Posts by smiddy3

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I sometimes wonder what the world would be like if "Religion" had never reared it`s head.?

by smiddy3 in

can you imagine what the world of mankind would be like if their was never any concept of a god or religious beliefs ?.

for the love of me i can`t ,maybe i don`t have an imaginative mind equipped well enough to do so .. how about you guys ?

any takers ?.

smiddy3

Thank you for all your comments when i reflect on the subject I suppose it was a rather silly topic because while Religion can be divisive ,destructive ,alienate people ,so does race / colour ,politics ,and nationalism .

None of which are going away anytime soon if ever.

And while Jesus may have" preached love" for neighbor on the one hand he also said he would" not put peace on the earth but a sword"

And Jesus was fully behind his God Jehovah who taught his followers to commit genocide on their neighbors in the O.T.

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Watchtower growth ?

by pepperheart in

in perth western australia the watchtower have sold a kingom hall to hindus for $2 million aust dollars and they have a second one up for sale in the same area embleton .

smiddy3

Aren`t the Organization of Jehovah`s Witnesses supporting "Babylon the Great" both financially and materially with this sale ?

Yet if a rank & file member of J.W.`s attends any other than their own religious building for any reason he/she could be disfellowshiped or at best counselled for doing so.

Hypocrites !

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Anti-JW movie on Netflix?

by Ray Frankz in

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i'm watching the new netflix movie "come sunday".

it's one more film about a person who has turning point in life that demands the person to reevaluate his own faith and belief system.

in this case, the man is a petencostal bishop that gets very famous and has a big church preaching about salvation to heaven and punishment in hell.

smiddy3

I think we may be surprised as to how many would watch such a movie or series .The younger generation of J.W.`s are not as indoctrinated as many think .

From my experience and talking to my sons many ,and I mean many of the young, live double lives , pleasing their families putting in appearances at meetings even doing token field service etc, however not fully committed .

They watch movies whether they be R or X rated without their parents knowledge ,go to disco`s and night clubs without their parents knowledge and get pissed on Alcohol to excess all behind their parents back and front up on Sundays at the meetings and may even comment .

So don`t under-estimate the youth in the J.W.religion ,they are a ticking time bomb for the religion.

They do what they want to do and won`t be dictated to by anybody ,G.B.,Elders , or parents .

Jehovah ,Christ Jesus don`t even come into the equation .

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You have to smile at the irony of this article!!

by The Fall Guy in

awake 22nd april 1970 p. 8 changes that disturb people .

"why is there this decline in religion?

…..millions of persons have been shocked to learn that things they were taught as being vital for salvation are now considered by their church to be wrong....a businessman in medellín, colombia, expressed the effect the changes have had on many......"just ten years ago we catholics had the absolute truth, we put all our faith in this.

smiddy3

Jehovah`s Witnesses have a real problem with "Foot in Mouth Disease"

What we say and print in our publications doesn`t apply to us it only applies to Christendoms Religions.

Luke 6:42 ....".Hypocrite! First extract the rafter from your own eye"........

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Do any of the 144,000 in heaven take part in the destruction at Armageddon?

by Bonnie_Clyde in

i wondered about that when i heard garret loesch state that shortly before the tribulation the governing body would be taken up.

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if this is the case, it seems like garret and the other seven would be there just in time to help out in the killing of billions.. i thought they used to say that some would survive armageddon before they were taken up..

smiddy3

Bonnie_Clyde

What they said yesterday is not what they will say today and certainly won`t be the same as what they will say tomorrow

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I sometimes wonder what the world would be like if "Religion" had never reared it`s head.?

by smiddy3 in

can you imagine what the world of mankind would be like if their was never any concept of a god or religious beliefs ?.

for the love of me i can`t ,maybe i don`t have an imaginative mind equipped well enough to do so .. how about you guys ?

any takers ?.

smiddy3

Can you imagine what the world of mankind would be like if their was never any concept of a GOD or religious beliefs ?

For the love of me I can`t ,maybe I don`t have an imaginative mind equipped well enough to do so .

how about you guys ? any takers ?

