Posts by smiddy

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We're going to impeach Trump . . . and make Mexico pay for it!

by Coded Logic in

i have little doubt articles of impeachment will be drawn up on trump within the next year or so.

my only question at this point is what are they going to get him for?.

collusion with a foreign government to subvert an election?.

smiddy

As an Aussie ,I dont quite know what to make of Donald trump .He`s different thats for sure .He is not your usual politician ,he is primarily a business man with varying degrees of success if my sources are correct, with no previous experience in politics.

The reality is he is the duly elected president of the United States of America so surely he should be given the opportunity to prove his worth or not.

Because his approach is so unorthodox doesnt necessarily mean he is not up for the job and hopefully he isnt.

However time will tell

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The weekly Watchtower LIE

by biblexaminer in

watchtower magazine feb. 2017 study ed.

page 25 paragraph 8. studied at all kingdom halls worldwide in the last week of april 2017. https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-february-2017/who-is-leading-gods-people-today/.

8 in the late 19th century, charles taze russell … zion’s watch tower tract society … with brother russell as president.

smiddy

What other organization do you know of that changes , modifies , re-defines , their own previously published history as if it never happened , and then comes up with new interpretations of their former history.

Shouldnt that raise some red flags as to their honesty ?

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Will Watchtower “simplify” the baptism arrangement at circuit assemblies?

by Londo111 in

watchtower ever “simplifies” its “arrangements”.

no more food.

one-day circuit assemblies…no more “special assembly day”--it was a sad occasion anyways.

smiddy

Occasionally, the baptismal talk is given, but nobody gets dunked. That must be embarrassing for Watchtower and create some cognitive dissociate for those attending.

Surely that is not the case nowadays is it ?

How insane would that be give a 30 min.talk on Baptism and no baptismal candidates are their ?

Why would they even do that ?

These no-show baptism candidates at these large venues are a constant reminder to the JW community that there is something terribly wrong in this 'Spiritual Paradise' today!

That is the only consolation I can find .Maybe the penny will drop on those that can see the stupidity of this organisation having a Baptism talk when their are no baptismal candidates.

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Children in classroom

by ollied28 in

hello.

i was wondering if someone could tell me where i might find the example of a young jw standing in front of the class to (boldly) defend creation vs. evolution.. i would like to contrast it with the example from the "bible teach" book about the student challenging the teacher,.

i believe there was an illustration of a young boy standing up in the classroom for his "beliefs".. thanks..

smiddy

Try using the search option in the top bar on the right.

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Another family goes down in flames.

by dogon in

my wife's mother has alzheimer.

it is progressing to the point that she is writing things like she wishes she was dead and does not want to live.

if you know my mil you would know this is not her at all.

smiddy

I think the Governments everywhere would be very interested in just how many Jehovahs Witnesses were dependent on social welfare .I personally knew quite a few who were on one welfare or another in the many congregations I was in over 33 years.

Some even pioneering while on welfare with no intention of ever finding employment.

They condemn the govts. as Satans tools yet have no qualms about sponging of the same govts.on social welfare.

I think they rationalise it by calling it "theocratic warfare "

Parasites is how I define them.

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Most Common USA County Names

by snowbird in

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washington, jefferson, franklin, jackson, lincoln .... does your state have an above-mentioned county?.

alabama has every one, except lincoln.. inspired by a sweet poster.. sylvia.

smiddy

Maybe you should have posted it in USA Today LOL

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The Catholic Register: Russian Catholic official criticizes court ban on Jehovah's Witnesses

by AndersonsInfo in

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http://www.catholicregister.org/home/international/item/25028-russian-catholic-official-criticizes-court-ban-on-jehovah-s-witnesses.

russian catholic official criticizes court ban on jehovah's witnesses.

by jonathan luxmoore, catholic news service.

smiddy

LOL JWleaks.

OUTLAW ,its ironic isnt it that the R.C.Church is sticking up FOR the JW`s over the ban? Given the history of JW`s STICKING IT UP the Catholic church the past 100 years.

Thanks for that Barbara , of course they are looking out for their own interests , however I could never see the JW`s giving any support to the R.C.Church under any circumstances.

Hang on , I never thought they would ever be a part of the UN organization either ,or giving support in a law court to a Tele-evangelist organization either. , or the double standards that existed in Malawi and Mexico ,hell I better stop their in case I stumble some still in brother or sister.

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Does the Average R&F JW understand what grace is in Christianity ?

by smiddy in

i`m showing my ignorance here , not being an active member of any church before joining jw`s as a 19 yr old ,whenever i was ever confronted with the question of "grace" i was always at a loss to give an effective answer from a jw point of view.. was it just me ?

or did anybody else have a similar experience ?.

(ps , i dont think i ever heard the expression " grace" in a religious sense in all my 33 years in the borg.studying the wt.).

smiddy

Thanks everybody for your enlightening comments ,to me anyway.

It could be a good question to ask the next JW who knocks on my door ,watch their reaction and at least now I know what to say to them .

( I learn something everyday here , I could never get this spiritual education in the 33 years I attended at a KH.)

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Deflated after realising my inactive friends are POMI

by Isambard Crater in

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i'm going through an extremely hard and dark time right now and really yearned for the support of people i know in the flesh, and i really thought revealing my serious doubts and frustrations to a few close friends who became inactive several years ago would help.

they attend the memorial and no more than 2 sunday meetings each year, and haven't preached for several years, so are still technically baptised-but-inactive.. it broke my heart or at least left me feeling very alone when they all (they don't know each other and live in separate areas) told me that they can sympathise but reckon i should stay with "the truth" (their words, still) as it's the best thing there is.

it's like i'd discovered a new group of people, not pimo (physically in, mentally out, like me) but pomi (physically out, mentally in).

smiddy

I can understand your frustration with these type of people.

I discovered this decades ago and have made comment on it before.

"ManyJehovahs Witnesses leave the "truth" but the "truth" never leaves them"

or in other words

"many religious people leave a religion but the religion never leaves them"

These jehovahs witnesses are no different from their counter-parts in Christendom who claim they are Catholic or Church of England for example and never set foot in their respective church or participate in church activities or attendance,

Except for special occascions like marriages ,funerals ,baptisms ,xmass or easter.

And in the case of a JW the memorial or "Special talks" or the CO or Do`s visit.

They are R.C , / C of E, or JW in name only .

They are the ones to be pitied

It is not a religion to them based on knowledge and reason it is based solely on feelings ,emotion. and not on an accurate or even an inaccurate knowledge of what they think they believe.

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Today's W.T on GB not being inspired is having ZERO impact on most J.W's

by Isambard Crater in

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the congregation i attend had it's watchtower study on thursday night because of l.d.c work this week-end, and another congregation i have some not very spiritual friends in had their watchtower study on wednesday.

from what i have delicately prised out of people, the congregations loved the watchtower study this week, saying it was so encouraging and all the usual stuff, with no-one seeming to realise the g.b.

said they're not inspired, so the spirit int he past has moved them to teach wrong things, and all the other ideas excellently summed up on reddit.. today's watchtower will wash over the heads of most j.w's like it never even happened, the all remaining as loyal as ever, and it makes me so, so sad..

smiddy

The mind boggles how they/our brain can switch off what we dont want to hear and keep deluding ourselves with what we want to hear.

Frightening really