Posts by NVR2L8

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My first birthday gift to someone

by Slave4_38y in

i bought my girlfriend a birthday gift yesterday.

it felt weird.

i'm 43 years old and have never done this before.

NVR2L8

Received my first birthday gift at 59...My daughter sent it at my office not to upset my JW wife. I started crying...work mates asked if I was OK! When I told them what had happened they were shocked.

Last week I was at a team dinner out of town and a birthday cake came to our table. I didn't know anyone had a birthday until the cake was placed in front of me and the guys started singing happy birthday NVR2L8..we usually pull this prank on rookies but the guys said they heard I never celebrated my birthday and they wanted to be the first to celebrate with me...awesome group of people.

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jw.org cart days numbered?

by jookbeard in

reading a report of an elder in a friends cong has been hiding and spying on the pioneers who seem to have a practise of dumping the cart and finding a local coffee shop, i've noticed that they do this in my local high street as well but this week they seemed to be all huddled around the cart, they've clearly been warned, a vast percentage of the time i see they seem to be more interested in fiddling with their mobile phones and gossiping, is just seems these carts are a means for the pioneers to turn in "easy time" i wonder what sort of figures show how much literature is being taken by the public?

i bet its very minimal.

naturally the gb would say they are a phenomenal success , we clearly know they are not.

NVR2L8

Recently I visited Seoul South Korea and saw a much larger display of JW literature that would equate to about 4 or 5 carts wide and the couple middle aged publishers were approaching people walking by at the entrance of a very busy high-end shopping area frequented by tourists. Police officers were watching from a distance. I attempted to talk to them but they didn't speak English so they offered me English publications. I told them I was a JW by pointing at them and me...I assume they understood because the man shook my hand with a big smile. Locals didn't seem to pay much attention to them and the fact they had publications in foreign languages may indicate they are targeting tourists.

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Cases of fornication when only one of the involved individuals will confess

by Judge Rochefort in

what happens in cases of fornication between two jehovah's wintesses if one of them confesses but the other denies the facts?would there be a judicial committee to the one who confesses while the other individual would be left as if nothing had happened?i would love to know specially the opinions of elders or ex-elders.thank you!

NVR2L8

JM

I only found out years after when I left the cult. I live 600 km away from my daughter and as a good little JW I had little to do with her when she disassociated herself. I didn't know why she disassociated herself and later assumed it was because she moved in with her new boyfriend. What an ass I was.

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Cases of fornication when only one of the involved individuals will confess

by Judge Rochefort in

what happens in cases of fornication between two jehovah's wintesses if one of them confesses but the other denies the facts?would there be a judicial committee to the one who confesses while the other individual would be left as if nothing had happened?i would love to know specially the opinions of elders or ex-elders.thank you!

NVR2L8

My own daughter was dated raped by a JW who was engaged to be married. She went to the elders but the guy denied it saying my daughter was obsessed by him and trying to break his engagement. She was put on restrictions and he was married at the Kingdom Hall...2 years later he admitted having sex with my daughter...no apology from the elders who didn't believe my daughter. And they didn't understand why she disassociated.!

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Fading and not "outing" yourself, what are your thoughts on it?

by Brock Talon in

fading and not "outing" yourself.. what are your thoughts on it?.

i ask, because i just received a scathing personal message on facebook from a person who read my latest book and in it i describe myself as a fader.

i was not dfd and i did not da myself.

NVR2L8

Everyone is in a different situation and no one else can judge what's better for you. I successfully faded because the alternative would totally destroy my aged mother. My sister and younger brother who's an elder still talk to me and I am welcomed in their home. They are aware of why I am no longer active. On the other hand my wife is still active and I suspect that one day the elders may turn their attention to me...at that time I may have to officially break up from the controlling cult.

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JW literature cart spot pinched by another church group!

by stuckinarut2 in

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friends

sooooo funny!.

the spot that is used by the local cong in our town for the literature cart has been taken over by another church group!.

the witnesses arrived to set up, and another group was in the exact same spot, with a table, and brochures and a sign..... it will be a great thing as it dilutes the effectiveness of the witness activity, by making it look confusing to the local town people!.....

NVR2L8

Priceless Outlaw!

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What did you become after leaving Jehovah's Witnesses?

by Garrett in

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hey guys,.

so, since my leaving i have been doing so much research on so many topics that it's been extremely enlightening.

not only have i learned a lot about the organization and what motivates it, but i have also learned a lot about the bible, god and most importantly, myself.. currently, i'm not quite sure where i stand, but i'm having some real issues with the bible and god.

NVR2L8

Wing Commander beat me to it:

Free to think, to speak my mind, to use my time as I want, to believe or not believe, to choose my friends, to LIVE a normal life...come to mind first.

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Freudian slip in this weeks WT study!

by stuckinarut2 in

oh....ok....hahaha...did anyone else pick up on this classic stuff up in the wt for the weekend of 21/22 feb?.

after speaking about the destruction of sodom and gomorrah, paragraph 6 says:.

"only lot and his daughters, who stuck close to him, survived".

NVR2L8

Imagine what else they may have done that is not recorded in the bible...

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Introducing myself

by maksutov in

my name is russ, i'm 40 years old, from the uk, and i left the jws nearly 5 years ago.

i've been a member of the yuku board throughout that time, so there are probably some on here who know me already.

there seems to be more activity over here at the moment, so i thought i'd pop in and say hi.i was raised as a jw, started questioning it when i was 16, but there was no internet back then (well, no www anyway) so i got sucked right in and got baptized when i was 18. auxiliary pioneered on and off for a couple of years, then became a ministerial servant.

NVR2L8

Welcome Maksutov

Glad to learn it is Satan who cured depression because I prayed Jah for decades and I got well soon after I stopped following his organization. I also found peace and a meaning to my life...no longer wasted time attempting to buy my way to the real life in paradise.

Looking forward hearing more about you.

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New french member / new website

by jw-verite in

i've been reading you for several months now and at last i decided to register !

i'm not sure if my post is in the good category so feel free to move it if it is not.... i'm french and i da'd in last november, losing my family by the way... i'm married and my wife is still in but our couple is still strong.. i still believe in the bible and i go from time to time in a baptist church.. i created a french website to expose the watchtower and its false teachings.

there is not a lot of websites like jwfacts in french so i tried to make it !.

NVR2L8

Bienvenue vérité...je suis aussi francophone. Sorry for your lost family and friends, but it's good to hear your wife is still with you. My wife is still in and and after a rough patch we are back to normal because the love between us is real. Looking forward hearing more about you.