Posts by smiddy3

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Welcome to all the newbies and lurkers that have joined this forum lately.

by smiddy3 in

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i`m sure you have all noticed the ever increasing number of newbies and lurkers who have visited this site over the past months and i am sure we could all collectively welcome them to this site and support them on learning the ttatt .

and helping them to navigate how they can look up older publications and quotes of the wtb&ts that they would rather remain hidden.. we all know jehovah`s witnesses /governing body never apologizes for mistakes they make they just don`t mention them anymore and explain it away as new light from god.. actually a big cop out.. welcome to all you who are new to this site .. every day their seems to be someone new posting which is great .. and if this is any indication of what is happening in all other ex jw sites the wtb&ts are in deep trouble .

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smiddy3

Is it my imagination or are many more JW`s waking up to TTATT and it is "speeding up in this time of the end" for the WTB&TS

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Shout Out to Smithy

by Slidin Fast in

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i see you are back commenting smithy.

just wondered how things were going with regard to the fires.

i know that the news has quietened down but i suspect we have not heard the end of it.

smiddy3

Just a brief update SF, here in Victoria as of today there are 7 watch & act meaning keep vigilant about the state of these fires by keeping tuned in to radio stations issuing warnings about the fires.

These 7 separate fires are all still uncontrolled fires burning in the state.

I don/t have an update about the other states that still have fires burning except for the fact parts of NSW had some significant rain overnight ,and its cooler weather today however temperatures are expected to become hot again in the next couple of days.

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Amazing Read,Check this out!

by ZindagiNaMilegiDobaara in

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currently reading : 30 years a watchtower slave.

cannot put it down.. this book pre-dates ray franz book "crisis of conscience", written from early 20th century, shortly after the jehovah's witnesses were formed.

the author describes the original true background of the watchtower society as a multi-million dollar publishing company.

smiddy3

I read this book when I was a JW for just a few years and put it down to being penned by a disgruntled ex JW.

Today I couldnt tell you a thing about ,maybe I should look it up again and see what it says.

Then again I read CoC and thought very much the same thing .Which leads me to believe you have to be ready to learn TTATT ,if your not ready nothing you read or what anybody says will make one iota of differenceto you.

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Ever notice a lot of JWs don't have pets?

by JimmyYoung in

i was told by several elders to not get a dog when i was looking for one in the 80s.

the end was close and we needed to focus on the preaching work.

i know some have pets but a lot don't.

smiddy3

Shouldn`t your post RubaDub be in the Adult -heated Debate sextion ? LOL "Your terrible Miriam" ( RubaDub)

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Greta

by road to nowhere in

the daily wire.

facebook glitch reveals father, activist behind greta thunberg's facebook .... i'm not good at getting links right.

but this is interesting in light of greta supposedly doing things on her own according to dear old dad.

smiddy3

Greta is a young idealistic teenager who is autistic ,she should not be held in derision for her beliefs ,or her autism .

And she may very well be made a pawn by people who should know better than to manipulate and present her as a spokesperson for their own agenda.

Its not Greta that people should be angry about it is the people behind her that are manipulating an autistic 16 year old naive child for their own agenda.

It should be labelled for what it is ...child abuse.

Jimmy Young / I think you need to take a couple of steps back on your criticism of Greta ,she is a minor and a child your anger should be against those behind her and who are manipulating her and not Greta herself.

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3/2020 WT Baptism Rigmarole

by neat blue dog in

remember those pesky scriptures about 'put faith in jesus and you will be saved' & 'getting baptized without delay'?

well, in this time of the end ™ we know better, and the latest march 2020 study edition wt sums it all up:.

before you can get baptized, there are a few other things you need to do.

smiddy3

If you have not yet completed your study of the books What Can the Bible Teach Us? and How to Remain in God’s Love, you should continue studying with a Bible teacher until you finish both books.

Whatever happened to "The Truth That Leads To Eternal Life " book ? has it become an embarrassment to them for what`s contained in there?

That was a book you needed to be finished in 6 months to be baptised because the end was sooooo close back in the 1980`s ? or was it the 1970`s its hard to keep up with all of the changes Jehovah`s chariot makes without progressing anywhere anytime soon.

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Oscar Nominations for 2020

by LoveUniHateExams in

yes, folks, it will soon be that time of year when obscenely wealthy actors, script writers and directors will collect their oscars and give little thank you speeches, strangely working in social commentary and/or extinction rebellion propaganda.. i know it's a huge back-slapping exercise that many people (including me) find off-putting.. but, there is one nomination that i've got my eye on and hope will win its category.

its nomination is for best cinematography and the film is the lighthouse (2019), directed and co-written by robert eggers.

i haven't seen it yet but it's on my 'to see list', as i really liked eggers's previous (debut) film, the witch (2016).. i'll definitely buy the lighthouse when it comes out on dvd.

smiddy3

I have the Lighthouse, haven't watched it yet. If it's an "Oscar" type film, that's usually a clue that it might be a pile of utter shite (artsy BS).

