 sheep, on losing one of them, will not leave the 99 behind in the wilderness and go after the lost one until he finds it?

" - luke 15:4. disclaimer: by posting the following observations i am not complaining.

i am happy to be left alone.

smiddy

My wife and I left just over20 years ago and nobobody after 33 years as a slave of the WT bothered to even try to re-ignite" the first love for the "truth"" we once had and we were considered to be in the inner circle of the congregation.All we did was fade away .

It was only about 5 years ago that I sent in myDA letter to the KH after many years here.

They are all talk and no action everybody leaves it up to somebody else and nothing ever gets done when it comes to sheperding,looking after the lost /strayed sheep.

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Interpret John 1:1 by John 1:1.

by towerwatchman in

interpret john 1:1 by john 1:1. .

the greek language has the definite article which has approximately thirty variations, is translated into english as “the”, and points to an identifiable personality, someone we have prior knowledge of.

but the greek language has no indefinite article corresponding to the english “a”, or “an”.

smiddy

If after 2000 years christians are still debating what John 1:1 means about God, jesus , their relationship etc,etc,

And we still havent heard anything from God

It doesnt inspire confidence that their is a God.does it ?

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here's a great jw brain stumper about noah

by nowwhat? in

so noah was a preacher of righteousness.

than how did he warn other pockets of civilizations that were hundreds or thousands of miles away?

and if they were destroyed anyway i thought jehovah only acts after he gives clear warning.. and if there were no other civilzations why the need to destroy the entire earth of every living creature?

smiddy

You have a point or two their waton,what can i say .?

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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

Correct me if I am wrong but the WTB&TS do not have one comprehensive document covering the allegations and response to child sexual abuse from the organisation that Elders and the rank and file have access to when they feel the need to review it ?

As was painfully brought out by the Jehovahs witnesses their was this "letter" this "memo" this "WT article" etc,etc,all coverering different time frames over many years , who could wade through all that confusing publications.? let alone a R&F member ?

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here's a great jw brain stumper about noah

by nowwhat? in

so noah was a preacher of righteousness.

than how did he warn other pockets of civilizations that were hundreds or thousands of miles away?

and if they were destroyed anyway i thought jehovah only acts after he gives clear warning.. and if there were no other civilzations why the need to destroy the entire earth of every living creature?

smiddy

If the whole earth was under water covering the tallest mountains then it must have contained salt water covering the earth.

Water is very heavy and it must have penetrated the weakest parts of the earths surface..

Once the waters subsided we are left with salty seas ,freshwater lakes and streams,and underground streams of fresh water .

The Oceans are salt water , the rivers and streams and lakes are mostly freshwater .

The majority of life in the oceans would not survive in freshwater

By the same token the majority of life in freshwater lakes ,rivers and streams would not survive in salt water.

So if a Noachian flood did actually occur how would life have continued to exist in the oceans (salt) and the rivers ,lakes ,streams.(salt free) ?

Or am I missing something here.

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The Governing Body wishes you...

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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happy ash wednesday!.

smiddy

Those pics put a smile on my face .

However one pic was missing , an LGBTI pic.

Can you accomodate ? or was that depicted by the Carnaval ,if so then how about a cult religion OH sorry they have already done that..