any fellow Jehovahs witnesses to play ffxiv with? ^^

[Nekaru_Infitima]

Dude, I wasn't trolling. This is literally a thread where someone asks if fellow JWs play.
Mine may have brought up some practices, but it was in line with the question, that yes a JW that plays, but is not supposed to.

However the rest of you have gone on to insult the religion, attack practices, and bring up negative things to complain about it.

Get your own thread, or don't post at all. You caused the thread-maker to delete their post because you highjacked their question to talk negatively about a religion's practices.

That's why you're reported. This wasn't supposed to be all things you can find wrong with the religion, it was them asking for people they could relate to.

Can a mod just lock this before it devolves further into people hating on a specific religion?

[weebtext]

more like jenovas witness amirite gamers

[lisaa]

Making memes and sarcastically mocking someone's core beliefs and something that is likely part of their identity, it's not being cool or clever, it's just being toxic. That kind of bullying is no different than the shunning which you disagree with. This isn't the place to try to convert someone to or away from religion, which is kind of ironic when the JW are the ones who understand this. Even if you disagree with their beliefs, there's no reason to disrupt people simply trying to find common players to make friends with. You can simply ignore the thread.

[Caurcas]

In addendum to some of the points made. People of your faith, or people close to you might disapprove or find your hobbies not to their liking, but that's not shunning. Many of those that share my faith disapproved of my gaming and choices of music, but I was never shunned nor made unwelcome. Although I am not JW, and just a mainstream practicing christian. However, I feel like people take any challenge to their interest as a far deeper attack than what it is or meant to be.

[Vahlnir]

In addendum to some of the points made. People of your faith, or people close to you might disapprove or find your hobbies not to their liking, but that's not shunning. Many of those that share my faith disapproved of my gaming and choices of music, but I was never shunned nor made unwelcome. Although I am not JW, and just a mainstream practicing christian. However, I feel like people take any challenge to their interest as a far deeper attack than what it is or meant to be.

I think a lot of things vary from organization to organization even if they push the same religion. Some are more lax in their rules (if they really have any at all), while others are a lot more...intense, bordering on cult-like behavior. I can speak from experience there, or from the experiences of people I personally know.

[Liam_Harper]

Bringing up politics and/or religion on the internet (or anywhere in general) tends to lead to some emotionally charged responses. The OP set themselves up for that, given the details of their specified religious practices. This thread was a ticking time bomb the moment it was created. Ironically, you were the lit fuse.

Honestly I don't think anyone deserves to have a genuine thread derailed because the internet doesn't know how to behave. The OP just wanted to find similar minded people to play with. Views on religion aside, the mature thing to do is just leave it be if it's nothing to do with us.

That said, Nekaru is certainly pouring fuel on the fire.

[Vahlnir]

Honestly I don't think anyone deserves to have a genuine thread derailed because the internet doesn't know how to behave. The OP just wanted to find similar minded people to play with. Views on religion aside, the mature thing to do is just leave it be if it's nothing to do with us.

That said, Nekaru is certainly pouring fuel on the fire.

Oh I agree, it shouldn't have been derailed at all. The premise seemed harmless enough, as well as a meme that really wasn't offensive at all. I just wasn't surprised that it took the turn it did, because that's usually how any talk about religion ends on the internet. lol I'm not defending it, but I've been around the block enough times to know the way of it.

[Maxilor]

*Me coming into this thread and seeing all of the deleted posts*

I feel like something horrible happened here...

[Nethereal]

Yikers. I ain't reading this.

[Asari5]

oh wow... i knew the english forum is a pool of shit.... but making fun about someons (who isnt even offensive) believes is kinda a new low