Posts by ldrnomo

stopped in a local eatery this evening for their famous vegetarian enchilada casserole and there was a man in there, an elder in a local congregation who i was aquatinted with (he did some work for me at my home) and we know his wife.

he was in the same congregation i was in for a time.. i went over to him to say hi and shake his hand and when i reached out he pulled his hand away so i looked over at his partner who was obviously a bible study and reached out to shake his hand and as i did i said to him the reason he wont shake my hand is that hes mad because i dont go to meetings anymore.

i walked away and nothing else was said.. .

ldrnomo

LHG

I totally know what you mean, I thought about not saying anything or evern going over to him however I decided I didn't want to be like them. If I can be pleasent to those that I know I will. If they choose not to be pleasent back it's their choice. I was not trying to sway this study I was just blown away at the ignorance of this man who made the choice he did. I was mostley doing a check to see what would happen. This person has aged badly by the way.

Steve

There are a lot of things I could have said but chose not to say anymore then I did. I know that no matter what I would have said would do no good

Time2keep

It is ridiculous and juvinile and that is exactly what this man is. He has always been a bit of a jerk.

TOTH

Yes I would have liked to hear what he told his study about the exchange. Probably said I was mentally diseased

DonutZ

Your just going to have to come to my restaurant to see what a vegitarian enchalada casserole is. It goes great with a beer.

Geez Billy

I hope I didn't make them feel uncomfortable

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Shunned by a pharisaic elder

by ldrnomo in

stopped in a local eatery this evening for their famous vegetarian enchilada casserole and there was a man in there, an elder in a local congregation who i was aquatinted with (he did some work for me at my home) and we know his wife.

he was in the same congregation i was in for a time.. i went over to him to say hi and shake his hand and when i reached out he pulled his hand away so i looked over at his partner who was obviously a bible study and reached out to shake his hand and as i did i said to him the reason he wont shake my hand is that hes mad because i dont go to meetings anymore.

i walked away and nothing else was said.. .

ldrnomo

Stopped in a local eatery this evening for their famous vegetarian enchilada casserole and there was a man in there, an elder in a local congregation who I was aquatinted with (he did some work for me at my home) and we know his wife. He was in the same congregation I was in for a time.

I went over to him to say hi and shake his hand and when I reached out he pulled his hand away so I looked over at his partner who was obviously a bible study and reached out to shake his hand and as I did I said to him “the reason he won’t shake my hand is that he’s mad because I don’t go to meetings anymore. I walked away and nothing else was said.

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In the Southernmost Part of the FL Everglades, Pythons and Anacondas are Eating Everything

by leavingwt in

this article just creeps me out.. .

in florida everglades, pythons and anacondas dominate food chain .

.. but in the southernmost part of the florida everglades, things have taken a really wild turn.

ldrnomo

No big deal. As soon as the end comes, (anytime now) all the animals will be friendly and they will be our pets.

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i spoke with an elder about university

by MsGrowingGirl20 in

jw
friends

he always tells me that i've adopted him as a father...we're pretty close.

i spoke with him asking for some advice about whether or not to pursue my degree.he, to my surprise, couldn't give me his opinion.he told me that if he tells me how he really feels (he says he has some strong views on the matter) he may be disciplined for 'promoting higher education'....in effect he was telling me to go ahead and pursue my degree but not really saying it.

he asked me to promise him that i'll speak to the presiding overseer and the circuit overseer....i haven't as yet.

ldrnomo

.this is crazy!!!! there is no bible principle! nothing! so what, i cant serve Jehovah while in university?

The principle that is used to discourage higher education is based on the scriptue that says the world is passing away and so is it's desires.

So the bORG's questions is why would you want to spend large amounts of time getting an education of higher learning when you could be pursuing spiritual things like pioneering.

This spin is based on the fact that the bORG teaches that this world does not have long before it destroyed by God so why waste your time.

The real reason is that you will learn critical thinking and will eventually start asking questions they can't really answer.

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has anyone seen the Video?.. JW's the orginazation behind the name..

by Tater-T in

omg!!!

left in 87 never saw it till now!

my mom gave it to me when she got rid of her videos.. made in 1990!.

ldrnomo

ADVERTISE, ADVERTISE, ADVERTISE The bORG and it's bullshit.

That video was no different then any other self promotion video being shown about any number of organizations through out the world.

We were supposed to show this video to our bible students in hopes that it would fire them up to become a part of the giant promotional organization that the bORG is. Was it effective? I doubt it.

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Pray for me (pain)

by StopTheTears in

jw
friends

i don't usually ask for prayers in here but i'm really down and out.

i have a pinched nerve in my lower back that will not get better.

also, my right foot hurts.

ldrnomo

Many here will pray for you so you will get better. But if you don't, it just means you don't have enough faith. I have been praying for fewer children to die in the world because they don't have enough to eat but so far it isn't working

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New Documentary to boost JW's stand on blood

by discreetslave in

this trailer is circulating on jw apologist sites and youtube channels just in time for their annual reminder on no blood.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnyjhjecfim

ldrnomo

There is no question that blood transfusions are dangerous. However like any organ transplant that is dangerous it can prolong a person's life. Yes blood transfusions can harm people but they can also save a person's life.

It should be totally left up to the individual to decide whether he or she want's to accept a blood transfusion and those decisions should not be made out of a guilty conscience because someone says, "God doesn't want you to have a blood transfusion".

The witnesses make their decisions based on what a group of men direct them to do or not do.