Fish vs Cake

by Amazing 5 Replies latest jw friends

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  Amazing

  I just recently talked with my sister - she was never a JW. She is still Catholic. We got off onto why JWs don't celebrate Birthdays, and how silly she thought it was. I of course had to agree.

  Then, she started bad-mouthing JWs because they would not honor their non-JW relatives by sending a B-Day card or something. I tried to explain that JWs are entitled to their beliefs, though bizarre. (Bad move to start defending JWs - yikes!) Then she started griping about how JWs at her work will sneak in after an office party, and have Cake! "How dare them!" - she said.

  I agreed with her that some JWs push the envelop, but I didn't think sneaking some cake was that bad. But she ranted on and on about it. So I got pissed.

  "You know, sis, I recall you sneaking some bacon during Lent, and also eating it on Friday, which was forbidden by the Catholic Church. In fact, eating any red meat on Friday used to be a Mortal Sin for which you could burn in HELL FOREVER!"

  My sister stopped cold! She said, "I see what you mean." We changed topics.

  I thought of this just now when our office secretary just brought in some German Chocolate BIRTHDAY cake. Yummy!!! Mmmmmmmm, Gooooood! And it is soooo tangy and sweet! Mmmmmm. Just thought I would share this great moment in my evil, apostate, devil-loving state-of-mind. - Amazing
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  Fredhall

  Since I'm a cat, I take the fish.
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  Amazing

  Okay Freddie, you got it. But, I think there is something fishy about this. - Amazing
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  conflicted

  Even when I was a loud and proud dub I never understood the holiday thing. I could explain it to others, but I was just repeating what the elders told me. I always thought their excuses for not celebrating were lame - I was 13 or 14 at the time.

  Why can a 13 year old kid see that they are bass-ackwards but grown men can't see it?

  Bizarro!
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  LDH

  I have a funny story about Birthday Cake....

  Several years ago there were 6 year old first grade twin girls in our congregation.

  After the many many talks with the girls (Dad's and elder) and the teacher (Think of that disgusting School brochure) the parents thought the girls were ready for the challenge of (ominous music here please) not celebrating birthdays at school.

  One day about a month into school, the car group picked them up while in service (as was our habit.)

  The Mom says innocently, "How was school today girls?" One of them yells out, "Shelly ate the cake!" So the other one answers, "Well YOU sang the song!"

  Talk about peeing our pants in field service.
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  Amazing

  The PO of another congregation and I worked at the same power plant. When the company would have a birthday cake of a Christmas cake, he would come get me to go with him to the main eating area -- which seated about 500 -- and get into line to have cake. (No non-JWs ever asked or pressured us into having cake.)

  The first time he did that I asked why he felt he could do that, and he said, 'Because you are here, and since you are of the anointed, I know that if you can get away with it, then it is okay for me too.'

  I laughed and told him that he needs to act on his own, and not lean on my status. he laughed too, and said he would eat cake anyway. He felt that the birthday and Christmas cake rule was wrong. And he said that since we are the only JWs here, and 40 miles from home, that no one will know or care, so it is just up to our conscience. I agreed. And we had our cake, and ate it too! - Amazing

  PS: This was during the time I was reading Ray Franz' books and reevaluating my religious stanb. Had this happened a year or two earlier, I would have declined to join the PO. He was a great guy, and is still a JW as far as I know. And he will still talk to me, though I am a raving apostate.