Posts by smiddy3

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Facing Existential Dread

by Brokeback Watchtower in

the watchtower corporations main appeal is a everlasting life, this makes it possible for one to avoid existential dread.

this type of anxiety is a part of the human condition, and it explains the appeal of many religions to the human condition as it offers some relief from the anxiety about our life ending.. psychologist show the importance for facing this dread/anxiety.

my feeling is that the more you can accept the fact that your life is very very temporal, the better you will live your life as you accept that you are very temporary and try to live life to the full and not be duped by religions appeal to calm this anxiety.. https://www.calmclinic.com/anxiety/types/existential .

smiddy3

I have known quite a few elderly and not so elderly people who have been at deaths door and I cant think of anyone of them who have faced their impending death with dread .

More likely it has been one of acceptance ,that death is just a part of our living cycle.Most of the people I speak about have not been church goers and if you believed the hype of Christians they would be pleading for forgiveness of their sins before they departed into the next world .

However nothing is further from the truth. It just does not happen

I`m in the twilight of my years and I do not believe in the Bible or a God that answers prayers , am I in dread of dying ? no of course not its an eventuality that will befall us all sooner or later .

Do I want to die ? no of course not ,however I`m a realist and accepts that is what will happen sooner or later whether you are a devout JW ,Muslim ,Orthodox Jew,Mormon ,SDA,or any other religious persuasion .

We all die.

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JW/Mormon slogan parallel

by neat blue dog in

just came across a meme of the leader of the mormon church (lds) saying "believe, obey and endure".

it just reminded me of the jw mantra "listen, obey and be blessed".

😂.

smiddy3

They don't see any need to reform.

Hopefully that fact will be their undoing , It really should be of no surprise that cult religions have similarities , they all prey on the vulnerable for a start and exploit that vulnerability for their own ends.

Keeping that person captive to a concept that they instill in their victim.,I say victim because that is what they become.

JW/Mormons ,SDA`s ,Christadelphians ,Christian Science ,Scientologists ,and the list goes on all using cult tactics to snare and keep enslaved the vulnerable who fall into their trap.
"Religion is a snare and a racket" ...."Religion is the Opium of the people"

Two quotes I wholeheartedly agree with .

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New Song to be sung for Warwick Dedication on Oct 7

by Drearyweather in

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friends

a place that will bring you praise.

https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/latestvideos/pub-jwb_201801_8_video.

smiddy3

Why does Jehovah need their human possession`s ? As if he needed anything ! . And where was Jesus Christ in all of this ? And his Kingship ? What has JC done these past 100+ years ? and are they, whatever they are , acknowledged in this song ? The Christian Greek Scriptures say that Jesus Christ is the name above every other name in Heaven and Earth that should be made known for salvation ,even according to the KI of the WTB&TS of New York.

"The Kingdom Interlinear Of The Christian Greek Scriptures" printed by the WTB&TS of new York

Is this song promoting Jehovah ? or is it ignoring Jesus ? The K.I. notes that the name Jehovah does not appear in the Christian Greek Scriptures , however the name of Jesus is to be held up above every other name in heaven on Earth and under the Earth.

Isn`t their something wrong here ? with JW`s thinking ?

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Are there any KH in Israel????

by James Mixon in

curious , i was thinking about serving where the need is great..that would be a hard sale, that would be like me setting up a lemonade stand at the gate of a kkk rally...

smiddy3

I may be wrong but I don`t think D2D witnessing is tolerated in Israel if my information is correct they can have a place of worship for their own believers but they are not allowed to proselytize in the state of Israel

Just one other place on the World map where nobody gets to hear the "Good News" of Jehovah`s Witnesses.

apart from Muslim/Islam controlled countries which accounts to approximately 1/3rd of the worlds population ,correct me if I am wrong.

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Waking up to TTATT: Blessing or Curse?

by Jules Saturn in

if you take the red pill, you'll have knowledge, you'll be awakened, aware of reality, you'll have freedom.. if you take the blue pill, you stay in your bubble, wearing rose colored glasses, and feel security in an illusion.. taking the red pill isn't something that's easy to do.

to accept that everything around you is an illusion built up on lies or half truths.

but hey, it might feel good to be aware and break free from this illusion.

smiddy3

J.S. would you really be happy living a lie and deceiving yourself for the rest of your life ? I don`t think so. Coming to a knowledge of TTATT ,one can never go back .Admittedly it is a big adjustment to come to terms with at first ,however over time (sometimes only months or sometimes years, it`s up to you ) it becomes so much easier .

Don`t waste your life trying to please other people ,do what you want to do with your life it`s too short to waste trying to please other people because no matter what you do you never will.

edit to add: With new friends non JW`s their is no need to acknowledge that you were ever a JW ,I never have and I have a lot of close worldly associates that I spend time with on my terms.

Their is no need to disclose your life as a JW if you don`t want to.

Just saying.

