Posts by smiddy3

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Victims' advocates: Abuse not just a 'Catholic problem' [Advocates ask for an investigation like ARC]

by AndersonsInfo in

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/victims-advocates-abuse-not-just-a-catholic-problem-20180625.html.

victims' advocates: abuse not just a 'catholic problem' .

by peter smith, pittsburgh post-gazette .

smiddy3

"They are the only ones left to join the redress scheme of the ARC"

Not meaning to be pedantic LTPF but they are not "the only ones left to join the re-dress scheme" though your point is taken that they haven`t joined as yet . and maybe they wont to their shame .

In my personal view I think it may be better if they don`t as they will come under greater scrutiny .and judgement with all the publicity that goes with it if they have to defend their stand in a court of law as the Govt. minister rightly points out.

And hopefully a far bigger cost to them $$$$ wise.

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Drop Off in Mentioning 1914

by steve2 in

videos from the summer jw conventions ("be courageous) show the "urgency" about the end racheted up several notches.

paranoia rules supreme!.

curiously, though, very few, if any, statements in the convention program about 1914 and the overlapping generations.

smiddy3

They stopped mentioning 1914 on the inside cover of their magazines Watchtower and Awake as to why those magazines were published many years ago so it should be of no surprise that it gets less attention nowadays.

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Any PIMOs going to the convention from June 29-July1?

by Addison0998 in

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friends

if you are a pimo who has to go to the convention from june 29th to july 1st, send me a message!

i can’t say the location because i don’t want to give away my identity lol, but please send me a message and we can find out if maybe we’re going to the same one.

it would be so comforting to know i’m not alone, i know out of 7,000 a 9,000 people i defenitly won’t be, but you know what i mean, thanks!

smiddy3

pimo ,physically in mentally out , and welcome Cjgcjc we look forward to getting to know you better just remember not to divulge too much info about yourself if you want to remain under the radar .

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Celebrating a birthday for the 1st time

by Whynot in

after almost a year of thinking and eh feeling, not sure... i decided to throw a small birthday party for my son.

this feels so strange, i have never been to a birthday party.

my husband doesn't feel comfortable with it but he decided to play along lol.

smiddy3

It gets easier and easier every year demonizing ,birthdays are just another example of the G.B./J.W. straining at the gnat and gulping down the camel with their pettiness.

I hope your son has a great day and that both parents do also .

And don`t forget to give him a few presents also.

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Satan , Israelite`s /Jews view ./ Satan Christendom`s views .

by smiddy3 in

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over the years i have come across different writings that suggest a total difference in how the chosen people of israel and the jewish religion of today with the "old testament" viewed "satan" and how the many of christendoms religions including the jehovah`s witnesses view satan in the bible .. they seem to be at odds with each other ?.

does the christian greek scriptures " new testament" contradict the hebrew scriptures of the "old testament " about who or what satan is ?.

the israelite`s /jews were gods chosen people for 4,000 years wouldn`t /shouldn`t they know better about satan than the christian religion that usurped the jewish religion ?.

smiddy3

One line of thought that intrigued me was that since GOD was Almighty the Alpha and Omega evil is just another part of his makeup .He is the the GOD of good in the world and he is also responsible for evil.

That`s why he put the tree of the knowledge of good and bad in the garden of Eden to test Adam and Eve.

However like Christendom`s disunity of beliefs , their is no unity of belief in Jewish thinking regarding Satan.

Thanx for that link Whynot.

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Satan , Israelite`s /Jews view ./ Satan Christendom`s views .

by smiddy3 in

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friends

over the years i have come across different writings that suggest a total difference in how the chosen people of israel and the jewish religion of today with the "old testament" viewed "satan" and how the many of christendoms religions including the jehovah`s witnesses view satan in the bible .. they seem to be at odds with each other ?.

does the christian greek scriptures " new testament" contradict the hebrew scriptures of the "old testament " about who or what satan is ?.

the israelite`s /jews were gods chosen people for 4,000 years wouldn`t /shouldn`t they know better about satan than the christian religion that usurped the jewish religion ?.

smiddy3

Bobcat ,My understanding is that the Jewish religion does not recognise Satan as a personal being as taught in the New Testament.

"my Jewish Learning" Beliefs and practices of Jews is a site to look up regarding Satan.

Maybe one of our Jewish friends here can articulate the thought better than I can

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Satan , Israelite`s /Jews view ./ Satan Christendom`s views .

by smiddy3 in

jw
friends

over the years i have come across different writings that suggest a total difference in how the chosen people of israel and the jewish religion of today with the "old testament" viewed "satan" and how the many of christendoms religions including the jehovah`s witnesses view satan in the bible .. they seem to be at odds with each other ?.

does the christian greek scriptures " new testament" contradict the hebrew scriptures of the "old testament " about who or what satan is ?.

the israelite`s /jews were gods chosen people for 4,000 years wouldn`t /shouldn`t they know better about satan than the christian religion that usurped the jewish religion ?.

smiddy3

Over the years I have come across different writings that suggest a total difference in how the chosen people of Israel and the Jewish religion of today with the "Old Testament" viewed "Satan" and how the many of Christendoms religions including the Jehovah`s Witnesses view Satan in the Bible .

They seem to be at odds with each other ?

Does the Christian Greek Scriptures " New Testament" contradict the Hebrew scriptures of the "Old Testament " about who or what Satan is ?

The Israelite`s /Jews were Gods Chosen people for 4,000 years wouldn`t /shouldn`t they know better about Satan than the Christian religion that usurped the Jewish religion ?

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baptism photo

by stan livedeath in

i found this photo on a facebook group--just had to grab and share.......look at the name sign in the background!.

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smiddy3

Classic ....I wonder how long its going to take him to realize he is also a nutter .For his sake I hope it doesn`t take him too long .

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Do older faders fear better than younger faders

by joe134cd in

i read and replied to a post today about weather there were any benefits in been a jw.

as much as i now dislike the religion, i had to agree that there was an up side, due to their strong stance on alcohol, gambling, smoking, and sexual practice.

we would all agree that these can be terrible vices that can get out of control.. i was at one point a true believer, who believed in these rules, and to a point have benefited from abstaining from these practices.

smiddy3

Do the reasons for leaving and the age at which an individual leaves affect the out come in their lives. ?

I think it probably does

.Older people who leave generally have a much better understanding of the scriptural reasoning`s for their once long held beliefs.

And the publications of long ago that seemed to give credence and validate these beliefs.

Not so for the younger generation today who do not have any publications that relate to this period in history that resonate with any Bible prophecy and so have no relevance to today .

And of course their is the Internet today for which I am most thankful for .

In the 1950`s -60`s we had "Your will be Done On Earth " and Babylon The Great God`s Kingdom Rules " which seemed to fit in with what was happening on the world stage at that time in history .

Their is nothing comparable with what is happening now in Watchtower-land or the world scene that is comparable to those days in the 60`s and 70`s .

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Has Your JW Background Benefited You In Any Way?

by minimus in

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i would like to think there was some good that resulted from our being a witness at one time..

smiddy3

Becoming a J.W. put an end to my smoking which was a plus and while it didn`t put an end to my drinking habits I certainly learnt how to deal with it moderately. I consider those as a plus.

But had I joined any religion or cult as a disillusioned 19 year old as to where I was heading in my life back then it may well have had the same results .?

Who knows ?

All religions / Cults have these type of examples of changing peoples lives for the better .

It certainly does not mean they have a better "truth" than any other religion/ cult or philosophy .

And if they can all point to beneficial results from their members woudn`t that imply that God or a higher power was working through them ? That he had their blessing ?And that he is not partial but works good through all avenues ?