Posts by smiddy3

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"Apostasy" is worse than...??

by stuckinarut2 in

it is funny to contemplate how ridiculous the act of shunning "apostates" who leave the org for conscientious reasons is.. so we have been rudely ignored and even abused by jws who :.

1) have been imprisoned recently for dishonest business practices and fraud worth millions of dollars.

2) have been bankrupt several times.

I find it funny that Jehovah and Jesus Christ never shunned Satan and Jehovah is going to give his buddy Satan a free pass to cause havoc on mankind after Jesus Christ 1000 year rule ends . Job , Mat, Revelation .

But he is a God of love isn`t he .

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What’s your favorite "News" website?

by Wonderment in

news in general are supposed to be unbiased.

but given how commercial and political interests get their tentacles around them, finding a fully unbiased news website is not so easy.. here in america some would rather trust bbc or reuters than they do cnn or fox news.

any favorites?.

smiddy3

I put a like to that jwleaks

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How credible are NWT’s critiques?: R. H. COUNTESS and John 1:1, Part I.

by Wonderment in

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smiddy3

What i am saying is that the WT used the Greek text "and God was the word" and then they interpret it to mean "the word was a god"

Christians claim that the Bible is the word of God ,Gods word ,they either believe what it says or they want to "interpret" what God meant to say.

Is God so incompetent that he can`t say what he means ? or that he does not mean what he says ?

The reason that their are over 40,000 Christian sects in the world is simply because they all interpret the scriptures to what God meant to say according to their own agenda and not what is stated in the oldest existing manuscripts .

That`s just my 2 cents worth.

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Cults and extreme belief

by Butyoucanneverleave in

a&e has a new show this season called cults and extreme belief.

the second episode will air on 5/29 at 9:00 pm and jehovah's witnesses will be featured.

hopefully they do a good job exposing them for what they really are.

smiddy3

And JWs will cry "apostate driven lies" and "persecution" when that show gets aired...

Just got this quote from A&E web site and sad to say it will be from former members, so any current JW will just blame apostates for their lies on this show. Its worth a watch though.

Who cares what "they" JW`s think or say the majority of people who watch it will be non J.W.`s and they will be informed as to what a cult the J.W.religion is ? and they wont be new recruits ,ever .

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How credible are NWT’s critiques?: R. H. COUNTESS and John 1:1, Part I.

by Wonderment in

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smiddy3

I would just quote the "Kingdom Interlinear of The Christian Greek Scripture" by the WTB&TS emphasizing the word for word translation "and god was the word"

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Modern replacement for make sure of all things book

by Jehovahisgod in

question please for one of jehovah's witnesses i'm doing some prison ministry.

you used to have the make sure of all things hold fast to what is fine book what is the modern equivalent of this book i need a book which lists the bible topics and where to actually find them in the bible can somebody give me a pointer?.

smiddy3

Edit to add : Welcome to the forum

Jehovahisgod

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Modern replacement for make sure of all things book

by Jehovahisgod in

question please for one of jehovah's witnesses i'm doing some prison ministry.

you used to have the make sure of all things hold fast to what is fine book what is the modern equivalent of this book i need a book which lists the bible topics and where to actually find them in the bible can somebody give me a pointer?.

smiddy3

I`m interested in your involvement in prison ministry as I was interested with a WT or Awake article that gave some experiences some 25-30 years ago or more .

Some years later I experienced first hand how a JW`s Elder handled prison visits and it was nothing like what the society`s magazines said and was in full contrast to how other "Clergy" did their prison work.

The Clergy of Christendom were known by the prison officials and could come and go as they pleased anytime during the day to minister who ever they wanted.

In contrast with Christendom the Elder never identified himself as a JW who was ministering to an inmate {a couple of JW`s were incarcerated at the time } and he only went in as a visitor during official visiting times .

So in effect the prison system was not going to be reminded that J.W.`s were incarcerated and they were not aware that an Elder of the JW faith was making prison visits.

Thinking back on that it was so no reproach would be brought on Jehovah`s name.

However the Society`s magazine gave an entirely different and false impression.

And that was just another reason I started to doubt seriously what the organization said and what they actually did in practice.

And that occurred about 30 years ago.

I hope your not being so dishonest also jehovahisgod I`m glad to see you used the small g in god.Gen.3:22

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Why Are Schools Targets Of So Much Gun Violence?

by Brokeback Watchtower in

why are so many youth flipping out and gunning down fellow students?

is there something seriously wrong with society?

does the public education/indoctrination system need some serious tweaking?

smiddy3

America has always had a fascination with guns its a cultural thing going all the way back to the "Wild West" to the Mob violence of the 20`s and 30`s .

What other nation on earth has in its Constitution the right of every citizen to own and carry a firearm ?

correct me if I`m wrong but isnt that the case with the USA ?

Could it be a part of a narcissistic obsession with fame (infamy will do) and celebrity?

That certainly could have a lot to do with it too

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What’s your favorite "News" website?

by Wonderment in

news in general are supposed to be unbiased.

but given how commercial and political interests get their tentacles around them, finding a fully unbiased news website is not so easy.. here in america some would rather trust bbc or reuters than they do cnn or fox news.

any favorites?.

smiddy3

How come nobody`s mentioned "Watching The World" AWAKE Magazine that`s the only News worth reading about was what I was told many years ago by the "Society" never mind that it was always biased and month`s behind and out of date and irrelevant.

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Previous sect in the Watchtower lineage

by GLTirebiter in

here is an article talking about william miller's great disappointment and a utopian settlement established by one of his followers, peter armstrong.

the author's statements reveal several similarities between the millerites and their successors, the watchtower bible and tract society:.

founded in pennsylvania.

smiddy3

Adding insult to injury, the article does not even name WTBTS as successors to Miller's teachings: Seventh Day Adventists made the cut, but JW.org did not rate a mention!

I have also noted the same thing with many other articles of religious doomsayers and seemingly more often than not Jehovah`s Witnesses don`t get a mention.

I think that just proves the point that the religion of Jehovah`s Witnesses and their beliefs just doesn`t register with society in general .

In other words they are irrelevant nobody knows or cares what they believe or teach.

Jehovah`s Witnesses believe they are fulfilling the prophecy of Jesus in preaching" this good news of the kingdom" and they have been preaching for over 100 years mat.24:14

However you could take a survey of over a million plus people around the world and that subject would not be on the list of what they associate Jehovah`s Witnesses with.

The only thing people know about J.W`s are ...No blood Transfusions, No Xmas , no birthdays ,No voting ,maybe No war .and that`s about it.

And the reasons they will give you for them knocking on your door ? To solicit money or to make converts . and nothing more.