Posts by smiddy3

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Advice from the WT regarding drinking alcohol.

by joey jojo in

just posting these links for no particular reason :).

https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/teenagers/whiteboard-animations/alcohol-think-past-drink/#?insight[search_id]=636e164a-d628-4c53-abb8-54b6c3767de6&insight[search_result_index]=2.

https://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/teenagers/ask/drinking-alcohol/#?insight[search_id]=863b31b6-ec9b-4c6d-b7a5-e7ee62b353c2&insight[search_result_index]=13.

smiddy3

I`ll drink to that ,and maybe tight pants tony will join me in a drink or two or three.

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So I've been warned about whether I should reveal my feelings of a Deity

by HiddenPimo in

all i have to say about that is that i agree with the following quote attributed to marcus aurelius:.

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smiddy3

To clarify my position if anybody cares is that :

If you want to believe in a GOD that`s your business and I have no right to ridicule you for that .

If I choose not to believe in a GOD that is my business and you can ridicule me or not all you like I don`t care .

Surely all of us can express opinions one way or another without getting into personal attacks on each other .

Just my 2 cents worth.

I hope your not put off with us here HiddenPimo with this thread we really are a great bunch of people with different views and many with a wealth of information ,so please stick around .

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Do old time present day active JW`s genuinely believe in overlapping generations ?

by smiddy3 in

for the life of me i can not come to terms with old timers in the "truth" who could swallow this interpretation of scripture about an overlapping generation .. when jesus spoke about "this generation" .

are their any real bible students among younger ones any more ?.

here are 3 bible scriptures that confirm a generation is approximately 40- 50 years long give or take a few years .. 1. matt:1 :17 abraham born 2016-18 bc jesus born 2 bc approx.

smiddy3

Back to topic there have been some interesting comments here.

I liked this one among others :

I cant think of a single dub, when posed the question "why are you the truth?" Would say "because Jesus chose us in 1919 ,if they really believed that then why don`t they try to defend that as one of their major priorities ?

Another one

My favourite: (Job 42:16) “After this Job lived for 140 years, and he saw his children and his grandchildren - four generations.” 140 divided by 4 = 35.

And Jehovah`s Witnesses are supposed to be Bible students .

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Do old time present day active JW`s genuinely believe in overlapping generations ?

by smiddy3 in

for the life of me i can not come to terms with old timers in the "truth" who could swallow this interpretation of scripture about an overlapping generation .. when jesus spoke about "this generation" .

are their any real bible students among younger ones any more ?.

here are 3 bible scriptures that confirm a generation is approximately 40- 50 years long give or take a few years .. 1. matt:1 :17 abraham born 2016-18 bc jesus born 2 bc approx.

smiddy3

The Bible likes numbers such as :

3. How many occasions can you think of 3 being used ?

7. " '' 7 "

10. " " 10 "

12. " " 12 "

40. " " 40 "

70. " " 70 "

That`s all I can think of at the moment maybe their are a few more

Were the Bible writers in the practice of using Numerology ?.

Maybe this should be a thread all on its own

Sorry I got sidetracked off my own OP

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So I've been warned about whether I should reveal my feelings of a Deity

by HiddenPimo in

all i have to say about that is that i agree with the following quote attributed to marcus aurelius:.

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smiddy3

I consider myself an atheist but if people on here want to worship a God i`m not going to judge them thats there prerogative.

And apparently their are about 40000 different Christian Gods you can choose from

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My Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain Moment...

by HiddenPimo in

this is my first post.

i am physically in and mentally out.

well i will not be offering a tl/dr version as that would be too difficult and it would also be an oversimplification of how i got to see the man behind the curtain.. my story begins at the 2016 regional convention of jehovah's witnesses.

smiddy3

Welcome to the board and look forward to hearing how you get on with your exit plan.

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How have so many been fooled into thinking and believing it’s acceptable for a child to make a vow to serve Jehovah till the day they die?

by BourneIdentity in

when ….. you need to be 15 to obtain your drivers permit.

you need to be 16 to obtain your drivers license.

you need to be 17 to watch a r rated movie (alone without a parent).

smiddy3

With the repercussions that JW`s bring on those that fall foul of their expectations and the sanctions and shunning that is a practice in the religion could it be a form of child abuse to subject a minor too in this situation ?

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Do old time present day active JW`s genuinely believe in overlapping generations ?

by smiddy3 in

for the life of me i can not come to terms with old timers in the "truth" who could swallow this interpretation of scripture about an overlapping generation .. when jesus spoke about "this generation" .

are their any real bible students among younger ones any more ?.

here are 3 bible scriptures that confirm a generation is approximately 40- 50 years long give or take a few years .. 1. matt:1 :17 abraham born 2016-18 bc jesus born 2 bc approx.

smiddy3

And don`t forget the 12 bottles of scotch that was only picked up on one Sunday it could very well be a regular Sunday shop at the bottle shop. What is it ? 8 GB members ? That`s just over 1 bottle per GB member per week

You might ask whats wrong with that ? No big deal .

If that was genuinely the case then do the sums , $ 800 every week by 52 weeks in a year comes to more than $40, ,600 spent on top shelf Whiskey by the Governing Body ,so now we know where they get their Holy Spirits from .

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Prophesies how would you respond

by enigma1863 in

someone who thinks im an elder:"hey.

thank you for responding.

there are prophecies in zechariah about the restoration of a physical israel.

smiddy3

Haven`t the wise ones on the GB said something like after the event a prophecy is found to be true ?

In other words a prophecy is made and you really have no idea what its talking about till after the event and then they say that`s what it was talking about ?

So if a prophecy is so ambiguous in the first place and can only be interpreted after the event is that really a prophecy ?

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Australian ABC News article on JW incest victim

by shepherdless in

i am surprised nobody else has posted this yet.

a lot of people in aust will read this.. “incest victim turned lawyer speaks out on reporting violence and sexual abuse”.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-08/incest-victim-to-honours-law-graduate-shelly-triumph-over-abuse/10978530.

smiddy3

shepherdless , / Tenacious ,

,I listen to ABC radio very early mornings and when I get up I watch ABC TV news and I never saw or heard anything about this and I`m wondering what format this was on.? Or how you came across it .?

I have just sent an e-mail / contact to the ABC asking similar questions and also suggesting this should be given a wider audience as it truly is an amazing thing / story ,Shelley has done being a victim of sexual abuse and then turning it all around and becoming a lawyer herself .

It would make a good Australian Story ABC program if done right.

Thanks for the posts .

I have just found out that it was a journalist for on line ABC Brisbane program Kate McKenna that broke this story .

How about a few of us contact the ABC Australia requesting they promote or expand this article on national TV and radio as it is such a good success story worthy of a greater distribution .

I myself have already done so .