Posts by lurkernomore

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Fishing and JW's???

by lurkernomore in

so i was just reading a thread and came across a completely new jw 'rule', that of not being allowed to go fishing!..

at least it's new to me as i always enjoyed fishing as did others in my old congregation.

anyone else heard of this or had this imposed on them in they're jw lives?.

lurkernomore

There's at least two elders in my old Hall who regularly used to fly fish so never came across this prohibition.

I suppose it's another case if going beyond what's written as well as imposition of self importance in some cases.

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Fishing and JW's???

by lurkernomore in

so i was just reading a thread and came across a completely new jw 'rule', that of not being allowed to go fishing!..

at least it's new to me as i always enjoyed fishing as did others in my old congregation.

anyone else heard of this or had this imposed on them in they're jw lives?.

lurkernomore

Again seems like a variance from hall to hall. Stupid cult!

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Fishing and JW's???

by lurkernomore in

so i was just reading a thread and came across a completely new jw 'rule', that of not being allowed to go fishing!..

at least it's new to me as i always enjoyed fishing as did others in my old congregation.

anyone else heard of this or had this imposed on them in they're jw lives?.

lurkernomore

So I was just reading a thread and came across a completely new JW 'rule', that of not being allowed to go fishing!.

At least it's new to me as I always enjoyed fishing as did others in my old congregation. Anyone else heard of this or had this imposed on them in they're JW lives?

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What is your relationship with ALCOHOL?

by nicolaou in

here in the uk new drinking guidelines have been issued which suggest "no more than 14 units a week - equivalent to six pints of beer or seven glasses of wine.".

another piece of the advice which is getting a lot of attention is that "if people drink, it should be moderately over three or more days and that some days should be alcohol-free.".

already people are making cries of "nanny state!

I will only drink at home if we have something I like. If there's a good bottle of red wine it generally won't last the night. I also love a drop of single malt or honey jack but I would never drink a whole bottle, maybe a couple doubles a night till its gone. Being German, beer needs to be of good, generally German/Belgian/Dutch/French quality. I can happily go without alcohol for weeks at a time.

I also find I drink different drinks depending on the time of year. In warmer weather I prefer an ice cold beer/ale or a good sweet cider such as thatchers. Red wine and whisky is definitely more of a winter warmer for me.

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My First post

by Simple Minds in

i have been lurking on this site for 3 years and this is my fist post.

i would like to thank everyone for helping me wake up.

i was baptized at 24, married at 25, ms for 18 years mentally in for 24 years but started to wake up 3 years ago doing research to give public talks, and the actions of arrogant and narcissistic brothers and sisters did not help.

lurkernomore

Welcome Simple Minds, I look forward to hearing more from you :D

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Since you left, have you become more moral?

by Coded Logic in

respect.

sympathy.

gossip.

lurkernomore

I always felt I had a strong sense of right and wrong. (Certainly more so than most the JW's I know). I feel I have kept this part of my personality in tact since my abrupt fade.

On the other hand doing a few more Cash in hand jobs these days doesn't bother my conscience one bit ;)

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JW TV

by WasOnceBlind in

so yesterday my mom had be update her tablet and the jw library app (she is technologically challenged).

after i did, she told me if i knew how to get the jw chanel on tv.

(i assume she meant those weird videos the gb has been releasing).

lurkernomore

Bravo Landy, Bravo!

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All schools closed in L.A. county today, a bomb threat.

by James Mixon in

jw
friends

something needs to be done 960000 kids have the day off, 900 schools closed.. our way of life is changing, get use to it..

lurkernomore

What kind of sick Bastard targets children FFS!!!?!!! Boggles the mind. As freemindfade said, hope everyone stays safe!

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Fade update...

by StarTrekAngel in

i have attended only one meeting in the past 3 weeks.

i know there is no way to leave this cult fast enough, but is my fade too fast?

lurkernomore

My wife and I went cold Turkey. I fully recommend it. It's been 16 months and we've had barely any bother. One Elder (our group overseer) that did call around a couple months later after my mum spoke with him when she found out we were no longer going to attend. He simply wanted to confirm the rumor for himself. I said i had no problem with anyone and my absence had nothing to do with anyone at the hall. I also made it clear I had no intention of discussing my issues with anyone. He said 'fair enough' and that's the last we've seen of him.

I also recently went for a pint with a friend from my old hall whose a couple years older than me and was made up to Elder status shortly before we stopped going. I made it clear beforehand that I was happy to go for a drink but would not go into anything.

I'm a firm believer that you've got to draw a line in the sand and keep full control of every situation that arises.

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Could Wt afford to proselytise in China if they were allowed in.

by joe134cd in

i was just thinking today if china opened it doors to wt, and there was the surge of interest as was the the case with the european eastern block countries when communism 1st fell.

what would be wt reaction toward it.

could wt even afford to proselytise in china.

lurkernomore

There are already an estimated 12 million Catholics in China so the wtbs will have plenty of catching up to do.