Getting your brain washed was a good thing when I was in as worldly people certainly could do with it .
smiddy3
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Things JWs Say That Don't Mean What They Think It Means
by NotFormer insometimes things don't come across the way the speaker intended.. years ago there was an ad by the whitegoods company fisher and paykel.
they showed them going to great lengths to get customer feedback on what was important to them.
one customer said that she wanted it to be easy to get her appliances serviced when they broke down.
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Michael died twice for JW's sins.
by moomanchu inonce when jehovah turned him into a sperm and once when the romans crucified him.. technically sperm is still alive when used for invitro fertilization.
then again is sleeping in a tomb for a few hours really dead ?.
forget it, no one died for jw's sins.
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smiddy3
Forget it, no one died for JW's sins. 😂
Or anybody else`s sins for that matter .
In this day and age it still boggles my mind that anybody still believes the BIBLE is the word of a GOD ? Seriously ?
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Can Elders Voluntarily Resign?
by NotFormer inan elder with half a brain (and they must exist 🧐) is going to see the writing on the wall with the way the wt is manoeuvring them into taking the fall over csa cases.
can an elder in good standing step down with no consequences, official or social?.
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smiddy3
Looking at that photo all I could think of who is that chick in the white slacks ?
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The org: Coal calling the kettle black! #2
by BoogerMan in"the generally accepted definition of propaganda is this: an organization for the propagation of a doctrine or system, the purpose of which is to cause the membership of the system or organization to increase or enlarge.
religious organizations engage in propaganda, because each system of religion tries to increase its membership.
the work of jehovah’s witnesses for his kingdom is entirely a different matter.
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smiddy3
The generally accepted definition of propaganda is this: An organization for the propagation of a doctrine or system, the purpose of which is to cause the membership of the System or organization to increase or enlarge. Religious organizations engage in propaganda, because each system of religion tries to increase its membership.
And that is exactly what Jehovah`s Witnesses try to do.
Very true Beth Sarim ,The hypocrisy is astonishing.
Looking back , I find it hard to comprehend how i remained in the religion as long as I did ,being a convert at 20 years of age ,which was probably more than 30 years.?
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The org: Coal calling the kettle black!
by BoogerMan in"the greatest religious system that exists on earth, or ever did exist on earth, is the roman catholic hierarchy, controlled by a few men and under which have been brought millions of people of honest desires.
satan has used the roman catholic hierarchy (g.b.
) to blind millions of people.
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1974 and all that
by Number 6 inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xznh9icm1os.
i came across this footage recently whilst searching for something completely unrelated and it blew me away!.
it's from the august 1974 convention at murrayfield, edinburgh and you can clearly see the stage set up still keeping the 6000 years and 1975 mantra going.. what makes this very personal for me is that i was here.
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smiddy3
Wasn`t it "Paradise Lost To Paradise Regained " book that taught the 7000 year creative day that led to 1975 as the likely date that would be fitting for Christ`s 1000 year reign to begin ?
I kept an open mind about that .....Maybe ,maybe not .
I was at a convention in Melbourne Australia for that , possibly at the showgrounds , I can`t remember exactly now as I`m now 84 , and my memory is not as good as it once was.
I`m sure the dramas were well applauded by all.
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KGB infiltrated the Borg
by ExBethelitenowPIMA inwe from the old year books that some kgb undercover agents became elders in high up positions.. i wonder if this is going on today?
not just in russia but other congregations around the world?.
when you think how long it takes to become an elder and all the talks and maybe judicial committees they were involved with.. anyway i’m just throwing it out there if someone wanted to pay me i am a current elder who is pima about intelligence or chance involved with the origin of the universe.. .
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smiddy3
Why anybody would want or feel the need to infiltrate the WT Org ./ GB boggles my mind ?
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Goodbye Mother
by punkofnice inso my mother passed on 20 aug 23 from the big c. i was there when she went.
that was indeed very traumatic.
i won't go to describe it.. dad went 17 years ago so there's just me now.
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smiddy3
Just seen this thread Punk ,so sorry for your loss ,take care my friend , have a couple on me for your mom.
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My goodness! Fourteen years since I began posting here...
by garyneal ini'm not sure if anyone remembers me since i do not post here much anymore.
i sometimes pop in around christmas time to see if anyone is interested in exchanging christmas cards like we used to back when i first posted on this site.
speaking of which, the holiday season will soon be upon us.. if you recall, i was married to a jehovah's witness and i had a daughter i spoke of a lot.
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smiddy3
Hi, Gary I remember you. I used to post as smiddy now I post as smiddy3 And for some reason I do not understand I cant see smiddy as a poster at all ? Simon ? Atlantis ?
Anyhow I`m glad things are going AOK for you and as another poster said your positive outlook goes a long way in keeping sane ,however I do think all religion is just bunk with just another way in keeping the masses in check.
But that`s just me .
Take care.
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Lloyd Evans Patreoff Pool - October 2023
by DerekMoors init's not too early to place your bets for how many patrons his royal thighness will lose in october.
as of this writing, his tally stands at 457. so, where do you think he'll be on october 2?
lucky number 420?
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smiddy3
Put me down for 414 please for some reason I can`t get 1914 out of my head.?