Posts by smiddy

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Why hasn't the WT spoken out as loudly about Islam as it has catholics?

by Bad_Wolf in

muslims are now outnumbering catholics.

could the gb be all talk, and afraid if they spoke out against them, the last words they would hear at one of their talks would be "aloha snackbar!"?

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smiddy

Good question Bad_Wolf

,The WT/GB identified the Roman catholic church / the Pope as the Anti-christ setting themselves up in opposition to Jesus christ as the vicar of Christ on earth.

How about Islam claiming Mohammed is a greater prophet than Jesus Christ ? And arent they the Muslims the fastest growing religion in the world today ?

And by all accounts they are making greater inroads into western society /Christendom with migration and refugee /asylum placements in an unprecedented scale as never before.

And as pointed out by waton "Babylon The Great" did not fall in 1918 , but is alive and thriving in 2017

Another failed prophecy uttered by the WT/GB/JW religion.

How many failed prophecys does that make now ,I`ve lost count.

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Why does this forum tolerate Cold steele and his mormonism beliefs ? Who`s next ?

by smiddy in

jw
friends

i thought this forum was for people who were ex jw`s and pro jw`s and the like to debate ,discuss and reasonably talk about our differences ,and sometimes drift off into politics world events and whatever.. however over a period of time i have come across cold steel `s many posts which are nothing more than promoting his mormon religions point of view./beliefs what has that got to do with jehovahs witnesses and the concerns many have with the jw religion.?.

it seems to me he is using this forum to promote his religion and is getting away with it over a long period of time.. how long before other cult religions see this as a springboard for promoting their own religion such as .

sda`s ,christian scientists , christadelphians ,beroean bible students ,etc.etc.. where will it end if he is able to keep doing this ?.

smiddy

You have to hand it to ( s)punk LOL

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Complete this sentence with only one word: THE TIME REMAINING IS...

by steve2 in

the time remaining is... elastic.. .

stash: /intesoft-inc.appspot.com/post/f0315d7a1cdf4d6498064881689ea032.html

smiddy

The time remaining is timely

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The bizarreness of Genesis 6:2

by doubtfull1799 in

"the sons of the true god began to notice that the daughters of men were beautiful.

so they began taking as wives all whom they chose.".

it may be feasible to some to accept the bible's assertion that the first humans were tempted to pursue independence from god, especially since they were created in his image and he is independent from any authority.

smiddy

An angel materialising as a human and having sex and producing an offspring ?

Then whats the difference between Gods creating humans and fallen Angels materialising as humans.?

They both eat ,they both shit , they both prioduce sperm they both produce offspring.Whats the difference ?

A good point is that they never materialised as females ,why not ?

Simply because this mythology was written by males that were not under the influence of gays at that time.

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Today's Text: Proof that God does not abide by His own principles...

by doubtfull1799 in

"do not withhold good from those to whom you should give it if it is within your power.

- prov 3:27".

by the common christian definition of god, everything is within his power.

smiddy

The penalty for disobeying God in the book of Genesis is death ,plain and simple.Nothing else is alluded to .

Except for the birth pangs that women would now endure ,their was absolutely nothing about any other afflictions that Adam and Eve and their offspring would have to endure for their initial disobedience.

God ,Jehovah,Yahweh whatever you want to call him only said that the penalty of disobeying him was death.they would eventually die.

The fact of life is humans suffer far much more than death ,is GOD guilty of the sin of omission ? in not spelling out all of the diseases ,the indignitys ,debillitating illnesses,life threatening diseases ,far too many to mention by name ,however none of them indicated in the sentence handed down to Adam and Eve.or their offspring.

Do not withhold good from those to whom you should give it if it is within your power. - Prov 3:27"

is there really any reason why God couldn't help out and do good in the meantime, give us a cure for cancer for instance? If it is in His power to do that, would it make any difference in settling the issue as to whether man can rule himself?

Why was their leprosy sufferers in the days when God /Jehovah was the theocratic ruler over the nation of Israel ? just as an example.,why did Gods chosen people die in battles waged when God was with them in favourable times ?

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Governing Body letter

by John Davis in

there is a governing body letter to be read this week..

smiddy

How about a letter from JC the reigning King for 103 years ,no ones heard a word from him at all ?

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Russian award story in the St. Lucia Times. Almost 80 comments at the end! Pretty heated stuff.

by Sugar Shane in

some of the pro-jws are comparing the award reception to that of shadrach, messach, and abendego.

therefore excusing it as perfectly acceptable in the eyes of god.

that just seems a bit of a stretch to me, given that the jws talk about political neutrality, ect.

smiddy

Was I that dumb when I was a JW ? Sheeesh ,talk about clutching at straws to justify /rationalise a belief system.

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Realtor photos show a sign aimed at guess who?

by nonjwspouse in

a friend posted this.

as i was beginning to click through the pictures, i noticed the sign at the front door.. http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/4024-highwood-dr_chattanooga_tn_37415_m77228-35753#photo1.

smiddy

I`m sorry I have a problem reading that sign .Can somebody magnify it ? for those with less than 20/20 vision ?

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Why does this forum tolerate Cold steele and his mormonism beliefs ? Who`s next ?

by smiddy in

jw
friends

i thought this forum was for people who were ex jw`s and pro jw`s and the like to debate ,discuss and reasonably talk about our differences ,and sometimes drift off into politics world events and whatever.. however over a period of time i have come across cold steel `s many posts which are nothing more than promoting his mormon religions point of view./beliefs what has that got to do with jehovahs witnesses and the concerns many have with the jw religion.?.

it seems to me he is using this forum to promote his religion and is getting away with it over a long period of time.. how long before other cult religions see this as a springboard for promoting their own religion such as .

sda`s ,christian scientists , christadelphians ,beroean bible students ,etc.etc.. where will it end if he is able to keep doing this ?.

smiddy

I appreciate all your feedbacks folks of my OP.,if I can clarify it ,I am not against anybody having a different point of view than mine ,CS is quite right to express his opinions here as everybody else has.

However i just felt his never been a JW and as a practicing Mormon that was something that needed to be brought to others attention .

Especially his constant attempts to promote mormonism in general and target one poster in particular.(with a view to convert ?)

I suppose I could have done things differently and just pm`d Simon and he could have set me straight.

I am certainly not against freedom of speech and if I have given that impression I apologise.

smiddy

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Invisible Rulership - one of the dumbest things I ever believed in

by Black Man in

jw
friends

having now been out of the cult for a few years, it really shocks me about some of the nonsense i used to believe in.

like for instance, christ ruling in the midst of his enemies, but doing so invisibly.. let's let that one sink in for a minute.

you've supposedly got a king who is ruling for a kingdom, but it is an invisible rule.

smiddy

Invisible rulership ,Invisible blessings ,Invisdible benefits ,invisible expectations..

Actual realisations ? Zero , actually.