smiddy3

Joined

• started 354 topics
• posted 6,289 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by smiddy3

• 
  41

  How much do you think the internet has hurt JW growth?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  the internet is what helped bring me and so many others out of this evil organization or at least confirmed our doubts.

  i have to say, i have seen quite a few youtube videos recently of ex jw's secretly recording their interactions inside of different congregations, halls, etc and see how empty the halls are!

  so many people comment on how the attendance is so low, far more emptier than when i was in 6 years ago, even on a weekday meeting.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  I have been out for over 24 years and if what you say is true and i personally think it is true respecting the internet`s

  role in awakening more and more people up to the TTATT then it`s a bloody good thing.

  I`m glad the Internet helped you Hereigo ,I certainly learned a lot more about the JW religion after I exited, thanks to the internet;

  According to all reports the peak of increase in JW`s is well and truly over and the bulk of baptisms is internal and not converts in the field.

  So we can expect to hear from the GB soon that the end is just around the corner because "The love of the greater number has cooled off"

  They will milk that for all its worth and then find something else to hoodwink the gullible JW`s.still believing in men.
• 
  15

  Why would Jehovah God write the Ten Commandments on two tablets of stone ,in the first place ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i mean to say he is the creator of the universe isn`t he ?

  so why would he use such a method that is subject to crumbling over time ?.

  i remember a jw talk/mag.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  I mean to say he is the Creator of the Universe isn`t he ? so why would he use such a method that is subject to crumbling over time ?

  I remember a JW talk/mag. that said Jehovah was the ultimate chemist after all he created the universe putting all that dynamic energy into an Atom and he could only come up with writing the ten commandments on two tablets of stone ?

  Surely he could have used something that would not disintergrate so easily over time ,some alloy or such that humans have perfected till now.

  Obviously he wasn`t thinking very far in advance
• 
  40

  What really should be the role of Women in the congregations?

  by Old Navy in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the presumably "biblical" practice of limiting the way women participate in congregational matters of the wtborg cult inc. (as well as certain other sects of christendom) may be a gross mis-interpretation of what paul meant.

  i'm inclined to agree completely with this account of what paul really meant.. thoughts anyone?

  aren't women more deserving of greater participation and respect?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  Jehovah`s Witnesses ,GB , cherry pick what scriptures they want to manipulate their followers on and they have done that so effectively these past 100 years .

  However the internet effectively shows what a vital role women had in first Century Christianity and their leadership roles they played

  The Bible has many examples of leadership roles Women played in worship in both the Old /Hebrew scriptures and the New Testament /Christian Greek Scriptures that JW`s like to downplay.
• 
  7

  What could Jw church do to enhance their shunning regime?

  by Chook in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  if they controlled a nation they would stone their kids to death , which seems harsh but its nothing compared to the solitary confinement they emotionally and physically bestow on their own children.

  i think they have ticked every box as to the rejection of their children except killing them, they leave that for god ..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  Half banana , I could`nt agree with you more

  Shunning your own children because of or /in the name of a religion shows these people have no natural affection.

  Rom.1:31 and according to scripture are deserving of death.
• 
  8

  Voyager 1 & 2 40th Anniversary of their Lift Off

  by smiddy3 in

  1. social
  2. current

  fourty years ago nasa sent two probes that were to go on a mission ,voyager 1 and voyager 2 in two trajectories through our solar system getting what information they could from the planets they passed close by.. 40 years later they surpassed all expectations and are still sending signals back to earth.. voyager 1 has actually gone into what is termed interstellar space that is it has exited our solar system free from the constraints of our own sun having travelled some 13 billion miles from earth.

  voyager 2 which was on a different trajectory will soon itself leave our solar system and go into interstella space having travelled some 11 billion miles from earth so far.. both of these satellites/probes carry messages from the world of humans / governments to whoever might find it (alien life forms ) if they exist and find these probes.. my attention is drawn to the bible account of the tower of babel which really couldn`t have been that high seriously.and yet jehovah god felt threatened by what man could achieve if they had one universal language ?.

  what must he be thinking now i wonder ?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  Fourty years ago NASA sent two probes that were to go on a mission ,Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 in two trajectories through our Solar System getting what information they could from the planets they passed close by.

  40 years later they surpassed all expectations and are still sending signals back to earth.

  Voyager 1 has actually gone into what is termed interstellar space that is it has exited our Solar system free from the constraints of our own Sun having travelled some 13 Billion miles from Earth

  Voyager 2 which was on a different trajectory will soon itself leave our Solar System and go into Interstella space having travelled some 11 Billion miles from earth so far.

  Both of these satellites/probes carry messages from the world of humans / governments to whoever might find it (Alien life forms ) if they exist and find these probes.

