as the title asks, does this mean that the person has been disfellowship on the basis on what the wb&ts considers as a sin or would this more like the person no longer wants to be a jw?.
They do the same announcement for DF'd and DA'd but people seem to assume it's DF'd. I mean, why would anyone voluntarily leave?
After my announcement was read (DA) the few people that still talk to me told me they heard I got DF'd. One is inactive and the other three go to different halls so they all heard it rhough the grapevine. I told them I DA'd and they still talk to me. They are the only true friends I made in the org.
the last meeting i attended was the memorial last year.
i haven't stepped foot in a kh since then.
since i didn't go to the memorial today, i'm considering it my one year anniversary of snapping out of my stupidity and regaining my freedom.
Walk On, they hear what they want to hear. Anything else is Satan's lies. They are fooled into thinking they do real research, but all they are allowed to research is their own publications. It's sad.
Plenty of people face violent opposition everyday due to their race, gender, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, etc. While what happed to the JWs in Bulgaria is terrible and wrong, as you pointed out they are not the only ones going through it in that area.
I need to make one of those for my cube.
when i was a witness, my friends and i used to make hilarious parody videos about everything.
titanic, jackass, 24, and our own religion: jehovah's witnesses.
all of which got us all in trouble with the elders.
I might have to help Penny Pioneer make her car payment.
jehovah's witness battles in kansas court for bloodless transplant .... kansas city star - brad cooper-1 hour ago.
but she also would have to compromise her jehovah's witness principles, because she would receive a blood transfusion, something she believes violates god's ...transplant case pits religion, medicaid rules -kansas.com.
get in and comment expose deadly watchtower dogma shows how unpractical bloodless elective surgeries can be wants $250.000 k for operation.
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
The government is not infringing on her First Amendment rights. They allow the JWs to exist and they are not stopping her from getting bloodless surgery in line with her religious beliefs. Refusing to pay for an out of state surgery when there is a viable, local alternative != not allowing her to get the surgery.
"But in court papers, state lawyers noted that Stinemetz acknowledged that she could redeem herself if she did receive a blood transfusion and was 'truly repentant.'"
Hopefully the court will take her statement into account and find that the state does not have to pay for her bloodless surgery. I'm sorry, and I don't want to sound heartless, but standing up for your beliefs sometimes requires sacrifice. The WTBS will fight for this woman to have bloodless surgery on the taxpayer's dime, when there is a viable alternative, but will tell parents to let their kids die rather than have a transfusion when there is no alternative. What is wrong with these people?
I'm all for bloodless surgery when possible. If I need surgery I would prefer the surgeon try to minimize blood loss so that a transfusion is not necessary. But if during the procedure he or she decides I need blood to save my life, then by all means fill me up.
the last meeting i attended was the memorial last year.
i haven't stepped foot in a kh since then.
since i didn't go to the memorial today, i'm considering it my one year anniversary of snapping out of my stupidity and regaining my freedom.
The last meeting I attended was the memorial last year. I haven't stepped foot in a KH since then. Since I didn't go to the memorial today, I'm considering it my one year anniversary of snapping out of my stupidity and regaining my freedom. Reading messages on here, talking to ex-JWs, and just thinking about some of the things I was taught while in makes me really ask myself what was I thinking?
It feels good to be free.
i think this was an uplifting and courageous video made by apple employees.
big thumbs up to apple for their courage in embracing their lgbt employees in this way.
as part of the it gets better campaign to end suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered youth, employees at apple have created a video with their stories about coming out and overcoming adversity, offering a rare glimpse into the personal lives of employees of the notoriously secretive company.. .
Awesome video, thanks for sharing. I hope I get to see the end of so much blatant hate towards gays in my lifetime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruospk6rnb8.
@I quit, it's up on Hulu.com.
hi, guys .
http://girlsguidetohomelessness.com/upcoming-events/.
book launch is in just under two weeks and there's the tour dates/locations so far.
Sounds interesting, I'll need to pick it up for my Kindle. If you come through Phoenix I'll be sure to try to make it to the signing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruospk6rnb8.
That was the episode from this Monday. I laughed when I saw that part. I'm glad Thirteen is back. If some sisters came to my door and looked like Olivia Wilde I'd be more inclined to talk to them.
