Topics Started by NVR2L8

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I received Blood...What are the JW's going to do to me?
by smoky21 in
1. watchtower
2. medical
i haven't posted on here for years.

i also don't frequent this forum like i used to.. i have posted my story before, like 8 years ago.

i have been a baptized witness for the last 30+ years, but have not attended meetings in the last 15 years.
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Missing JW molester Fred McLean has been located
by NVR2L8 in
1. watchtower
2. child-abuse
i haven't been on here for a few years...so forgive me if this has already been reported:.

https://www.insider.com/us-marshals-most-wanted-fugitive-body-found-in-south-carolina-2021-11.
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What Is The Position Of Witnesses For People Who Are Inactive And Don’t Want To Be Bothered By Anyone?
by minimus in
1. jw
2. friends
i used to have some close friends simply pay me a friendly visit or call to see how i was doing.. i am curious as to whether or not the society instructed witnesses to no longer check on inactive ones and treat them as marked or disfellowshipped..
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Will "social distancing" help JWs wake up.
by Tantalon in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
with the existing and still to come covid19 lock downs in many countries i wonder if not being obliged to attend meetings and field service will give many jws the opportunity to clear their mind a little and start to see the cracks.

i know they will be expected to log on to their devices but with no one other than family to monitor this it could be a circuit breaker for many.

of course the fear of end times pestilence may counter that.
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Can single sisters get Breast Augmentation?
by friedchicken in
1. jw
2. experiences
i am curious can a single jw sister get a breast augmentation?

will the elders disfellowship her?

will jehovah be angry with her or upset?
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Upon learning of a terminal illness would you return to being a JW to appease your family?
by NVR2L8 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this is an hypothetical question...i am doing well.

but i was thinking about how my jw family, grandchildren and all will feel when their inactive grandfather dies with no hope of being reunited in paradise.

of course there would be immediate rejoicing if i came back to the "truth" and a surge of conditional love from the "friends".
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What was the retirement plans you heard brothers talk about if any
by JimmyYoung in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i know some would not think about retirement.

i had one brother who would pioneer as he could afford and when he paid off his home he was about to collect social security.

he made enough that his plan was to work two to three days a week and pioneer the rest of the week.
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why do jws hate pagans?
by nowawake14 in
1. jw
2. friends
paganism from my view is just a mental fantasy.

it's not real.

so why do jws get mad at it anyway?
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District convention to be held in assembly hall instead of stadium
by NikL in
1. jw
2. friends
last night they announced that this summers district convention will be held at an assembly hall.. this is the first time i've seen this happen.

there are a couple of congregations in the same hall here and they aren't going to the same ones.

they are having multiple dates.. the hall they are going to use can only hold 1500 people max.. just wondering if maybe they just couldnt get anything bigger this year or if the falling numbers are playing a part in this decision.
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JW visitors addicted to JW.org
by NVR2L8 in
1. jw
2. experiences
how things have changed!

a childhood friend and her husband stayed with us for a few days and, except for when we went sightseeing, they spent most of their time on their digital devices viewing and listening to content from jw.borg.

a few years back i recall a stearn warning against the use of such devices at an assembly.