Posts by smiddy3

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Mary Shelley the Movie

by smiddy3 in

has anybody seen this movie yet ?

i really enjoyed it .and i couldn`t help but think of those with literally/poetic skills on this forum while i was watching it .. i would be interested in anybody`s comments reviews either good or bad ..

smiddy3

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Reassigned, ...to complete erasure from memory and near poverty.

by Lostandfound in

a complete scandal is the reassignment to nothing of the thousands (?

) of bethelites, over age cos etc, .

out on the street atfter decades of unpaid service in very many cases.

smiddy3

And there are some elderly folks still at Bethel that are cared for at Warrick by my uber cousin and I wonder how that works and how they get to stay in the compound. These people are really old too but I guess they get to stay in and get cared for. Wonder how that is determined?

Maybe they have a property or an inheritance that the Borg hope to get their hands on

Just saying .

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Welcome...to Witness Island! Almost all Witnesses!

by Witness 007 in

guadelope an island near brazil has 1 in 49 people are witnesses.

403,000 population 8,300 witnesses!

the main language is french and cereol.

smiddy3

Hey witness 007 that sounds like a congregation I was in just north of Brisbane in Australia .its a Peninsular that at one stage had 3 congregations in it and we were on the same territory block every 2 or 3 weeks .

And that was over 25-30 years ago .I`d hate to be witnessing their now .

I hated it .

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JWS, The GB and Conglomeration Of Various Beliefs

by HiddlesWife in

i was watching this particular you tube video=> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quzdbzspsqu .

this above moved me to question: did russell (and maybe including, rutherford, gb1.0/2.0) research plus take bits and pieces from other religions/belief systems, preaching that events like these are leading mankind to "end of the world" and combine those together for the jw r&f to believe?

(i hope some of posters/members understand what i am asking.

smiddy3

Barbour and Miller with their religious ideas were two men that had a profound influence in formulating C.T.Russell`s own ideas about the religion he formed the "International Bible Student`s Association" and not the "Jehovah`s Witness" religion that J.F.Rutherford formed .

Joseph F.Rutherford poached the members of the I.B.S.A.away to form the J.W.religion, and isn`t that where most of the members of the J.W.religion come from ,that is being poached away from other existing christian religions ?

In their heyday/glory day`s of growth ,by far the majority of conversions to the J.W.religion came from Christendoms religions ,Roman Catholic ,Church of England ,and other protestant churches .

Very,very,very few conversions were ever made from non christian religions .

In fact Jehovah`s Witnesses to this day have made little to no impact in "witnessing" in Asian ,and Islamic countries that covers about a third of the worlds population .

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It sucks too love boxing and being in a JW family

by Akid48 in

during this new year i started to love boxing and i can only really do is shadowbox which is good training, but i really want to do more.

now you might be thinking ''why the heck would this kid take a likeing in boxing when he is in a jw family?

''well thats the point of this post it sucks that i cant do a sport that i like and i want to spend time doing because jw's dont let you do sports and dear god you wont be able to do something like boxing.. (i just made this because i just wanted to talk about this and some of you will understand if you wanted too do sports but you couldnt because you where a part of a jw family).

smiddy3

When I was 17/ 18 I took up Judo as a sport casually at first and then really got to enjoy it and no one in my family were J.W.`s

The trouble is I converted when I was 19 and the general consensus then was that it was not a good thing to pursue .It is one of the little things I regret to this day giving up something I liked and enjoyed trying to please other people and a religion who would throw me on the scrap heap if I didn`t tow the line.

Do what you want to do in your life but be prepared for the consequences.Of course it all depends upon how old you are .If you are a minor you still need to obey and be subject to your parents .

O.K i just looked back and your only 13/14 yrs.old ,I`m sorry but you might just have to bide your time until you are old enough to go your own way.

I hope others can give you better advice

Take care

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Helping my husband wake up, need advice.

by Whynot in

my husband is dfed but he is a prime example of someone who was a puppet for the watchtower.

i was able to wake him a little with the sex abuse scandal.

he was an elder and is very familiar with those rules.

smiddy3

my husband still believes the Bible is infallible.>>.Then my suggestion would be look up sites that show where the many bible Scriptures contradict each other ,and their are many .

That should undermine his faith in the Bible being infallible.unless he is a total hopeless lost cause .

