Posts by smiddy3

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1 Corinthians 15:26

by Doug Mason in

you will die.

i will die.

those who have gone before us, the great and the small, the powerful and the weak, have shared the common fate of dying.

I can accept with what you say Doug and like what BS says ,i can`t argue with that. Having said that ,I look back on my life and when its all said and done ,I haven`t made any great contribution to society as a whole ,Ok ,i`ve worked all of my life ,brought up a family paid my taxes and have lived a reasonably comfortable life ,but I have not made any lasting contribution to society that generations in the future can benefit from .

So I thought is there anything I can do to make my life more meaningful in some way ? So I decided to become an Organ Donour .

Maybe that contribution of whats left of my body after my demise can either play some small part in helping future generations in some small way. They can use whatever is useful to them even just tissues or whatever.

{ In my fantasies I think maybe they can transplant my penis and it can get more action than I ever gave it ?LOL]

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A thesis: The Discursive Construction of Freedom in the Watchtower Society

by AndersonsInfo in

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a thesis: the discursive construction of freedom in the watchtower society.

https://ris.cdu.edu.au/ws/portalfiles/portal/24632569/thesis_cdu_24577264_chester_h.pdf .

be aware, this thesis, although supremely stimulating, thought-provoking, fascinating, attention-grabbing, remarkable, noteworthy, and appealing, the author made use of out of the ordinary, worthy of note, and fascinating words and statements that, for the reader of average intelligence (like me), make for laborious reading.

smiddy3

WOW ,

I have just spent about the last hour perusing this thesis and I am in awe of the work that obviously has gone into producing this thesis ,and its going to take many more hours if I`m going to get through the whole lot.

I think its an excellent piece of work ,and I agree with barbara have a thesaurus handy.

As a suggestion ,maybe just pick out the chapter that first appeals to you and take it from there ,you wont be able to stop its that engrossing.

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Thoughts on a WT Reformation

by Fr.RAS in

i posted what follows elsewhere but thought it might be of interest here as well.

my forst posting here so i apologize in advance if this is not in the correct place.. a tribute to ray franz (on what would have been his 98th birthday) and to ed dunlap, his collaborator.

last week would have marked the 98th birthday of a man for whom most of us here have high regard.

smiddy3

I dont think a reformation of the WTB&TS / JW`s could or should save it .

It has done irrefutable damage to so many , many lives in its 146 years of existence .How many deaths can be realistically be attributed to the ban on Blood transfusions ? Since the 1940`s ? Is it Hundreds or even more ?

A doctrine that has no basis in Christianity and one that has been taken way out of contexts .

It has to do with eating of the blood as in unbled animals.A dietery ruling not a medical one.

Their shunning policy ,that destroys familys ,an emotional blackmail that they impose on their members ?

"If you dont abide by the religion we belong to we will cut you off entirely" and then the absurd statement "we are not doing it you are " ? The person thats cut off doesnt want it ? Its amazing how JW`s twist things around to make you the problem to justify their unloving arrangement.

I cant wait to see R.I.P. for the WTB&TS /Jehovah`s Witness Organization

Rest In Purgatory

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Weekly Meeting Importance Being Reduced - Your Thoughts?

by JWTom in

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i am pimo, but now have 40+ years of being a jw as i was raised in a 3rd generation family of witnesses and continue to fake my way through things - fading as i can.. for the vast majority of my time as a jw, the meetings were the central focus for all jws to get teaching, association, information and so on.

nothing was more important than being at the meetings!

over the last 20 years starting with the elimination of the weekly book study in homes and continuing down to today - my opinion is that the value/purpose of the weekly meetings continues to be diluted or minimized.

smiddy3

The WTB&TS /JW`s have to come up with an about face U-turn on the 1914 doctrine where they spoke for decade after decade that young people who witnessed the events of 1914 ,that generation would not pass away.

It was on the inside cover of their official magazine the Watchtower for many decades.

On the front cover of the WT were photos of aged JW`s with the heading "The generation that Will not Pass Away "

And what do we find now ? they have all passed away .

In 1922 ? "Millions now Living Will Never Die " , they are all dead now .

While many who clutch at straws hang on to the nu-lite about an overlapping generation ,many ,many more are seeing this for what it is .

Another failed prophecy that has been explained away with a ludicrous explanation.

Even Jehovah`s Witnesses can be led along for so long with a carrot dangling in front of them ,but sooner or later the penny has to drop .

We , JW`s are just being led up the proverbial garden path .

Apparently ," not forsaking yourselves together as some have the custom ' in a physical sense doesn`t mean much anymore .

A zoom meeting doesn`t make up for the physical intermingling and connection that a face to face / person to person / physical contact does.

And I just don`t see the younger generation buying into this anymore and it is their exodus that is going to have a profound impact on the JW organization more than anything.

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Education vs JW?

by galaxia_moon in

i am 15 years old and recently just doubting this whole religion that was introduced to me when i was very small from a very good family friend.

doubt obviously comes with shame and guilt and i hate those feelings because it feels like i'm betraying this whole organization that i grew up in.... anyways, i've been doing research and found that jehovah's witnesses dislike/shun kids who attend colleges & universities that are more than 4 years long?

have you heard of this?

smiddy3

Welcome g_m ,the WTB&TS are hypocritical when it comes to higher education .They use their JW lawyers to fight against paying out compensation to victims of child sex abuse in there ranks.

