Posts by smiddy3

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Have you done anything like this ?

by smiddy3 in

many,many years ago i went into a florist shop and ordered a wreath and a sympathy card to be delivered to my home .the sales lady looked at me and saw that i wasn`t very old and offered her condolences to me .. i apologised to her and said oh no ,nobody`s died ,it`s just that my wife has been going off lately about her turning fourty ,so i thought i would commiserate with her by doing this.. on the other hand when i turned fourty i went out and bought myself a pair of ice skates ..

smiddy3

Thanks for your comments guys however it seems being a JW in a doomsday cult put a dampner on people on how to lighten up ?

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In my country the preaching work is over

by cookiemaster in

the jws in my country can't preach to anyone these days and they're going crazy.

i live in romania and initially during the covid-19 lockdown they were very enthusiastic about preaching.

they've since held daily "field service meetings" on zoom.

smiddy3

LTTBK will likely deny he/she even said that around August-September 2023 and hope nobody remembers it ever being said.

And there never ever has been an Anglo-American World power ?

Typical of a JW always looking into the future and never living in the present.

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Meanwhile over at exjw reddit

by nowwhat? in

it has no value at all.

it consists of 99% dumb, confused kids asking stupid hypothetical questions.

smiddy3

I tried exJW Reddit and didn`t feel at al comfortable with it ( I am old ) so I much prefer this site.

However I think pistolpete makes a compelling argument for the younger generation on it.

Kudos to the young who wake up that the JW religion is a cult before they are out of their teens.

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Have you done anything like this ?

by smiddy3 in

many,many years ago i went into a florist shop and ordered a wreath and a sympathy card to be delivered to my home .the sales lady looked at me and saw that i wasn`t very old and offered her condolences to me .. i apologised to her and said oh no ,nobody`s died ,it`s just that my wife has been going off lately about her turning fourty ,so i thought i would commiserate with her by doing this.. on the other hand when i turned fourty i went out and bought myself a pair of ice skates ..

smiddy3

Give me a break stan I`m old and decrepit ,or did I spell that wrong ?

Good one SF , surely their must be more ? OK early days yet.

I`m always getting picked up on their and there and no doubt I will continue to stuff that up .

I`m an old dog that can`t be taught new tricks.

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Final talk of the 2020 'Always Rejoice' Convention

by Listener in

this is part of splane's lecture in the final part of the final day of the 2020 convention.

now speaking of broadcasting.

do you think jehovah has been preparing us for something like this pandemic?

smiddy3

And didn`t they actually say that Babylon The Great has actually fallen in 1919 when the brothers were released from prison ? And it`s now a gradual downsizing until it`s final destruction in the near future?

"Babylon The Great Gods Kingdom Rules" ? book.

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Have you done anything like this ?

by smiddy3 in

many,many years ago i went into a florist shop and ordered a wreath and a sympathy card to be delivered to my home .the sales lady looked at me and saw that i wasn`t very old and offered her condolences to me .. i apologised to her and said oh no ,nobody`s died ,it`s just that my wife has been going off lately about her turning fourty ,so i thought i would commiserate with her by doing this.. on the other hand when i turned fourty i went out and bought myself a pair of ice skates ..

smiddy3

Many,many years ago I went into a florist shop and ordered a wreath and a Sympathy card to be delivered to my home .The sales lady looked at me and saw that I wasn`t very old and offered her condolences to me .

I apologised to her and said Oh no ,nobody`s died ,it`s just that my wife has been going off lately about her turning fourty ,so I thought I would commiserate with her by doing this.

On the other hand when I turned fourty I went out and bought myself a pair of Ice Skates .

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What’s up with the modern Nation of Israel?

by DATA-DOG in

being raised a dub i never voted.

i’m not a republican or a democrat, not a liberal or a conservative.. i’m pretty middle of the road.

i want everyone to have a fair shake if possible in this life, but i definitely don’t believe in forced equality, that’s just not possible.

smiddy3

Well my thoughts on the matter is that fundamentalist Christians take the scriptures literally about GOD turning his attention back to the Jews and redeeming them . Where it refers to spiritual Israel they apply it to literal/physical Israel?

I think they got blown away by the Jews returning to Israel in 1948 and getting established as a State.And they believe it`s fulfilment of Bible prophecy ? Remember the Zionist movement ?

And the early Watchtower was "Zions Watchtower and Herald of Christs Presence"

Then again what do I know ?

just my 2 cents worth.

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Received a letter from a JW today.

by smiddy3 in

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it started off as "dear friend ,as one of your neighbours" , however the postmark on the letter was from 2 townships away ?

a good twenty minute car drive away .a minor point i know.

it goes on about how she is concerned about the effects that current events are having on the welfare of the community and the corona-virus has prevented her from discussing the issues personally with me.. she then goes on to state and quote jeremiah 29:11 and then goes on to say "for more information about this promise and other questions like :.

smiddy3

I didn`t realise how much time has gone by since posting this OP

And after much consideration I do believe it would be a waste of time expecting the Elders to pass on a letter meant for her.

I`m positive they would open the letter themselves and not pass it on ,rationalising they would be protecting her interests.

Thanks for your comments and feedback.

jwfacts does make a valid point ,however I cant send that to her as she didn`t give me an option to connect with her personally.

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I Just sent a letter to the editor of a national newspaper .

by smiddy3 in

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i wonder if it will be published ?

i asked when would those responsible name and shame those institutions that have refused to join the redress scheme and if it was a one off event or are they going to continue to do so.. that was the gist of the message .it was to the herald sun newspaper printed in victoria and distributed nation wide.australia.their are about 5 institutions that have refused to sign up ,4 of them are very small institutions and the jehovah`s witnesses are by far the largest body refusing to join.. those of you in australia keep your eyes peeled to the herald sun to see if it gets published or not..

smiddy3

I`ll do what I can Phizzy .

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How Often is 1914 Openly Spoken of at the Meetings?

by Number 6 in

as someone who left in 1991 aged 21, one of my overriding memories of growing up in the watchtower was being able to "prove" the end times by referencing 1914.. major change in 95 then again after that.

if i'm being honest i could not even tell you now what the current teaching is.. for those who still attend the meetings, is it still openly spoken about?

i genuinely curious as i wonder if the teaching will be altogher dropped eventually, and one of the easiest ways to achieve that is to stop speaking about it.

smiddy3

1914 was 106 years ago when C.T.Russell believed the end would happen and it didn`t and the generation that would not pass away did in fact pass away.

However Jehovah`s Witnesses twist jesus words to mean "these generations " and not what he actually said "this generation"