Posts by smiddy3

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To whom are the JWS faithfully loyal to Jehovah or the Watchtower Corporation and the men who run it ?

by Finkelstein in

an poignant question which might make a few jws a bit uncomfortable.. the words of jesus said that no one knows of the time of his return not the ancient israelites or the first era christians and jesus admonished those who would set a time upon god's own sacred time.. words spoken by jesus that certain men failed to adhere to who self proclaimed preachers of the gospel.. the executive leaders of the watchtower corporation (gb) have said that they were the faith slave to jesus fulfilling his instructions to spread the word of the new system of things.

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yet over the past 140 years the wts and the men who have been running that organization have been endeavoring false prophets, selling a tainted corrupt version of the gospel through the literature these men published.

smiddy3

But then again the GB /WT /FDS have stated and who can deny it that according to Jehovah`s Witnesses Jesus Christ took up his Kingship in 1914 , does the bible say that ? Is their any scripture that specifically points to the year 1914 ?

No?

Now the GB /JW / FDS claim that because Jesus was installed as King in 1914 ,he would now have been given by Jehovah the time of the Great Tribulation and of Armageddon ?

Is their a Scriptual precedence for this ? no ,of course not. And obviously the JW earthly realm have no idea when these events are supposed to take place as they have never been right once .

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Any suggestions

by Xena73 in

i just woke up and i'm new on here.

if your an unbaptized publisher can you be disfellowshipped or dissociated?

please send me a message.

smiddy3

I think you have sprung a troll incognito , good catch my friend .

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Call Me MacGyver!

by Terry in

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i rode my bicycle to the corner gas station / convenience store.i couldn't find my regular mask - so - i improvised.as i walked up to the young lady clerk, her eyes grewwide wide wider and she said:"that's a um very unique face mask you have there, sir.

"i grinned invisibly.

"yep, i actually made it from an old pair of purple boxer shorts.

smiddy3

Surely their now has to be a Cheeky Bikini mask that someone is almost wearing ?

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An old JW friend got back to me ,Phillipine Convention experience and my reply.

by smiddy3 in

this link had to do with the experience that was given by a young witness pioneer in the phillipines convention and her take was on return to jehovah .. an old time friend from the past sent me this link a couple of weeks ago trying to encourage me to come back to the religion and asked me what i thought of it ?.

i said i would if she could reply to my 2 questions first fair enough ?

so far i haven`t heard back from her and i will let you know if and when i do.. the 2 questions i asked her was to do with jehovah`s name and the christian greek scriptures ,especially the ki publication the wt brought out ,the word for word greek to english that didn`t have an equivalent greek word for jehovah .. and the other one was to do with the charge that was given to christians ,followers of jc to witness about jesus with over 20 such scriptures and not one saying anything about being a witness for jehovah anywhere in the nt.. over the years she has always still kept in touch, a little bit eccentric and we had a lot to do with her family and mine back in the day when we were all believers .. .and she is not backward in coming forward about having a go at the elders who she doesn`t agree with .. at the time i looked at the link and have posted somewhere else about it on this forum and mentioned i didn`t see anything about "returning to jehovah" in it .. anyway this was a few weeks ago and i was still waiting to hear from her..today we got mail from her ,,slow mail ,even though we have each others e-mail address .and in the envelope was only the wt "return to jehovah " and inside a $50 note.?.

smiddy3

This link had to do with the experience that was given by a young witness pioneer in the Phillipines convention and her take was on return to Jehovah .
An old time friend from the past sent me this link a couple of weeks ago trying to encourage me to come back to the religion and asked me what I thought of it ?
I said I would if she could reply to my 2 questions first fair enough ? So far I haven`t heard back from her and I will let you know if and when I do.
The 2 questions I asked her was to do with Jehovah`s name and the Christian Greek Scriptures ,especially the KI publication the WT brought out ,the word for word Greek to English that didn`t have an equivalent Greek word for Jehovah .
And the other one was to do with the charge that was given to Christians ,followers of JC to witness about Jesus with over 20 such scriptures and not one saying anything about being a witness for Jehovah anywhere in the NT.
Over the years she has always still kept in touch, a little bit eccentric and we had a lot to do with her family and mine back in the day when we were all believers .
.And she is not backward in coming forward about having a go at the Elders who she doesn`t agree with .
At the time I looked at the link and have posted somewhere else about it on this forum and mentioned I didn`t see anything about "Returning to Jehovah" in it .
Anyway this was a few weeks ago and I was still waiting to hear from her..Today we got mail from her ,,slow mail ,even though we have each others e-mail address .And in the envelope was only the WT "Return To Jehovah " and inside a $50 note.?
No letter / note from her and no answer to any of the questions I asked her .? WTF ?
As I said she is a bit eccentric and must be close to my age 80 ,so what can I say ?
I think I will just let it rest and wait for her to contact me again ,I imagine curiosity will get the better of her and she will want to know how I viewed the magazine ?
Oh , the games that we play ...?
And to be fair I will read this WT magazine she sent ,though it panes me to do so ,I will read it . And comment if the need arises .
Link

