Posts by smiddy3

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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

Under new arrangements, institutions now have until 31 December 2020 to join the Scheme. The extended timeframe recognises the changed capacity of some institutions during the coronavirus pandemic. To provide some certainty to applicants, institutions named in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (Royal Commission) and/or in an application were asked to provide a written statement outlining their intention to join the Scheme by 30 June 2020.

Sorry Phizzy i`m not a big fan of social media.

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Where have the NWT Bible changed verses to fit their theology ?

by smiddy3 in

i can think of two to start off with .

john 1:1 and luke 23:43 ,what others can you come up with ?.

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There is no such thing as "THE" Bible. It is a library and there is a number of different collections. Just consider the number of books in the Ethiopian Bible and in the Orthodox Church's Bible.

No one ever voted that the Protestant list is correct.

And Jehovah`s Witnesses adopted the Protestant list of the Bible that was voted on by the Catholics to be included as the Bible Canon.

Go figure !

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The Society and 1975.

by Lost in the fog in

stumbled upon this article - not that the wt society ever highlighted the date of 1975, but that was brothers running ahead... .

w68 8/15 pp.

494-501. https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1968602#h=1:0 .

smiddy3

And as you say Fink what other publishing house could convince volunteers ,millions of them to distribute there literature for free ?

What suckers we were.!

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Rolf Furuli Disfellowshipped Last Week

by Sea Breeze in

well known norway elder and watchtower doctrine apologist, (rolf furuli) was disfellowshipped a few days ago for the crime of expressing opinions contrary to some watchtower dictates.. like wt leadership in the past, they have no problem eating their own..

smiddy3

Old people who have invested there lives in the organization / religion will die in the religion .I`ts been indoctrinated into them ",where else can they go ?"

The younger generation today being born in`s are no different to any other born in`s to a religion ,that`s all they know ,I was brought up a JW I`ll die a JW. / I was raised a Catholic I`ll die a Catholic.

I`ll wager that there are very few young JW`s if any who could defend the religions doctrines using the Bible.?

They are not interested in doctrines.And they are now not taught in any meaningful way how to defend their faith.

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Disfellowhipped for not wearing facemask?

by Anna Marina in

yup - person has done nothing wrong.

but they have called a judicial and from what i can tell refusing to wear a facemask is bothering them more than the person not turning up.. so is this new light?

if you have been called to a judical please remember to stay safe and wear your personal protective equimpment.

smiddy3

I think Anna Marina has proved herself as a Bona Fide ex Jw on this site and to be taken seriously.

Who are the Elders to dictate to a person to attend a judicial committee and also to dictate they wear a mask ?

Who the bloody hell do they think they are ? Gods chosen ones ? OOPS , THEY DO !

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2020-Letter Writing Manual--Pre-Authorized Debit Donations!--( as of 2020-10-10)

by Atlantis in

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2020-10--letter writing templates manual.

91 pages.

2020-10-01--donation arrangement--pre-authorized debit.

smiddy3

You guys are the BEST please include me .

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Finding a mate

by MissMary in

so here i am 44 yr old divorced and free to remarry jw sister....first time single since i was 19. but guess what no single brothers in my area.

i’ve tried those stupid jw dating sites and still no luck.

oh yes there are tons of single brothers, but guess what...they all expect a hot barbie to come running into their life.

smiddy3

I apologize Missmary for not welcoming you to this forum and I do so now.stick around their are some wonderful Knowledgeable people here who have helped so many over the years.

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Historicity of the Prophets

by HowTheBibleWasCreated in

for many years i have sought to understand how the bible was put together.. thus my name on here.

i started out more or less in line with what many schoolars felt in both old and new testament studies and over the year my notes have flucuated with dates and probable authorship.

a few years ago i slid into minimalist or copenhagen school understanding of the texs but still retained a slight historicity of the prophets.

smiddy3

As has been said before history is written by the victors and maybe just maybe the Israelite's / Jews were wannabe victors.

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Finding a mate

by MissMary in

so here i am 44 yr old divorced and free to remarry jw sister....first time single since i was 19. but guess what no single brothers in my area.

i’ve tried those stupid jw dating sites and still no luck.

oh yes there are tons of single brothers, but guess what...they all expect a hot barbie to come running into their life.

smiddy3

. I say hello, and don’t even get acknowledged. I am so disappointed in all those brothers. They would rather wait for their unrealistic dilution than attempt any conversation with a full figured woman

I think that just about sums up the whole WT/Jehovah`s Witness religion right there.

Sorry Missmary but I have been married for 58 years to a wonderfull woman who I converted to the JW religion while dating her .I had only converted a year before that also as a 19 year old.

We both discovered after 32 years in the religion we were deluded by an American man made religion that was a real Estate Publishing Empire that we were volunteers for .

I wish you luck in finding a mate but please believe me there are really decent good men outside of that religion.

Don`t handicap yourself

https://youtu.be/CB57CuT4smM

You say you have a sense of humour ? I hope you enjoy the video ?

Take care.

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The Society and 1975.

by Lost in the fog in

stumbled upon this article - not that the wt society ever highlighted the date of 1975, but that was brothers running ahead... .

w68 8/15 pp.

494-501. https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1968602#h=1:0 .

smiddy3

Didn`t WT also infer that the GT or the big A could come with the new Millennium? 2000 ?