smiddy3

Joined

• started 354 topics
• posted 6,288 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by smiddy3

• 
  27

  JW marketing image

  by neat blue dog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  picture from a recent watchtower:.

  what diversity.

  what corporate synergy.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  Notice theirs only 5 females and 7 males ?
• 
  16

  Cart Witnessing along with dramas on the big screen?

  by Tahoe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://youtu.be/f40ukvgjsqw.

  is it the first of april already?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  I think if they put up on screen Steven Lett giving one of his performances that would be great ,you must admit he`s got a way of getting his message across.
• 
  8

  BLONDIE'S THOUGHTS ON 11/11/2018 WT ARTICLE September 2018

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  blondie’s first thoughts 11-11-2018 wt study (august 2018, pages 12-16 (displaying love).

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-simplified-september-2018/ .

  excellent general website: www.jwfacts.com .

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  Thanks Blondie for another well thought out criticism of a W.T. study article "Displaying Love" ? Intended of course for JW`s rank and file members.

  However I can`t help thinking why the G.B. don`t take any note of the counsel themselves that they dish out to the the flock in their care.

  .All of these sexual abuse cases around the entire world against children in their care ,failing to report these crimes to the appropriate authorities and even punishing the victims ? How are they displaying love to the most vulnerable in their midst ?

  And how often did Jehovah "Display Love" in the Old Testament ? First he condemns all of humanity to undignified painful suffering and lingering deaths with multitudes of ailments and terrible diseases for Centuries simply because his first two perfect humans turned out to be not so perfect and disobeyed him..

  Then think about all of the people Jehovah has caused to be killed in those first 4,000 years of Bible history.?

  Using Angels ,pestilences ,the Flood ,condoning wars agains`t other Nations ,where Israelite died in battle as well .Not bothering to cure a Leper Colony among his chosen people ?

  Maybe that explains why Man`s history is filled with violence and bloodshed ,because man was made in GOD`s IMAGE

  So all in all I don`t think their God Jehovah "Displayed Love" either .
• 
  16

  Cart Witnessing along with dramas on the big screen?

  by Tahoe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://youtu.be/f40ukvgjsqw.

  is it the first of april already?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  Was this posted in jokes and humour ? It can`t be for real surely Shirley. ?

  C`mon , really ?
• 
  19

  Dreading the new system of things

  by Addison0998 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  was i the only one who secretly dreaded the new system of things a little bit when i was a believing witness?

  of course i felt very guilty, because of all the sick and heartbroken people who needed a perfect world to live in.

  but there are a lot of nice parts of life i was going to secretly miss.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  According to the Bible Jehovah wasn`t such a nice guy in the O.T. killing so many people either by himself or just using Angels to do his work ,so that`s a bit of a worry .

  Also what`s all this slaughtering of animals,he was so obsessed with, his creations that throughout the O.T. he was responsible for Thousands at a time in some cases all to be offered as sacrifices ?

  And how many lives of humans does Jehovah require then as he apparently does now with the sacrificial death of both youths and adults on the Alter of Jehovah with the NO BLOOD ban .

  Yet hypocritically J.W.`s will accept with no problems fractions of blood that has been donated by those they despise ,members of Christendom and even Atheists and apostates who donate their blood so others can benefit from the fractions of blood they receive.

  Remember also there was a Leper Colony in Israel when the Jews were enjoying Theocratic Rule by Jehovah in the Old Testament. ?

  So is the "New System Of Things" really going to be something to look forward to ?
• 
  15

  Article: Jehovah's Witness child sex abuse survivor urges examination of NZ church

  by AndersonsInfo in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/108217408/jehovahs-witness-child-sex-abuse-survivor-urges-examination-of-nz-church.

  tom hunt18:56, nov 11 2018. it started with movies and bowls, but soon luke hollis was a young boy performing sexual acts on a jehovah's witness man four-times his age.. to hear hollis, now 28 and living in wellington, talk of the ordeal that tormented him for years during his childhood in england, it is remarkable how matter-of-fact he is.. but he is the first to admit he has a vendetta against his former church.. he wants to see jehovah's witnesses held accountable and he wants the church to apologise.

  but mostly, he wants it to fully shed its "two witness" rule – a policy he argues makes the church a beacon for child sexual predators.. read more: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/108217408/jehovahs-witness-child-sex-abuse-survivor-urges-examination-of-nz-church.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  Firstly , I`m glad to hear that NZ is conducting such an inquiry by a Royal Commission into Child Abuse Sexual and Otherwise.

  Secondly i find it hard to comprehend how JW`s fail to believe ,accept that Jehovah`s Witnesses Organization went through the same process as other religious organizations in the C.A.R.C

  It`s on Government video of G.Jackson . Vincent Toole , various Elders giving testimony . ? And overall not doing a very good job of it either.

  What`s that statement ? "Their are none so blind as those who refuse to see".
• 
  54

  What Do You Think Will Be The Next Big Change In The Watchtower?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think there will be a change in the 144000 belief.

  too many witnesses think they have a heavenly hope.

  maybe 1914 will be discarded too.. what is your watchtower prediction?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  Pillows and cushions will no longer be issued in male dormitories at Bethel .

  Males will have to wash their hands 10 times ( heavenly Perfection) before having breakfast at Bethel

  Females will be just unclean until the male gives morning prayer at Bethel
• 
  16

  Cart Witnessing along with dramas on the big screen?

  by Tahoe in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  https://youtu.be/f40ukvgjsqw.

  is it the first of april already?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  Once people realize who is behind it ? WALK ON BY .
• 
  15

  Thank you F&DS @ the Watchtower Corporation! Thank you! Thank you!

  by Solzhenitsyn in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  this sundays 11/18 wt p.18 pp.3.

  / happy are those who serve "the happy god".

  "stressful events-such as when a loved one dies or is disfellowshipped...".

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  Well I am glad for you Solzhenitsyn that a light bulb has gone on over your wife`s head with this WT.

  I`m curious though why she said what she did .I haven`t seen the article and I`m just wondering what your wife would list as the top two stress triggers ?

  Maybe it would be interesting to know what others think would be the top two stress triggers.

  It sounds like she has had other lingering doubts festering for a long time and this is the straw that broke the camels back.

  For your sake and hers I hope so.

  Take care.
• 
  13

  Increase in Second Sealings for the Anointed?

  by Nevuela in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  the other day i heard my anointed roommate on the phone, discussing something called the "second sealing".

  i heard her say that most anointed people only receive it shortly before death, if they receive it at all.

  she went on to say that she has been hearing about several other anointed people receiving theirs recently and not dying afterward.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  smiddy3

  Last time Armageddon was close, the buzzards were laying extra eggs. who leid this one?

  I was told that back in the early 1960`s when I was studying what I thought was the Bible { instead of WT crap } as proof that the end was near.

  at the final sealing, will the seal be permanently placed ‘in the forehead’ of the anointed one, identifying him conclusively as a tried and faithful ‘slave of our God.’ ( no her ?)

  So unless you see evidence of this seal on the foreheads of any JW do not believe them they are wolves in sheep`s clothing or maybe even apostates .