Pride is a powerful emotion that prevents people from admitting they have been deceived or conned .
And they would rather go to the grave than admit that.
Sad but true.
smiddy3
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Do You Ever Wonder Where Are They Now?
by minimus ini remember so many witnesses who were pretty liberal minded.
i knew some that were the ones someone would talk to to get a “balanced “ perspective.
they were not hardliners.
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Trade union membership
by Panka inhi, i am currently supporting a jw colleague with some work problems and have advised them to join our trade union for official support.
am i right that jehovah 's witnesses can't vote or contribute to political funds, but they can join trade unions?
thanking anyone who can help me understand.
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smiddy3
In the last job I was in it was a condition that i joined the union otherwise I wouldn`t have been employed ,I had no problem joining the union but being a good JW I abstained from voting on any issue that came up.
I was in that employment for 28 years ,and maybe the last 5-10 years of that i did participate in voting .
I was a MS when I joined the company.
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Height of mountains before and after the flood .
by smiddy3 init was stated many years ago in answer to how did the flood cover the top of all the mountains on earth in noah`s day.?.
mount everest ?.
and it was explained away by saying that the mountains before the flood were a lot smaller / lower than the mountains that exist today.. so there was no problem .. when the deluge began with so much volume of water now covering the earth ( water being heavy ) pushed down into the weakest parts of the earth and raised up in other parts of the earth to where we now have higher mountains than existed before the flood of noah`s day.. in other words mount everest didn`t exist at its present height before the flood and neither did any other high mountain that exists today ,the topography all changed with the noachian flood.
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smiddy3
It was stated many years ago in answer to how did the flood cover the top of all the mountains on earth in Noah`s day.?
eg. Mount Everest ?
And it was explained away by saying that the mountains before the flood were a lot smaller / lower than the mountains that exist today.
So there was no problem .
When the deluge began with so much volume of water now covering the earth ( water being heavy ) pushed down into the weakest parts of the earth and raised up in other parts of the earth to where we now have higher mountains than existed before the flood of noah`s day.
In other words mount everest didn`t exist at its present height before the flood and neither did any other high mountain that exists today ,the topography all changed with the Noachian flood. .
According to JW /WT theology ,back then ,I wonder if they still subscribe to this reasoning. ?
Does anybody remember those days ?
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This morning's WT: mundane miracle and another hint
by neat blue dog inmore proof of god's backing!.
on friday, april 19, 2019 .
a crowd of 20,919,041 gathered to observe the memorial of jesus’ death.
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smiddy3
2034 will come and go as did 1914 , 1925 , the war years of 1939-45 ,1975 ,2000 , and so it goes on and on.
Until those who have been seduced by the G.B. stand up and say enough is enough of your bullshit and walk away.
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Are Jehovah's Witnesses running a race with no end in sight?
by RULES & REGULATIONS inhorse racing lengths vary from just a couple of furlongs to several hundred miles, if you count the mongolian derby.
in britain, horse racing rules state that races should be over a minimum of five furlongs, while the longest race is over 4m2½f.. .
nascar races generally last anywhere from 1.5 to 4 hours, depending on the length of the race, number of laps and track conditions.
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smiddy3
I`m pretty sure nobody is running anymore ,the goal posts keep shifting ,and the distance keeps getting further and further away from those still in the race , all the while the participants are getting older and older .
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smiddy3
So trump admits that Biden won the election? and still refuses to concede defeat ?
Other world leaders understand how USA elections are conducted and have congratulated Biden for winning the election ,but not Trump.
Is trump making a fool of himself and bringing reproach on the USA system of democracy ? by carrying on the way he is ?
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Is this 2034 date actually something the cult put out?
by mickbobcat inso i have heard this 120 preaching time and 2034 end date.
are they pushing another set time of is this something someone else came up with?.
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smiddy3
How many times can they extend the GT ,big A coming before the R&F wake up that the G.B. just do not have a clue themselves ?
The carrot of a paradise on earth for the faithful JW``s keeps on moving further and further into some future obscure date .
Meanwhile faithful loyal elderly Jehovah`s witnesses keep dying off never realizing their hope of entering into a New World Paradise Earth promised by the Governing Body of Jehovah`s Witnesses .
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Collapse of JW Org - Possibly on the Horizon?
by JWTom inthis topics get a great deal of discussion here.
what i find interesting is even some of my pimi family is embracing the reality that all is not well with jw.org and that many current jws are just going through the motions due to not having a good way out of the org.
wondering what could realistically lead to the collapse of jw.org in the not distant future?
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smiddy3
"They won`t go out with a bang but will go down with a whimper" ....Neville Shute
It`s getting to the stage where they can no longer maintain the belief that the GT / Armageddon is imminent ,eventually even the most faithful loyal one will have to acknowledge that its just not true.
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Biden will never be President
by Vanderhoven7 inhere is an interesting take.. https://www.facebook.com/pastorlocke/videos/2885572641768280/.
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smiddy3
The only reason Biden won`t be president is if he dies before he can take office .And if he does Trump still won`t become President.
He`s flogging a dead horse , and so are his supporters.
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Politics and Hope
by lriddle80 inso there are a lot of atheists on here.
my question: where does your hope come from?
that the right people will be put in political positions and will eventually form a utopian society that will meet all needs and we will have equality for all?.
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smiddy3
When you hope for something ,you do so with the realization that your hope may not materialize ,you don`t look upon it as a foregone conclusion that what you hoped for is going to be a reality ?
There are things you may hope for that come to fruition ,and there are hopes that you have that prove to be false hopes.
A devout Jehovah`s Witness hopes that by obeying the GB `s interpretation of the no blood rule ,and he/she refuses a blood transfusion either they will not die or if they do they will have Jehovah`s blessing and a resurrection into a new world .?
It`s a false hope .
I consider myself an atheist and i vote at elections ,I hope that the candidate`s I choose come into power but if they don`t I wont lose any sleep over it .
It`s certainly not the same as putting your hope in a Bible promise according to some religious interpretation by imperfect humans that could mean your life or death.