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It`s time the Annointed, male and female , rejected their 2nd class citizenship by the WTB&TS.
by smiddy init always puzzled me why those that were accepted as of the annointed class in congregations that i belonged to , and their were quite a few , never had any say in congregational matters , were not elders or ministerial servants , and had no input whatsoever in the running of a congregation.no matter how trivial .. in effect they were second class citizens ,in their own congregations despite the fact their destiny was to rule with christ in the heavens over all mankind for a thousand years.. i would encourage them to band together and take on the authourotative / dictatorial attitude that the wtb&ts has against them , putting them down all these years.. the memmorial of 2014 would be an appropiate time for the annointed to come of age and take back control from a group of wannabes .. smiddy.
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Victorian Aust. Royal Comission into Child Abuse
by smiddy intoday mon.16 sept.marks the first day of the inquiry opening to public submissions .
( i hope i have worded that right ) and i`m sure someone will tell me if i didnt, and rightly so as its an important step in this enquirey.. from today submissions are being heard from organisations that held responsibility for children in their care such as the ymca , boy scouts , girl guides , etc.etc.. apparently religous institutions will be heard at a later date.. note : this is the chance for the public to air their concerns , and from what i hear, their are thousands of submissions already on the table.. i think this will go on for at least the middle of next year if not longer.. smiddy.
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I would love to know the numbers that are exiting the JW religion
by smiddy innearly everyday their is someone new coming on this board that has learned ttatt .and this site is only one of many that reach out to jw`s in the hope of setting them free.also many people just leave the organisation without ever posting on any of these sites , then coupled with the amount of disfellowshiped and disascociated ones, the figure must be quite extroardinary to say the least .i dont suppose their is any way of quantifying that though is their.just curious.. smiddy.
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What is new about the Candace Conti trial
by smiddy inwhats new in the latest developments.
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For lurkers and newbies who think Jehovah`s Witnesses are better people than most
by smiddy inwhy dont you look up on the internet crimes comitted by jehovah`s witnesses , i think you will be very surprised.the majority of cases are comitted by dedicated baptised witnesses , not newly interested ones that you can excuse away.and the crimes range from anything minor to outright murder .. and remember ,jehovahs witnesses are only a minority religion and yet crimes comitted by them far outstrip the national average.. i`m sorry i cant put up the links .i`d appreciate it if someone can .thanks heaps.. smiddy.
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A baby to be sacrificed on the alter of Jehovah thwarted by New Zealands High Court.
by smiddy inthe herald sun newspaper article titled "jehovahs baby rule " "a sick babyis under the guardianship of new zealand`s high court so she can receive life-saving blood transfusions.......she could develop life-threatening complications without a transfusion.. to be fair the article also states "she has been given a 90 per cent survival rate with treatment,but is likely to need a blood transfusion-which her parents will not allow as they are jehovah`s witnesses.. my observations /concerns are this : jehovah`s witnesses refuse blood transfusions.a baptised jw who takes a blood transfusion can/will be disfellowshiped for not abiding by jw`s doctrine.going against gb policy direction is causing division.. jehovah`s witnesses do not beleive in donating blood to a blood bank even if it is theirs for their own private exclusive use .. official teaching on blood by jehovah`s witnesses is, it is not to be stored, it is to be poured out on the ground.it is not to be used for any purpose.. jehovah`s witnesses will not use blood and bone in their gardens,they will not eat blood sausage,and a married couple will certainly not engage in sexual activity when the wife is menstruating.. the dilemma/inconsistencys :why is it only a conscience matter, no penaltys applied for anyone to accept every fraction of blood that is donated by other people.?
they will use blood that is donated by other people , processed in a laboratory into various fractions and injected into their own bodies , and they dont see a problem with this hypocricy ?
double standards ?.
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Seeing the name "Jehovah" was a catholic invention of the 13th century and was popularised by Apostates because of its usage,"Aid Book",will new light reveal another name in the future ? Maybe Yahweh ?
by smiddy inthe witnesses say the apostacy took place after the last of the apostles died off , the name jehovah was invented by a catholic monk in the 13th century and because of its popularity among christendom (apostates ) it became acceptable.
and they have adopted it ?.
are the jehovahs witnesses following along with apostacy ?
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"Worlds Apart" A danish movie about a young coming of age Jehovahs Witness , screening on SBS2 tonight in Victoria
by smiddy ini know their have been screenings of this movie before , but this notice is for any newbies here that may not have seen it previously.
it is scheduled to screen at 10:25 pm on ch.32 sbs2 sun.25/8/13 .
maybe other states in australia can view it on-line , or request it be shown by sbs in their state.. it is an interesting movie , and apart from minor flaws , pretty accurate despite the beard,though i am told the danes are a bit more liberal than the west.. the real / actual jehovahs witness this story is based on has a cameo appearance near the end of this movie in the train sequence.. please let me know if you watch it and your thoughts about it .. smiddy.
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How would YOU explain cognitive disonance to a Jehovahs Witness on your doorstep
by smiddy inseriously , in plain simple language that the most thick headed jw would understand.. and what examples would you use.. smiddy.
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Jehovahs Witnesses have no clergy,dont charge for weddings,have no collection plates,are no part of the world,live in a spiritual paradise,what other fallacy is their.
by smiddy inthese are just some of the things i was told studying with the witnesses in 1959 .in 1960 we got married in one of the few kh`s that existed in melb.at the time .and we were required to pay/contribute to the bro.who conducted the service.. i was led to beleive in my studys that smoking was a no,no ,so i gave up ,learning later that wasnt the case ,the ministerial servant book study conductor in our group still did smoke.
( the ban on smoking didnt come in till later on ).
while they may not have passed the collection plate around , they did on a regular time frame appeal for donations from the platform for funds to offset the renting of a hall , my first congregation , or the upkeep /maintenance of a kh or for the"world wide work of witnessing" .