Posts by smiddy3

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Why couldn't I stop laughing?

by Vanderhoven7 in

help me understand why i could not stop laughing watching this apparently serious video?.

https://youtu.be/xluj6cpznw4.

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I liked his presentation and was amused at the way he came across sometimes ,a sincere and genuine nice guy i thought.

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Aren`t These Two Scriptures At Odds With Each Other ?

by smiddy3 in

romans 13 ,1-7 contrast with 2 cor.4 : 3-6 ,on the one hand the faithful are to be obedient to the superior authorities ,worldly government ,law enforcement ,etc, as its gods arrangement and to go against it is to go against god ?.

then 2 cor .4 : 3-6 states that the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one satan the devil and if you are obedient to that you are supporting satan`s system of things and going against gods arrangement ?.

what sort of mental gymnastics do you need to acquire to accept both of these scriptures and keep your sanity ?.

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Romans 13 ,1-7 contrast with 2 Cor.4 : 3-6 ,on the one hand the faithful are to be obedient to the superior authorities ,worldly government ,law enforcement ,etc, as its Gods arrangement and to go against it is to go against God ?

Then 2 Cor .4 : 3-6 states that the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one Satan the Devil and if you are obedient to that you are supporting Satan`s system of things and going against Gods arrangement ?

What sort of mental gymnastics do you need to acquire to accept both of these scriptures and keep your sanity ?

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So I've published a novel

by JeffT in

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on simon's thread about what we've been doing while stuck at home i mentioned that an alternate history novel i wrote is now on amazon.

both kiindle and print versions are available.

he told me to post a link, see below.

smiddy3

Good luck with your writing JeffT,I don`t mind alternative history stories in either books or movies.I have often thought myself about what would the world be like today if Japan and Germany had won the war ?

Australia where I live was in Japans sights.

.And if I remember correctly in the 1960`s / 70`s under was it Sukarno or Suharto ? president of Indonesia that they had a map of Australia with all Indonesian names on it .

I think during those times they were leaning towards communisim .

Maybe i`ve given you food for thought with future books eh ?

I wish you well ,and success in your new venture.

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How Do JWs View The Bible?

by Vanderhoven7 in

here are some questions to ask visiting jws to help them realize their faith is not in the bible, but in men.. questions about how you view the bible.. 1. do you view the bible as the inspired word of god?

(ii tim.3:16).

2. do you believe the bible is written for everyone?

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"The WTS rejects Christendom yet it accepts Christendom's Bible," Doug Mason

And not only that they also accept the name Catholics gave to God ,Jehovah , by a Spanish Catholic Monk in the 13th Century .

And adopting that name Jehovah because it was the most commonly known name used by scholars .

" Aid To Bible Understanding" printed and published by the WTB&TS .

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Follow the money!

by Newly Enlightened in

thank you bill for all your hard work in uncovering the money & charities.

this almost sounds like a money-laundering scheme.. https://youtu.be/juvmelrtlz4 .

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Geeze bill ,please do a draft and edit your next presentation ,sorry but you didn`t learn much from being on the ministry school all of those years ago ,i would have given you a "weak" LOL

It was painfull to watch the first 25 minutes or so ,I just wanted to pat you on the back ,tell you to get on with it ,and stop waffling on .

However after the 25 min.or so what you presented was so informative and enlightening that every JW and ex JW should be looking at this video .

It truly is an eye opener . For anybody who started watching this video and gave up before you reached the 25-30 min mark try again it is GOLD .

Can anybody please tell me just how many Organizations / Charities / Subsidaries , Companys , etc etc ,are connected with this Religion ? Either as a religion ,or a charitable organization or even a cultural organization.?

And the big question is ,how aware are the Governments where they operate under are aware of this Tangled Web They Weave ?

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JW.ORG delivering food to JWs in California

by NikL in

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so a couple of weeks ago my wife (who is an active jw) got a delivery of apples, oranges, potatoes, carrots and onions.. the story i heard was that the "branch bought a bunch of food that would go to waste and was delivering it".. i am in california and a friend of mine in another cong.