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marriage"equality" survey, Australia.

by zeb in

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friends

the australian govt has set out a survey to see if people are in favour of changing the marriage act to include same sex couples.. hm here have received their papers?

the survey promises to be anonymous but has a substantial bar code at the bottom... anonymous yeah right.. the marriage act once said "two people" then a previous prime minister changed it to say "man and woman" all that is needed to amend this situation as required by the gay community is change it back again to "two people" there, done and dusted.. and millions of dollars need not be wasted on this survey which is not compulsory as is voting in australia.

can anyone here who still goes to kh tell us if this has had a ruling from the platform?.

smiddy3

Regarding the "voting" position of JW`s ,I have been associated with a number of KH`s in my 33 years as an active JW and on a number of occasions witnesses were required to vote on something to do with the congregation.

One classic time was when the Cong.was voting to have the meetings on a Sunday morning or afternoon .This vote was always done on the service meeting .On three occasions the vote went against what the BOE wanted by one or two votes ,the next SM I couldn`t attend however the vote went in favour of the afternoon meeting which is what the BOE wanted ,their were no more votes about this after that.

I should have woken up then .

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Parents who try to make you feel guilty.

by NJ501 in

when parents say all the things we've done for you and your not doing anything for us in return like going to meetings, witnessing, answering up etc... how do you respond to parents?.

smiddy3

If you or your parents do believe in a GOD ,who gave you a brain to think and reason for yourself then it would be going against GOD`s arrangement if you only followed and acted upon what others told you or wanted you to do.

And not "do or act" on what your brain tells you to do with a clear conscience .

It never ceases to amaze me how & why so many people live their lives dictated by what other people will think of them instead of living their own lives by what they want to do.

They just waste their own lives trying to please other people.

Its crazy.

You only have one life ,don`t waste it trying to please other people , life is short enough as it is.

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Why the NFL Protest Is a Massive and Insulting Failure

by freemindfade in

i think everyone has the freedom to protest, they also have freedom of speech, these are two fundamental things that make america amazing.

but thinking rationally about what is going on with the nfl, therefore, i have an unfavorable opinion of the league, and the players, not their right to free speech, but their motive and execution of it.

constitutional freedom to protest ends at the workplace door too.

smiddy3

The NFL threatened to fine players who wanted to honour victims of 9/11 and stopped the Dallas Cowboys from wearing an "arm in arm" design on their helmets to honour fallen police officers

It`s the same league that once fined a player ,William Gay a victim of domestic violence whose mother was murdered by her partner for wearing purple cleats to raise awareness of the issue.

For many sports fans it`s a bit rich for the NFL to suddenly be concerned with it`s players freedom of expression.

Every American has a constitutional right to disrespect the National anthem or the flag.But that doesn`t mean this protest isn`t idiotic and counter productive to say the least.

I think it`s been a win for Donald Trump.

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marriage"equality" survey, Australia.

by zeb in

jw
friends

the australian govt has set out a survey to see if people are in favour of changing the marriage act to include same sex couples.. hm here have received their papers?

the survey promises to be anonymous but has a substantial bar code at the bottom... anonymous yeah right.. the marriage act once said "two people" then a previous prime minister changed it to say "man and woman" all that is needed to amend this situation as required by the gay community is change it back again to "two people" there, done and dusted.. and millions of dollars need not be wasted on this survey which is not compulsory as is voting in australia.

can anyone here who still goes to kh tell us if this has had a ruling from the platform?.

smiddy3

My understanding has always been Adults in Australia are required by law to have your name on the Electoral role and to not do so is a criminal offence which could land you in trouble.

And I believe this was the position of the WT in giving to Caesar what belongs to Caesar obeying the law of the land however voting for another Government was when you obeyed God as ruler and not men.

"You can`t serve two masters"

So long as your name is on the Electoral role and as a JW you refuse to vote because of your religious beliefs you were never fined it is a legitimate reason for not voting.

For over 33 years as a JW I never voted and gave my reasons for not doing so and was never prosecuted.

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marriage"equality" survey, Australia.

by zeb in

jw
friends

the australian govt has set out a survey to see if people are in favour of changing the marriage act to include same sex couples.. hm here have received their papers?

the survey promises to be anonymous but has a substantial bar code at the bottom... anonymous yeah right.. the marriage act once said "two people" then a previous prime minister changed it to say "man and woman" all that is needed to amend this situation as required by the gay community is change it back again to "two people" there, done and dusted.. and millions of dollars need not be wasted on this survey which is not compulsory as is voting in australia.

can anyone here who still goes to kh tell us if this has had a ruling from the platform?.

smiddy3

Both of these main Govt`s. in Australia know how to waste taxpayers money.Not so long ago the Govt. conducted a Census ,they could have saved the taxpayers thousands of dollars by just adding this question to the Census ,but no that would be too easy

.This issue has been around for a long time.

As has been pointed out it is only a survey and is not compulsory to vote and is not binding on the Government to act according to the results that are voted on by the Australian people .

When the results are in the Government can either accept or reject the findings of the survey.

Simply because of those facts mentioned above I just threw the postal survey in the bin when I received it .

This Government will do whatever it wants to do regardless of what the majority of the people vote for.

The whole exercise is a distraction for the Govt.to what really concerns the voting public of Australians and that is Jobs ,manufacturing jobs,electricity prices ,shutting down coal power stations while selling coal overseas,having shortages of gas here because we sell it all overseas leaving a shortfall here.While we have an abundance here of both gas and coal for our own use and we are denied it and are paying exorbitant prices for it when it should be relatively cheap.