I think that just about sums up my opinion of "lightHouse "

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AUSTRALIA | Jehovah’s Witnesses form new religious corporations

by jwleaks in

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the governing body of jehovah’s witnesses have approved the formation of an additional management corporation for jehovah’s witnesses in australia and the formation of a new audio visual production company.. on 11 november 2019 a new jehovah’s witnesses company, “kingdom support services (australasia) limited” (kssa), was registered in australia to “promote throughout australasia the advancement of the christian religion as understood and taught by the ecclesiastical governing body” and to “co-operate with or provide financial assistance to persons having similar aims and purposes and to other charitable organizations having similar aims and purposes within australasia or elsewhere”.. the structure and charitable purpose of kssa allows it to provide benevolent disaster relief (‘financial assistance’) to victims of the current bushfires in australia, albeit limited exclusively to “jehovah’s witnesses [who] practice their religion under the spiritual direction of the governing body”.

as of january 2020, the jehovah’s witnesses branch committee in australia, under the direction of the governing body, have formed two disaster relief committees to provide spiritual and material help to bushfire victims in australia that meet the religion’s criteria.. two days earlier, on 8 november 2019 another jehovah’s witnesses company, “avs productions (australasia) limited” (avspa), was registered in australia to “record, produce, publish, and distribute or dispose by way of gift music, photographs, film, animation, and other intellectual property of a religious or charitable nature”.. both new jehovah’s witnesses corporations have registered with the australian charities and not-for-profit commission (acnc) as religious charities.. despite the audio visual and animation production objects of avspa this new corporation also claims to “support members of the worldwide order of special full-time servants of jehovah’s witnesses”.. these two new jehovah’s witnesses companies join the new and controversial management corporation, christian congregation of jehovah’s witnesses (australasia) limited (ccjwa), which was formed on 12 april 2019 to administer congregations, congregation charities, and bodies of elders.

and also to “support members of the worldwide order of special full-time servants of jehovah’s witnesses”.. ccjwa, despite being registered as a not-for-profit corporation with the australian securities and investments commission (asic), is yet to be approved as a charity by the acnc.

smiddy3

the structure and charitable purpose of kssa allows it to provide benevolent disaster relief (‘financial assistance’) to victims of the current bushfires in australia, albeit limited exclusively to “jehovah’s witnesses [who] practice their religion under the spiritual direction of the governing body”.

Both new Jehovah’s Witnesses corporations have registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission (ACNC) as religious charities.

So they acknowledge here that their "charity" is only for the benefit of Jehovah`s witnesses in good standing as determined by the Elders in each congregation and approved by the Governing body in America /Australia ?

Am I reading this right ? And if I am ,isnt that discrimination against other people in need under these same circumstances ?

Is it even legal for a charity to discriminate in this way ?

Its a huge difference how other religious charities operate here in Australia , the Salvation Army ,Anglicare /Church of England , St.Vincent De Paul /Catholic ,just to name a few who do not discriminate who they give aid and assistance to .

They feed and clothe the poor ,provide assistance for people who fall on hard times regardless of how they ended up in that predicament ,food parcels ,accommodation ,Aged care facilities ,hospitals ,relief for those addicted to drugs and alcohol ,etc ,etc ,all without passing judgement on the individual but are there to provide help and encouragement for these people.

As well as victims of domestic violence and even victims of sexual abuse .

Help is there for all of these people and more by these institutions .

I think they fit the bill of being called Christian

Jehovah`s Witnesses should be ashamed of themselves.They dont come within coo-ee of being a christian religion.

I hope their application for charitable status is rejected as it should be.

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Oscar Nominations for 2020

by LoveUniHateExams in

yes, folks, it will soon be that time of year when obscenely wealthy actors, script writers and directors will collect their oscars and give little thank you speeches, strangely working in social commentary and/or extinction rebellion propaganda.. i know it's a huge back-slapping exercise that many people (including me) find off-putting.. but, there is one nomination that i've got my eye on and hope will win its category.

its nomination is for best cinematography and the film is the lighthouse (2019), directed and co-written by robert eggers.

i haven't seen it yet but it's on my 'to see list', as i really liked eggers's previous (debut) film, the witch (2016).. i'll definitely buy the lighthouse when it comes out on dvd.

smiddy3

I hope your not too disappointed with lighthouse ,I was.

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PIMI relative complains about convention venue.

by joe134cd in

i have just got of the phone with a relative complaining about the convention venue.

as far as my relative is concerned wt can do no wrong, so for him to say what he did it must of been bad.

the venue where the convention was held was described to me as a “tin shed with no air conditioning”.

smiddy3

Its just little things like this that start cracks appearing in what you believed was the absolute truth ,hopefully a few more cracks his eyes will start to be opened ,the scales fall off and the rose coloured glasses will be removed .

You never know.