When I started my fade JWs told me I was no longer welcomed at their weekly game...all this because I was no longer regular at their church's activities. So I am not surprised that they are snubbing you.
Posts by NVR2L8
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8I can't participate with a game because... JW
by Sir cid fatos inhey guys.
i, as a muslim, play with two other muslim play together soccer with jw friends (we play against other jw's).
really nice guys!
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Conti Appeal Preview - Oral Argument Jan 14
by Chaserious inwith hopefully a good deal of interest here in the conti appeal tomorrow (or later today, depending on where you are), i thought that on my ride home from work tonight i'd preview what to expect and what i think the key issues are for any who are interested.
i have had a busy few weeks and haven't had time to read everything, but i had some time to look at the appeal briefs during my work commute the past couple days.
it'll be interesting to see what develops out of the network news coverage of this case.
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NVR2L8
Paedophilia is a crime, not a sin. Any confession of such crime to an elder should be promptly reported to the police. Failure to do so makes the elder an accomplice of the past and future abuse...plain and simple. If the WT instructions are to deal with the matter internally they are also to blame...do the crime, pay the fine.
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Why I like Jehovah's Witnesses
by undercover witness ini keep reading that jehovah's witnesses are in effect monsters.
i keep reading that they kinda leave chaos and distrust in their wake.
so i simply wondered if anyone had anything nice to say about them?.
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NVR2L8
After 50 years of loyal service with "God's organization" I stopped attending the meetings and not a single "close as brothers" friend called to inquire or assist. I didn't move or fall of the edge of the earth. I can see the Kingdom Hall from my house! Loving group of people aren't they? Feel free to join Undercover Witness. You will soon find out they are only nice because they are programmed to convert. Otherwise they are just like anybody else. Don't preach the virtues of a cult you know nothing about.
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Need to vent: Wife just went in full cult mode, huge fight. she is so brainwashed
by goingthruthemotions inout of the blue my wife started to ask me about my feeling about the borg.
i told her i didn't want to talk about it...she persisted.
she already knows how i feel, i told her that my biggest beef is that they use mind control, and yep she went in to how i was an apostate and how she doesn't want to be married to an apostate.
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NVR2L8
My wife also said she didn't want to be married to an unbeliever. I replied I understood her reaction because of my sudden exit from the WT. I told her my love for her was not dependent to my affiliation to the WT and that she should really think about it because the next time she expressed her will to no longer be married to me it would be the last. I was ready to move on and live alone because I could no longer live prisoner of the cult. It took 2 years for things to settle but today I can say we are both well adjusted to our new reality. If you really love each other your marriage can survive and you both can still find happiness. -
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YAWEHLAND - Imagine a country where Jehovah's Witnesses are the majority
by EdenOne inin 2018, cyprus goes bankrupt (again).
many of its inhabitants, lacking jobs and prospectives of a better future, emigrate to more prosperous countries.
cyprus' society is on the brink of collapse.
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NVR2L8
The very thought of living amongst a world filled by JWs under the rules of the GB would suppress free will, equating to slavery. I was involved in several building projects and JW activities where you are only free to conform to the leaders, regardless if they are right or wrong. The reason given is that you don't want to disrupt the unity and harmony of the group, but the real reason is that you must totally submit to the rulers even when it doesn't make any sense. I will never surrender my right to think and freedom to any cult leaders. -
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Consequences of staying on the recommended Hotel list
by Samaritan At the Well ini wanted to share an experience i had and see if anyone else had encountered this same matter.
we always tried to make an extra effort to ensure we stood on the approved hotel lists when going to our special day conventions or district conventions or what they now call regional.
we use to stay many nights a year and i would save up my hotel points to use at a later time.. i remember checking in at popular chain hotel and asked the hotel clerk how many points would i earn for the 3 night stay?
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NVR2L8
In the US the WT received money for holding conventions in certain cities who have a dedicated fund to promote tourism. In my area the WT benefits from special rates to lease the arena because we do a great job cleaning it....including a free clean up after a massive renovation of the building several months before the first assembly was to be held. So in the end these conventions are profitable for the WT even before counting the donations. -
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Pagan Origins
by tinker ina currently active jdub acquaintance occasionally stops by to say hello and we share a wee dram or two.
after the general small talk of new cars, exotic vacations and sports we often get into the "why" we are xjubs.
he is a well educated publisher who holds a phd in child psychology.
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NVR2L8
....what if the worshipping of an all mighty invisible deity was of pagan origin? -
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If the Watchtower Society was given a cheque for 1 million dollars would they cash it ?
by Esse quam videri inif the watchtower society received an envelope containing a cheque for 1 million dollars, made out to the society, along with a letter explaining that the money was won from gambling, either casino or lottery, .
1] would they cash it?.
2] if they did not cash it but rather returned to sender, what explanation would they give?.
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NVR2L8
I did some research on this subject when I was given a free lotto ticket that won me $50K. As a MS I wanted to do the right thing and the WT articles I found stated the prize money was acquired by an activity (gambling) disapproved by god. Accepting the prize money would be like accepting diamonds as a gift knowing they were stolen. So technically the WT shouldn't accept the million dollars and if they did they would go against their own rules.
With a bit of reasoning I came to the conclusion that accepting the prize money was a conscience matter and it wasn't any different than accepting blood fractions although these are acquired from donated blood, an action god disapproves.
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When elders approach you.....how do you/did you respond?
by Blackfalcon98 inso, back when you were still in, or even now (for those still in), how do you respond when the elders ask to speak with you in the back room?
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NVR2L8
You tell them you know where the kingdom hall is situated and that you have their phone number if you need to talk to them. In the meantime you wish to be left alone. -
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Je Suis Charlie
by Slidin Fast inthis incident in paris makes me feel absolutely furious.
yes i feel desperately sorry for the victims and their families no one should have to deal with that.
the thing that makes me feel absolutely incandescent though is the attack on freedom of speech and expression.
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NVR2L8
This is the work of people who belive in Theocracy...but if their god is so mighty why does he needs fanatic loosers to take care of a few journalists and cartoonists?