Posts by smiddy3

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Saying hello for first time

by pimojw in

i have been sneakily looking at this forum, almost every day, ever since it began!

it has taken me till now to actually register and contribute.

(actually i did register with a different name in the beginning but never commented).. i am a pimo elder with a fairly long history of senior "positions" in the organization.

smiddy3

Welcome pimojw from Australia ,hopefully you can help others to see TTATT who may have been lurking for as long as you apparently have.

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so i sat and suffered through the clam tonight.. everything was pretty much as dull, repetitious, and simple-minded as i have come to expect, but i was really struck by the mind-numbing idiotic comments made during the part about shunning family.. then came the book study (no real bible use) loaded with self-congratulatory b.s about how wt never has, and never will beg, solicit, or ask for money.

i could feel myself beginning to channel the old tasmanian devil cartoon character as i listened to that garbage while remembering the jdubya tv shows about how more money was going out than coming in and give more.

but finally came the most ironic (to me) part of the entire meeting and i could not help bursting out in a loud belly laugh that got me many dirty looks and heavy frowns.

smiddy3

It`s moments like these I just wish I was back their to confront their bullshit head on .

Surely their must be some their that see the contradictions ? and wake up ?

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Be loyal when a relative is disfellowshipped

by UnshackleTheChains in

well.....they showed that shunning video again.

you know...the one where goldilocks gets disfellowshipped- and the parents look across the hall at her with disdain.....yeah that video.. i was interested to see what kind of answers would be given during the discussion after the video and some of the reactions.

everyone sat there gormlessly staring at the video.

smiddy3

Is this a recent video ? can anybody show it ? and not the one 4 years or so ago.?

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some thing i said..?

by zeb in

jw
friends

has anyone had this experience.

that once some contact is made with others here they never write again?

.

smiddy3

Yes i`ve had that experience and when I think about it to be honest I think I`ve been guilty of it myself.

I don`t believe it`s anything malicious on anyone`s part ,hell ,it`s hard enough keeping in touch with people we physically know let alone people in cyber space / internet people we have never met.

however I do think maybe we should be a bit more attune to it ,as it can come across as rude or worse.

And I take it you are talking about PM`s ?

I don`t take it personal , and lets face it we cant please everyone in what we say or do .

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Do you have a dumb politician like Sara Hansen Young in your country?

by barry in

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friends

we have one in australia and there is even a song about her.

i would like to know if you have someone like this among your politicians.https://youtu.be/bdwxpwl89sk.

smiddy3

So the majority of voters either in their ignorance or apathy or simply laziness , in the end get what they deserve.

And we in Australia have compulsory voting.

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Orwellian change of the history(Again)

by Ray Frankz in

well, this month's jw broadcasting had a curious piece of history class.

samuel herd was there, but i don't remember if it was him that presented it.

the theme was "how it was to be a jw in the years 1900.".

smiddy3

Didn`t the "Millions Now Living Will Never Die" campaign begin with the Cedar Point convention in 1922 ?

On another point Jesus Christ never appointed Jehovah`s Witnesses as the F&DS because they didn`t exist then .

If anyone was appointed by Jesus back then it would have been the I.B.S.A. and those who became Jehovah`s Witnesses later on were actually a breakaway group that wouldn`t have had Christ Jesus approval.

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New "Annointed" Brother In My Old Hall...

by pale.emperor in

i've only just stopped laughing.. in my old hall there's a brother who's now claiming to be of the anointed.. he's 28.. i do wonder if he's doing this for attention, if he's awake and messing with them, or if he really is that deluded.

when i was in he was an ms. which surprised even me because only a year earlier than that he was "a bit of a lad", is rubbish at talks and relies on his elder uncle to get him out of trouble all the time.. i guess this now means he's get his pick of jw sisters.

he's been after the same one as the rest of his peers since 2014..

smiddy3

These "Anointed ones" are going to rule with Jesus Christ in the Heavens for a thousand years right?

However down here on earth all their allowed to do in the congregations are to vacuum the KH`s and clean the toilets.

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Robert Jay Lifton Interview

by Lee Elder in

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friends

while this interview and book are concerned with donald trump.

you will be able to see many similarities with watchtower officials.

https://www.alternet.org/books/bill-moyers-renowned-psychiatrist-warns-trump-danger-us-all.

smiddy3

That was a very interesting read L.E.and one that highlights some very troubling possible scenarios that could eventuate with Donald Trump as president of the USA .

While I had doubts as to his suitability to be the leader of the "free world" , when all of these "human failings" are placed end on end , it makes for a compelling case to remove him from office before something we will all regret happens.

He seems to be obsessed with twitter saying things off the cuff,shooting from the hip,without considering the consequences of his tweets.

But who am I ,a foreigner and not a US citizen .

Then of course D.T.is not the only wild card we need to worry about in the world is he.

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The JW Blood Issue: Resolved!

by loyal2truth in

i just completed writing a series of 8 blog posts dismantling the watchtower's blood policies.. it was my goal to prove that the blood ban is neither scriptural nor sensible.

this is a rewrite of the series of articles i contributed some years ago to the now defunct jehovahswitnessblog site of james peyton (you may also know james as the founder of jwpodcast.

) even though this is a very serious topic, i tried to stay true to the humorous mood "tenny pajamas" always managed to maintain on his site.

smiddy3

I just perused your Blog ,Excellent as it may be but 22 pages long ? Dont get me wrong it seems like an excellent site for those wanting to prove to themselves the absurdities of JW`s claiming they are basing this belief on Bible Scripture in refusing Blood Transfusions.

I am sure many here will benefit from the amount of depth you have gone to with this Blog.

But it is a helluva lot to wade through on this site ,or is it just me.?

I take my hat off to you loyal2truth and wish you all the best.

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Can D.Trump Beat the Afghan Hoodoo this Time, and prove the American Empire is Greater than the British Empire?

by fulltimestudent in

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friends

president trump has decided to wind up the american war against the taliban.

will he fare better than many before him.. the ny times recently published this group of images ranging from the nineteenth century until now, including this group of british officers (photographed in 1878 in afghanistan) many of whom likely stayed on in afghanistan permanently.. .

i'm sure a group of modern day invaders would not look very different.

smiddy3

The Russian State waged ruthless war in Afghanistan, but gave up.

Isn`t it true that the Americans were training and supplying the Afghans with weapons,technology etc. in their war with the Russians ?

Wasn`t their a movie about it ? "Charlies War? I think it was called

Tom Hanks played Charles Wison