Posts by smiddy3

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My story

by PimoElder in

hi everyone i’m a pimo elder ex bethelite and pioneer who has been having doubts for many years.

as of late i’ve come to have even more doubts mainly due to the gb pushing the vaccines and acting like salesman for big pharma companies .

i will never take these vaccines even if it meant i couldn’t go to the hall as was previously said but the gb have done a big u turn on this now.

Welcome P E ,you will find this to be a very supportive community here .And I would suggest you and any other new person to the forum to take advantage of the search button at the top of your screen to look back at an encyclopedic of information about the religion its practices and flip flops over the years.

Pick a topic and I`m sure you will get some factual info you never thought of.

Their are and has been some very intelligent and informative ex-JW`s who have contributed to this site.

You say their are many good people there, and of course there are and you will find their are many good worldly people out the in the real world as well.

I wish you well and take care.

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Disassociation letter

by joao in

i sent my disassociation letter two days ago!

i couldn't stand it anymore!

so many lies, the exploitation of sincere people, the ridiculous amount of rules and all this protection of pedophiles, plus the life of gb as if they were wealthy dictators!

smiddy3

Welcome joao ,I wish you and your family well.

One other lie the WT/JW religion teach is that when a person leaves the "truth" they become immoral and and practice all sorts of debauchery .And that all people outside of the religion are evil and immoral .

What a load of crap.

You can find real friends and lovely moral people that put many practicing JW`s to shame.

It just takes time ,it`s time to live the life you are entitled to and not by the dictates of a few self appointed men who claim to speak for God.

How did I ever get sucked into believing that as a 20 y-old ?

Take care

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Praying for the Government.

by Lost in the fog in

i was thinking about the fact that this year marks queen elizabeth ii having given 70 years of service to the british people.. "i therefore exhort, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, offerings of thanks, be made concerning all sorts of men, concerning kings and all those who are in high station; in order that we may go on leading a calm and quiet life with full godly devotion and seriousness.”—1 timothy 2:1, 2.. can i ask, in all the years that you were attending jw meetings did you even once hear a prayer of any sort be made from the platform relating to the higher government authorities, especially the offering of thanks for them not clamping down on the organisation like other dictatorial countries?.

in all my years i don't know of one occasion where i heard a prayer in honour of the king (2 peter 2:17) or her majesty the queen.. another example of straying from what the bible actually said that christians should be doing..

smiddy3

That`s a good question Litf , couple 1Tim.2:1,2 with Rom.13:1-3..." where the existing authorities stand placed in their relative positions by God....he who opposes the authority has taken a stand against the arrangement of God.."..

And they will receive judgement from God.

In my 32 years as a JW in 6-7 different congregations in 2 States ,I`m sure if anyone had ever done that they would be hauled into the back room and counselled by the Elders because JW`s teach that " the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one" 1John 5:19

Does that have to mean the Governments are controlled by Satan ? Not according to the previous scriptures mentioned .

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When did JWs stop reciting the Lord’s Prayer together?

by slimboyfat in

does anyone know what year?

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smiddy3

My understanding of the religion was that the lords prayer was only a guide as to how one should pray not that IT was not THE the prayer his followers were to use.

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Nearly complete JW literature collection for sale

by jukief in

as many of you know, alan feuerbacher spent 40 years researching watchtower.

during that time, he bought every item of watchtower literature he could find.

his collection is so big that it’s impossible for me to try to catalog it, although i might be able to get some volunteers to help me with that.

smiddy3

I dont know, but have you thought about offering it to some religious historians ? Some organization that is interested in documenting early American religious institutions about how they formed and evolved over the years ?

Like i said I dont know ,but it might be an avenue you could research ,you never know.

Good luck

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It's been a long 9 years Lloyd Evans / John Cedars

by Newly Enlightened in

original reddit post (removed).

smiddy3

I can`t believe there is 175 pages to this guy and this subject ? really ? ENOUGH !! SURELY.

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What are your thoughts about Mormons?

by Iamallcool in

jw
friends

any takers?

smiddy3

The "Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints" (Mormons ) is just another religion "Made in America" like so many other religions that have sprung up in that country.

And they are all money gold mines for those who run those organizations, and no "GOD" has anything to do with any of them.

Those of us who joined them were all gullible when we did and those who were born into those religions and who stay are to be the most pitied.

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Were JWs Right That There Would Be A Time When Governments Would Go After All Religion?

by minimus in

jw
friends

they have predicted this for years.

religions of the world would become attacked by the governments.

the only difference is when they go after jehovah’s witnesses, then jehovah god will step in and destroy the governments..

smiddy3

It`s not going to happen in my time or my children`s time or my grandchildren`s time or anytime thereafter .

And no the JW religion have never been right with one exception when they quoted a communist Karl Marx who said "Religion is the Opium of the people "

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UPDATE: Wife Pretty Much Knows That I Don't Believe

by JW_Rogue in

we had a nice long talk and i brought up some things that make me think that this isn't the "truth" and she somewhat agreed with me.

i stuck with things i personally experienced or had knowledge of plus all the changes in recent years.

she agreed on a lot of the points but still believes in god and the bible.

smiddy3

JW_Rogue

We are adjusting, right now we have zero social life or any clue how we would go about getting one.

Just follow your interests ,maybe some you had years ago but were stifled by negative comments from WT/JW. Join a local club ,or even volunteer at some charity ,sooner or later you will meet people who you can relate, to and friendships develop over time .Just don`t expect it to happen overnight.

If you need any more details just pm me.I can go into more details.

To gain friends you need to be a friend,and you will find you will have a lot of acquaintances as you progress.

smiddy3

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Resistace to going back to meetings

by truthseeker in

jw
friends

lot going on.

i had a covid divorce last year over zoom.

not pretty but i got a good deal.. anyway,.

smiddy3

More than likely whichever one gives the higher number I would think.