Posts by smiddy3

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NSW, Victoria sign up to child abuse redress scheme, with bill to reach hundreds of millions of dollars

by AndersonsInfo in

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/nsw-victoria-sign-up-to-child-abuse-redress-scheme-with-bill-to-reach-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-20180308-p4z3ia.html.

by david crowe.

8 march 2018 .

Memorial Invite - new focus?

by jws in

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i got the latest memorial invite on my door sometime today.

i work from home.

between the time i drop the kids at school and pick them up, i was here.

smiddy3

If someone comes to my door with that invite

Please join us for the annual commemoration of the death of Jesus Christ.

I will ask them when are they going to annual`y commemorate the death of every man woman and child who died needlessl`y refusing a potential life saving blood transfusion resulting in their death ?

I wonder what their response will be ?

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Terrific movie monologue from "Three Billboards Outside Ebbings, Missouri'

by Captain Schmideo2 in

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just watched this movie last night.. the premise of the title and film centers around the mother of young girl, who was raped, murdered, and set on fire by an unknown killer.

convinced that the local police could be doing more, she erects billboards outside of town, calling into question the efforts of the town's beloved chief of police.

this does not sit well with the other townspeople, and soon, the town priest comes to visit and admonish her.and after hearing him tell her if she came to church more regularly, she would be able to find the peace and resolution she needs over her daughter's death, she delivers this speech to him:.

smiddy3

I thought it was a great movie and I love Frances Mcdormand though I hated her dress at the Oscars .

(It isn’t clear, from the end of the movie, whether they follow through on that plan.) [bold added]

Brilliant

That`s where your own imagination comes in

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Are some of the long serving Bethel servants being given marching orders?

by carefullyread in

does any one have any info on the treatment of long serving elderly bethel servants who are retiring or virtually having to retire?

with the closing & selling off of their properties & relocation's, what is happening to their elderly servants who cannot just move away & have lived at some of their jw accommodations for so long?

many of these servants have worked for very little financial rewards & i have heard some have no life savings or superannuation retirements payouts.. shouldn't the society be paying out a redundancy sum to them?

smiddy3

nowwhat / ,MNIONC ,

The apartment complex in NY turned into a nursing home called the "Home for The Elderly and Re-Assigned "

My question is this.

Is it operated and financed by the WTB&TS / Governing Body of Jehovah`s Witnesses ?

or

Is it a separate and distinct enterprise financed and operated by a private group of Jehovah`s Witnesses with no legal connection to the WTB&TS. and not funded or endorsed by them ?

or are they

Something along the line with Jehovah Jirreh operated by Jehovah`s Witnesses but not endorsed or funded by the WTB&TS or the GB of Jehovah`s Witnesses.

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NSW, Victoria sign up to child abuse redress scheme, with bill to reach hundreds of millions of dollars

by AndersonsInfo in

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/nsw-victoria-sign-up-to-child-abuse-redress-scheme-with-bill-to-reach-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-20180308-p4z3ia.html.

by david crowe.

8 march 2018 .

smiddy3

Thanks Barbara for posting this.the premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews stated that the institutions non Govt./churches etc are not getting away with any loopholes they have now been closed .

And victims have the opportunity to sue institutions and churches that may not opt in to the redress scheme apparently with the support from the Vic. Govt.if I read it right.

I think the Victorian Govt. went a step of the way ahead of the NSW Govt.in giving support to the victims of abuse however it is great that both states have thrown their support and opted in to this redress scheme.

Hopefully other state and territories will do so and

ESPECIALLY churches and other institutions opt in to this redress scheme which is a voluntary thing to do and not all of them has done so yet.

The catholic church has agreed to opt in now that the states have agreed to it

The Jehovah`s Witnesses ? What do you reckon

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Here's PROOF that Charles Taze Russell Was NOT a Pennsylvania Freemason

by AndersonsInfo in

no, charles taze russell was not a pennsylvania freemason!.

this is the answer i received in a letter: .

"after a search of our records, we determined that the three russell's were not members of our organization.

smiddy3

Whether C.T.Russell was a mason or not is immaterial to me ,however I do believe he was somewhat influenced by them simply because of the symbols he used in his publications such as the Watchtower and other works which he had printed. which are rooted in the Masons beliefs / practices.

Also the very name C.T.Russell gave to his journal that he published in 1874 titled "Zions Watchtower and Herald Of Christs Presence " certainly attests to that fact ,Zionism being closely aligned to mason beliefs.

