Posts by smiddy

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Has the Governing Body /Jehovahs witnesses ever distanced themselves from the Williams Sisters claim of Beng a JW ?

by smiddy in

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i bring this up because of an article in the supplement of the sunday mail in victoria australia "stellar" that pregnant serena williams is a devout (ihate that word ) jehovahs witness.

i have sent a letter to the editor about it ,i wonder if it gets published.. has the wt ever distanced themselves from the claims that serena herself has claimed to be a witness ?

when accepting a win in one of her succesful matches ?.

smiddy

T-N-B-B

This is the millionth thread on this topic

.Their are a million topics that have been gone over a million times on this forum my friend

Have you noticed how many newbies and by extension

lurkers who are looking at this site lately ?

Thats why I think its good to bring up topical items that are commented on in magazines that reflect on JW`s and famous people who claim to be associated with them .

I acknowledged she is not a baptised witness yet claims to be one.
I bring this up because of an article in the supplement of the Sunday mail in Victoria Australia "Stellar" that pregnant Serena Williams is a devout (Ihate that word ) jehovahs Witness

Newbies and lurkers may not be aware of these facts and I just like to bring it to their attention.

Have a good day.

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I think it's possible for a change of trend in JW growth

by Chook in

just like after decades of memorial partakers declining and now reversed.

this information age might reverse the trend of jw membership.

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smiddy

Dont hold your breath about any real change happening soon Chook ,didnt the memorial attendance stagnate around the 8000 mark without ever going any lower for about 35 years ?

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Has the Governing Body /Jehovahs witnesses ever distanced themselves from the Williams Sisters claim of Beng a JW ?

by smiddy in

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friends

i bring this up because of an article in the supplement of the sunday mail in victoria australia "stellar" that pregnant serena williams is a devout (ihate that word ) jehovahs witness.

i have sent a letter to the editor about it ,i wonder if it gets published.. has the wt ever distanced themselves from the claims that serena herself has claimed to be a witness ?

when accepting a win in one of her succesful matches ?.

smiddy

I bring this up because of an article in the supplement of the Sunday mail in Victoria Australia "Stellar" that pregnant Serena Williams is a devout (Ihate that word ) jehovahs Witness. I have sent a letter to the editor about it ,I wonder if it gets published.

Has the WT ever distanced themselves from the claims that Serena herself has claimed to be a witness ? when accepting a win in one of her succesful matches ?

Especially now that she is pregnant out of wedlock to a worldly person and not a fellow Jehovahs Witness ?

If she was baptised she would be DF right ? However not being baptised though a very public person who claims to be a JW vocally to the media will she be publicly sanctioned ?

And if not doesnt that send a message to the R&F that the GB has double standards for the rich and famous against the average JW ?

What do you think.

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West Springfield, MA Congregation

by ryebass in

looking for anyone who was a regular at this congregation back in the 70's and 80's; my father just passed away and these were golden years for me (inextricable from my youth) despite any ill-feeling or resentment i may hold towards the faith at this point in my life (my father remained a witness until his death a few days ago).. thanks in advance.

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smiddy

Welcome ryebass to the forum. I`m sorry for the loss of your father ,no doubt he had expectation of living to see paradise restored to the earth or he had hope of being taken to heaven as an annointed one.

In any case he died before any of these things eventuated. Like so many before him.

And so many will have this dissappointment after him.

I can relate to many good times my family and I had while we were JW`s at socialising outside of KH meetings restuarants ,camping ,getting together at friends homes for scrabble ,drinks,or watching football.

Maybe I was in a more liberal Congregation than most.

I was a MS who hung around with Elders.

I`m sorry I`m not anywhere near Springfield MA, I just wanted to welcome you and hopefully make you feel a little bit at home here

I`m actually in Australia.

Take care.

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Making Every Thought Captive To Christ(Washing the Brain Of Good Reasoning)

by Brokeback Watchtower in

not a very good idea to say the least.

when i read paul's words the more i see how delusional the guy was.

he was a genuine religious fanatic who contradicts jesus words on the sermon on the mount.. 2 corinthians 10:5 5we demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of god, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to christ.. delusional and in need of some serious psychological help.

smiddy

Paul got everything about JC 2nd or 3rd hand ,he never met JC and ,apart from his supposed conversion on the road to damascus ,so why are his writings given so much importance in the New Testament ? If the Bible was indeed inspired by God ?

And why didnt Jesus write anything down if as the scriptures say "his sayings were such that it would take volumes to write them all down " or words to that effect.

If that was truly the case why were first century hearers of Jesus privy to his sayings and we in the 21st century have no idea about ?

According to that scripture we in the 21st century are in the dark about most of what Jesus said ?

Was it all unimportant ? no relevance for todays society ?

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Article: WBBR-AM: A “Pioneering” Radio Experiment by the Watch Tower - A revealing history of WBBR- Includes the last broadcast - April 1957

by AndersonsInfo in

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http://watchtowerdocuments.org/wbbr-am-a-pioneering-radio-experiment/#more-9319.

wbbr-am: a “pioneering” radio experiment by the watch tower .

introduction to main article.

smiddy

Whatever backflips ,flip flops ,about face,contradictions JW`s do ,it will always be because Jehovah is blessing his organisation.

And the rank and file suck it up as new-light from Jah.

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So, would we call the GB our Uncles, Aunts, Sisters or Cousins???

by stuckinarut2 in

ok, so try and follow me here.... according to jw doctrinal teachings, the gb are "christ's brothers".

humans are all "god's children".

so does that make the gb our "uncles"?.

smiddy

LOL jwleaks, maybe thats where the expression " Go f***k yourself " originates from.

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A big question, why writtings or book?

by Crazyguy in

we often have debates on this site about what was written in the bible and why.

there are also debates about which bible is better .

then there's the debate about if the quran is really the better book or more accurate.

smiddy

The BIG question for me is why did it take more than 2000 years for Jehovah to think of having a written record made when he chose Moses to compile the first five books of the Bible.?

Lots of things can get screwed up with 2000 years of oral stories being repeated.

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So, would we call the GB our Uncles, Aunts, Sisters or Cousins???

by stuckinarut2 in

ok, so try and follow me here.... according to jw doctrinal teachings, the gb are "christ's brothers".

humans are all "god's children".

so does that make the gb our "uncles"?.

smiddy

Arent we all products of an incestuous relationships?

After all , Adam and Eves offspring had sexual relations with each other and so did their offspring and on and on it went.

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This convention talk offended me

by Isambard Crater in

here are my notes from the r.c yesterday, the talk called "jehovah – the greatest example of endurance".

many of you will understand why i found it offensive.. jehovah has taken the hard option of choosing to endure:.

reproach to his holy name.

smiddy

Jehovah has taken the hard option of choosing to endure:

Are they for real ? Isnt Jehovah A / The only true God ? Who created the Universe ?

And he has to endure what Satan hurls against him ? You have to be kidding me.

Which one is God Almighty here , Jehovah or Satan .if you take notice of the JW religion it seems Satan is the one that has the upper hand.