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King Richard the movie
by smiddy3 ini thought this needed to be said here.. ok ,i watched this movie today and really enjoyed it .it focuses on richard and venus rise to fame mainly and is not backward in showing richard as a bit of an egotistical asshole who pushes and drives his kids to what they became.many times you got the feeling it was all about richard doing it for himself.
the girls played a good part and will smith does a fine job as richard.. i think that only jw`s and ex-jw`s would pick up from the movie that they were jehovah`s witnesses as it was really only alluded too in a couple of scenes.. one where richard gives a mealtime prayer and mentions the name jehovah ( the only time it is mentioned in the movie ) and when a coach is berating him for taking the girls away from practice to go to" church" as he called it and mentioned the" hall" which would go over most peoples head.. if only 50% of this movie was fact it is well worth watching,i recommend it..
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AFL grand final day Melbourne Australia.
by smiddy3 inwhat a disappointment to see two teams that reach a grand final playoff and for it to be so one sided in the outcome.. i don`t barack for either team ,but i at least expected it to be a tight fought out finish, but it wasn`t to be.114 points to 25 .?.
pathetic.. afl = aussie rules football played in australia for those not familiar with it.. and 100,000 people payed big money to go and watch it,tiger fans would have loved it but not the giants fans .. i watched it for free ?
on my 65 inch tv screen in my cinema room ( a small converted 3rd bedroom ).
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Has Anybody Watched "The State" series ?
by smiddy3 inabout a small group of people from the uk who went to syria to join isis ?.
my impression of it was realistic ,confronting ,and thought provoking.. its a four part series and explores how it affects this small group of people in different ways.. i must admit i had to look away in some scenes , if you can do that i recommend you watch it... 10/10.
a scene where it is explained in prophecy about jesus 2nd coming in jerusalem and what it will mean for islam and their followers..
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"Cults And Extreme Beliefs " on Foxtel On Demand Vict.Aust. has this been screened Elsewhere ?
by smiddy3 ina heads up .
for those in victoria australia this coming friday the 29th of march foxtel on demand is streaming the first of a series called "cults and extreme beliefs" and the first series deals with nxivm a notorious sex cult.. "emmy award winning journalist elizabeth vargas through first hand insights of survivors the series lifts the veil of secrecy on groups such as the jehovah`s witnesses ,children of god ,twelve tribes ,and the survivors .by analyzing how the sects use their influence to manipulate and control.the series reveals the insidious and sophisticated psychological techniques used by the groups to wield influence over otherwise intelligent ,sceptical and sensible adults.
it sounds like a show i would like to see about the jw`s however i don`t subscribe to foxtel .maybe it will be shown on some other network.. has anybody from other parts of the world seen this show ?
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JW`s Religion are being investigated by { how many} ? Countries for there handling of Child sexual Abuse .?
by smiddy3 ini`m thinking about the last couple of years but more importantly there seems to be a greater number in the past year than never before .. off the top of my head i think i could name about 6-10 countries.. does anybody have any stats on this ?.
and is it only the issue of child sexual abuse that governments / countries are focused on or are their other issues that they are being investigated for ?.
such as charitable status ,do they really qualify ?
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Xmas Cards some of us sent to each other couple of yrs ago.
by smiddy3 ini came across some xmas cards some of us sent to each other a couple of years ago and thought it would be nice to send a greeting back this year by pm .. i was able to do it for some but not all that sent me a card because they gave their real names and not their call sign on here.. and stupid me didn`t keep the card with the envelope it came in.. and i`m certainly not going to post your real names on here.. if your inclined to, or remember sending me a xmas card a couple of years ago and you haven`t already got a pm from me your welcome to pm me anytime and we can exchange greetings.. i felt it was a personal exchange between real friends i have made on this forum and i thank all of those who did send me a card and well wishes and opened up their lives to me.. and hopefully they got the same from me.. smiddy .
australia.
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I wonder why Bobby 2446 has never started a post of his own backing the Jehovah`s Witness Religion as the "Truth"
by smiddy3 inhe/she seems to cherry pick certain posts with a hit and run score but has never come up with a positive post about the organization he/she so loves to defend .?.
come on bobby 2446 speak up ..
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longgone
by smiddy3 inhi longgone , jill .r.,.
i seem to have lost your pm and i cant for some reason not be able to open received pm`s and can only open sent pm`s.. i sent you a xmas card for 2021 and only the other day it was" returned to sender" ,me.. anyhow i`m doing ok ,my wife is having a hard time especially at nights which is taking it`s toll on both of us i think.. apart from that ,here in ozzie land the west coast is suffering from heat waves and bushfires and here on the east coast were having floods .though we have not been affected in our area.. other than that everythings ok .. i hope you are doing ok where you are ,have you just moved recently ?
is that why my card was returned ?.
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R I P Jeanne Little Australian Entertainer .
by smiddy3 inshe was an icon of the australian entertainment industry for god knows how long.. she will be surely missed ..
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specialGrace
by smiddy3 inwelcome to the forum specialgrace ,this is the place to be for you to want to make friends and enjoy friendly discussions .. i invite you to either start your own post or even if you just comment on other peoples post and maybe share a little bit about yourself ,nothing that would identify you though just keep to your sign in name specialgrace and let us know a little about yourself and what part of the world you live in a general sense.. { i recieved a pm from sg looking for friendship and discussion }.
take care ..