Posts by smiddy3

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1919 Selection - When first referred to?

by AuntBee in

does anyone know when the wt officially started referring to jesus choosing them in 1919?

the first reference to it in the publications?

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smiddy3

I think it may have been in the book "God`s Kingdom Of A Thousand Years Has Approached" by Fred Franz printed in 1973{ Though I could be wrong

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Other Religions use the Name JEHOVAH too

by UnDisfellowshipped in

are jehovah's witnesses really the only religion that promotes and preaches the name of jehovah?.

jw's are always claiming that they are the only religion that preaches and uses the name jehovah, and that is why only they will be saved.

for example, look at this quote from the watchtower:.

Jonathan Sargent

I suggest you look at the Greek Text in the "Kingdom Interlinear of The Christian Greek Scriptures" published by the WTB&TS and you won`t find the name Jehovah anywhere in it .

Nor will you find the Tetragrammaton or any equivalent letters in Greek referring to that name anywhere in that publication.

Jesus Christ ,the Apostles nor any of Jesus Disciples ever used the name Jehovah or any such personal name of God in the New Testament.

It just isnt in their.

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Volcano eruption in Hawaii! The end surely must be near!

by nowwhat? in

umm how do you think islands are formed to begin with?

!.

smiddy3

Ain`t that the truth OTWO ,haven`t they also said that false prophets would also arise in the last days to mislead many ? not referring to themselves of course ?

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Newark Holy Stones with the tetragrammaton

by dropoffyourkeylee in

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/newark_holy_stones.

in one of my volunteer activities i help staff a small museum which has displays and artifacts about ohio history.

one of the amusing stories is about the newark (ohio) holy stones, 'discovered' in an excavation of an indian mound in 1860, and believed by some at the time to be proof that the 10 lost tribes of israel had come to ohio and built the indian earthworks in the ohio valley.

smiddy3

it seems that such people have an even stranger motive, they really believe the nonsense, and feel if they provide the "proof" it is helping their cause.

I in all honesty believe that is the case with some people, its weird but a phenomenon in religious cults.

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Iran vs. Israel - could it be the beginning of Armageddon?

by tartarus in

i have recently read in the news that an attack on iran is planned sometime after the olympics in beijing.

here's a bit of background to it:.

when irans fledgling democracy was overthrown with support of cia the shah of iran was giving israel free oil thru a pipeline that still runs thru saudi arabia to a refinery in the israeli city of haifa.

smiddy3

Hear we go again

The world talks peace ?

Its a sign of Armageddon.

The world talks war ?

Its a sign of Armageddon

Their have been War & Peace on Earth ever since Cain killed Abel which by the way were many wars started by the GOD of LOVE Jehovah who somehow desires that no human are ever destroyed ? Isn`t that why he sacrificed his only begotten son ?

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Birthday

by charonsdog in

by the time i finish this post, i will have turned 50 years old.

i spent over 40 years of my life not celebrating my birthday, and it never seemed like a big deal to me.

three years ago, i received a cake and some friends sang "happy birthday" to me at a dinner party that was for a different event.

smiddy3

Happy birthday and OOHHH to be fifty again

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interview with an apostate- morpheus

by _Morpheus in

when i saw simons thread and the "interview" series of threads that came from it i really enjoyed reading the life stories of those that shared.

a bump for newer people seems like a good idea and i figured i would add mine as well.

again, thanks to simon for the concept of a guided interview thread and the template.. tell us a little about yourself and your family.. hmmm... easy question, hard answer.

smiddy3

Can someone please spell it out in simple language for this ignoramous just how to do this ? I would love to contribute but I just cant figure it out ?

I put it down to senility / a senior moment that seems to last forever or maybe I`m just plain dumb..

Thanks in advance , I know you can help me .

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Atheists - How Did You Become An Atheist After Waking Up?

by pale.emperor in

i consider myself an atheist.

and right now i'm reading a lot on atheism in general (books written to answer creationists).. i'd be interested in knowing how you became an atheist after leaving the jws and how long did it take?

was it instant or did your belief in a deity gradually decline?.

smiddy3

Hang on Fink the lying and corrupt Watchtower Publishing house does not exist in New York anymore maybe your prayer WAS answered however you just weren`t specific enough in your prayer

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Strange Justice

by watson in

my ex-god had an unusual sense of justice.

you see, his human son broke the law.

so, my ex-god thought there needed to be some form of justice.

smiddy3

Was Jehovah guilty of entrapment of Adam/Eve ?

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Atheists - How Did You Become An Atheist After Waking Up?

by pale.emperor in

i consider myself an atheist.

and right now i'm reading a lot on atheism in general (books written to answer creationists).. i'd be interested in knowing how you became an atheist after leaving the jws and how long did it take?

was it instant or did your belief in a deity gradually decline?.

smiddy3

Its hard to put a finger on the time when I became an atheist because it was such a gradual event over a few years I believe.

It must have started when I finally realized J.W.`s could not possibly be the truth in the early 90`s and it was probably more like the sites like this one where many learned people posed questions and suggested readings that made me look deeper into the Bible and other writings that were not included as sacred scripture up until then I wasn`t aware of the vast amount that was available.

So the internet played a big part in my awakening with the information at a click of a button.

As a true believer before I left the religion it puzzled me no end that after nearly 100 years of preaching D2D that if I went around the block where I lived and asked people what they knew about J.W.`s their answer would be they don`t take blood transfusions or they just come round bible bashing or they dont salute the flag and that`s about it .

And I began to think what a waste of time ? their is something seriously wrong here ?

I marvel at all the life forms that exist on this planet and I marvel at the Universe as we know it however I`m sure that it has nothing to do with a Judeo/Christian God of creation that has an interest in humanity or any other God worshipped by mankind .

And I`ve never been happier