Posts by smiddy

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So I just watched Jackson's ARC interview...

by schnell in

thank you, everybody here, for introducing me to this.

no, no i had not heard of this.

child abuse issues have been roundly dismissed as apostate attacks in the congregations i've attended in the last decade.

smiddy

Welcome to the board schnell , I feel your frustration.

A couple of other interesting points that I observed .

Some Elders took an affirmative statement as opposed to taking an oath on the Bible to tell the truth.

Geoffrey Jackson on the other hand took the oath to tell the truth ,swearing on the Bible.

The Elders under question had a complete dis-interest in the process of the proceedings with one especially looking as if to wait on the Holy Spirit to put words in his mouth , words that never came.

It was very embarrasing to watch.

Another spokesperson for the JW`s was very fortunate he wasnt charged with deliberately trying to mislead the commission , which he quite frankly tried to do.

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Another Outright Lie Published 2/17 WT

by LostGeneration in

this info is from the article "who is leading god's people today" feb 17 study edition.. to help them disseminate bible truth in various languages, zion’s watch tower tract society was legally incorporated in 1884, with brother russell as president.

* he was an outstanding student of the bible, and he fearlessly exposed as false such doctrines as the trinity and the immortality of the soul.

he discerned that christ would return invisibly and that “the appointed times of the nations” would end in 1914.. pretty sickening article overall about how badass the gb is, though this little gem is printed as well, paragraph 12. the governing body is neither inspired nor infallible.

smiddy

Another lie ? , "Zions Watchtower & Tract Society was Legally incorporated in 1884,with brother Russell as president"

Maybe that was true as regards the WT magazine

However

Fact :" William H.Conley was the first president of the "International Bible Students Association" later to be known as Jehovahs Witnesses . A religion that was started by C.T.Russell .

This was also true .

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Do you feel regret?

by HereIgo in

to help me move on after leaving the org and to maintain my sanity, i have worked on not regretting the time i spent in it.

granted, i have only been out 6 years and was 22 when i left, i still was an active jw from age 16-22. those were prime times of my youth that i will never get back.

i wanted to play high school football and basketball but couldn't.

smiddy

" Regrets Iv`e had a few , but too few to mention" ( thanks Frank ) , sorry I couldnt resist that .

Think yourself lucky my friend that you got out when you did at an early age , most of us here have been in it for decades and didnt escape until later in life .I spent 33 years as a " Captive of A Concept" from the age of 20 .

Some others here have spent decades longer .Your young enough to still make a productive life for yourself , dont waste the time you have.

I wish you all the best in your future.You have one

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A stunning piece of LOGIC from the Apostle Paul

by nicolaou in

1st corinthians 15 12-17. but if it is preached that christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?

if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even christ has been raised.

and if christ has not been raised, your faith is futile... .

smiddy

miss ives01

Welcome to the forum ,and with all due respect I would ,if I were you ,reject the over-simplified version of Evolution dished out by the WT writers who more than often cherry pick Creationist fundamentalists to further their point of view .

You need to broaden your horizons on the subject with scientific facts that are easily found with a little research.

However whatever you do stick around , I learnt more about the JW`s than I ever thought I knew on this site and I was an avid reader of WT publications ,here you will learn TTATT .

Cofty has some excellent posts on this subject

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Do Orthodox Jews reject blood transfusions ? because of the scriptures, they strictly believe ?

by smiddy in

this thought occured to me that orthodox jews take the bible/old testament scriptures very seriously regarding the blood issue raised in scripture .. and this is certainly borne out in regard to the bleeding of animals before eating them ,kosher food.. the orthodox jews are far more stricter than jehovah`s witnesses in this application / interpretation of scripture ,and i am curious as to how they interpret and understand these scriptures.. how do they view blood transfusions in the medical world.?.

and is it only the orthodox jews that are expected to only eat kosher food ?

how about the ordinary believing jew with their religion.do they also only eat kosher food ?

smiddy

Thanks for the reply guys ,their is a lot of food for thought to go through , as a brief over-view it demonstrates the WT ,is just another man made interpretation of selected scripture.s they use and they completely miss the point , the intent/purpose of the scripture VS the application/interpretation of the said scripture .

