I`ll pay that chook ,and dont forget that annoited females cant vote either even though they can rule in heaven with JC ,? and they have no say in congregation matters or sit on the Governing Body ?
Go figure !
Posts by smiddy
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18Can JWs vote?
by NikL ini finally found the questions from readers i was looking for.. from nov 1, 1999 wt .
it says.... questions from readershow do jehovah’s witnesses view voting?there are clear principles set out in the bible that enable servants of god to take a proper view of this matter.
however, there appears to be no principle against the practice of voting itself.
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Australian State of Victoria! New Dept and laws to protect children
by zeb inalexandra james posted: "the state of victoria, in australia, is moving forward with a new law that is meant to protect victims of child sex abuse, including when such incidents happen within a religious setting.
according to the "reportable conduct scheme" that has just been ena" respond to this post by replying above this line.
new post on jwvictims.org .
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smiddy
That is bloody good news for all concerned and especially to Steven Unthank for his tireless work in making the JW`s /WT religion accountable for their negligence and failure to protect the children of sexual abuse in their congregations and by extension the wider community.
Well done.
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Can JWs vote?
by NikL ini finally found the questions from readers i was looking for.. from nov 1, 1999 wt .
it says.... questions from readershow do jehovah’s witnesses view voting?there are clear principles set out in the bible that enable servants of god to take a proper view of this matter.
however, there appears to be no principle against the practice of voting itself.
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smiddy
What i remember was " A Christian cant serve two masters " and as a JW we served the King Christ Jesus and to vote in a worldly election would make our dedication to God and Jesus void ,so we couldnt do so.
My practice was ,as it is compulsory to vote in Australia was to write on the ballot sheet the following.
"As a Christian Witness of Jehovah I have already in effect voted for Christ Jesus"
And I was never ever challenged as my name was struck off as I entered the polling booth.
No JW could challenge me as I was obeying the law and also voting for JC Kingship.
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JW Properties in Russia - 1.9 billion rubles
by OrphanCrow inaccording to victor yarofeyev, who publishes a blog for a radio station in moscow, echo of moscow, the total value of the jw properties in russia is 1.9 billion rubles.
which converts to $31,956,955 us.
almost 32 million dollars.. yarofeyev speculates that, if the supreme court refuses the org's appeal on july 17, some of the jw's properties may prove difficult for the russian government to seize.
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smiddy
Correct me if I am wrong : All Kingdom Halls around the world are the property of the WTB&TS or its Associate organizations.(for want of a better description )
A great number of KH`s were built with volunteer labour and donated materials ,all free of charge.
And once dedicated to Jehovah they become the property of the WTB&TS.who can do what they want with them including selling them off to the arch enemy " Babylon The great" as they have so often done in the past.
( if a R&F member deals with any of christendoms religions he/she can be excommunicated for Apostasy.)
Its this Real estate business ( and thats what it is) that has gained the WTB&TS the enormous wealth they have gained/accumulated over the years dwarfing the contributions and gifts given by members.
They are definetely not a "Not for Profit Organization" that they claim to be so they should be taxed accordingly.
And neither are they a charitable organization ,for their is no charity that they give to including their own aged members who are looked after in christendoms institutions whom they condemn as agents of the Devil ,Babylon The Great ,the Counterfeit kingdom Of God.and Apostates.
They have no shame.
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2017 Sunday RC Final Talk & Comments About 1975
by baldeagle inmany of us here have commented on the deceitful friday afternoon video shown at the 2017 rc that discussed 1975.. the video attempted to shift the blame onto congregation members for the fiasco saying, "some were looking to a certain date as signifying the end of this old system of things.".
this same video mentions how, “a few even went so far as selling their homes and quitting their jobs.”.
we all know that the wt leadership created this teaching and endorsed it right up to its abject failure.. now below is the concluding talk given on sunday at the rc.
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smiddy
About the 1 hour mark he quotes the prophecy made about the king of the south the Anglo American world power according to JW interpretation of the book of Daniel , which I gather they still adhere to.
He failed to mention that they also identified the USSR as the king of the North of Daniels prophecy and that the two of them together would come against each other bringing on the GT and the big A .
