Posts by smiddy

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Last Week's Watchtower had something that made people start questioning things?

by silentbuddha in

i just got a call from a friend who said that something in last weeks watchtower caused a number of people in various congregations to start questioning things, and several long time elders left.

i am totally out of the loop but i do read things here and i heard of no such thing.. something to the effect that jw's and governing boobies are not inspired or something along those lines?.

smiddy

Good points waton ,it makes you wonder where GOD is with man`s acheivements and otherwise this century such as :

Men walking on the moon on six seperate ocassions .

Building Nuclear bombs and using them on two Cities killing hundreds of thousands of humans.

Not to mention the developement of other weapons of mass destruction

Sending sattelites into deep space ,compare that to humans building the tower of Babel ?

After 100 years of JC rule at least a third if not more than 1/3rd of humans have never heard of or been wtnessed to by a JW in their lifetime.

And their is no indication they ever will be witnessed to .

And free will ? LOL

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My Book With Bible Stories - 91 stories of murder and rape to be used as bedtime stories for your little children

by Anders Andersen in

"no honey, daddy doesn't like this book.

do you have a nice book we can read?.

as far as i know my wife and i agree this book would be off-limits.

smiddy

The difference here being , one ,Disney etc, is promoted as a fairy tale a story not to be taken literal .

However the other :

My Book Of Bible Stories is portrayed as being history and actual fact that is going to befall humankind because of what has occured beforehand and will occur again as fullfilled bible prophecy

And is stated as the word of GOD ,putting the fear of God in children.

Jehovahs Witnesses used to accuse the RC Church of putting the fear of God into believers saying they will burn in hell if they didnt follow the catholic churches teachings.

Jehovahs Witnesses are no different they put the fear of God in them that they will suffer everlasting death if they dont obey the Governing Body members /the faithful and discreet slave that they claim they are,

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ANGOLA - JW Regional Convention target of attack.

by EdenOne in

according to news sources in luanda, angola (read it here, although it's in portuguese language), a regional convention of the jw's taking place this weekend at the outskirts of capital luanda was targeted yesterday, friday, by what may be described as a 'terrorist attack'.. more than 400 attendees (mostly female) passed out in rapid succession in the vicinity of a toilet at the convention place.

reportedly, toxic gas devices were planted there by 3 young members of unita, the main political party that opposed mpla, the dominant regime party in angola since its independence in 1975.

43 people were rushed to the hospital and a few remain there, under medical surveillance.

smiddy

If Jehovahs Witnesses ever thought that since Jesus Christ is ruling from the heavens since 1914, 103 years now ,they would be protected from whatever happens in this world ,they have a wake up call.

Jehovahs witnesses are no more protected than anybody else from extemist .terroist, or anybody else who wants to target you either individually or as a group.

I guess the KH`s will fill to overflowing in this region for the next few months now.

Just saying.

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Regional Assembly Violence

by Iamallcool in

during a regional assembly, there was an incident when subjects suddenly invaded the assembly venue, spraying toxic gas and even hitting some brothers!..

the police and the fire department arrived at the call and arrested some of these violent subjects.

there are no reports of any death, more if several people who were affected by the gases.. let us pray for our beloved brothers so that they can be strong and courageous and regain their joy.. we know things are progressing from bad to worse, but we are also sure that we have the lord on our side!

smiddy

Attacks of violence happen to all peoples all over the earth every day no matter what religion race colour ,,political or non political view you have or dont have .

Its the world we live in today

Why do Jehovahs witnesses think they are any different from the rest of society ?

Jehovah God is going to protect them ? Think again ,

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why jw's commit suicide?

by notalone in

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we all know the rate of suicide is high among jw's.

my question is this- was there some subliminal messages that encourage this.

i was a born in and my entire life i would have these thoughts that could come out of nowhere,"kill yourself.

smiddy

I just wish we could ask them this question now and also ask them if they regret the decision they made .

I knew one JW who did the deed and also a non JW workmate who also did the deed.

The workmate was the one that had such an effect on me as he seemed so happy and jovial

I was also so upset when I heard a poster on here who comitted suicide ,I didnt know him personally and had never met him ,but I cried.

Its such a sad tragic thing to happen and I just dont understand / fathom it.