50 or so miles away had the same thing happen.. a few days ago we got another delivery and as a matter of fact my wife was asked if she could "help jehovah with delivering his gifts".

unfortunately she is in poor health and unable to so so.. anyway, the story seems fabricated to me and i am wondering what is really going on.. does anybody have any ideas?

smiddy3

So its not about what you know its all about who you know and cronyism ?

And being parasites on the Govts they claim to be led by the God of this system of things Satan the devil.

Seems to me that Satans system of things does more good for humankind than Gods organization ever did.

And how does that fit in with Rom.13 ? the Superior Authorities of this system of things is by the arrangement of God ?

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What did Russell and the Bible students say about racism?

by Fadeaway1962 in

featured on jworg , what does the bible say about racism?

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and a video , johny and gideon: once enemies, now brothers , two men from south africa.. what did russell and rutherford have to say about racism in the congregations ?.

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And Jehovah / Jesus ,supposedly appointed the International Bible Students Association , I.B.S.A. as the only religious organization that was preaching the truth at the time in 1919 ?

And nothing the I.B.S.A. taught in those days is taught by jehovah`s witnesses today as being current "Truth".

And not the Jehovah`s Witness religion I might add that didn`t even exist at that time .

And of course Jehovah`s Witnesses are adept at playing semantics ,claiming even Old Testament faithfull men of old were Jehovah`s Witnesses going right back to Abel.

Which is absurd .

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new situation in world helpful to org?

by Magnum in

sometimes new situations can provide cover for one’s mistakes or intentions.

for example, suppose that i crack the windshield in my dad’s car one night.

i go home, park the car in its usual spot in the yard, and go to bed without telling my dad because i’m scared and i’m trying to think of a way out of the situation.

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Seeing as they own all of these KH`s now what a gold mine they are sitting on to sell them off as need be.

Think of all the $$$$ millions they could reap from around the world. ?

As LHG says , "There really needs to be a physically present congregation and real live people for somebody with an envelope to beg money from"..

Maybe they could re- introduce something like the midweek book study groups where people could meet in private houses in small groups to keep that social connection going . And where they could use Zoom or whatever else is available to keep up with JW.Org and the Governing body .

And they could really say they are getting back to the way first century Christian meetings were held ,meeting in private homes encouraging one another as the day draws near.?

I think the rank& file would lap it up .

Letter writing and incidental witnessing could be encouraged to keep the sheep occupied and busy .the obituaries are there every day with a potential new convert wanting to see there loved one back in the New system of things,in Paradise .

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Brutality

by Anna Marina in

wt says jesus became invisibly present in 1914. what a load of old rubbish.

but they are not the only ones.. in 1927 a woman called helen keller wrote a book called my religion.

her book advocates the teachings of emanuel swedenborg who claimed that jesus had already returned.

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Their was a movie about Helen Keller called "The Miracle Worker" and Patty Duke played her. in 1962 ?

She was blind and deaf at the age of 19 months due to an illness she had a very interesting life regardless of what her beliefs were.

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Update on the ARC into Institutionalised Child Sexual Abuse

by smiddy3 in

"if by 30 june 2020 an institution has failed to signify their intention to join the scheme, they will be immediately publicly identified by the scheme in accordance with scheme legislation and jurisdictions will consider other appropriate action.

this may include financial sanctions applied by state, territory or commonwealth governments, and changes to an organisation's charitable status.

naming institutions is necessary to ensure that people wanting to access the scheme know the status of relevant institutions.".

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"If by 30 June 2020 an institution has failed to signify their intention to join the Scheme, they will be immediately publicly identified by the Scheme in accordance with Scheme legislation and jurisdictions will consider other appropriate action. This may include financial sanctions applied by state, territory or Commonwealth governments, and changes to an organisation's charitable status. Naming institutions is necessary to ensure that people wanting to access the Scheme know the status of relevant institutions."

Also ,because of this Covid-19 pandemic ,if I have read the document correctly ,those institutions that identify they intend to join the scheme have until the 31st of December 2020 to do so and no later .

Jehovah`s Witnesses as yet have not joined the scheme and have not given any notice that they intend to join the redress scheme as of this date.

And they are not the only ones that have failed to do so.