Posts by smiddy3

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It Seems Some People Don't Listen

by Wasanelder Once in

my dad's phone rings.

its a secretary from his dermatologists office.. her:.

"just calling for "mr. wasa sr." to remind him his appointment is next wednesday at 2pm.".

The '' other and remaining '' Faithful and Discreet Slaves are '' useless ''

by RULES & REGULATIONS in

faithful and discreet slave parable.

matthew 24:45-47 "who really is the faithful and discreet slave whom his master appointed over his domestics, to give them their food at the proper time?

happy is that slave if his master on arriving finds him doing so.

smiddy3

Many JW women are recognized as "of the anointed" yet according to JW's they have no authority to be in charge of anything in the congregation, because of their gender.

Yet according to JW beliefs they are recognized by Jehovah God and Christ Jesus as having authority to rule with him in the heavens for a thousand years ?

So the Almighty and his Son acknowledge them with authority to rule but not the GB of Jehovah`s Witnesses ?

Go figure

15

Hello Again

by everbrighterhal in

i'm sorry if this is in the wrong category!

i am formerly adimmedlight, or something close to that.

i have been lurking here a few years now and while i did make an account before, i used a fake email (i no longer remember it, since it was made only to log in the one time i posted.. )because i was so paranoid people in my home town would discover me and "out" me.

smiddy3

Welcome ebh ,I enjoyed your post and obviously straight from the heart.

Ps how did you view her paintings ? I didn`t see a link anywhere ?

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Is Trump the President of Jerusalem too?

by tor1500 in

jw
friends

your thoughts...how is it that trump can dictate what goes on in other countries?

can anyone from another country come here and tell us what to do...trump is now the president of the world now, uh?.

i'm not really savvy regarding politics but i'm no dummy either...what the heck is going on in the world.... again, any thoughts ?

smiddy3

The heart beat of JW`s will be up and running now ,this surely has to be the the precursor of the GT and Armageddon surely.

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Implications of gender and racial imbalance in JW population.

by doubtfull1799 in

this was inspired by a recent post by nike and the comments that followed re gender balance in the org.

if jw's accept the concept that the gb continue to push - that people only become believers if they are "rightly disposed" and are thereby "drawn by god.".

then given the huge gender imbalance and also the huge differences in percentages of jw in some lands vss others only two things can possible follow from that:.

smiddy3

However if GOD doesn`t exist then it could come down to emotion/feelings and or a standard of educational level,don`t you think ?

10

Sign of the times

by recovering in

oh i have waited for this for many years.

it used to really irritate me when i looked out my office window at long island college hospital.

dang the witnesses presence in brooklyn even out lasted a117 year old hospital.. https://nypost.com/2017/12/06/iconic-brooklyn-sign-taken-down-after-70-years/.

smiddy3

It`s only since I left the Borg and found site`s like this that I realized the JW`s were never witnesses for Jehovah they were always witnesses for the Watchtower .

Hopefully it`s just another sign of the eventual end of this cult.

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Time Magazine person of the year is.... MANY OF US!

by doubtfull1799 in

the time person of the year for 2017 is "the silence breakers.".

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/dec/06/metoo-movement-named-time-magazines-person-of-the-year.

this article got me thinking.

smiddy3

A good post doubtfull 1799 , I agree and I hope you are more positive and not doubtfull about the outcome

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Another congregation bites the dust

by NikL in

jw
friends

went to the meeting last night with my believing wife.

the co was visiting and delivered a really cult-ish talk on loyalty but that's another story.. they made the announcement that starting january 1st they were going to have only 3 congregations in this town instead of 4.. they are dissolving one and growing the territories of the remaining 3. the reason given is that many of the elders are getting up there in age and can't do what they used to do.

basically not enough elders and ministerial servants...or even men reaching out for that matter.

smiddy3

Lol CoCo

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Why "Most high"?

by Doug Mason in

if there were only one god, why do we encounter the expression, "most high god"?.

is this not indicative of polytheism, and of levels (or degrees) of god-ness?.

doug .

smiddy3

Gen.3:22 indicates their are other Gods, otherwise why would he say "Here the man has become like one of us knowing good and bad"

Just saying.

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So my PIMO Younger Brother Tried To Kill Himself Today

by pale.emperor in

we all know that this cult will drive those trying to leave to desperate measures, and today by brother was very nearly one of those statistics.

he slashed his thigh with a kitchen knife and was bleeding out until he called the police.. i got a call on my way home from work from a police officer, coincidentally it was one of my old friends from school who's now a cop.

he told me my brother is in hospital after an attempted suicide and has lost some blood but will be ok. but i should get to the hospital as he's asking for me.

smiddy3

I`m sorry you had to go through that PE ,my thoughts are with you,I hope your brother comes out of this experience alright.

Take care