Posts by smiddy

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Brother with a beard on jw.org!

by neat blue dog in

ok, slight exaggeration: specifically, an official recording of the july 25th, 2016 midweek meeting in german sign language downloaded from stream.jw.org, (log-in required), includes a brother with a beard giving one of the talks:.

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smiddy

Then why is it such a no- no in western lands , such as Australia , the UK ,N.Z ,U.S.A.,Canada , to name a few.

They are paranoid about brothers having a beard , and come down quite heavily against it .

I know because I tried at least 3 times in as many states, in my 33 years as a JW to sport one and each time the heavy hand of the society came down on me.

So why is it /should it be , any different for JW`s in European Countries ?

Do Jehovahs Witnesses have different standards for their members in different Countries ?

What is allowed /permissable in one country is not allowed /permissable in another country ?

And vice versa ?

Are their double standards practiced around the world in the Kingdom Halls around the world ? by the Elders ?

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I need quotes from watctower demonizing the internet, and gadgets e.g smart phones, tablets etc

by joe134cd in

i need wt quotes where wt goes fully out and: .

demonizes the internet, .

witnesses preaching on the internet.

smiddy

I , 2nd that steve2 ,what millie210 said,

4thgen , isnt it just another example of the G.B.speaking out of both sides of there mouth ?

Their history of over 100 years is full of backtracking , flip flops , back and forth ,about doctrines ,beliefs ,etc,etc.

Their rationliisation ,claiming new light is responsible ,simply means the Holy Spirit didnt know what it was talking about in the first place.

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You're fired!...Damage control in October broadcast

by ab.ortega in

this new broadcast features interviews with bethelites from south africa that were fired reassigned to the ministry field.

i almost feel sorry for these people who gave their all thinking they would be taken care of for who-knows how many years.

however they were let go in the blink of an eye.

smiddy

Chook

Its true the organization itself doesnt have nursing homes for the aged and infirm , however some enterprising brothers have seen a way to cash in on this shortfall ,by providing such services at a cost of course .

Jah- Jireh , I think they are called , nursing homes operating in some countries exclusively for aged JW`s in good standing ,where they provide meetings and opportunities to do FS depending on your capabilities.

And as I said at a cost.

This provision operates solely outside of the WTB&TS ,with no monetary input from the said organization , it is purely a commercial venture operated by a number of brothers., to my knowledge.

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What they don't tell you what was left out of the Bible.

by Crazyguy in

in the newest bible the gb took out the scriptures found in the last chapter of mark verses 9 on.

they say these scriptures were added later.

what they don't tell you in in the oldest bible the septuagint the assention of christ to heaven was also not in the book of luke nor mathew!

smiddy

And while we are at it ,"what was left out of the Bible " why do the the Bibles of all the mainstream older religions ,such as the Greek Orthodox Church , The Russian Orthodox Church ,The Polish National Church ,The Roman catholic church ,and the Protestant churches ,and I`m sure their are a few others I have missed , all have different books in their Bible , some more , some less., I think you can go from about 66 books to about 89 , I stand corrected if I am wrong , but it is somewhere in that ballpark figure.

And of course not to be overlooked , their are scores more scriptures / books of the first 2 Centuries that human beings decided did not belong in the Bible .

So much for the Bible being inspired by the Almighty God , when imperfect humans decide what is the word of God or not.

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Are JWs a cult? Excellent video...

by stuckinarut2 in

found a great video on youtube:.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=somadspx0y8.

i think it was actually made by one of our forum members who doesn't post much here anymore.. it is a very good, concise list....

smiddy

I agree its an excellent video , short and to the point.and covers many topics..

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The Anointed Class: Do They Have Spirits?

by Cold Steel in

i realize that the anointed class inherits heaven while the great crowd inherits a renewed planet earth, but how and when are the anointed chosen?

are these people born with spirits or do they grow them as they live?

when they die, they don't sleep but go right to heaven, right?

smiddy

I think the Anointed class have bats in the belfry

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Onda Cero: Te doy mi palabra

by sp74bb in

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this saturday i had the opportunity to be interviewed by an important spanish radio leader: isabel gemio.. you can hear it at: link.

smiddy

Can you give us a run down on what occurred ? I dont speak the lingo and google translation is not very helpful

thanks

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SNAP testifying before Congress today 10:30 CST on child abuse

by blondie in

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snap president barbara blaine will join hastert victim scott cross in testifying to the il senate about statutes of limitation for child sex crimes.

hearing is today at 10:30am cst in the senate criminal law subcommittee.

http://ilga.gov/senate/audvid.asp.

smiddy

I`m in australia and nothing worked for me on any of your links.

sorry about that.

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Anionted mom says Jehovah may ask her to kill all her family!!

by Witness 007 in

yes my holy anionted mom who has cancer is concerned that the loving god jehovah may ask her in heaven to destroy here non believer family including her 5 year old grandchild during armagedon....how messed up are these crazy people!!?

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smiddy

OUTLAW

And you could add :" There was a time when you would have been stoned to death" , {WITH OUR BLESSING BECAUSE WE WORSHIP JEHOVAH }

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More money-grubbing: Give us your money even if you can't afford food

by bohm in

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the message would appear to be that jehovah needs money more than that old lady needs food:.

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smiddy

Didnt the second president of the WTB&TS , C.T.Russell say something like we will not beg or solicit for money ?

if the willing contributions without that pressure run out , it will be a sign from God , that is enough .

or something like that.

C.T.Russell the second president ? you ask ? Yes , he was.

W.H.Conley , was the first president of the WTB&TS