Posts by smiddy3

73

1975—Were You Affected By What 1975 Was Supposed to Bring?

by minimus in

jw
friends

for years , we were told to wait until 1975!.

the end was coming and we better be ready—or else!.

were you around during this “momentous “ time??

smiddy3

And lets not forget that the J.W.`s were predicting the end in 1914 then stretched it out to 1918-19 and when the end didn`t come then many fell away from the religion ,and they excused that away as a sifting work also.

1975 was just a replay of what happened previously.

J.W.`s still didn`t learn from their past mistakes because they indicated that the big "A" would occur before the end of the 20th Century and that "Witnesses " would be enjoying paradise in the 21st Century .

Like the donkey that`s trying to reach the carrot that is dangling before him ,Jehovah`s Witnesses are striving to reach the carrots that`s dangling before them .

The carrots : The great tribulation , Armageddon , and the New World / Paradise

And like the donkey that never gets the carrot , Jehovah`s Witnesses will never get to Paradise .

We were so gullible.

How many on this board are aware that C.T.Russell stated that the 6000 years of human existence ended in the late 1880`s ?

73

1975—Were You Affected By What 1975 Was Supposed to Bring?

by minimus in

jw
friends

for years , we were told to wait until 1975!.

the end was coming and we better be ready—or else!.

were you around during this “momentous “ time??

smiddy3

It was about the year 1969 with the release of the book " Life Everlasting In Freedom Of The Son Of God" { " Life Everlasting" } book that stated in that publication that 6000 years of human history would culminate in the year 1975 in October.

I was 30 years old at the time and I had reservations about it.The G.B. at the time also stated that it the big "A" might even happen sooner or a bit later , however not years later maybe only a few months later because of not knowing when Eve was created.

17

Do you know MORE about the bible NOW?

by stuckinarut2 in

how many of us would confidently say that we know more about the bible now that we have ceased being jws?.

i know that i was proud to say that i was a "serious bible student" when a jw.

we boasted about how much we learned each week, and how we shared bible truths with the community.. but it's only after leaving, and really delving into a broad range of research, that i realise how little i actually knew!.

smiddy3

If I knew as much about the Bible as I do now ,from this and other sites I would never have joined the Watchtower religion of Jehovah`s witnesses when I did in 1960 and became baptized.

44

Business class for Governing Body

by Sergey Antonov in

jw
friends

hello everyone!

does anyone have any confirmation that the governing body uses the business class for its flights?.

also interesting is the information about the hours that were on the hand of one of the members of the governing body..

smiddy3

So much for their is no clergy class or any distinction between a brother or sister in a K.H and any one else whether they give a talk , or a Co ,or even a Do and the G.B. ,they are all one and the same , just brothers doing their job .?

And I bought that shit 58 years ago.

18

More Congregations Being Dissolved - Atlanta, GA

by Solzhenitsyn in

so i had a chat with a pimo elder who lives down in georgia usa.

he said meeting with the co included direction for at least 12 congregations to be evaluated for dissolution in the near future.

i thought the bible thumping southern us was a jw hot spot?

smiddy3

The net is gradually closing in on the WT religion and their scams.

13

Praises the WT for JW apps but sneers at members with higher education, in 2018

by ohnightdivine in

i guess we all know the answer why this still happens... but really, why?.

just a month ago i was having some conversation with this sister and since i'm on inactive status, she was trying to get me to download all those jw apps because the "work is speeding up" and i shouldn't be missing out on anything from the org.

especially when they come up with all these "provisions" that intend only to benefit the members.

smiddy3

That is an excellent OP ohnightdivine I couldn`t agree with you more.

On the one hand they condemn higher education

and on the other hand they praise the works that higher education producers .

Just another example of the G.B. / J.W. speaking out of both sides of their mouth .

12

Did the WTBTS really print this stuff?

by Giordano in

i am not going to delve into the opinions and information provided by the good folks on this forum on matters of health and science in another post.

instead i want to make clear that the wtbts provided a fountain of information on this subject.

feel free to add any other misinformation you received.

smiddy3

I`m not sure whether these were actually in print or not however they were certainly taken seriously by the JW`s when I was in.

Aluminium pots and pans were a no /no to cook in ,you would collect all manner of ailments if you did so.

Another one was don`t put your trust in doctors because they were in cahoots with the drug companies producing pills and prescriptions to fill their bank accounts.

Rather go to a Naturapath or their equivalent who will give you the right vitamins and herbs to cure your ailment.

We had two very good JW friends when we were in that were sticklers for healthy food ,vitamins ,herbs ,and Naturapath`s , they both died at a young age from breast cancer and none of them ever smoked ,both born into the religion.

They never went to a doctor .

1

Mormons vs JWs

by asp59 in

i live in a southamerican country and i almost always see younger mormon missionaries out.

i havet seen jws out street preaching for years and years.

maybe two times sitting with the carts last 7years.

smiddy3

I live in a regional town in southern Australia and I hardly ever see any witnesses going from D2D and I have never seen any cart witnessing around here .

I have lived here for 12 years and I think we have been called on no more than 3 times .

And they do have an active congregation and KH in town .

So what gives ?

6

The Ultimate Abuse Against Children of The Jehovah`s Witness Sect That Goes undetected .

by smiddy3 in

surprisingly this category of "no to blood transfusions" and if you do have one you will be df if you are a baptized jw and shunned by all of your friends and family in the religion indefinitely .. and even if you are not baptized yet you will still be marked as a person who has violated gods commands and you will still be ostracized from your family and friends for who knows how long.. then their is the pressure from family and "friends" encouraging the child to refuse a transfusion and be loyal to jehovah and if the worst did happen and they died they would be assured of a resurrection into their new world paradise.. coupled with all of that is the jw liasion committee that involves themselves in such cases putting added pressure on the young child not to give in his resolve to refuse blood because he would be letting down his god his parents/ family and all of his friends at the kingdom hall who expect him / her to remain faithful.. what a tremendous load of pressure that is to put on a child.loss of family friends and support at such a young age.. no wonder he/she would feel compelled to refuse a blood transfusion with all of this hanging over their head in their vulnerable state and at such a young age.. and then their is the awake magazine that shows all of these children who put god first and died for refusing to take a blood transfusion at the direction of the wtb&ts / jehovah`s witness religion and held up as martyrs for doing so.. if that`s not child abuse at its worst then i don`t know what is.. the jw/wt religion should be taken to court and charged over this abuse of children .. child abuse that leads to the death of a child..

smiddy3

Sorry guys /gals if I seem to be blowing my own trumpet ,however I did think this subject would have generated a little bit more discussion from members of this forum ?

Their were a few likes but ? no discussion ?

I thought that with all of the sexual abuse scandals that are taking place in many parts of the world this one of abuse of no blood by coercion would have generated some response from a few people at least ?

I guess I was wrong.

29

JW Investment Tip

by neat blue dog in

when your fridge is getting empty, what should you do?

a recent wt shows the ideal next step.

(in picture form, so all ages/education levels can understand.).

smiddy3

A great thread , listen and learn lurkers. Jehovah`s Witnesses a charity religion ? sorry I`ve gotta puke.