Posts by smiddy3

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Letter to the pioneers
by DAWUD in
1. jw
2. experiences
hey!.

is it true that the pioneers used to get letter each year?

does anyone have any?.
smiddy3

Without wanting to go through what is said in these letters can someone give a summary ?
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False members numbers
by asp59 in
1. jw
2. experiences
is watchtower faking there member numbers?

i live in europe.

for the last 15 year's probably 25 person i knew or more were df, pimo, left by own will, inactive.
smiddy3

Just think though if they do have anywhere near 8 million members who only donate $1 a week that is $ 8 million dollars per week ,not bad eh ?
Multiply that by 52 weeks in a year ? No wonder the GB and their wives don`t want to give up their lifestyle.
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Armageddon house?
by exjwlemming in
1. jw
2. experiences
the other night, my wife and i were driving through a upscale suburb with old, large, beautiful homes.

there is one house that my never jw she really likes.

as we drove by the house, i turned to her and said, "that's your armageddon house.
smiddy3

Unless Jehovah somehow changes the laws of nature in the new system, who is gonna maintain all those Armageddon houses?
Correct hoser , Will there still be an electricity industry ? with a work force to maintain it ?
Same with Gas .Will there still be a gas industry ? with a work force and who will maintain it ?
" " Water / Sewerage ,will there still be people working in these areas to provide them and maintain the systems?
Jehovah`s Witnesses do not use their thinking abilities or reason on these thoughts they just put it all down to Jehovah will sort it out .
We were idiots , lets face it.
Jehovah the Magician
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"The Bunker" episode
by neat blue dog in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
if you like criminal minds check out season 13 episode 6, the bunker.

of course it borrows from cults in general but some jw similarities as well, such as emotional propaganda videos, us vs them, telling new converts that they're going to be persecuted and told lies about the organization, end of the world fear etc.. here's an idea: if you're pimo, watch it with a jw relative and watch the discomfort ensue 😏.
smiddy3

Marked for later viewing ,thanks for that.
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Help with 1975 please
by jhine in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i answered a question on quora about jw flip flops .

i mentioned, amongst other things , the 1975 debacle.

how witnesses were told that armageddon was coming in the fall of that year.
smiddy3

Gen1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" .
The WT/JW `s have stated in their publications that this could have taken place millions if not billions of years ago ,we don`t know .
The creative days of 7000 years only applies to when God turned his attention to the earth and making it a paradise for humans .
I think some people get confused over that distinction .
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Help with 1975 please
by jhine in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i answered a question on quora about jw flip flops .

i mentioned, amongst other things , the 1975 debacle.

how witnesses were told that armageddon was coming in the fall of that year.
smiddy3

DOC ,it took me 32 years ,maybe we were slow learners .Looking back now ,and how my mind was before joining the JW`s ,I was 19-20 when i did. Who was this person ? I can`t believe the person I was back then did so ?
When I was a child ,12 yrs old I rebelled about being told by my parents to attend Sunday school ,it was bad enough I had to go to real school 5 days a week .
At school I wouldn`t join the cadets as that would interfere with my own free time , so how did i get sucked into slaving for the WT / JW religion ?
I guess that they got me at a vulnerable time in my life.
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False members numbers
by asp59 in
1. jw
2. experiences
is watchtower faking there member numbers?

i live in europe.

for the last 15 year's probably 25 person i knew or more were df, pimo, left by own will, inactive.
smiddy3

With all of the bad publicity of late all around the world ,I can`t see how they could be expanding. And as far as those children who have been brought up in the religion with the exposure to the internet ,I can`t see many of them staying in the religion for very long. And those that do are probably living double lives to please their parents.
I left the religion in 1993 and I know even back then ,confirmed by both my sons youth`s were then living double lives.
Looking back over the history of the JW religion if the GB ever really did believe they were given the "truth" from God ,no way have they ever believed it themselves especially after Freddie Franz died maybe even before.
And they have been lying about everything else ever since just to keep themselves and their wives in the lifestyle they have been accustomed to.
Without wanting to be pedantic : The Jehovah`s Witness religion was never given approval as having the "truth" by God or Jesus, in 1919 as they claim .As an organization they didn`t exist then until the 1930`s .
It was the International Bible Students Association ,IBSA that can rightfully claim that God-Jesus chose as dispensing "truth" and I think they are still in existence today aren`t they.
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King Richard
by Rattigan350 in
1. social
2. entertainment
there is this new movie out called "king richard" staring will smith playing serena and venus williams father.

i don't know much about this, but i heard that they were raised by jw parents.

how does that factor into the movie and their growing up aspiring tennis stars?.
smiddy3

It depends on whether the Williams family are involved with the making of the movie or not ,
Then again , where there is money to be made maybe they are involved
.Serena has been outspoken as to the God Jehovah, religion she was raised in ,however her lifestyle hasn`t been all that squeaky clean , so how does she get away with not being DF? or even publicly reproved ?
It wouldn`t have anything to do with the money she could donate could it ?
Any ordinary R&F member that does something wrong, they are publicly reproved or DF
Does the GB have double standards ?
Just saying.?
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Help with 1975 please
by jhine in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i answered a question on quora about jw flip flops .

i mentioned, amongst other things , the 1975 debacle.

how witnesses were told that armageddon was coming in the fall of that year.
smiddy3

I believe Rivergang has summed it all up very well ..... Well said.
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How many states have you ever lived in? (USA)
by Iamallcool in
1. jw
2. friends
i only have lived in 4 states!

michigan.

georgia.
smiddy3

I have lived in 3 United States of Australia ( USA ) Victoria ,NSW ,and QLD.