Posts by smiddy

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Are hot springs and saunas approved by the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses?
by jwleaks in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
satan’s snares today.

in the main, satan’s tricks have not changed over the centuries.

in order for christians living in the corrupt city of corinth not to be “overreached by satan,” the apostle paul gave them strong counsel.
smiddy

Only if they are in their themselves with some hot chicks.
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False Prophecy in the Bible: Zebulun
by ILoveTTATT2 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
oops... guess they didn't look at the map when making up the book of genesis...(genesis 49:13) 13 “zeb′u·lun will reside by the seashore, and he will be by the shore where the ships lie anchored; and his remote side will be toward si′don..
smiddy

Well if Zebulunites build 3 or 4 story high dwellings and stand tippytoe on the roof of their dwelling they should have a grand view of the seashore where the ships lie anchored .
smiddy
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Do you think this would work?
by LisaRose in
1. social
2. humour
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smiddy

Where can I get one LisaRose
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The two faces of mrs hoser
by hoser in
1. jw
2. friends
they say women are hard to figure out.

she is is proactive about retirement planning but talks about how things might be in the new system.

she shuns one of our children (dfd) but put him as beneficiary one one of her life insurance policies.
smiddy

I can truly relate to hedging ones bets , as I finally did it myself many years ago .
At first I bought into the JW religion hook line and sinker ,not planning for the future as the big "A" was just around the corner.
Even with a young family we moved interstate with no job and basically nowhere to live , relying on the hospitality of a jw couple who encouraged us to make the move , mind you I threw in a good job to make that move.
All in all we have moved at least 40 times in our married life , most of them have been rentals.
When I reached 40yrs of age I started to wonder and luckily I landed the job that was to be our lifesaver , 28 years I was their , good pay good conditions and superannuation ,
Thank my lucky stars I opted for that.,though it took many more years before I finally DA myself .
And we own our own home , no thanks to the WT society.
smiddy
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What will Tony say?
by konceptual99 in
1. social
2. humour
genuine picture from a convention in holland.

what will tony say?!.

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smiddy

At least the dude in blue isn`t wearing tight pants , however the two brothers flanking him certainly are.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses do not seek truth and prefer to follow their hearts...
by garyneal in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
it’s been a while since i posted some thoughts of mine concerning the jehovah’s witnesses and the watchtower babble and trash society.

okay, i will be respectable and say it right, the watchtower bible and tract society.

i do, however, think about the doctrines quite a bit as well as the overall doctrines from christianity in general.
smiddy

I don`t know so much about Jehovah`s Witnesses following their heart garyneal , I`m more inclined to beleive , they follow whatever the Governing Body / Watchtower says at the present time., and that can change any moment and as we have seen before it can mean a complete reversal of what they beleived previously.
To suggest they follow their heart , just does not compute with me , the majority of them have no heart , which is borne out by their treatment of their very own family members sons and daughters mothers and fathers who cut each other off in a blink of an eye , because the GB or WT says so .
smiddy
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Fading: The One Year Mark
by Hadriel in
1. jw
2. experiences
after fading for roughly a year now there's some good and some bad.

the bad.

it is becoming increasingly difficult to go to meetings.
smiddy

Good for you Hadriel , getting one of your family members out is a plus , after only one year.
Many JW`s spend a lifetime witnessing and never make one convert
You did well
I hope all continues to go well with your fade , it must be hard , take care
smiddy
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It's safer to believe in God
by startingover in
1. jw
2. friends
i feel the need to share this with the group https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqjpzoljjg8.
smiddy

I thought that was very clever , well done , it`s called hedging your bets.
He probably left out a few thousand other GODS he could have subscribed to though , just saying.
Well if your gonna cover all your bases , ugh ?
smiddy
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I got my Bethel Application approved, I start in September
by Quarterback in
1. jw
2. friends
well it took awhile.

i've downsized.

got rid of my bmw.
smiddy

I think if you just look at the posters history you would not get sucked in LOL Quarterback
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Perfect Example of JW Dumbing Down
by thedepressedsoul in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
just take a look at this video.

i think arguing or debating scriptures is the most pointless thing ever.

everything at their meetings are so basic with no explanation.
smiddy

Going from D2D using a tablet ? instead of a Bible ?
Are they Bible students or tablet students ?
The majority of people , middle aged to older people , would respond to the message of a hard cover Bible , at least to give you a hearing , if they were so inclined.
The Bible in written form does hold a form of reverence , the Bible on a tablet does not have the same impact.
But using a tablet in witnessing at a strangers door and showeing them a video ? or whatever ? as an introduction ? , the mind boggles.
Jehovah`s Witnesses today are not Bible students , far from it , they are students of the Watchtower Publications .
The difference between the two ?
The Bible , doctrines /beliefs / has not changed in 2000 years .The same today as it was 2000 years ago.
The Watcchtower publications as regards beliefs /doctrines / practices , changes every few years with their new light revelations.
And all of that in a short period of only 102 years of their existence since 1879 the first WT.
And God has never seen once to change the Bible`s script in over 2000 years .
smiddy