Posts by smiddy

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What made you stay "in" even when you knew it wasn't the "truth"?

by mentalclarity in

so i've been thinking a lot about why i stayed a jw for so long even though i had always had doubts about the doctrines.

i was born into the religion, left and came back as an adult for another decade.

some of the things that come to mind (besides the threat of shunning-and this isn't to minimize that very real threat) was:.

smiddy

When you have been in it for many many years investing much time and money and emotion ,its not easy to just cut yourself off cold turkey.

At first you dont want to believe it ,and then slowly it takes hold on you when you cant deny the facts.

It takes time to absorb the fact that you have been duped / conned for however long you have been in the religion.

It is not something you process in the short term ,it can take months and sometimes years to fully extricate yourself from such a belief and involvement.

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HOUSE, M.D., Jehovah's Witnesses, and '75

by compound complex in

season 7, episode 18: "the dig".

house picks up "thirteen" -- dr. remy hadley -- upon her release from prison.

she asks him to take her to a certain location in order to take care of a personal matter.

smiddy

What was the movie that dennis weaver was in about blood transfusions though the movie didnt identify him as a JW ,though obviously he was way back in the 60`s I think.

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Russian BOE letters of instruction - meetings and $$$ matter$

by OrphanCrow in

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these letters can be found in the original russian on jwforum.eu.. i will provide links but also copy and paste the english translation that was provided for each one.. this first letter was dated may 21, 2017 and concerns instructions on how to handle the donation$.

(*bolding is mine).

we should not make the same boxes for all groups.

smiddy

This is truly disgusting , I think the Australian Royal Commission would even be interested in these letters showing just where the Governing Body of JW`s has their priorities.$$$$$$ rather than sexually Abused Children.

Certainly the Russian Government would also see just what the priorities are with the WT/JW religion$$$$$$ not people

News people Journalists who have taken an interest in WT/JW goings on should be informed about these letters that highlight their main concern is all about the money Surely there is a story their.

Wasnt their people who were involved in the film "Spotlight" at a meeting about JW`s recently ? Maybe they would be interested in these letters .

If they could produce a movie like spotlight on the JW religion that would be heaven sent.

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The Alliances for Constitutional Sex Offenders Laws

by John Davis in

i was listening to the news today and heard of this organization.

it advocates for the removal of sex offenders registries or at least the reduction of its use and who has to register for it.

just one example of its work is to advocate for what the la district attorney's office is doing by working with sex offenders to get their names off the registry.

smiddy

I think you make a good case scratchme1010

As I said, as is, the sex offender registry doesn't do what it's meant to do. There are no easy answers, but what we have certainly hasn't reduced nor stopped sex crimes at all.

Your review is sensible and logical.

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Favorite/least favorite CO's and DO's

by HereIgo in

i posted this thread sometime last year but thought i would revive it due to the new ones on the board, and to change things up a bit.

my favorite?

bro murikami, from hawaii, very humble, kind bro.

smiddy

David Madzay a canadian I think gave really good talks but ended up a tragic .

Another guy I cant recall his name offhand did excellent gestures tall skinny with glasses Australia.

Bob Blackstock ? is one I remember also.

I didnt think much of Vin Toole and think even less of him since the ARC ,what an A-hole.

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2017 International Regional Convention, Toronto – Entertainment at Sony Centre

by SAHS in

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i’ve been hearing from several very reliable sources that there will be an exclusive elite gala entertainment event hosted by the watch tower organization, featuring specially chosen jehovah’s witnesses of outstanding talent as well as spiritual reputation, at the sony centre (formerly called the o’keefe centre) in toronto, ontario (canada) as a special “after hours” addition to the 2017 special international convention.. those chosen have to meet very strict criteria, including, not so much technical and popular talents, but, rather, their spiritual maturity which can be easily and practically related to by the audience (i.e., degree of conformity – you know what i mean!).

a notable and very well-known professional “super star” from some other country (i don’t know which one) who has achieved highly recognized and popular talent was surprisingly not chosen to participate in the extra entertainment program, whereas other performers with rather ho-hum musical abilities ended up being selected, ostensibly for their altruistic and “theocratic” qualities.

(something tells me that there is going to be some jealousy and indignant, hard feelings over this rather authoritarian, arbitrary selection process.

smiddy

This topic is a joke right ? worse still its an apostate lie right ?surely it cant be true right ?

Or

The longer armageddon is delayed the more bizarre this religion gets.

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I started a new podcast about my life as a JW today

by dubstepped in

so, i did a thing today.

i officially launched a podcast called "this jw life".

people keep saying that i should write a book, but i don't even read books, unless in audio format.

smiddy

Thanks for the link Well done

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Who is benefiting from Watchtower Corporation financially

by John Davis in

who do you believe is financially benefiting from watchtower business dealings.

i know about the gold apple watch, but that is only a small percentage of the billions that they have.

so who do you think is keeping all of this money.

smiddy

the lawyers....

And those GB members who know without doubt they are on a good wicket and have siphoned off money to offshore accounts.

As their former president J.F.Rutherford said "religion is a snare and a racket "

Never was a truer word spoken by anybody associated with the WTB&TS

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White clean shaven man runs over muslims

by silentbuddha in

so in england they report a "white clean-shaven man" mowed down worshippers at a mosque.

why do they never make such detailed descriptions when muslims do the same?.

i hope this event isn't a bad turning point.

smiddy

Ruby456 Of course muslims have their own motives for committing these atrocitys but are they justified ?

Are those that retalliate against them with the same barbarism are they justified ? I dont think so in either case.

In both scenarios innocent men women and children are either killed or maimed moreso than the armed combatants.

Whether you agree with the war against Muslim extremism / ISIS /Taliban or not ,a war against armed forces ,the Isis /Daesh have taken it to a new level in targeting civillians among the Coalition of Nations

This is unprecedented in warfare targeting civillians specifically .And I just think its a human response that some might think its right to to fight back with the same tactit.

The sad fact about warfare is that their have always been civillian casualties when targeting millitary goals.

Think of Dresden germany Hiroshima ,Nagasaki,Japan the blitz of london etc,etc.

I dont have an answer to this problem I`m just putting my 2 cents worth in for all its worth and for other like yourself to comment on.

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I started a new podcast about my life as a JW today

by dubstepped in

so, i did a thing today.

i officially launched a podcast called "this jw life".

people keep saying that i should write a book, but i don't even read books, unless in audio format.

smiddy

maybe i`m getting too old this technology is going way over my head Libsyn ? iTunes ? podcast ?

I`ll stick to this forum.

Hey dubstepped I wish you well and success in what your doing even if I dont comprehend it.