Posts by smiddy3

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JW Stumper Questions - List You Best Here

by pale.emperor in

hi guys.

sooner or later we're going to get a jw knocking on our door.

just like when we were jw's doing the knocking, it's good to have a question prepared to get them thinking about their own beliefs.

smiddy3

Why, in all of the illustrations in J.W literature of the anointed in heaven are they portrayed as men with beards.?

Aren`t their women in your organization that are women who are of the Anointed ? It`s not just restricted to men ?

So why are all the illustrations in your publications portrayed as only men ?

{J.W}. because in heaven their is no gender neither male or female .

{You}. If their is no gender neither male or female then why are those pictured as having beards ? doesn`t that give the impression that they are all male ? and that their are no females ruling with Christ Jesus.?

how do you answer this conundrum ?

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"Oh, That Fine Red Glow" in Brooklyn

by Wild_Thing in

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this journalist's love of the watchtower sign in brooklyn is a bit disturbing ... and weird.

i assume he was not raised a jehovah's witness, as the sign evokes fond memories for him seeing the sign's night glow of red showing the time and temp.

he takes pictures of the sign from multiple locations and angles as a "keepsake".

smiddy3

Why was the word "Watchtower" so prominent on the building anyway ? Wasn`t the Jehovahs Witnesses supposed to make the name "Jehovah" known in all the inhabited earth ?

However the Bible in the New Testament /Christian Greek Scriptures explicitly states that the name of Jesus is the name above every other name in heaven ,on earth,and under the ground.Phil.2:9-11 { including Jehovah`s name } during the Christian Era.

Isn`t red a symbol of fire ? ,so maybe that is prophetic of what will eventually happen to the WTB&TS .

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Paradise? Was it?

by TerryWalstrom in

paradisewas it really paradise to be in paradise?adam and eve never were held by a mother, never cuddled and sung to with a lullaby nor nursed or coddled with tenderness or any human familial embrace.

the first humans (adam and eve) never learned to toddle surrounded by brothers, sisters, aunts and uncles and grandparents cheering them on.

the entire experience of childhood was excised surgically like a trauma patient awakening from an accident with amnesia.adam and eve were never in a neighborhood with other kids forming friendship bonds for life and exchanging dreams and hopes for a future they were building in their community.

smiddy3

It never ceases to amaze me what you guys come up with,why didn`t I think of that ? .

So simple yet so true a word or paragraph was ever spoken.

Thank you Terry An excellent thought provoking post..not that you need to think that much as it`s so obvious.

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What Could Jehovah’s Special Provision Be to Save His People From the Wicked Watchtower Society?

by MADMARY in

i was baptized as one of jehovah witnesses in 1986. then in 2003, i disassociated myself officially with a letter.

but i did not stop reading the bible or believing in god.

but i have noticed everyone’s reaction here is very different to the great wickedness of the watchtower society.. some of us do not believe in god anymore, and threw their bibles away completely.

smiddy3

Maybe by just pointing out the obvious.

Jehovah`s Witnesses claim to be Bible based in Scripture.

Philipians 2:9- 10 says God gave Jesus a name that is above every other name and that every knee should bend of those in heaven on earth and those under the ground.

{That obviously excludes the name Jehovah that is not found in the Christian Greek Scriptures and neither is the Tetragrammaton or its Greek equivalent.

Also ,at Acts 11: "it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians "

Note : "by divine providence" and "they were to be called Christians"

Not Jehovah`s Witnesses.

And even after Isa,43 : 10- 12 ,the Jews never ever identified themselves as Jehovah`s witnesses even though that scripture was meant for them primarily.

Secondly: Jesus never identified his followers as Jehovah`s Witnesses

In conclusion Acts and Phillipians clearly show that Jesus is the one name to put your trust and hope in as that is the name GOD gave to Christians to put faith in.

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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 ?

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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

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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.