Reallity check : The USSR does not exist anymore theirfore the king of the North is no longer identifiable.
Ref.: "Your Will Be Done On Earth" the green book
So if their is no king of the North at this time Daniels prophecy cannot be fullfilled .
No Great tribulation ,No Armageddon.,not in the foreseeable future anyway.
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Rick Simmons or Irwin Zalkin- Who should I call
by AbusedandPissed inhi there i am new to this and want to get some advice.
i think i was abused as a child by someone in a hall in central california a long time ago.
i have been seeing on here for a while, two names keep popping up to get help.
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smiddy
You only THINK you were abused ???
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Convention invitations
by dothemath inso everyone is supposed to get all excited about the invitation work starting tomorrow, according to the announcement from the platform.. maybe this makes sense if you're giving out invitations in the city where the convention is, but what if you're many hours away?.
a huge part of western canada is scheduled to attend edmonton alberta this july.
so how does that go over giving out invitations in winnipeg, about a 13 hour drive(that's just driving time).. i know some are actually planning on flying there, so i can't see getting excited about getting the public to make the trek.. i was curious how this is going over in other areas?.
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smiddy
Now that I think of it I recieved an invitation to a Melbourne convention a year or two ago and its a 4 or 5 hour drive away from where I live .
Thats crazy.
Nobody in this area takes up an invitation to a public talk at the local KH and yet they hand out invitations to a convention thats at least 4 hours away ?
Do they honestly think anybody will respond to these invitations ?
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"Child abuse is abhorrent to us."
by Hecce inbirds of a feather flock together.
australian cardinal george pell: "they are false.
the whole idea of sexual abuse is abhorrent to me.".
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smiddy
As the saying goes "where their `s smoke theres fire"
"Cardinal Pell is charged with multiple sex abuse offences relating to multiple complainants"
This case has gained world wide attention him being a senior Cardinal close to the Pope and the Vatican
I wonder if their are any senior members of the WTB&TS that we will find out one day that has skeletons in the closet ?
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Convention invitations
by dothemath inso everyone is supposed to get all excited about the invitation work starting tomorrow, according to the announcement from the platform.. maybe this makes sense if you're giving out invitations in the city where the convention is, but what if you're many hours away?.
a huge part of western canada is scheduled to attend edmonton alberta this july.
so how does that go over giving out invitations in winnipeg, about a 13 hour drive(that's just driving time).. i know some are actually planning on flying there, so i can't see getting excited about getting the public to make the trek.. i was curious how this is going over in other areas?.
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smiddy
These invitations given out for conventions is purely propaganda aimed at the converted to make them think they are acheiving something in their ministry .
The reallity is NOBODY and I mean nobody ever turns up as a result of these invitations.
The same is true when they have a campaign at the local KH inviting the public to a " Special Talk" nobody ever turns up,
That is my experience in 33 years as an active witness.
Edit to add :I apologise their was one couple that I know who came because of an invitation.One couple in all of the 33years in about six congregations I attended .and they never came back because they thought they were going to get handouts from a "christian group"
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Child Abuse Charges Laid Against a High level Catholic Cardinal
by fulltimestudent inits taken a while for this to happen, but the victorian (australia) police have decided there is sufficient evidence to charge cardinal george pell with multiple sexual abuse charges.. .
pell was once the highest ranking catholic in australia, but once the accusations of child abuse started to surface, he was shipped off to rome where, since 2014 pell has been prefect of the secretariat for the economy, (the vatican’s treasurer).. he is generally seen as no 3 in the world catholic heirarchy.. full story: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jun/29/cardinal-george-pell-charged-with-multiple-sexual-offences?cmp=soc_567.
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smiddy
These allegations have been around for a very long time ,with people supporting him and others not supporting him.
I was like ,who do you believe ? I dont know.
however because it has taken soooooo long and now the Victorian police have decided on the evidence they have on him they have decided to charge him with multiple sexual abuse .
It seems very likely their is a very strong case against him
It shall be interesting as he has a high profile in the catholic religion .
We need to keep watching this space.,so to speak.