"Time" is what makes the most unbearable thing bearable in the long run , if one just gives it enough "time"

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Escaping from the YHWH/JESUS prison

by fulltimestudent in

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a poster recently inferred that i was never a jw, but was only on this site to spread a 'political' dogma.

not true!.

anyway, cleaning up some old files this morning, i found an old 'story of life' post that i made (i think) on another xjw site.

smiddy

FTS ,

the closest I ever got to University was selling the Herald newspaper in the grounds of Melbourne University in Carlton Aust.when i was about 12 or 13 years old.a lifetime ago.

LOL Phizzy ,and their are many more on this board that make it so interesting and informative both past and present contributors.

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JWs MUST Accept The Watchtower Teachings EVEN When They Are Wrong!

by minimus in

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isn't it unbelievable that a jehovah's witness must accept whatever the organization says or they can be disfellowshipped??

unless they tell you that their understanding has changed, you cannot believe anything unless they say it's ok. .

many years ago i questioned them about their ridiculous view that whenever the word "heart" was mentioned, it was a literal blood filled organ.

smiddy

could show when they were right even once?

Yep

When J.F Rutherford said "Religion is A Snare And A racket "

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JW`s Lie about Christendom hiding the Name Jehovah.or its equivalent Yahweh

by smiddy in

jehovahs witnesses have been outspoken over the years/decades that christendom have been hiding or obscuring or even eliminating gods name jehovah from the general public.. how true is that statement .?.

1. it was a catholic monk of the 13th century that first coined the name jehovah in the english language.. 2.the roman catholic douay version of the bible does have the name jehovah in it.

about the 16th century.

smiddy

{While inclining to view the pronunciation "Yahweh" as the more correct way, we have retained the form "Jehovah" because of people's familiarity with it since the 14th century. Moreover, it preserves, equally with other forms, the four letters of the tetragrammaton JHVH.}

Doesnt that contradict their claim that Christendom hides the name from people ?

And while they admit "Yahweh" is more the correct pronunciation of the tetragrammaton they omit YHWH as representing those four letters.

They claim to be his people for his name but dont care if it is not the most likely correct pronunciation of his name.?

The word for word translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures into English published by the WTB&TS The "Kingdom Interlinear" ,does not contain the tetragrammaton ,so the name Jehovah or Yahweh should not appear in the New World Translation of The Christian Greek Scriptures.published by the WTB&TS

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Shocking news

by Confusedalot in

i recently posted about what would happen if my mom got sick,seeing that i'm apostate.

even today i posted on a thread about blood transfusions.. i just received a text from my brother saying that my mom is in hospital and requires a transfusion to survive....is this a coincidence?.

am i being punished by jehovah, or is the devil out to get me...i dont know anymore what to do.... things are getting too much, guess i should not have joked so much in my posts..

smiddy

Confusedalot :

Think of it this way .The Jews were Gods chosen peoplefor the first 4000 years and the Jews never believed in a personal devil to my knowledge.

The idea of a personal Devil was purely a figment of the imagination of christendom , foreign to Jewish thinking.

And their is no conclusive evidence that an Almighty God exists either ,if he did you would think he / she would sort out the 40000 odd Christian sects that all claim to speak for him.

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Imagine If The World Was Ruled By Just One Government/Kingdom

by Brokeback Watchtower in

first off to go would be information deemed unfit for heavily indoctrinated subjects.

no rival governments less freedom granted by existing ruler, just cogs in a huge fucking wheel would humans become.. no appealing to the masses of the benefits of their government and the horrors of the opposition.

they are all this generation knows.

smiddy

If you mean JW`s and their God /King ruled the earth as one Government for the next thousand years the human race would become extint ,

Think about all the directions given over the years by JW`s and we would be living back before the stone age.had even begun.

It could not be anything but a hell on earth ,no modern technology ,no higher education ,none of the benefits that mankind has received would be achieved such as Medical, scientific,Dentistry ,numerous health benefits , under a theocratic rule in the future.

In the Old Testament when Theocratic Rule was reigning over Gods Chosen people and Jehovah was blessing them ,these facts still remained .

Leprosy still existed in the land ,Why ?

Wars were conducted under a theocracy and still Gods people were slain even when Jehovah blessed them as a nation.

Slavery was condoned ,and women were treated as second class citizens to be exploited

JW women shouldnt be expected to be treated much better than Muslim are women today