Posts by smiddy3

i would think that anyone that is considered a minister should have immense knowledge of their religion and should be able to teach anyone who inquires of the teachings.

my understanding is that most witnesses cannot explain even basic teachings without difficulty.

smiddy3

Ministers who could perform marriages had to be legally recognized by the Government , not every minister of religion whatever persuasion could legally perform marriages..

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Toxic Christianity - Clergy abuse of women - An ABC (Aust) story

by fulltimestudent in

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this is a feature story today on the australian government owned abc media site:.

"women who were married to abusive priests are for the first time revealing their experiences of sexual assault, control and fear.

they say the church has known for decades that some clergy abuse their wives but has done very little to fix the ongoing problem.".

smiddy3

I wonder if you could still view it on I-view.?

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The Cosmos an orderly created universe by a God ? or is it a chaotic universe without order or arrangement by any God ?

by smiddy3 in

or is the universe just following the natural laws of physics etc,etc.. i remember when i was "in" talks and books by the society highlighted the order of the universe went like clockwork ,sun ,moon and stars all in their relative positions and not one out of their place .. however the advancement in science of the universe / astronomy shows a much more different picture that demonstrates a more chaotic realism of what actually goes on out their in this vast universe .. black holes , which can merge together , galaxies colliding and merging together , large meteors ,some of which have crashed here on earth ,supernovas ,stars being born and stars in their death throes .. just some of the things off the top of my head ,apparently their are many more.. i look forward to comments and some good book to read on the subject..

smiddy3

What`s your take on Black holes merging , Supernova`s , Suns living expanding and dying , Galaxies colliding , ?

waton ? Isn`t that Chaos ?,or could it be called organized Chaos ?

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Did Ray Franz Help You To Get Out of “The Truth”?

by minimus in

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i sneakily read his books at work.

it was written in such a way that no one could accuse him of being another bitter old apostate.. once it registered in my brain, especially after reading the second book, i knew i had to get out!.

smiddy3

Sad to say I just put it all down to his being a relative of Fred Franz and was maybe jealous of Fred or just disgruntled at not having the authority he maybe desired .

That was then when I read the book but not now of course.

In the 1960`s I read " I was a WatchTower Slave For Thirty Years " and the penny still didn`t drop.

How gullible was I

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Someone had been attempting to destroy Kingdom Halls in Thurston county washington state.

by Crazyguy in

and has finally succeeded in burning one to the ground.

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smiddy3

How many more KH`s has this crazy guy been trying to burn down ?

No pun intended .

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Word association game

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

iconic.

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Blood and Bone

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Netherlands branch raided by police for pedophile records

by krismalone in

https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2018/12/police-raid-jehovahs-witness-buildings-in-sexual-abuse-inquiries/

smiddy3

Maybe police ,law enforcement`s and child protection authorities , are seeing for the first time how widespread this child sexual abuse is going on in Jehovah`s Witness communities around the world and are finally going to do something about it ?

I can only hope so.

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The Cosmos an orderly created universe by a God ? or is it a chaotic universe without order or arrangement by any God ?

by smiddy3 in

or is the universe just following the natural laws of physics etc,etc.. i remember when i was "in" talks and books by the society highlighted the order of the universe went like clockwork ,sun ,moon and stars all in their relative positions and not one out of their place .. however the advancement in science of the universe / astronomy shows a much more different picture that demonstrates a more chaotic realism of what actually goes on out their in this vast universe .. black holes , which can merge together , galaxies colliding and merging together , large meteors ,some of which have crashed here on earth ,supernovas ,stars being born and stars in their death throes .. just some of the things off the top of my head ,apparently their are many more.. i look forward to comments and some good book to read on the subject..

smiddy3

did Eve put the entire universe out of kilter when she munched on that "forbidden fruit"?

I hear what your saying Amelia the absurdity of thinking an act of disobedience petty as it was could cause all of this chaos in the universe ?

And if that was the case he doesn`t sound like an Almighty God to me.