But their is more you can do : The WTB&TS published a publication "The kingdom Interlinear Of The Christian Greek Scriptures" a word for word translation of the text the WT used for the N.W.T. of the Christian Greek Scriptures .

Nowhere in that translation in Greek does the Tetragrammaton the four Hebrew letters representing Gods name JHVH/YHWH in either Hebrew or Greek.

Therefore for the Watchtower to put the name Jehovah in the Christian Greek Scriptures is dishonest .

Also, nowhere in the Christian Greek Scriptures are Christians told to be witnesses of Jehovah ,nowhere.!.... however their are upwards of 20 times where Christians are to be witnesses of Jesus Christ in the Christian Greek Scriptures.

And more pointedly the Bible states that "in the name Jesus every knee should bend (in worship ) of those in heaven and those on earth and those under the ground"

Notice ! not in Jehovah`s name but in Jesus name every knee should bend in worship and that God exalted him to a superior position and kindly gave him ( Jesus ) the name that is above every other name .( including the name Jehovah ) Phil.2 :9-11

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Mary Shelley the Movie

by smiddy3 in

has anybody seen this movie yet ?

i really enjoyed it .and i couldn`t help but think of those with literally/poetic skills on this forum while i was watching it .. i would be interested in anybody`s comments reviews either good or bad ..

smiddy3

Mary Wollstone Craft Shelley / Poetry Foundation... is a link I found fascinating with all the work that Mary Shelley produced in her lifetime , I had no idea how gifted she was.

Her Father was very exceptional also in his own right.

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LEAK: 3000 buildings to liquidate. How to choose? (Watchtower propaganda video)

by Fay Dehr in

https://youtu.be/pzdxen9rvw0.

as the leaked financial meetings show, watchtower (by it's own admission) has to liquidate 3000+ properties quickly.

how do they choose?

smiddy3

The reason why their are empty seats in K.H.`s is because their is no growth in the area and is that because there is a secret sin in the congregation ?

Or is it because the congregation is so fed up not being able to interest anyone anymore in this religion they have just given up and realized "witnessing" in that territory is a lost cause .

When the man read that scripture in mark 10:28-30 why did he omit to mention " with persecutions " ?

cherry picking what he wanted to convey ?

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Mary Shelley the Movie

by smiddy3 in

has anybody seen this movie yet ?

i really enjoyed it .and i couldn`t help but think of those with literally/poetic skills on this forum while i was watching it .. i would be interested in anybody`s comments reviews either good or bad ..

smiddy3

Has anybody seen this movie yet ? I really enjoyed it .And I couldn`t help but think of those with literally/poetic skills on this forum while I was watching it .

I would be interested in anybody`s comments reviews either good or bad .

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JWs & "generations"

by Magnum in

we all know what a mess the jw "generation" teachings have been.

but, there is one hard and fast truth concerning jws and "generations" - that is, that many generations of jws have died without the realization of the hope they were promised.. there were many before my grandfather's time, but i'm going to start with his.

his generation, his peers, lived at a time when jwdom was exciting, bold, confident, seemingly deeper and scholarly, seemingly genuinely concerned about the preaching work and saving lives.

smiddy3

A bloody good thread Magnum ,I became a "Witness" at 20 years of age in 1960 and can relate to what you say.

However even before that time I think of those who gave up their Life`s dreams and aspirations following C.T.Russell`s writings ,prophecy`s and predictions that never materialized .

A wasted generation who knows what they may have achieved had they not gave their lives to this cause.

Then of course was J.F.Rutherford who hoodwinked God knows how many more into beleiving that Millions Now Living Will/May never die . And of course we all now know they already have .

How many of them put their life on hold gave up their dreams and aspirations ,put off child birth ,career`s only to have none of the promises come to fruition

Which brings me to my time beginning with the "Witnesses" and publications that I thought had to be inspired by a God Jehovah who I had learnt for the first time was God`s name ( I had never thought of him as having a name ) Books that had an impression on me."Your Will Be Done On Earth" , "Equipped For Every Good Work "

" Let your Name Be sanctified "

"Things Which It Is Impossible To Lie " and " Babylon The Great Has Fallen Gods Kingdom Rules " Their was also a booklet that had a profound affect on me during that early period called "Basis For Belief In A New World "

At least these publications seemed reasonable at the time and backed by the scriptures and world events at the time

What do they have to base their faith on today ?

An overlapping generation ?