Posts by smiddy3

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Big news today

by former2free in

for you who have read my bio you will know i have been working on my wife to wake her up.

now i won’t call her awake yet but through a series of long conversations this week i revealed to her my dissenting toward the jw faith.

she was totally supportive of me assured me she would never think differently of me because of how i feel.

My thoughts and good vibes are with you and your wife f2f hopefully you can both be on the same page together and out from under the control of 8 men in America,who dictate what beliefs Jehovah`s Witnesses have at any one time only to change that belief when their expectation / prophecy doesn`t materialize which necessitate`s the doctrine of "new light" that excuses their failed earlier expectations /evidently`s and predictions /prophecy`s .etc.

I wish you both well on your journey to TTATT .

Take care.

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Developments in the India Branch

by MaxPayne in

the following letter was read in the congregation today.

it's for all the congregations in india.

i have pasted it as it was.

smiddy3

The boxes that come from these countries are marked as "charitable material inside".

And on the outside "White washed graves "

Talk about taking advantage of vulnerable people in poor Countries

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The difference between Jesus version of forgiveness to that of watchtowers version of forgiveness

by UnshackleTheChains in

jesus version of forgiveness.

https://youtu.be/6snr5zjfngg.

jehovah's witness version of forgiveness.

smiddy3

You got that right sir 82 ,

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J.W.Sisters are not recognized as part of the 144000 Anointed class by the Governing Body of Jehovah`s Witnesses and never have been.

by smiddy3 in

rev.14: 1-6 describes the 144000 as males who do not defile themselves with women and are classed as virgins.?.

how does the governing body of j.w.`s explain that a man having a sexual relationship with a woman defiles a man?.

isn`t this or shouldn`t this be an affront to women who are jehovah`s witnesses ?

smiddy3

Not at all Vidiot ,ts just an observation I have made in publications I`m aware of that all illustrations made about those who have gone to heaven as the 144000 are all depicted as males with beards .

If they recognized women among the anointed surely they would portray them in their illustrations ,? but no they don`t.

I don`t presume to know what they are planning to do ,its anybody`s guess what they will come up with next ?

And while women have been given some praise and acknowledgement in the Bible they have never been given any role of any significance ,certainly not in any governance or teaching capacity.

So I fail to see how they could be given a role to act as co-workers with Jesus Christ ruling as "King priests" in heaven for a thousand years .

Just my 2 cents worth.

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Financially Are You Doing Better Than a Year Ago?

by minimus in

jw
friends

this isn’t a usa question.

is your financial situation better or worse or pretty much the same?.

smiddy3

The last job I had offered voluntary superannuation which I opted in for as I was a lousy saver and if the big A came before I received any benefits ? no big deal. (Paradise)

As it turned out I was in that job 28 years and came out with a tidy sum ,maybe it was because I was a convert and figured it was a good each way bet ?

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Advice on my JW Mother

by InjusticeSystem in

i need the advice of those of you who are exjw's on what to do about my still in mother.

briefly, here's the situation: i am a born-in, never got baptised (thank the fsm), became an athiest about 2015 but haven't come out to anyone but my wife and some trusted friends.

my mother was raised in the society and is a true believer, but was never as strict about it as some parents are when i was growing up.

smiddy3

You don`t want to shun her because she doesn`t believe what you believe do you ? Otherwise wer`e not much better than them.

If their is any breakdown in your relationship with your mother let it come from her and not you.

Much good advice from previous posters I think.

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Do KHs lock their doors when meeting starts now?

by NikL in

jw
friends

my still in wife informed me this morning that she must be on time to the meeting as they are locking the door when it starts now.. i said that's crazy.

she said it's because of the times we are living in.. we live in a rural area and crime isn't terrible though it's worse than it used to be.. i told her if that's the way it is then why bother leaving the house at all?.

she said they are just trying to be safe.. is this a thing now?