Posts by smiddy3

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Universal Sovereignty

by incognito2014 in

i always thought this was nonsense, just an excuse for why there’s suffering.. but just assuming there really is this very long period of human history to allow god to prove his sovereignty.

this issue that affects every being not just on the planet but in the universe .

it’s a big deal and one that is so important that billions of people have had to suffer for 6,000 years.. .

smiddy3

Universal Sovereignty ? Don`t the Jehovah`s Witnesses / Watchtower have the bull by the tale and got it all arse about ?

Angels / Spirit creation are a step up the ladder than what humans are in intellect and power ..They also apparently can flit about all over the universe at will .

Whereas humans are limited in what they can do and are confined to this earth which severely restricts them from having much of an influence as to what happens in the universe .

So isnt it more logical for the Angels/Spirit creatures to be dealt with the question and answer of universal sovereignty " and not humans ?

Especially so since it was an Angel that tricked humans in the first place ?

Shouldn`t the onus be put on them to prove Jehovah`s Universal sovereignty and not humans ?

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You are afraid of children Jehovah witnesses after criminal tragedy in Kerch 2018?

by Pit123123 in

why are the leaders of the watchtower corporation modestly silent about this shame jehovah witnesses?.

all children jehovah witnesses potential terrorist?.

only not politics!

smiddy3

Did this tragedy get anything like the news coverage we are seeing with the NZ tragedy ?

I don`t recall seeing this before .?

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Climate Change - True Believer or Skeptic?

by Simon in

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climate change ... who doesn't believe it?

crazy fools and science deniers ... right?.

it seems like it's become the new religion, the new orthodoxy, that must be accepted and believed as gospel and preached to all.. is it ok to be skeptical?.

smiddy3

On the other hand does all of the coal fired power stations around the world contribute to any Climate change ?

Does all of the exhaust fumes of all the cars around the world contribute to any change in Climate ?

They say there is a City in the sky above us with over 1 million people anytime of the day or night flying above us .

All of these Jets spew out exhaust fumes constantly all around the world night and day ,how much pollution are they causing every minute of the day and night ? Do they contribute to any change in climate ?

I don`t know ,but surely it must be having some effect somehow on the environment because the environment was never subjected to this amount of man made pollution 200 years ago.

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Qualifying For A Kingdom Hall Funeral

by minimus in

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one of the most despicable things i can remember is having the elders determining whether or not you “qualified” for proper funeral services in a kingdom hall and if the talk could be given by an elder.

people are hurting terribly and the family is then told, even though the deceased was a member of the congregation, they still weren’t good enough to qualify for proper burial services per the congregation!

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smiddy3

I don’t think the Roles is real!!!!! But what if it is !!

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Watchtower Rules and Enforcement

by Ding in

i've been thinking about the wt's disciplinary system -- marking, private reproof, public reproof, disfellowshipping.

did you find their system oppressive while you were a jw?

did you find the system theoretically okay but unfairly applied (playing favorites, etc.)?

smiddy3

I`m sad to say I was too far indoctrinated and I blame myself because I wanted to believe it at the time.

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Problems that exist with the Australian Redress Scheme for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse.As it stands now.

by smiddy3 in

i was listening to an overnight abc radio broadcast with rod quin ?in the early hours of the morning 14/3/19.

and with him was a guest of the labour party of newcastle nsw ,sorry her name escapes me.. and some issues were raised that i never knew of, that survivors might have .hopefully i can articulate them here as i understand it.

and remember it ....we all know the trauma that a child will go through with being abused and some will go off the rails because of that and commit some crimes of their own maybe in their teen years .. anybody who has committed a crime and spent time in jail can not take part in the redress scheme.

smiddy3

One other thing that I recall about the Redress Scheme and the ARC into Institutionalized Child sexual Abuse was that because of so many institutions that were involved and so many people were interviewed the ARC estimated there could be as many as 60 thousand people who may take advantage of the scheme ,however as of late February their were less than 3 thousand who had taken up the option to take advantage of the redress scheme.

So the question remains is it because of the problems listed in the above post and/or are their other problems also that exist that puts victims off applying to this scheme.

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massive hail storm hits Sydney

by zeb in

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news reports.

"golf-ball size hail.

" anyone know anyone who was under that?.

smiddy3

And what if it turns out to be true that it was a Muslim who did this slaughter ? against his own kind ?

sorry if this has gone off topic.

It wasn`t me

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Watchtower can be greatfull they gave Michael Jackson the flick when they did

by joe134cd in

i was just thinking how greatful wt can be that they dfed him when they did.

could you imagine the hammering they would be taking now from the ex-jw community, in light of the recent documentary.

i’m by no means sticking up for them i’m just saying, that’s all..

smiddy3

Was it ever really announced from the platform that MJ was DF ? I must have missed something.

Even if MJ had still been a JW they would reason that he wasn't really because you're not a real JW if you are sinning....( or committing a crime )

I love this reasoning : By that same argument their are no Catholics in jails because if you are a real Catholic you wouldn`t commit the crime / sin

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Problems that exist with the Australian Redress Scheme for Victims of Child Sexual Abuse.As it stands now.

by smiddy3 in

i was listening to an overnight abc radio broadcast with rod quin ?in the early hours of the morning 14/3/19.

and with him was a guest of the labour party of newcastle nsw ,sorry her name escapes me.. and some issues were raised that i never knew of, that survivors might have .hopefully i can articulate them here as i understand it.

and remember it ....we all know the trauma that a child will go through with being abused and some will go off the rails because of that and commit some crimes of their own maybe in their teen years .. anybody who has committed a crime and spent time in jail can not take part in the redress scheme.

smiddy3

The Australian Royal Commission and the Police & the Law recognize that Child Sexual Abuse is a crime and not just a sin in Gods sight .

So why aren`t those Priests ,Pastors ,Elders ,Deacons ,or any other person in authority in a secular institution not charged in some way for not reporting this abuse to the appopriate authority when it has been brought to their attention ,in other words they have been complicit in concealing this crime against minors that has been brought to there attention ?

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Climate Change - True Believer or Skeptic?

by Simon in

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climate change ... who doesn't believe it?

crazy fools and science deniers ... right?.

it seems like it's become the new religion, the new orthodoxy, that must be accepted and believed as gospel and preached to all.. is it ok to be skeptical?.

smiddy3

I think , no ,I believe Incognigo Montoya has the finger on the pulse .

I concur with all you had to say on the subject