And every now and then they call out for brothers and even sisters who have certain qualifications when they need them.

I would honestly love to go to school to study medicine? Like how does this go against Jehovah and everything?

If that is your passion ,then don`t let anyone stop you ,go for it .

Any questions you have ,not only are people willing and eager to help such a young person as yourself ,but you can also use the search option at the top of the page to find out anything you want to know.

Take care and good luck in whatever YOU CHOOSE to do .

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Jehovah? Oh dear.

by Giordano in

some recent new friends on this forum like friend kosonen are fixated with god's name being jehovah...unfortunately they are wrong:.

a quick bit of history:.

"about the 13th century the term “jehovah” appeared when christian scholars took the consonants of “yahweh” and pronounced it with the vowels of “adonai.” this resulted in the sound “yahowah,” which has a latinized spelling of “jehovah.” the first recorded use of this spelling was made by a spanish dominican monk, raymundus martini, in 1270.. interestingly, this fact is admitted in much jehovah’s witness literature, such as their aid to bible understanding (p. 885).

smiddy3

thanks Gorby that`s the last place i would have looked

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Creative Outlet

by Youngaposthate in

hey everyone.

i'm tryna find a creative outlet.

i have singing capacity in the realm of the weeknd, black atlass, jose jose, enrique iglesias, emmanuel, and a few other artists.

smiddy3

Good for you Young..... while i cant help you with your OP ,I hope you find what your looking for and have success in your endeavours in the entertainment world .

All you need is zeal and a love for what you do and a helluva lot of good luck .

I wish you well .

take care.

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Jehovah? Oh dear.

by Giordano in

some recent new friends on this forum like friend kosonen are fixated with god's name being jehovah...unfortunately they are wrong:.

a quick bit of history:.

"about the 13th century the term “jehovah” appeared when christian scholars took the consonants of “yahweh” and pronounced it with the vowels of “adonai.” this resulted in the sound “yahowah,” which has a latinized spelling of “jehovah.” the first recorded use of this spelling was made by a spanish dominican monk, raymundus martini, in 1270.. interestingly, this fact is admitted in much jehovah’s witness literature, such as their aid to bible understanding (p. 885).

smiddy3

How can I copy that clip and send it by an e-mail to someone i`m trying to help ? Can it be done ?

Thanks Gorby for posting this.

Widely recognised by who ? Christendom of course ,who JW`s say is the Anti-christ . so they follow on what the anti-christ view of Gods name is.

This is classic you cant make this shit up .

And remember it was a Catholic monk who first coined the name Jehovah in the 13th Century.

So not only do Jehovah`s Witnesses follow the Catholics as to what they consider the bible books to be ,they also follow the catholics in how to pronounce Gods name in English.

And yet they hate the Catholic religion ?

go figure.

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Dutch judge rules that elders are not entitled to hide behind clergy-penitent privilege

by Anders Andersen in

today a dutch judge ruled that jw elders and the jw branch cannot invoke clergy-penitent privilege when it comes to information used in a judicial committee.. jw had filed a complaint with the courts because the branch office, two kingdom halls and a few elders' homes were raided by police almost 2 years ago in search of evidence related to child abuse issues.. jw argued that the information that was taken by police is protected by clergy-penitent privilege.

today the judge ruled that 1) an organization doesn't haven't such a privilege, 2) jw elders don't always act as spiritual counselors.

their actions as judges in judicial committees aren't protected by privilege, and 3) conversations jw have with their elders are often not confidential at all (as per jw policy) so jw elders can't rightfully invoke clergy-penitent privilege to maintain absolute confidentiality, because there isn't absolute confidentiality in the first place.. jw are thinking about appealing the verdict..

smiddy3

you were very wrong and admit that your rulings hurt people? We are not talking about slight hurt, it is often grievous life-long psychological problems burdening vulnerable members.

Not only just hurt people ,but give them a death sentence with their unscriptual blood doctrine .

The scriptures show that when a life is at stake ,human life took precedence over the law.

The soldiers who were starving failed to bleed the animals before eating them.

And their was no punishment to them.They were excused because their lives were in danger.

1Sam.chapter 14

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Jehovah? Oh dear.

by Giordano in

some recent new friends on this forum like friend kosonen are fixated with god's name being jehovah...unfortunately they are wrong:.

a quick bit of history:.

"about the 13th century the term “jehovah” appeared when christian scholars took the consonants of “yahweh” and pronounced it with the vowels of “adonai.” this resulted in the sound “yahowah,” which has a latinized spelling of “jehovah.” the first recorded use of this spelling was made by a spanish dominican monk, raymundus martini, in 1270.. interestingly, this fact is admitted in much jehovah’s witness literature, such as their aid to bible understanding (p. 885).

smiddy3

Isaiah 43:10-12 ,That scripture was applied to the Israelites long before the 20th Century was upon us when Rutherford decided to apply it to his religion

When that scripture was uttered to the israelites did they then understand that were to identify themselves as Jehovah`s Witnesses ? no ,and they never did .

If it had have been the intention of God for them to do that then Jesus would have rebuked them and he would have made sure they adopted that name .But he did no such thing.

But what do we find in the Bible ? Followers of Jesus were , " By Divine Providence called Christians" ,not Jehovah`s Witnesses.