Welcome from Australia , we truly are an international Bro./Sister hood , where you can say anything you like (within reason ) and believe whatever you want without being shunned .
smiddy
Posts by smiddy
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51Hello everyone. New here looking for info and friends
by Harvard Illiterate 411 ini sometimes was redirected to this page from reddit or another ex-jw site but never bothered to sign up.
i wanted to stay off the radar but since i'm getting dis-fellowshipped anyways and have no plans to come back what the hell.
been 22 years in the truth........... ahhhh i hate to use that expression...... bad habit but you know what i mean.
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The changing world - The Chinese in the west.
by fulltimestudent ini was hosing the garden at the front of our apartments earlier this morning, and this large gang (20-30 people) of elderly chinese went past, picking up rubbish in the street.
it suddenly clicked that this was 'clean-up australia' day.
what interested me was the involvement of this group of elderly chinese, and i assume that this is likely happening across sydney in all the many suburbs that have become 'chinese' in the last 35 years.
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Karter
I think what you have stated about N.Z. and the Chinese buy ups , could equally apply to Australia.if not more so.
Who knows what the long term goal of China is for our region ?
China has also taken out a 99 year lease on the Port of Darwin , now America has asked to expand their B1 bomber presence in Darwin , a bomber with nuclear capabilities .The Chinese are flexing their muscle in the South China Sea , much to the consternation other nations.
It will be interesting to see how Japan ,the Phillapines ,Indonesia ,react to all this.
Exciting times ahead
Just saying.
smiddy
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This Thursday they are going to announce my disfellowshipping and I don't give a $%^&
by Harvard Illiterate 411 inhubby is on my team.
i know i'm going to be way happier.
i might even meet up with the apostafest in colorado with you guys.
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smiddy
I`m glad to hear your hubby is supporting you .Elders are big fish in a little pond ,irrelevant in the real world.
Edit to add : Governing Body members are even bigger fish in a much smaller pond who delusional`y think they "Are" relevant in the real world.
smiddy
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Now Sophia & Caleb can use their pocket money to enjoy an ice-cream , with out any guilt .
smiddy
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its the begining part two
by pepperheart inits the begining of the end for jws in exjw websites i have found all these branch headquaters have closed down.
ireland.
estonia.
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smiddy
Surely , shirley , their comes a time when you can no longer pull the wool over the eyes of the sheep before they wake up ?
Surely shirley , even sheep can`t be that dumb ,wolves in sheep`s clothing not withstanding ,
115 years of failed prophecy`s / cover ups , and excuses , e.g.new light etc. to explain their failure of prophecy ,? Hiding sexual abuse by their members , etc,Not reporting child sex abuse by their members from Elders over a 65 year period , with 1006 cases unreported by Elders to the relevant authorities , either police or Child protection Authorities.
Jehovah`s Witnesses have only approx .8 million baptized J.W.`s.worldwide.
The Roman Catholic religion has over 1 Billion baptized members.
The Roman Catholic Church has been around for approx,2 Centuries.
The Roman Catholic Church has a dismal record of child sexual abuse ,
However the Jehovah`s Witnesses have only been around for 115 years and their child sexual abuse cases far exceeds the Roman Catholics.
Jehovah`s Witnesses have about 8 million members , yet country after country around the world has multiple cases of child sex abuse by members of this religion. to name a few , the USA , the U.K. , Australia , to name just a few , their are many more that can be listed .
I would suggest that the J.W.`s are far worse than the R.C. Religion in this regard., however because they are such a minority group according to the media they are overlooked.
But they should not be .
smiddy
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1975 coverup! Compare the '68 and '81 Truth book scans
by JimmyPage inthe wt society pointed to 1975 as the date for the end of the world.
when the date came and went they changed their publications to remove themselves from the fiasco.
need proof?
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Bumped for newbies
smiddy
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Closer/death/Funerals
by Leela1 inhello all i am fairly new to this site even though i have been da since i was 16 years old i am now 35 years old.
i have had very little contact with my family since i left maybe a handful of times over the years.
i thought i put the past behind me and moved on i have 4 amazing kids of my own really supportive partner and great friends who have become my family.
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I totally agree with steve2`s comments
smiddy
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CRA screwup for WT Canada?
by berrygerry inokay, they've posted their 2015 return - i am very confused.. http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/t3010form23-eng.action?b=119288918rr0001&fpe=2015-08-31&n=watch+tower+bible+and+tract+society+of+canada+%2f+la+tour+de+garde+soci%c3%a9t%c3%a9+de+bibles+et+de+tracts+du+canada&r=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cra-arc.gc.ca%3a80%2febci%2fhaip%2fsrch%2fbasicsearchresult-eng.action%3fk%3dwatch%2btower%26amp%3bs%3dregistered%26amp%3bp%3d1%26amp%3bb%3dtrue.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/311690001/canada-branch-finances-whats-going-on?.
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smiddy
Isn`t it true , according to the WTB&TS , that they have never, ever, had employees ? only volunteers ?
Some are paid an allowance , to cover expenses , but most are not paid anything.
smiddy
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Heil Trump. Sieg Heil.
by oppostate incrowd looking like they're doing the heil hitler salute to trump when he asks for a pledge and swear their support while calling for broadening torture laws.
trump asks backers to swear their support, vows to broaden torture laws.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/05/politics/donald-trump-florida-pledge-torture/.
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smiddy
I am an Australian not an American and we have a compulsory voting system here.
I believe you do not have compulsory voting in the USA .
Everything about the USA`s Nations policy`s whether it be internal , external ,Domestic , Foreign Affairs , or whatever else , surely is in the interest of the average citizen .
People who don`t vote can`t complain about the government that has been elected can they.?
In a compulsory voting system such as here in Australia , if persons are so disenchanted with the candidates and they do not want to vote for anybody , they can void their voting ballot.
and it becomes an informal vote. not recorded.for any person or party .
I would advocate for compulsory voting in America if I had the opportunity , it would afford many more people to have their say and at the same time if they were so intense of not voting they just put in an informal vote .
I did it all the time when I was a witness , I just put Jehovah`s Kingdom under Jesus Christ., for many years
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umbertoecho re the ARC
by umbertoecho inhello to everyone.. i hope you are all well and sorting things out between yourselves.
i have temporary internet access which is probably a good thing for now.
i have been contacted by the arc in a respectful and loving manner today.
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umbertoecho
You know you have the support of everyone here , you have made the decision to be on the ARC ,so with our support and the support of the ARC , go for it you have the possibility of making drastic changes to the JW`s attitude and policy`s of their response to child abuse .
Isn`t that something to be proud of ? If you had a say in that ?
You have gone this far , I know it is easy for me to say , but please continue on , you have been an inspiration to so many people here .
However it is your decision and we should respect whatever you decide to do .
smiddy