Acknowledging of course that in the real world today their are two sides to the coin of "Religion" it has it`s bad side and it also has it`s good side.

That`s beside the point for this discussion if it even eventuates ?

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Knorr on 1914: "I don't know." - Mouthy Alert!

by compound complex in

dear mouthy and other denounced ones,.

you may find this double standard $%^@#@*&!

"in 1975, knorr made a remarkable and candid statement to the governing body, which confirmed his growing disillusionment until his death two years later: ["]'"there are some things i know --- i know that jehovah is god, that christ jesus is his son, that he gave his life as a ransom for us, that there is a resurrection.

smiddy3

I personally cannot think of a single other religion that has totally changed (and largely negated their old) doctrines every 25 years throughout their history the way the Watchtower Society has.

This is a tacit admission that things were so wrong that they needed periodic major overhauls, and there is no sign that the overhaul process is stabilizing.

Hence the need to throw away all the old literature.

You were so right james_ woods never a truer word was spoken

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Are the 8 superstar Popes planning a purge?

by Sour Grapes in

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there are over 8 million jdubs and i would venture a guess that at least 20% to 30% are pimo.

in my opinion, the kingdom hauls are only half full for two reasons....many have left but the majority are pimo and any little excuse will keep them home and they will report their token ghost hours in service.

all it takes to stay home is being tired, too much school homework or i will go next week, no doubt many have taken part-time jobs and the fear of working the second shift and the guilt of missing meetings is gone.

smiddy3

“At that time, the lifesaving direction that we receive from Jehovah’s organization may not appear practical from a human standpoint. All of us must be ready to obey any instructions we may receive, whether these appear sound from a strategic or human standpoint or not.” - Watchtower November 15 2013, page 20 par. 17

Link Dislike LikeApparently JW`s have forgotten this scripture

" Do not put your trust in nobles Nor in the son of earthling man to whom no salvation belongs." Ps.146 :3

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New World Translation REVISED Editions

by Wonderment in

i have noticed some posters (with frustration) asking for information regarding the nwt in various language editions.

here is a list of some of the nwt revised language editions published so far:.

albanian; arabic; armenian; chinese traditional 2017; danish 2017; dutch-netherlands 2017; estonian; haitian creole; italian 2017; korean 2014; modern greek 2017; norwegian 2017; portuguese 2015; romanian; russian; swahili 2017; swedish 2017; ukrainian; vietnamese.. not yet published: .

smiddy3

When are Jehovah`s witnesses going to go D.2.D with their NWT of the Bible in Countries like Pakistan ,Bangladesh ,Indonesia ,Qatar ,Saudi Arabia ? just to name a few ?

Which countries are virtually untouched by any such " witnessing" in their over 100 years existence ?

What has the enthroned King Christ Jesus been doing these past 100+ years ?

The only "witnessing" ever been done by J.W.`s is poaching off what Christendom has gone and done before them .I doubt if their is any virgin territory they have ever gone into without Christendom having gone in their before them

J.W.`s are parasites .! Bleeding off Christendom .

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Do you miss that initial "high" ??

by stuckinarut2 in

do you remember the first time you found out "the truth about the truth"?.

yes, it was confronting, shocking and life altering.

yes it was hard to deal with.. but, along with that, many have said that they experienced a sense of thrill, euphoria, or joy when realising the facts about the religion that held us captive mentally and physically for so long.. it was liberating to learn some of the controversial teachings etc.

smiddy3

As others have already commented on I would hardly call it a " High" either .More like a "Low" having the rug pulled out from under your feet and just beginning to realize that all you believed and would stake your life on was not what it was cracked up to be .

I didn`t want to believe that it was just another man made religion , one that originated in America ? Could I have been that gullible ?

It was devastating at first , I had trouble taking in and believing all that I was learning from the first sites I came across such as Shaun`s site ,Free Minds ,and eventually this one .

Only when I stopped being a "Captive Of A Concept " (Don Cameron) can I say I am on a" high" and have been for may years now.

I thank you to all those unknown friends that have helped me to where I am now in a good place in my life .