Posts by smiddy3

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My face in real life

by blisterfeet in

so after years of being out of the orginization, and using a pseudonym i have put my face out there for the world to see.

the repercussions have been real.

but i am also convicted in my stance.

smiddy3

I enjoyed the video and it was a pleasure to see a knowledgeable interviewer on the subject of JW`s conducting it .

I just have one small gripe.If i had no knowledge of the JW religion at all , and I watched this video I would have got the impression that she cut herself off from her own family after leaving the religion .

Nowhere did she say that they her family shunned her or disowned her for leaving the religion .

I tried to look at it as though I was someone who didnt know anything about JW`s and that`s what I came away with.

Otherwise I truly enjoyed the whole presentation.

And good luck to you m` lady ,I wish you well.

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The Watchtower logically prefers everyone that knows TTATT to disfellowship themselves

by enigma1863 in

every active jw that stays in hiding their knowledge about ttatt is a hole in the watchtower wall.

i propose those who can stay in, should, especially if they have high positions.

how else can we know what they are up to?

smiddy3

I can see value in that now to some extent ,however I do believe its something they themselves have to experience that will wake them up and not something someone says to them .

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Suicide and Explosion at Kingdom Hall

by worf in

don't know if this was already posted:.

see below news story on suicide in a jw kingdom hall.. .

ad link ad link bates city church explosion kills onelast edited: saturday, 26 jul 2008, 9:41 pm cdt created: saturday, 26 jul 2008, 6:41 pm cdt investigators searched the scene of an explosion at a jehovah's witness' kingdom hall in bates city, mo.

smiddy3

??? Welcome Corditestench I feel your anger but I`m at a loss to know what your talking about ,i`m an Aussie pm me if you want to elaborate further if that`s more suitable to you.

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Vale Scott Walker

by Pants of Righteousness in

jw
friends

the sun ain't gonna shine anymore.

.

smiddy3

Wasn`t it a hit song some time ago ? by the Walker brothers .

I loved that song.

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"Be Strong!"---SAD

by eyeuse2badub in

attended the sad yesterday with my wife.

bethel speaker flown in to california which made it "special".

(his talks were infomercial bs, but at least he was a good speaker.

smiddy3

This may reflect my lack of faith, but I was at Whole Foods yesterday and bought 3 green bananas. I hope I did not waste my money.

How many times has so many of us had these sentiments / views over the years and we have still had the time to eat the fruitage and no such prophecy by the WT/JW religion has ever come to fruition .?

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The Mueller Report....will it affect Trump negatively?

by minimus in

jw
friends

they say it will be out any day soon.

do you think the report will do major damage to trump?.

smiddy3

We, the American people, paid for that report. We should and need to see the full report.

I think that is the only way to go to put an end to all of the bickering .,or will it ?

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be ****** assemblies

by road to nowhere in

someone may have already noted this.

the current assemblies are be strong, be bold.

how about be fooled, be misled, be bullied.

smiddy3

Be vulnerable

Be naive

Be susceptible to BS

Be as a child who will believe anything an Elder (parent) tells them.

Be a victim of Faith that can lead you astray on so many levels .

And above all

Believe in a GOD who is going to solve all mankinds problems once and for all.

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McFarland Fx W. Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, Lorain Ohio, 2016

by dropoffyourkeylee in

just stumbled across this record of a child abuse case in ohio which apparently went to the ohio supreme court:.

http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/9/2016/2016-ohio-5462.pdf.

smiddy3

I cannot view the link here in Oz.Maybe that`s why nobody else has responded ?

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The Atlantic Magazine: A Secret Database of Child Abuse

by Pants of Righteousness in

jw
friends

i haven't seen reference to this article on the forum, so would like to post a link to an article that was published by the atlantic on 22 march 2019.. .

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/03/the-secret-jehovahs-witness-database-of-child-molesters/584311/.

only factual matter that i could correct is the number of gb members at the time of the australian royal commission - i'm pretty sure it was 7 at that time..

smiddy3

Any form of the media that exposes the Jehovah`s Witness excuse for a religion is OK by me .

The more people that see and read these accounts the less people that will be sucked into their propaganda..

And i think overall it was a great article .Well presented and not sensationalist.

Kudos to the journalist Douglas Quenqua for writing a well balanced summary of the JW religion .

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"Cults And Extreme Beliefs " on Foxtel On Demand Vict.Aust. has this been screened Elsewhere ?

by smiddy3 in

a heads up .

for those in victoria australia this coming friday the 29th of march foxtel on demand is streaming the first of a series called "cults and extreme beliefs" and the first series deals with nxivm a notorious sex cult.. "emmy award winning journalist elizabeth vargas through first hand insights of survivors the series lifts the veil of secrecy on groups such as the jehovah`s witnesses ,children of god ,twelve tribes ,and the survivors .by analyzing how the sects use their influence to manipulate and control.the series reveals the insidious and sophisticated psychological techniques used by the groups to wield influence over otherwise intelligent ,sceptical and sensible adults.

it sounds like a show i would like to see about the jw`s however i don`t subscribe to foxtel .maybe it will be shown on some other network.. has anybody from other parts of the world seen this show ?

smiddy3

A heads Up

For those in Victoria Australia this coming Friday the 29th of march Foxtel on demand is streaming the first of a series called "Cults and Extreme Beliefs" and the first series deals with NXIVM a notorious sex cult.

"Emmy award winning journalist Elizabeth Vargas through first hand insights of survivors the series lifts the veil of secrecy on groups such as the Jehovah`s Witnesses ,Children of God ,Twelve Tribes ,and the survivors .by analyzing how the sects use their influence to manipulate and control.The series reveals the insidious and sophisticated psychological techniques used by the groups to wield influence over otherwise intelligent ,sceptical and sensible adults. "

It sounds like a show I would like to see about the JW`s however I don`t subscribe to Foxtel .Maybe it will be shown on some other network.

Has anybody from other parts of the world seen this show ? the USA ? for example .