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At the mouth of 2-3 witnesses a matter is established .Gods word the bible proves a generation is 50 years +, or - 5 years

by smiddy in

jehovah`s witnesses make a big deal about the 2 or 3 witnesses in judicial decisions yet they ignore that evidence when it suits them.. firstly :.

regarding the length of a generation matthew ch.1:17 gives a strong clue ,their are 3 lots of 14 generations mentioned which equal 42 generations from the time of abraham to jesus .. watchtower publications give abrahams birth as 2018 bc......they also give jesus birth as of 2 bc a period of 2016 years .

2016 yrs.

smiddy3

Bump for all of the newbies here to think about when not dealing with their own problems .

Oh, and by the way a very warm WELCOME to all of you newbies that have just joined recently .

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Simon's Board!

by Atlantis in

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the watchtower witch-hunters are still sending out subpoena's and closing down websites.

it is safer for simon, this board, and us if we send out internal confidential documents privately.. from time to time i will let you know something has arrived that you might want.

just send us a "pm" and we will give you the download links.. you do not need to include any personal information.

smiddy3

That`s a coffee ? Geeez looks more like chicken soup ,oh well to each his own ! Well at least i know your a whitey other than that no ? Or is there.

Hang on vinyl floor ? Plastic green spoon ? Distinctive mug ? Well manicured fingernails ? Soft hands ? And holding the mug in the left hand is telling .!

I`m narrowing it down who you are ,so watch out ?

OK I`ve been watching way too many crime shows with this lockdown.

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Brooklyn Daily Eagle-Old Brooklyn Photos-one is of Towers Hotel & in Comments is a link to 2002 Dateline program

by AndersonsInfo in

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surprise, surprise - see the 2002 dateline program exposing jws child abuse problem at the following link:.

https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2020/04/23/iconic-eagle-photographer-from-1930s-to-50s-left-treasured-images-his-son-recently-discovered/.

the first photo is of the old towers hotel.

smiddy3

I`ve had a brief look at it tonight and will watch the rest tomorrow ,thanks barb& joe for posting this.

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Self-isolating JW's will at least get a taste of what disfellowshipping is like..

by mikronboy in

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humans are basically social animals.

see most any isolated mammal, whether in a zoo or even an outcast of its pride and you'll see one mentally disturbed creature.

maybe, after this pandemic has faded and humans are able to interact once more, some jw's might think twice before being so quick to shun.

smiddy3

Excuse my ignorance here ,but how does zoom differentiate from skype ? zoom is only something I`ve heard about recently and i have no clue .

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Fading

by Cordelia18 in

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hi i was on here a few years ago, i ended up caving to family pressure and returning to the borg i've since married and have 2 children .

all the reasons i returned are still here, my parents are elderly and i really don't want to hurt them but i just can't do it anymore i need to leave before my kids are brainwashed, i need to be clever this time .

last time i was dfed and became dependant on drink i am in aa and sober now and learning the true meaning of sprituality i know without a doubt that it is a dangerous cult, but i need some tips on fading, its so hard when i want to shout from the roof tops how blind they are.

smiddy3

Your halfway there Cordelia with both you and your husband out ,that is a plus.It can be difficult with you not wanting your family to know ,and only you know why you feel that way.

Though I am not in your shoes ,my thoughts are along these lines .

If somebody doesn`t want to know me for who I am as a person ,then they are not a person I want to know.

Family or not.

Really the choice is theirs.

I fail to comprehend people who live their lives based on how others view them ? trying to please them?

You have one life to live ,don`t throw it away by trying to please how others want you to live.

take care. i wish you all the best .

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Alone

by Youngaposthate in

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hey you all, i'm honestly pretty depressed on my own out there.

it's quite terrifying being on your own out there in a lone wolf kinda way.

i'm not sure how much my brain can tolerate this mest up feeling of social abandonment caused by the borg and family.

smiddy3

Welcome Youngaposthate ,may I suggest you utilize the search engine at the top of the page for any subject you want to know more about, ? it is a great tool and one that i think is not used enough in helping people in conjunction with the feed back you get here .