Posts by smiddy3

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I watched the movie "Two Popes" today ,Netflix.

by smiddy3 in

and i thouroughly enjoyed it ,i almost got to the stage of wanting to become a catholic.

it was a joy to watch the two main actors in dialogue and banter with each other..... and i`m an atheist ?.

pope benedict & pope francis.

smiddy3

And I thouroughly enjoyed it ,I almost got to the stage of wanting to become a Catholic. It was a joy to watch the two main actors in dialogue and banter with each other..... And I`m an Atheist ?

Pope Benedict & Pope Francis

Then I did a bit of research and found that it was largely a work of fiction some of the key scenes in the movie did not transpire .

While that was a bit of a let down ,I would still recommend this movie to watch if not only for the performances of these two great actors. Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins

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Page about JWs

by Lost in the fog in

i stumbled upon this jw material website and thought i would share it with you all.

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http://ed5015.tripod.com/jehovahswitnesses.htm.

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Marked for later

I just looked breifly at a couple of subjects and couldn`t find any fault with what I saw.

Bookmarked .

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A revelation of indoctrination

by Kingdavid41 in

a transformation from indoctrination has given me a new revelation on the following topics!

god: .

i believe in the existence of god that there is an intelligent person behind the beauty and complexity of the universe.. i don’t know what ‘his’ purpose is for humans other than what i have seen and experienced and that is we live and we die with great joy and sadness in between!

smiddy3

I think that was a lovely letter to send to your daughter ,I hope she takes it to heart and examines her beliefs more closely .

I wish you the best ,take care.

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Happy First Day Of Winter

by The Bethelite in

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the great cycles of our life.. everything is moving and with the moving comes change...everything changes.

another cycle is over.

beginnings and endings.

smiddy3

Well here in Australia it`s the first day of summer ,and their is drought on an unprecedeted scale and fires in one state after another with so many homes ,properties and livestock destroyed ,not to mention the human toll that has taken place .

I can`t imagine how much wildlife has been destroyed .

And as yet there is still no end in sight to the fires that are still out of control.

And hot blustery days are still to come .

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Cutting Back to Only One Cup a Day!

by Atlantis in

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new years resolution, i am cutting back to only one cup a day!.

https://docdro.id/owpendb.

atlantis!--old timer class!.

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So ? can tight pants Tony use this excuse for what he comes out with after a few scotches ?

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Christmas Eve Service

by Biahi in

i just got home from attending a lovely christmas eve service with my daughter and her family.

what a nice, no pressure, service, singing the old songs we all know.

silent night, etc.

smiddy3

I`m pleased that you had a lovely Xmas Eve with your daughter and her family with a Church that doesn`t put restrictions and conditions on how they say you should worsip or respect or even acknowledge your God.

Good for you

Take care Biahi

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Christmas Eve ,and what am I going to watch tomorrow on Xmas day. Any suggestions ?

by smiddy3 in

i`m thinking of "the life of brian " .

chevy chase and one or two of his" vacation" movies .

i will give a miss on mel gibsons "the passion of christ" ?

smiddy3

Who was it that said "the plans of mice and men go astray ?" well I didnt ealise how long it was going to take me to prepare our meal for just the two of us .

First off I whipped the cream for the pavlova , No that was second : first i primed the pork with salt to make a crispy crust ,then the cream.put the oven on for twenty mins.before I put the pork in.Peeled the dirty potatoes and cut them up ,cut up the pumpkin ,I think i forgot about the onions ( and I love Baked onions ) then I got the peas and corn prepared to cook.There must have been something else I did as it seemed to take so long .

Oh yeah ,trying to put the whipped cream over the pavlova base to resemble something like you would get in a resturaunt ,major fail. ( that took ages ) and then to decorate it with kiwi fruit ,strawberrys ,and mangrove`s .

Needless to say I didnt watch anything I planned to.I got a glimpse of and partly through Shazam ,I don`t know why I even bothered ,and I did watch right through with interuptions something called "47 Metres Down "

well that was my day how about yours ?

I`m now enjoying a couple if not a few chardonays .

Merry Xmas everyone .

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Jesus is Yahweh......Titles applied to YHWH and Jesus in Old and N.T.......credit to Bill Cetnar

by krismalone in

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You tell me Doug, where ?

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Secret memo to Circuit Overseers "former child abuser" who was elder\MS moved to another congregation

by BottleGate_ in

in 1998, #watchtower mailed a secret memo to all circuit overseers in which it was announced that when a "former child abuser" who was also an elder or ms moved to another congregation, the new congregation would **not** be informed of his past sins.

read: institutional cover-up!

https://twitter.com/mark_j_odonnell/status/1209556534944026624

smiddy3

Its amazing that they never thought of sexual child abuse as a crime and only a sin that could be covered by confessing to an Elder .?

Unbelievable.

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Worldly holidays

by road to nowhere in

if they announce anything any more ( my hall doesnt even announce funerals, only judicial stuff and letters from mom) they say something like: "tomorrow is a worldly holiday so..... ".

we all know it is christmas or whatever.

and most of us do have a day off, ( needed) the smart ones who are able will work for the double time and fewer bosses around.

smiddy3

As I said on another thread I enjoyed Xmas because at work nobody else wanted to do it ,penalty rates and all that ,thanks workmates .