Posts by smiddy

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Jehovah's Witnesses Do Not Believe in Freedom of Religion

by xjwsrock in

this statement may seem odd at first.

you may think of jehovah's witnesses as being an american religion in a country where freedoms exist and are prized.

you may think of the organization's legal battles in the supreme court to protect certain rights and freedoms.

smiddy

Jehovah`s Witnesses are very bold in insisting freedom of religion in the lands that Christendom has already made inroads in , however they are very quite about trying to make any headway in predominantly Muslim countries even after 100+ years of Jesus Christ rule .

How can they say they have fullfilled Jesus Christ commission to make disciples of people in all the world /nations when they ignore the lands dominated by Islam , a religion that has roots in the Bible , recognising the prophet Abraham and his teachings , with over 1.5 Billion adherents. ?

smiddy

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Imagine living in JW's Paradise.

by James Mixon in

lets say you are able to go back in time to the first man( their belief adam) 7000 years.. now you are magically transporter back to adam time with the knowledge you have from.

todays world..would you make life a little easier for you and your family???

you may move.

smiddy

JW`s seem to conveniently forget that by the end of Jesus Christ Rule of a thousand years when Satan is let loose again their will be many opposers already on the earth who reject Jehovah`s kingdom , as many numbers as the sands of the sea-shore .

Thats not something that happens instataneously , it`s something that has been building up and fomenting for a very long time .

So Paradise is not all that it`s cracked up to be.

smiddy

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Song 151

by ab.ortega in

any idea what could have happened to song 151?

what logical reason could they have had to skip a number.

is the number 151 now an evil number accordig to new light?

smiddy

You guys just have to keep up with Jehovah`s chariot , Jeeeez do I have to explain everythig ?

Here goes : 1+ 5 = 6 , 5+1 =6 , are you with me ? , 1 coupled with 1 =11 minus 5 =6

and their you have it 666 , thats the Devils number ,you can`t have that in a Theocratic songbook? can you.

smiddy

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What The Org Teaches: #2 THE GREAT TRIBULATION

by The Searcher in

every single bible student/jehovah's witness who has ever lived, has been indoctrinated to believe that a catastrophic great tribulation would very soon engulf the entire earth, causing untold death & destruction.

this spurious teaching is drummed into every j.w.

's head and used by them as a major recruitment tool.

smiddy

Good points The searcher and prologos , it just goes to prove the old saying, " The Bible is like a musical instument , you can play any old tune on it you like" .

smiddy

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Judgment Message Training Video Has Been Leaked!

by OneGenTwoGroups in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6dur7ol_8w.

smiddy

HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA

Well I thought it was funny

smiddy

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Something's Gotta Give

by pale.emperor in

i've been 100% alone since my df last month.

i'm dead to my family now, unless i return to their cult - so i recently made contact with 3 former jw's that were in my cong when i was in my youth.

to my surprise, they all had exactly the same doubts and reasoning i had and said even though they've been out 6-7 years they "still feel tied to it in some way" and "feel guilty celebrating xmas or birthdays".

smiddy

I agree with Faye Dunaway that unless they do the research , they will always be a captive to the religion.

Some people leave the religion , however the religion never leaves them , no matter how many years pass by.

Why is that ?

Simply because they have never done an outside research into the religion .

And that can be one of two reasons

1. They are too lazy to do the research , a condition that is endemic among the rank and file members.

They want the G.B. members /writing department to do their thinking for them .

2.And the other is they just want to bury their head in the sand and not face the facts.

They have invested so much time , money , and energy , into this religion that it is inconcievable that it cannot be the truth.

Otherwise I would have to eat humble pie and admit , I have been conned all these years and feel so stupid.

One of the hardest things in life is for a person to be honest with oneself.

Lurkers / newbies , don`t be discouraged , we have all been their .

smiddy

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Things I remember growing up in the 70s

by The Rebel in

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i remember sitting on my daddy's lap and driving an imaginary car, i also remember sitting on my mummies lap on the front seat, without a seat belt whilst my dad drove a real car.

i remember we bought fish and chips from the chippy wrapped in yesterday's newspapers.

i remember bouncing up and down on my space hopper in the garden.

smiddy

The things you learn on this site that you won`t find in the "AWAKE" , white dog poo , and I thought my dog had a calcium deficiency .or would that be a Calcium overload , oh well.

smiddy

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My son just got a serious job offer

by Captain Schmideo2 in

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and it looks like he will be accepting it.he will be teaching english as a second language in shenzhen, china.

it's with a company that works with the public school system out there.his salary includes an apt (most likely shared) that has utilities and internet included, and looking at cost of living (after the rent he isn't paying) it looks like he will be able to put money aside every month.not bad for a kid his age-travel to the other side of the globe, meet new people, get paid, and get experience.

i am going to miss him..

smiddy

Great news Schimideo2

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What The Org Teaches: #1 DEALING WITH SINNERS

by The Searcher in

to help those who are fading and those who visit this site anonymously - due to org-induced paranoia regarding "evil apostates" - i'd like to offer some examples of doctrinal teachings for them to examine closely.. hopefully it will provide a bit of comfort for some, to see that their doubts are fully justified.. i'll post a few - one each day - to demonstrate that "the truth" of the org is not what j.w.

one or two previous topics will be repeated for the benefit of new friends to the site.. what the org says: .

if a sinner is found to have committed a serious sin, they should be confronted by a witness who has first-hand knowledge of the offender's sin.

smiddy

Very clearly and logically presented The Searcher , much appreciated

smiddy

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It is absolutely galling to me that my wife submits herself to this madness

by jambon1 in

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i've tried to get over this, i honestly have.

since i stopped my kids going to meetings, things have gotten a little better.. but knowing the content of the convention programme that she was subjected to on friday, it amazes me and greatly annoys me that she goes back for more, today.

for her to sit there watching those crazy, fear mongering bunker videos.

smiddy

Think of the indoctrination process that every "Witness" is/was subjected to.

I`m going back 20 or so years but I don`t think much has changed since then .

The book study , which I think has now been disbanded , however the principle would still apply to the family worship that is current.

You read the article , paragraph by paragraph , questions are asked about each paragraph and you answer what is in the paragraph and nothing else.

It is all about leading questions , and set answers to these leading questions , that are continually going on for 5 meetings a week as of 20 or so years ago.

5 meetings ? yes , 1. The book Study 2. The Ministry School 3.The service meeting.4 The Watchtower Study ,

and 5 The Public Talk , that in my experience of 33 years in the religion , no public ever attended.

smiddy