  My attention is drawn to the Bible account of the Tower of Babel which really couldn`t have been that high seriously.and yet Jehovah God felt threatened by what man could achieve if they had one universal language ?

  What must he be thinking now I wonder ?

  Hang on he did act before the Tower of Babel was completed did he not ?

  The Voyager Missions have been going on for 40 years and reaching Interstellar Space.?

  And their is no GOD intervening with that project .!
• 
  10

  Russell Family Tree

  by ILoveTTATT2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  unfortunately i had to zoom out to put all of the family tree in one picture.russell had 2 full brothers, 2 full sisters, and a half-sister.

  it's interesting that margaret went on to be a jw (i.e.

  stayed with the watchtower organization), whereas mabel, his half-sister, went on to stay with the bible students.it would be very interesting to find the descendants of both margaret and mabel... wondering how many still are bible students / jw's.... .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  I think that the GB members would rather like their members to think of C.T.Russell like Melchizedek Heb.7:1-3

  What other organization is ashamed / embarrassed about it`s past and early history that they need to re-write it before its even a hundred years old.

  Why are they so keen to playdown their past.

  Their publication "Jehovah`s Witnesses in the Divine Purpose" was a whitewash of their past history and probably gone the way of the DODO now.
• 
  28

  JW critically injured after being electrocuted in assembly hall

  by Anders Andersen in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a newspaper reports that in bornem, belgium, a jw volunteer was critically injured after being electrocuted:.

  bornem - a man was electrocuted while performing maintenance on a high voltage installation in the assembly hall of jw in bornem friday afternoon.

  the man was critically injured.. possibly the man, who is a volunteer with the jw, tried to clean the installation with a vacuum cleaner.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  While my heart goes out for the poor victim and his family doing what he believes is "Gods Will) for him I sincerely hope his family sue the WT organisation for what they can get in compensation.

  If only they had been awakened by the TTATT
• 
  27

  September 7, 2017 Re: Donations for Disaster Relief Work

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  september 7, 2017 to all congregations in the united states branch territory re: donations for disaster relief work.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  Are they for real ?

  "Donate to the worldwide work $$$$$ where we will decide if any moneys goes to JW victims of disasters and how much is given depending on how spiritual they are and how many hours they put in each month in field service of course .

  Other Brothers and sisters in dire straits "especially need the comfort that only Gods word the Bible can provide " because they obviously are not meeting the requirements of being spiritually strong enough failing in meeting attendance and not meeting the required hours of field service.

  Whats that scripture that says something like when you see someone in need you just say go in peace without lifting a finger to help them ?
• 
  26

  Prayers ,are they answered ? or is it just self delusion ?

  by smiddy3 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  after 33 years as a jw and leaving 25 years ago i think prayer can be summed up with the jews praying at the wailing wall.. all they are doing is talking to a brick wall ,and getting no feed back.

  and they expect an answer to their prayers ?!.

  christians /other beliefs might find that funny but they are no better off.. prayer is always a one way street you talk either vocally or mentally to god however you never get the same back .. if god " so loved the world that he doesnt want any to be destroyed but have everlasting life " then whats the problem with him audibly answering his servants prayers ?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  After 33 years as a JW and leaving 25 years ago I think prayer can be summed up with the Jews praying at the Wailing wall.

  All they are doing is talking to a brick wall ,and getting no feed back

  And they expect an answer to their prayers ?!

  Christians /other beliefs might find that funny but they are no better off.

  Prayer is always a one way street you talk either vocally or mentally to GOD however you never get the same back .

  If GOD " so loved the world that he doesnt want any to be destroyed but have everlasting life " then whats the problem with him audibly answering his servants prayers ? He supposedly spoke to humans centuries ago so whats his problem now ?
• 
  11

  Killers of The Flower Moon by David Grann

  by smiddy3 in

  1. social
  2. entertainment

  i am presently reading this book and so far have read only 100 pages and it boggles my mind !!.

  has anybody on the board read it ?

  if so i would like to hear your views on it,if not now after i have finished reading it myself lol.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  I am presently reading this book and so far have read only 100 pages and it boggles my mind !!

  Has anybody on the board read it ? If so I would like to hear your views on it,if not now after I have finished reading it myself LOL

  I`m surprised it hasn`t been made into a movie ,its almost unbelievable to be true but obviously it is.

  For those not familiar with the book just a brief outline.

  " In the 1920`s the richest people per capita in the world were the members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma.After oil was discovered beneath their land ,they rode in chauffeured automobiles,built mansions and sent their children to study in Europe.

  Then one by one the Osage began to be killed off" " a true life murder story which became one of the FBI`s first major homicide investigations".