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Do Orthodox Jews reject blood transfusions ? because of the scriptures, they strictly believe ?

by smiddy in

this thought occured to me that orthodox jews take the bible/old testament scriptures very seriously regarding the blood issue raised in scripture .. and this is certainly borne out in regard to the bleeding of animals before eating them ,kosher food.. the orthodox jews are far more stricter than jehovah`s witnesses in this application / interpretation of scripture ,and i am curious as to how they interpret and understand these scriptures.. how do they view blood transfusions in the medical world.?.

and is it only the orthodox jews that are expected to only eat kosher food ?

how about the ordinary believing jew with their religion.do they also only eat kosher food ?

smiddy

This thought occured to me that Orthodox Jews take the Bible/Old Testament scriptures very seriously regarding the blood issue raised in scripture .

And this is certainly borne out in regard to the bleeding of animals before eating them ,Kosher food.

The Orthodox Jews are far more stricter than Jehovah`s Witnesses in this application / interpretation of scripture ,and I am curious as to how they interpret and understand these scriptures.

How do they view Blood transfusions in the medical world.?

And is it only the Orthodox Jews that are expected to only eat Kosher food ? how about the ordinary believing Jew with their religion.do they also only eat kosher food ? and how do they view blood transfusions,?

Just curious if anybody can help.

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Question for Christians: What Religion are You Now?

by LaurenM in

i know many on here are atheist.

but for the christians on here...what religion are you now that you are no longer a jw?

i'm still undecided as to whether i believe in god.

smiddy

LaurenM

Do you realise their are over 40,000 Christian sects in the world today ? 40,000 ,and their has been no God to intervene and point out who is the right one .

Supposedly God dealt with humans before the Christian era on a regular basis ,using Angels , dreams , visions prophets , both male and female ,and really had a good communication with his creation. According to the Hebrew Scriptures known as the Old Testament.

Of course people in those days had no knowledge of modern science , technology , or critical thinking ability.

Dont you think it strange that Jehovah God has changed his approach to communicating with humans ?

To the point of not communicating at all with them ? no Angels ,no dreams , no prophets either male or female ,

and no visions ?

Apparently Holy Spirit never existed in the Old Testament because it never ever led to new light that is used by the WTB&TS today.

So does it ? or even should it matter what Christian religion you are today ? No God has ever sanctioned any of them these past 2000 years , why would you believe he / she is going to do so now,?

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Where Can One Get Answers To Questions From JWs?

by Cold Steel in

there's also a fellow who calls himself the "watchman," but he seems as critical as many of the so-called "apostates.

" is there a place where one can ask questions from knowledgeable believers or "a" believer?

i really don't want to take the bible lessons.

smiddy

Cold Steel

You have been on this site for 10 years and you ask this question ? My mind boggles ,are you for real ?

I think you are a waste of space on this board , and believe me ,I dont say that lightly its not my thing.

good bye

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Hold The Front Page! JWs Fold in Port Dover

by darkspilver in

jw
friends

yes, it was front page news in simcoe...... .

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http://www.simcoereformer.ca/2016/10/21/jehovahs-witnesses-fold-in-port-dover.

smiddy

" This move had nothing to do with the property "Henderson said Friday."The building was very well maintained.This move happened because a lot of members moved to look after older family members "

Sure as hell got that right

,The Watchtower Society was never ever going to look after their ageing members , their not our problem ,they are not employees of the WTB&TS , they are just volunteers who chose to associate with us on their own convictions .

The Governing Body of Jehovahs Witnesses have no obligation to look after these ones that is their familys obligation not ours.

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Shunning ? did JEHOVAH shun Satan ?

by smiddy in

i don`t know if this has been addressed before , however it appears there is an inconsistency and a big one at that with the practice of shunning with jw`s.

elders / ministerial servants look out for the spiritual health of the congregation , and if they see something they feel is detrimental to the spiritual health of the congregation they are going to act to rectify it, .

they take appropiate action where they think is necessary .

smiddy

bump , for newbies to ponder .over.