Posts by smiddy3

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It took a lot of lies, ignorance and corruption to create the JWS religion and the results were ?

by Rocketman123 in

looking back at the jws religion and all what it did to people who joined the results are not very becoming, one might even say regretfully harmful.

here of some things of which i'm thinking about ........ first on the list has to be the thousands of people to date that refused a blood transfusion and died in doing so.. the people that have committed suicide indirectly caused by the jws df social restrictions and other reasons.. all the time wasted distributing the wts literature door to door, only to realize the doctrines the wts (gb) heads created were false and misleading.. all the marriages by young people which were enforced due to strict sexaul behavior, only to end up in divorce for incompatibility reasons.. all the families that have broken up over the decades because of the jws religoius convictions.. all the young teenagers who were persuaded to not obtain higher education because the end is so near.. all the social relationships that could have been fulfilling and good but were halted because someone wasn't a jws.. all the money people gave the wts.

some giving their entire inheritance to the organization which ended up being full of deceit and corruption after all.. .

smiddy3

It funneled people to the TRUTH from the Bible,

Truthmatters, can you please tell me explicitly , what "Truth`s" from the Bible you are referring to ?

I`m a little confused by your comments so far .Correct me if I am wrong.

You seem to beleive JW`s have the "Truth" ,yet you have problems with some of their beleifs / interpretations of the Bible ? and some of their practices ? right ?

So what "Truths" from the Bible are you talking about ? And can you be a bit more specific ? as to what they are ?

I am genuinely interested in your answers .

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It took a lot of lies, ignorance and corruption to create CHURCHIANITY!

by TruthMatters in

have you gone back to that- or lost you faith because of 'brothers'?.

smiddy3

I think you could turn that subject heading on its head by replacing two words .

" It took a lot of lies Ignorance and Corruption to create Jehovah`s Witnesses."

And i would agree wholeheartedly with you.

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Most of you KNOW it that we witnesses have the Truth from the Bible

by TruthMatters in

it just that the gb has a problem mixing biblical fact with goofy opinions.. but at least is isn't like the churces!.

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smiddy3

In the words of Pauline Hanson { for ozzie posters } "Please Explain" ? TruthMatters why you are still a JW? and defending the organization ? in saying the above comments and posting on this forum ?

And if you said any of this openly in a congregation you would be DF, correct ?

Sorry Rocketman I didn`t realise you had posted what you did.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses That Acted Like Humans

by minimus in

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when you look back , did your witness associates act like normal human beings?

did any of them ever show compassion and feelings for a disfellowshipped person?.

any elders ever try to be kind to you, not “kind” as watchtower organization dictates, but truly kind and caring for you if you were experiencing difficulties?

smiddy3

I remember one in the second congregation my wife and I attended going back to the 60`s. We were a young couple and going through some money troubles at the time and he offered to help get us back on our feet with a loan which I declined .He was an assistant cong.O/seer a really very nice guy.

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Most of you KNOW it that we witnesses have the Truth from the Bible

by TruthMatters in

it just that the gb has a problem mixing biblical fact with goofy opinions.. but at least is isn't like the churces!.

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smiddy3

I have little respect for the GB, since they have CONTINUED was they goofy opinions ('Overlapping-generations'), have dumbed down the meetings, and even the newest version of the NWT!

So what part of the Jehovah`s Witness religion is the "Truth" ?

When exactly did they ever have the "truth?

In Russells day ? Rutherfords day? Knorr`s day ? Nothing any of those guys taught and preached is beleived as "True" by Jehovah`s Winesses today .

So they were false prophets then , and still are.

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Non Believers, how do you respond ?

by Phizzy in

i recently had this in a message from a jw, a lovely person, but mind controlled, he wrote " a life without hope is no life for me".. how should i respond to that ?

i am an atheist, but want to respond in as kindly a way as possible.. i was thinking along the lies of saying i got no comfort from what i knew to be false hope, but need to say it in a kindly way.. ideas please ?.

smiddy3

Aren`t hope and faith akin to each other ? and if either is based on a falsehood of what benefit is it ?

I would rather have no hope and no faith than to deceive myself with a false hope and false faith .

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U.A.P. Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon .Videos recently de-classified by the pentagon .

by smiddy3 in

the new name for u.f.o.`s have you seen these videos and interviews with the u.s.navy`s pilots and the reports that the united states are now taking this phenomenon seriously ?.

and now more publicly than they ever did before , apart from project blue book .?.

as an 18 year old i,along with a few others witnessed what i would describe as an u.a.p.

smiddy3

Can you elaborate on that zachias ? How long ago was that and how old were you at the time ? And if i may what part of the world do you live in ,generally speaking that is.

I was in Melborne Vic .Australia with my experience and that`s about 60 years ago now.

And no, for all you naysayers out there, I`m not ready for the funny farm just yet .

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Have I made it?

by zachias in

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hi all,.

i have attempted 're-entry' having lost access some months ago.. i was of the name zeb.. wish me the best please.

smiddy3

So you have been around here for 10 years or so Zeb/zachias ?

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U.A.P. Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon .Videos recently de-classified by the pentagon .

by smiddy3 in

the new name for u.f.o.`s have you seen these videos and interviews with the u.s.navy`s pilots and the reports that the united states are now taking this phenomenon seriously ?.

and now more publicly than they ever did before , apart from project blue book .?.

as an 18 year old i,along with a few others witnessed what i would describe as an u.a.p.

smiddy3

U.A.P. the new name for U.F.O.`s Have you seen these videos and interviews with the U.S.Navy`s pilots and the reports that the United States are now taking this phenomenon seriously ?

And now more publicly than they ever did before , apart from Project Blue book .?

As an 18 year old I,along with a few others witnessed what I would describe as an U.A.P. or U.F.O. in the night sky.

What`s your take on the subject ?

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Birthdays

by Mufasa in

i have an honest question, so i hope someone will explain this to me to the best of their ability.

i'm fascinated with learning about religion!

and i've been looking for a place to ask this, believe me it wasn't an easy find.

smiddy3

Welcome to the forum Mufasa this is a good place to be.