Posts by smiddy3

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Polish EX-JW Activism compilation video

by WTS Archive in

i'd like to show you a short video i made about exjw activism in poland.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt3qdtyxgd8.

i'm one of the people responsible for those information campaigns/protests, so you can ask me anything you like.

there's a lot i didn't show on the video because of the limited time i have for editing, i have tons of footage more.

smiddy3

I have mixed feelings about this sort of activism maybe some of the younger ones may wonder what`s going on and their curiosity is aroused so that they may eventually seek out sites like this ,it certainly would have no effect in my book on the older generation who are well indoctrinated against this sort of behavior no matter how peaceful they are.

However I suppose it takes all kinds of methods to be employed to reach as many people as we can.

A dent here a dent their ,here their and everywhere and sooner or later a breach is made in the wall enslaving a Jehovah`s Witness to the cult masquerading as "The True Religion"

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matured mentally

by Akid48 in

i dont know if any one else is feeling this but after waking up i feel like i matured mentally etc.. im only 13 maybe its just me but i wanted to know if any had this feeling just a quick post..

smiddy3

Well done AKid48 just be careful who you open up to about waking up to TTATT at 13 your still under the guardianship of your parents and you do need to keep on good terms with them .

Tread carefully and all the best for your future.You have many friends here to advise you if you need any help.

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Unwritten Theory

by moreconfusedthanever in

have any of you heard some theories from jws that are not based on scripture?

i have, in the past few days, heard a couple that have me shaking my head.. first one is that since satan was around during the creation period and probably watched on as things were being made, it is possible that he is responsible for the creation of some of the more hideous and nasty creatures that live among us.

surely god wouldn't make horrible things.. second one is that satan already had a bad attitude before the creation of adam and eve and was collecting followers among the other angels early on and stirring trouble.

smiddy3

It`s like a judge who punishes and sentences the victim to a life of misery rather than the perpetrator of the crime with no punishment whatsoever except for the never ever plan sometime in the distant (far distant) future.

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God will not let you suffer more than you can bare.

by StephaneLaliberte in

i had a conversation with an old jw friend and he spent a good part of the evening preaching to me.

as i am “inactive”, i am forced to stay low, thus, i was not argumentative.

yet, at one moment, he said that angels protect jws in field service and other situations.

smiddy3

-i remember that story in the magazine, the babies name was Oscar

Is this true ? can somebody link that article ?

I have to see it to believe it ,sorry if I seem skeptic.I`ve been out for so long but WTF ?

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What type of study subject is this?

by purrpurr in

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i'm finding i'm getting more and more interested in debunking the bible/ christian beliefs.

looking into the evolution and history of how religion develope.

i'd like to study this further but i don't know what subject it would be classified as?.

smiddy3

How about the Bible for Atheists by Geoff.Linsley a scientific look at the Bible ?

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The Extremes of The Watchtower Bible and Tract Scoiety

by The_Seeker in

i have been reading through the posts over the last few days and something occurred to me, an epiphany, if you will.

people don't leave the jw's, especially those raised in the religion, simply because it is easier for them to continue to believe a lie even when faced with the truth.

the ability to think critically is something that most jws lack, we all know this to be true, but i truly believe many of them are simply too lazy to try anything different.

smiddy3

I believe you have a valid point The seeker.

They are so accustomed to having someone tell them what to do in every situation that they do not want to have to make decisions for themselves.

And that`s because they are so indoctrinated to do so when they had the book study and the Watchtower study whereby you were asked the question and the answer was already for you to just repeat .

repetition,repetition,repetition,over many,many ,many years is indoctrination,which is in turn brainwashing.

That is also why so many who leave the religion never shake off the chains that bind them to the religion .

In one sense they leave the religion and they may outwardly seem to live a normal life (do things that would get them DF if they were still attending but because their not they rationalize it ) however the religion never leaves them because of their indoctrination and they may not even be aware of it.

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252 Congregations have closed in Germany since 2015

by LevelThePlayingField in

this is a video from down with the tower.

it's excellent.

enjoy.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0lvvy2qurm.

smiddy3

As much as I would love that to be true I would like to see verification of those numbers ,it just doesn`t sound right.

I hope I am wrong.

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Independent Catalonia

by mikeflood in

it's a deja vu from matthew..."for nation shall rise against nation.....".

it seem that periods of instability occur around the world periodically.

since the arab spring to brexit and trumpism people want change.

smiddy3

Isn`t self determination what most ethnic communities want ?

And the powers that be are generally reluctant to give it ?

Granted it will be interesting to see what develops here and to what effect it will have on other communities wishing to self Govern .

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The Unforgivable Sin (LOL)

by Cimarrona in

i remember my mother teaching me that a conscience was like an alarm in my head that would warn me when i'm on the verge of doing something immoral.

if i ignored the beeping, the batteries would run out.

i'd lose my moral compass.

smiddy3

My question to the WTB&TS is or any other denomination to define what the unforgiveable sin is ? it was never spelled out to me in my 33 years as a JW.

Is it a specific act or is it just denying what a Christian religion says is the "truth" ? and isn`t that subjective ?

Why doesn`t the Bible define what in simple terms what the unforgiveable sin is ?

Why is it left to humans to give their interpretations of it.?

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Is the Bible truly inspired?

by MrRoboto in

so i was reading the book of daniel, starting with chapter 4 (nebuchadnezzar's famous tree chopping/banding dream where the 7 times is introduced) but i noticed that when you don't cherry pick verses and just read straight thru - it really seems like some children's book that was poorly written.

even though the borg says that this book as written by daniel, chapter 4 is clearly written by "king nebuchad·nezzar to all the peoples, nations, and language groups dwelling in all the earth" after the tree chopping business.

) of the rest of the chapters seem to be written in 3rd person (odd, if you are writing about your experiences).

smiddy3

How about the axe head that floats on water.? 2 Kings 6:5-7 WTF ?

The list of the World powers in Daniel ? The G.B.of Jehovah`s Witnesses thought they had that right back when ?

What about now ? I bet they now disown the Green book about Daniel "Your Will Be Done On Earth "

The Bible being inspired is always Dependant on the interpretation of the examiner and the believer always goes for the affirmative.