Along with the symbols used on the front cover of that magazine .

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suicide

by zeb in

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who among us has known a jw who has committed suicide.

i believe this as a separate subject has not been covered..

smiddy3

zeb

I knew two that committed suicide and the topic has been covered before even going back as far as 15 years ago I believe.

Their was also a brother in Bethel Brooklyn that commited suicide many,many years ago that was hushed up

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March 2018 Broadcast - When quotes become rumors

by Listener in

this months broadcast is presented by losche and he discusses the need for trust in the fds.

the following is transcribed from the 12.30 mark.. satan also has the scheme to spread rumors about our brothers including the faithful slave.

the method of spreading rumors is not new.

smiddy3

"This is not to say that the Slave is perfect and never makes mistakes but Jehovah and Jesus trusts the imperfect Slave who cares for things to the best of his ability and with the best of motives".

Are they for real saying this ? So what they are saying is that Jehovah God or Christ Jesus can`t make sure what the Slave says is accurate or true ?

Is Jehovah an Almighty God or not ?

Is Jesus Ruling over the Christian (JW) Congregation or not ?

If the Slave gives out misleading /wrong statements then obviously Jehovah /Jesus are not backing them and they are false prophets.

"Since 1919 of our common era, the Slave has been put in charge of some belongings of Christ. According to Matthew 24:47"

OH ? Their is almost nothing that was accepted or believed in 1919 that is accepted or believed today by Jehovah`s witnesses .

In fact if you witnessed to or about the things that were believed in 1919 today and promoted those beliefs you would be DF as an Apostate simply because those beliefs are discarded today.

So by extension if Jehovah accepted the IBSA (they were not known by the name Jehovah`s Witnesses back then ) in 1919 for what they believed .

He Jehovah would reject Jehovah`s Witnesses today for not believing why he endorsed the IBSA in 1919 because Jehovah`s Witnesses today reject what was taught in 1919 as being old light therefore wrong.

They can`t have it both ways .

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"Lies! All Lies!"

by compound complex in

apply miss dietrich's "truth" wherever and to whomever you will .

.

.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tskpxgajmhw.

smiddy3

Is that a prophecy about members of the G.B. and how they will react to accusations of them being religious charlatans ,false prophets , falsely posing as a charity and obtaining tax exemptions that are not justified ,not giving back to Caesar(s) what belongs to Caesar ,reaping in Millions of dollars $$$$ in real Estate sales while claiming to be a not for profit organization ? and previously gaining XXX amount of dollars $$$$ in their printing & publishing empire that they had going for approx. 100 or more years still claiming to be a non profit organization.?

And their have been many other scams the WTB&TS have put over their members in recent years such as the absolving existing loans to the WT Society by Congregations that would soon be finished only to impose upon them a pledge to donate the same amount of the loan indefinitely ?

OHHH..... and let`s not forget all of the accusations that are happening around the world of Child sexual Abuse cover ups ,failure to let the appropriate authorities such as police and and other agencies know of these abuses in their congregations while they endeavour to protect their perceived image in the community.

And protect the abuser when their are no two witnesses to verify the allegations.

The poor child victim has no hope.

A total failure to protect children in their own community and at the same time exposing children outside of their religion to possible abuse by the abuser in the wider community.

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How many are PIMO ??

by Phizzy in

i know we cannot answer this, how many are physically in, mentally out (pimo), but i heard an amazing piece of news the other day.. an ex-p.o and ex-elder, a long time regular pioneer, and when i knew him a stalwart believer, went for a drink with another jw who has actually left, but is not df or anything.. in the course of conversation he came out with this bombshell "well, i am actually an atheist now, i just go along to keep my wife happy".. i also heard of a number of youngsters that i know personally who are simply living their life as they want, whilst making sure they don't get df'd for family and social reasons.. if as it seems the pimo's are a huge number, could there be a huge " awakening" where they all realize they are in a huge group, and they all say " eff it, lets call it a day on all the jw s**t ".

?.

wishful thinking, but.....just possible ?.

smiddy3

I`m inclined to believe their are a lot more than we give credit for and probably more so among young males than females though I could be totally wrong about that ratio.

Whether they are aware of it or not a vast number are " in" simply and only because of emotional blackmail used against them .

"If you leave JW`s you will lose all family and friends who remain JW`s and will be shunned and ostracized"

Hence they stay "in" but are not believers anymore.

I think it`s a good post Phizzy