Should witnesses eat evil pretzels?

by Plummet 13 Replies latest jw friends

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  Plummet

  I was looking up recipes for the breadmaker when I came across this.

  As early as 610 AD at a monastery somewhere in southern France or northern Italy, monks used scraps of dough and formed them into strips to represent a child's arms folded in prayer. The three empty holes represented the Christian Trinity . It has bee said they were used as rewards when the child memorized their prayers right. The pretzel ages ago was a good luck symbol, hid like Easter eggs, and even used in marriage ceremonies.

  I'm not to sure how true it is but I thought you would enjoy it.

  http://www.kitchenproject.com/german/soft_pretzel_recipes.htm

  By the way does anyone here have any good recipes for a breadmaker?
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  Theocrat

  After reading this, I promptly went through my house and removed all pretzels. A special effort was even made to locate pretzels that had dropped between the cushions in my couches, so as to rid my house of this demonic snack food.
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  luna2

  You should send this important information on the pretzel's origin to Bethel....they might want to do one of their scintillating Awake! articles on the subject: "Pretzels, The REAL Story!"
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  BizzyBee

  "How Should True Christians View Pretzels?"

  3 pages later:

  "A true Christian would want to abstain from partaking of twisted pretzels, so as to avoid stumbling his brothers. The consumption of 'stick'-shaped pretzels is a matter of individual conscience. But a sincere, dedicated Witness of Jehoover would want to ask themselves, "Is it worth the risk of displeasing Jehoover just for the satisfaction of the sensation of crunchy saltiness?"
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  luna2

  But...but...bizzybee, does that mean I can no longer enjoy a TakeFive candy bar with a clean conscience?
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  fullofdoubtnow

  I used to eat pretzels when I was still a jw, how unscriptural of me!!

  I guess it's ok to enjoy them now I'm out.
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  daystar

  We were forbidden to partake of hot cross buns, I don't see why pretzels should get special treatment.
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  prophecor

  Very interesting reading about the origin of pretzels. Chalk up another bit of stuff Jehovah's Witnesses wouldn't eat if they only knew. You want mustard on that?
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  Leolaia

  Pretzels get nary a mention in the literature. Usually it is used only as a metaphor. This quote seems to assume that JWs eat pretzels:

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  g73 8/22 p. 4 What Can You Do About the High Price of Eating? ***

  In most stores potato chips, pretzels, onion rings and other "snack foods" sell well. If that is what you purchase, what are you really getting? Is it truly nourishment for your family? The fact is, you are paying a high price for very little food value.

  The index feature of the 2005 WT Library CD-ROM however has the following listing:

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  dx30-85 Pretzel ***

  religious origin: g46 12/22 22

  Of course, the CD-ROM does not go back that far. I guess it is not a big issue if the Society has not really commented on it since. And we all know how elusive 1946 Awake!s are (this was the first year with the new title). Looks like tho it was in a holiday-themed article, and they must have come down pretty negatively on the pagan origins/Christendom origins of this delicious snack.
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  luna2

  I'm hungry. I could use some evil pretzels right now...maybe one of those big bread-like ones with mustard. Mmmmmm