Posts by smiddy

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Something the "Watchtower" left out

by Doug Mason in

the october 1, 2011 watchtower article when was ancient jerusalem destroyed?

includes the following statement.. .

there is also strong evidence from cuneiform documents that prior to the reign of nabopolassar (the first king of the neo-babylonian period), another king (ashuretel-ilani) ruled for four years in babylonia.

smiddy

Marked

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You want me to believe...

by AllTimeJeff in

how many times did i hear this or its variations from householders and return visits as i preached the jw message:.

in a nutshell, what keeps most jw's together (and the group as a religion) is the validation of their own ideas.

hey, at the meetings in those kh's, it didn't matter what anyone else thought.

smiddy

You want me to beleive that 1-2 million people ,man woman and child,wandered about in the wilderness for 40 yrs.after leaving egypt ?And theirs no archaeological evidence to support such an a assertion !!Think about it.

smiddy

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Victoria, Australia: Steven Unthank's Press Release: JW's Hierarchy Formally Charged Today With Child Abuse

by AndersonsInfo in

jehovah's witnesses hierarchy charged.

immediate press release: 26 july 2011. link to this press release: http://wp.me/p1g1hc-4o.

worldwide church hierarchy charged with child abuse.

smiddy

How many of us have said in the past , because of a miscarriage of justice.....the law is an ass.?? I certainly hope that doesn`t end up the case here.

One other thing I would like to bring up is , shouldn`t all other groups who have complied with this requirement, be looking at this case very carefully ? ? And if the WTB&TS can,by using a legal loophole, circumvent this law,this could set a precedent for other groups to defy the law.

smiddy

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How long into the future do you feel it will take before the majority of mankind give up on "God" to solve their problems?

by StoneWall in

jw
friends

i mean the above question out of sincerity and honesty and not trying to belittle anyones beliefs or lack there of.. my point is if armageddon don't happen or the rapture within the next 1000 years or so, how long will man keep holding out hope for a divine being, whether it be jesus, jehovah, allah or "fill in the blank" to come and solve all the problems?.

do you feel that there is a timetable of any sort?.

if god hasn't manifested himself/herself/itself in say 5000 years from now to all mankind, do you think the majority at that time will still be clinging to a belief in a higher power if nothing at all has changed as far as their "appearing,coming, calling us to them etc."?.

smiddy

It`s been about 2000 yrs since the christian god has had any dealings with humans,via angels,visions,revelations,inspired utterances,prophecys,etc.etc. if you beleive in the bible . Yet their are no shortage of beleivers to this day that he inspires mankind in some way or another, that he is influencing their lives, or controlling world events.All with no discernible evidence to prove this is true.

What really amazes me is that way back in bible times, hebrew scriptures,christian scriptures, god made himself known through various means (as above ) If anybody needed to have the direction god supposedly gave to these ancient people who were much closer to perfection than what we are today,then we in the 21st century should be getting more evidence he exists

So with these thoughts in mind I`d say mankind will never reach that stage.

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another martyr

by Aussie Oz in

my ex wifes mother is dying.

(perhaps even today).

i understand from my daughter that the has something that may be like aplastic anemia.. i guess that even with the forbidden blood tranfusions she would be on a short leash time wise...any one know?.

smiddy

Sorry to hear that Aussie Oz

I`m sorry I`m not familiar with that ailment either......,but your daughter being baptized at 14 ?...... that`s one helluva pressure to put on a child,with all their restrictions,penalties,judgementals,shunning, that go with the responsibilitys of baptism in this religion is just too much pressure for an adolescent. My sympathies.

smiddy

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Jehovah / Yahweh is responsible for mankinds inhumanity to man & beast

by smiddy in

if you beleive the bible account in genesis when cain killed abel, why didn`t jehovah/yahweh kill cain right then and their.?

" an eye for an eye"!!.

apparently cain had no remorse for killing his brother and was only concerned that someone would come after him to avenge abels death,so what does the almighty god jehovah do ?

smiddy

Concerned JW

If I remember correctly Jehovah,when I read the hebrew scriptures,killed millions of people instantly,I dont think he killed them over a long period of time.

smiddy

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Jehovah / Yahweh is responsible for mankinds inhumanity to man & beast

by smiddy in

if you beleive the bible account in genesis when cain killed abel, why didn`t jehovah/yahweh kill cain right then and their.?

" an eye for an eye"!!.

apparently cain had no remorse for killing his brother and was only concerned that someone would come after him to avenge abels death,so what does the almighty god jehovah do ?

smiddy

Clarity

LOL

but so true

smiddy

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Victoria, Australia: Steven Unthank's Press Release: JW's Hierarchy Formally Charged Today With Child Abuse

by AndersonsInfo in

jehovah's witnesses hierarchy charged.

immediate press release: 26 july 2011. link to this press release: http://wp.me/p1g1hc-4o.

worldwide church hierarchy charged with child abuse.

smiddy

Well done S.U./ B.A.

We can only hope this is Mega bad publicity for the cult,but I fear they will cut a deal,comply with the law and hope it all gets swept under the carpet,and explain they are persecuted because they are the only true religion.After all they are the masters of spin.

But then again we live in hope.

smiddy

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Jehovah / Yahweh is responsible for mankinds inhumanity to man & beast

by smiddy in

if you beleive the bible account in genesis when cain killed abel, why didn`t jehovah/yahweh kill cain right then and their.?

" an eye for an eye"!!.

apparently cain had no remorse for killing his brother and was only concerned that someone would come after him to avenge abels death,so what does the almighty god jehovah do ?

smiddy

If you beleive the bible account in genesis when Cain killed Abel, why didn`t Jehovah/Yahweh kill cain right then and their.?" An eye for an eye"!!

Apparently Cain had no remorse for killing his brother and was only concerned that someone would come after him to avenge Abels death,so what does the almighty God jehovah do ? Why he panders to cains fear and sends him off to the land of fugitives ? The land of fugitives ? were their others ?

My main point here is Cain was obviously a Phsy-copath or Socio-path in the fact he had no remorse.

The fact that jehovah allowed him to live and procreate meant that he could pass on his genes and attributes for generations to come, contributing to the horrible crimes of the centuries to come. And remember they lived a very long time in those days,so he would have fathered many sons and daughters.

So I beleive that Jehovah / Yahweh God is responsible, if at all he /she exists, is responsible for all the human /animal suffering that has existed since we have been on earth

smiddy

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Minako Honda - Amazing Grace (She passed away by leukemia several years ago)

by possible-san in

she (minako honda) passed away by leukemia several years ago.. she and i are the same age.. she is in heaven now.. many japanese loved her.. .

minako honda - amazing grace .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fpbwchejoy.

smiddy

Thank you P.S.

Thats a beautifull song song by a beautiful lady

Very sad that she`s passed away at such a young age in the prime of her carreer ?

My youngest son is married to a japanese lady,I must pass this info on to them

smiddy