Posts by smiddy

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Paranormal Warning
by Cold Steel in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i've heard some weird stories coming from jws about the paranormal.

i know about the warnings about items that come from unbelievers -- those don't interest me as much.

what i am interested in are actual experiences in stories of the paranormal you've heard or experienced yourself.
smiddy

Has anybody here had any experience with Stephen Greer`s Sirius Disclosure movement relating to Paranormal activity /UFO`s , or know anybody that has been involved with his project ?
I personally know a person who swears that their is something to it , conducting his own group of peole up to 20-30 sometimes , and their is no money changing hands in case your wondering .
This person is not religious and does not beleive in the Bible.
All of the group have experiences including skeptics that come along.
My hesitation /skeptism is that their is some form of meditation taking place beforehand in a communal , setting the stage .
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.
smiddy
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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
smiddy
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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.
smiddy
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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
smiddy