Topics Started by NotFormer

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Am I a Return Visit?
by NotFormer in
1. jw
2. friends
well, i'm still processing this one.

saturday morning just gone.

my wife says: "there's a man in a suit at the door!
17
Is There Some Sort of Campaign On?
by NotFormer in
1. jw
2. friends
on friday, i walked to my doctor's to pick up a couple of prescriptions*.

from there i walked in to town to the chemist's (pharmacy) to get the scripts filled.

it's winter here, and my town can get get colder than is average for my state**.
26
SDAs Campaigning in my Area
by NotFormer in
1. jw
2. experiences
not even as active as the jws (whom i have not seen for around a year now), nevertheless i get an occasional leaflet or other publication in my letterbox that seems to be seventh day adventist in origin.. the booklet i received the other day was entitled "national sunday law".

i also had received this book years ago when i had some dealings with the sdas.. from reddit: "national sunday law involves a conspiracy theory which alleges that the united states government is on the verge of enacting a national blue law that would make sunday a day of rest and worship.

the theory depends on the idea that the pope is the antichrist and the mark of the beast is worshipped on sunday.
26
Are There any JW Teaching that you DO Agree With?
by NotFormer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
(apologies for the typo in the title.

"teaching" should read "teachings".

i misread vanderhoven7's most recent post as being the above.
21
What's a Good Question to Ask at the Door?
by NotFormer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the jws haven't been to my door for a while, but i don't doubt that they'll turn up eventually*.

(i saw easter eggs in the supermarket yesterday, so "memorial" season is fast approaching 🙄).

what's a good question to ask, to get the ball rolling?.
1
Did Anyone Get A Sparlock Toy For Christmas?
by NotFormer in
1. jw
2. friends
it's the perfect gift!

😊😭😁😺.

merry christmas everyone!!
3
Merry Christmas, Then And Now
by NotFormer in
1. jw
2. friends
when you were in, how did you react when someone wished you a merry christmas?

was there ever a wt article about it?

what there ever car group around-the-water-cooler talk about that sort of experience and how to deal with it*?.
10
Your First Christmas Tree, Christmas Lights, Other Christmas Decoration/Custom
by NotFormer in
1. jw
2. friends
as someone who never grew up in the shadow of the wt, i love reading accounts of people who began to wake up and think that the wt wasn't all that it represents itself to be*.

and especially when they see that the things that they were told to avoid were harmless at worst, and quite often fun.

christmas is a prime example.
10
Would You Get A Cease and Desist Letter From the WT if You...
by NotFormer in
1. jw
2. friends
...put a christmas wreath that featured the jw.org logo on your door?

🤔.
18
Discouraging JWs From Calling
by NotFormer in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i was reading an anti cult reddit post where a woman (ex mormon) was trying her hardest to discourage the mormons from visiting her and trying to convert her back.

a few others chimed in about their various methods (coming to the door naked, pretending to be practicing black magic, etc.

) which they claimed would have the mormons and jws running away as fast as possible.. somehow, i doubt it.