Posts by smiddy3

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What exactly is grieving gods Holy Spirit?

by Chook in

i had an elder tell me once i was grieving holy spirit but i’m not sure how this dickhead knew..

smiddy3

If the WT is right and holy spirit is an impersonal force, how could it experience an emotion like grief?

I like your reasoning Ding

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Was there really a specific request for money in this week's meeting?

by stuckinarut2 in

i have seen a few comments about this week's meeting.. was there actually a part that specified an actual per-publisher amount that should be donated regularly?.

can this be confirmed please?.

i truly cant believe just how brazen the society seems to be getting - and how desperate they are!.

Correct me if I am wrong I have been out for over 25 years ,so instead of just asking for members to just increase their contributions they have all these different projects they want you to contribute to ?

How many different projects are they requesting members to contribute to as opposed to the one general contribution we had 30-50 odd years ago.?

Remember how they challenged Christendom for putting ATM machines in churches and now they do the same thing .

How they challenged Churches for having big TV screens in Churches? and now they have the same thing.

And how can they say with a straight face they don`t beg for money .....when they do ?

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Killers of The Flower Moon by David Grann

by smiddy3 in

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.

smiddy3

Having finished reading this book ,the old saying "truth is stranger than fiction" certainly rings true .It almost defies belief that such crimes could be committed against so many victims for so long a time and covered up by so many prominent people in a civilized society in Oklahoma America during the 1920`s against the Osage Indian people.

It also gives insight into the early years of the FBI and J.E.Hoover

This true story would make an excellent series for such as Neflix or Hulu or Foxtel or some other network it certainly is too big to be made into just a film to do it justice .

I highly recommend you read it .

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Question for SBF

by Fisherman in

slimboyfat, it appears that wts is going, gone digital.

can you show your view what is wts next move after they are completely gone from kings county and settled in warwick?

- this thread is your if you want it..

smiddy3

I think that`s a great analysis slimboyfat

The elimination of print literature really signals the demise of JW culture to a significant degree.

I think you have hit the nail on the head with that statement

The demise of the literature is a huge development.

Well said.I couldn`t agree more

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Creation proves JWs system is wrong

by venus in

to revolt is a natural tendency of life.

even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it.

the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt.

smiddy3

All life on earth depends on the destruction/devouring of any other life on earth .

This fact proves their is no loving creator .

Which also proves JW`s are wrong.

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Do they take the GB seriously?

by Tech49 in

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so this is an honest question that i have been thinking about for some time.. do regular jehovahś witnesses in other countries (other than the usa) take the governing body in new york seriously?.

i mean, i cant help but wonder about the publishers in japan, or south africa, or mexico, or new zealand, or even the uk, or spain, or italy...... or russia?.

not you and i (we know what you think of them), but the regular jwś...... do they take these american buffoons seriously?

smiddy3

DOC I sincerely hope they keep him on JW.Org TV channel , if anything should wake up a JW it should be watching this guy and his facial contortions.

He missed his vocation ,he would have been a hoot on the comedy channel .

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New Letter CONG-E: 2018 Memorial and Special Talk

by Edison Trent in

a friend sent me a new letter, that should be read to the congregation:.

september 18, 2017. to all congregations.

re: 2018 memorial and special talk.

smiddy3

the special public talk, entitled “Who Really Is Jesus Christ?,”

What can they say about Jesus Christ that hasn`t been said thousands of times before and no one is any the wiser .

Is Jesus mute ? Is Jehovah mute ? Neither have said anything for 2000 years ?

Shouldn`t the talk really be titled W.T.F. has Jesus Christ been doing for the past 103 years since he has supposedly been ruling from 1914 till now ?

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2017 Kingdom Hall in Chile with Flag with Meeting

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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finally, after 5 years, we have received footage that shows, unmistakably, that there was a flag in the kingdom hall, while a meeting was happening.here is the video:https://youtu.be/uel3otw6gemi will post this year's pictures below.

this year we had pictures and video of three different kingdom halls with the flag!.

smiddy3

That's because they're only supposed to put up the flag on September 18 and 19, their Independence Day celebrations.

Thank you for elaborating on that ILoveTTATT2 ,so it`s not something they need to display all the time .

When you think about it is it such a big deal ? According to Rom.13 ,Christians are to be in subjection to the superior authorities ,the existing authorities stand placed in their relative positions by God.

And displaying a flag should no more be a problem than standing for a judge in a court of law .

Its just a matter of showing respect for the office in question.

The first "KH" I ever attended was a rented hall in Melbourne Central congregation that had a picture of the queen in the room.

I was only knew then and as far as I know their was never any problem .this was in 1960 .

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youngest baptised.

by zeb in

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what is the youngest you have seen someone baptised?

i recall seeing a 9 yo girl baptised..

smiddy3

How long do you think it'll be before we see Caleb and Sophia taking the plunge?

I`m looking forward to the time when Caleb and Sophia become one of us and ditch the JW religion. LOL

Seriously though:

The fact that the JW religion is targeting the young to get baptised and enforcing a strict code of acceptance that goes with baptism on these young people and then the eventual JC that will take place when these young children infringe on these rules and regulations causing stress and emotional upheaval within the families concerned is eventually going to have a drastic affect on the religion in my opinion

While their are many sad experiences on here where parents have shunned their children and vice versa ,their are still other parents who believe blood is thicker than water and will not shun their own children as well as children who will not shun their parents because of religious differences.

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In the last 20 years How Many Changes Have Occurred in Watchtower Beliefs?

by minimus in

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jehovah's witnesses say that they have the truth and the truth is constant.

they believe that what they teach is the truth that comes directly from jehovah god.

can you think of anything that has changed in the last 20 years to show a jehovah's witness that the truth is not necessarily the truth..

smiddy3

Jehovah`s Witnesses don`t care how many changes have taken place because that fact proves they are the "true" religion .

What other religion is honest enough to change ,actually modify their beliefs when they are found to be wrong ? None.

Why then do JW`s change ? because they believe the light gets brighter and brighter as the day draws near and change proves they have the "truth".