Posts by smiddy

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2018 Circuit Assemblies Talk Outlines

by wifibandit in

http://avoidjw.org/en/publications/2018-circuit-assemblies/.

smiddy

Jesus never gave us any thing in writing ? Why not ?

If he was to be the King of the Jews of the first century and the King of the thousand year reign of christ leading into the paradise Earth that JW`s preach surely we should have had first hand from Jesus own mouth what he said ?

Sorry nothing to see here Zilch

,We do not have the words of Jesus to corroborate anything that is attributed to him by any other source.

The law of Christ ? Everything that is attributed to jesus sayings are second or third hand he never wrote down anything.Whatever Jesus supposedly said is whatever a second or third party claims he said. Its a big stretch of the imagination to claim it is the Law of Christ.

Moses on the other hand provided the Ten Commandments was an eyewitness and wrote down his experiences

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What is the watchtower going to do when

by pepperheart in

what is the watchtower going to do when the money runs out ??

?.

smiddy

The money is never going to run out.

New light will mean JW`s will re-invent themselves and a new cash cow will finance them

JW`s have been re-inventing themselves with nu-lite for the past 130 years , they are masters at it.

They are not going anywhere anytime soon , and their are always gullible people and their not going anywhere soon either.

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Do You Think Jehovah's Witnesses Are Typically Ignorant People?

by minimus in

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i think most witnesses are simple minded.many are ignorant.

there are a lot of basically "good people "in the religion but i believe many are kind of dumb, including many elders.

do you agree with my thoughts??

smiddy

This is a great thread minimus with excellent responses .I`ll probably let the side down now.

Does anybody think their is a difference between born ins and those that converted ? I do ,and what I mean by that is born ins are conditioned from a very early age to rely completely on the G.B./organization .

Whereas someone who is converted in their late teens as I was or others who are adults while being convinced it is the "truth" may sub-consciously hedge their bets for want of a better expression .

Dont get me wrong nobody believed the religion more than i did ,I`m ashamed to say I think I would have let my children,myself my wife die rather than take a blood transfusion ,thats how much I was a believer.

However while we were living in this system of things I was going to provide for my family as best as I could and I was fortunate to land good jobs and the last one i had lasted 28 years with a good payout at the end and I could buy my own home.

Comments by JW`s /Awake that I remember "watching the World" words to the affect it keeps you up to date with news that is important .{no need to read newspapers} "Awake & Watchtower is equivalent to a university education " {LOL}

View the Australian Royal Comission into child Sexual Abuse and the Elders testimony .when asked, one of them said he never read up on the case prior to him giving testimony , and another one gave the look of a deer in the headlights when he was questioned { you could just imagine he was waiting for the Holy spirit to put words in his mouth ,but they never came

Getting back to the OP Q?

Born ins : yes , because of the JW culture of indoctrination.

Converts : yes , however possibly not to the same degree as born ins due to their exposure and influence in the world before becoming a JW

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judgement and resurrection

by inbetween09 in

another inconsistency in wt theology:.

jw believe, when armegeddon comes, only jw will survive.

good news was preached in most areas and people could decide for or against god.

smiddy

I would hazard a guess inbetween09 that at least 1/3rd of the worlds population more probably even more have never been witnessed to or even heard of Jehovahs Witnesses ,so much for their covering the Earth with their life saving message.

Just to name a few countries that the general population would have no idea of who or what JW`s are or about.

In fact have never heard of them

Bangladesh ,India ,Pakistan,China,Phillipines.Indonesia,and all other Muslim controlled countries.Where no D2D witnessing or proselytising is permitted and is punishable with death.

JW`s are kidding themselves and anybody else who believes it when they say they have preached in all the inhabited earth .

The facts state otherwise.

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JW`s Lie about Christendom hiding the Name Jehovah.or its equivalent Yahweh

by smiddy in

jehovahs witnesses have been outspoken over the years/decades that christendom have been hiding or obscuring or even eliminating gods name jehovah from the general public.. how true is that statement .?.

1. it was a catholic monk of the 13th century that first coined the name jehovah in the english language.. 2.the roman catholic douay version of the bible does have the name jehovah in it.

about the 16th century.

smiddy

The Catholic Douay Bible ,Exodus Ch.6:3 In a footnote acknowledges Jehovah as Gods name.

