Posts by smiddy3

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Not A Day Goes By Without Me Thinking About Watchtower

by pale.emperor in

although i consider myself completely "cured" from watchtower brainwashing, guilt tripping and propaganda, i realised today that there's not a day that goes by without me thinking of the cult we left.

i think of my former family and what i'd like to say to them, what i'd try to explain and how i'd say it without them switching the "ignore" button and running away.. today on my instagram account my little step-brother "liked" a picture i posted.

i didn't even know he was still on my friends list.

smiddy3

It`s about 25 years since my wife & I set foot in a KH yet since I`ve had a PC thanks to my son for the past 10-12 years I have been interested in whats going on in JW land and I check in almost daily.

It`s become like an addiction with me .I am interested in peoples experience`s and those who exit the cult as well as any news that will bring them down such as the ARC and the many law suits against them from all over the world.

And I try to add my 2 cents worth by commenting and/or posting hoping I can contribute to someone leaving the religion.

Trying to make up for the many hours I spent in my 33 years as a JW trying to make converts into the JW ranks.

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J.W.'s reliance on Matthew 24:14

by The Fall Guy in

virtually every j.w.

will gladly tell you that matthew 24:14 proves that only they are god's true people/religion, because they are the only people preaching the good news worldwide today.

crucially, they double-down on this lame bet by adding that their worldwide preaching proves another wtbts teaching, namely, that we are living in "the last days.

smiddy3

What exactly in a nutshell is "This good news of the Kingdom" ? that Jesus spoke about , and have the IBSA/Jehovahs Witnesses always preached it consistently ?

14

Australian Football player Alex Rance

by Mattieu in

how can i describe alex rance?

if i was from the uk or europe, imagine your best football goal keeper.

if from the usa, imagine your best defence player in the nfl.

smiddy3

Alex Rance`s value as a player has gone up tremendously as well as his potential for more endorsements in the media such as radio and TV opportunities .

He has already branched out in TV and Radio on a small scale and I can see that blossoming into larger engagements in the future.

He does have a pleasant nature is articulate and a good looking young man (none of which can be attributed to his religion)

In the light of previous posts and his new found fame in being a deciding factor in the AFL Grand Final win for his club Richmond ,it will be interesting how he handles the accolades that will come his way and the predatory women who want to bed these football "stars" for their share in the spotlight.

I wish him well ,but human imperfections are what makes us human ,the first perfect human didn`t fare well did he.

I will watch this space.

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Do you have a comfort dog?

by compound complex in

jw
friends

greetings, dog owners and lovers:.

since i wrote "i walk dogs" a few days ago, i started caring for a new little fellow.

feisty and noisy, bouncing off the walls.

smiddy3

Nobody loves you like a dog does except maybe a cat.

We had a toy poodle that my wife bought as a pup,I wasn`t that keen at first ,however gradually that dog bonded with me and I with her.After a couple of years a teenage cat adopted us and both of them stayed with us for about 16-17 years until we had to put them down because of old age and illness .

I never want to go through that heartache/heartbreak again I was a wreck

"R.I.P. Lilly and Daisy" as I type this tears are flowing down my face and it`s been a few years since their passing..

Thanks for this post coCo

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The boys in Pennsylvania- The real power behind Watchtower

by UnshackleTheChains in

i am quite interested in something mike and kim said in their video when talking about why their you tube videos are being taken down.

in their video below, at around 35 seconds.

mike say's that he has being trying to tell people that the boys in pennsylvania are the real power behind watchtower - not the governing body?.

smiddy3

The real power behind the Jehovah`s Witness religion is not Jehovah and certainly not Jesus whom they relegate to the backroom ,it is the Legal department ,and the Public relations department , and the power -brokers but especially the legal department.

The legal department I believe is instrumental in determining some doctrines especially controversial doctrines and has little to do with Biblical scripture.

Jehovah`s Witnesses are not governed or directed by Holy Spirit ,they are governed and directed by what is beneficial to the advancement and growth of the religion using human strategies at their disposal such as Lawyers and power-brokers.

This was a man made religion from the start and it has used it`s influence over Gulilble people to build itself into a multi-million dollar publishing empire over the western world.

Which suited them well until it became clear they could no longer charge for books or magazines they were placing door to door. without being taxed for their sales.

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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

jw
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.