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JW`s Lie about Christendom hiding the Name Jehovah.or its equivalent Yahweh

by smiddy in

jehovahs witnesses have been outspoken over the years/decades that christendom have been hiding or obscuring or even eliminating gods name jehovah from the general public.. how true is that statement .?.

1. it was a catholic monk of the 13th century that first coined the name jehovah in the english language.. 2.the roman catholic douay version of the bible does have the name jehovah in it.

about the 16th century.

smiddy

Jehovahs Witnesses have been outspoken over the years/decades that Christendom have been hiding or obscuring or even eliminating Gods name Jehovah from the general public.

How true is that statement .?

1. It was a Catholic monk of the 13th Century that first coined the name Jehovah in the English language.

2.The Roman Catholic Douay version of the bible does have the name Jehovah in it. About the 16th century. AD

And also the Roman Catholic Knox version that uses Yahweh throughout the old testament.

3.The authorised King james version of the bible has the name Jehovah in it .Also about the 16th Century AD

4 . Their are many churches in Christendom that have been built over the centuries that have the name Jehovah inscribed on them all over Europe and Australia.that i know of.

5. Even the book of mormon uses the name jehovah

Christendoms Bible scholars since the thirteenth century have used the name Jehovah in their writings in commentaries ,Bible Dictionaries , Encyclopaedia`s etc,etc.

So to make the claim Christendom has been burrying that name is ludicrous since they actually invented it eg: Roman catholics.in the 13th Century.adding vowels to the 4 letters of the tetragrammaton translated in english .

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Some Things Just Dont Add Up, How Did We Miss This???

by pale.emperor in

some things i just didnt notice at the time which now seem so obvious:.

the bible tells us that the end will come like a thief in the night, when we least expect it.

(matthew 24:44).

smiddy

A great post pale emperor How can the End come as a thief in the night if they are continually expecting it ?

On the other hand JW`s are told to keep in expectation of it .? A contradiction ?

Typical double -speak from the mouth of JW`s ,they speak out of both sides of their mouth.!

Also

what is it with women who are treated this way in religion that they are the ones that most embrace it.?

Despite the above humiliation(And many more), women are the larger army in JWs and Christendom.

And not only Christendom , Islam is another prime example.with the Burqa and Niqab subjugating women.

And they seem to be only to happy to go along with it.
I can understand men going along with these oppressions of women ( not that I agree with it ) it is all about control and dominance of women to obey men.

But women accepting this ? I find hard to understand.

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The Evolutionary History of the Apple

by fulltimestudent in

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this is a fascinating study of how our modern apples evolved.

the study involved examining the genomes of the array of apple varieties, including related types of fruit.. from it we can learn that the fruit types we know today, may not have existed in ancient times.

from its origins in what we now call kazakhstan, it seems the original fruit changed as trees grew in many places along the great ancient network of trade routes we call the silk road, and as different varieties evolved in various ways.. a readable version of the story can be found in popular archaeology:.

smiddy

I`m confused !! which Apple did Eve eat ?

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Intro... Back after a long non-lurking hiatus

by jwundubbed in

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i hope this is the right place to put this.

so, i joined this site a while ago because i was looking for conversation and to help people.

i think at the time i actually needed to be around the kinds of people that i had grown up with as well.

smiddy

Welcome back jwundubbed ,i have been on this site about 10 years and I love it .You can say what you want be annon ,and for the most part nobody will judge you or shun you for your beliefs or life style

I was a Jw for 33 years ,left about 25 years ago ,so if you ever want to pm me and still be anon.I am here .I have a listening ear and if I can be of any service to you for whatever as I said I am here.

And believe me their are many folk here that will make you feel welcome and offer good advise with whatever question you present to them.

And hello

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North Korea threatening to bomb Guam...

by mikeflood in

crazy kim again....could happen?

thoughts?.

smiddy

Is anybody here listening to what Kim Jon -un actually said ?

He has not said he would attack the mainland of Guam ,he has not not threateed that strike.initially anyway

What he did say was he would fire his missiles into the sea off Guam to demonstrate his ability to hit Guam if provoked by the Americans with their military exercises off the coast of north Korea threatening his regime.

It is just the same as what he has done off the coast of Japan ,his missiles have fallen into the sea off Japan

In previous posts I have not seen anybody state the true facts of his original statements .

By all means correct me if I am wrong.