circuit assembly talk insults fat people

by Ray6 18 Replies latest jw friends

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  undercover

  OTOH, over-eating is mentioned in the same breath as over-drinking in the Bible. When's the last time you heard of a judicial meeting for someone who's overweightness came from eating too much?

  I knew an elder so fat he popped buttons on his shirt while sitting at the hall. I remember one time he stood up for the song and the chair came up with him, because he was so wedged in between the armrests. He was always the first in line at picnics and always had 3-4 helpings. Everyone laughed about his eating habits and his weight but no one ever counseled or admonished him for not following Bible principles.
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  dins

  Touche, Moejojo.....they've taken away just about everything else so why not food? After all, there will be more room in the car for service!!
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  Francois

  It is a well-known phenomena that people who are neurotically unhappy, those who are constantly told that they are nothing, not important, a pimple on a horse's butt, will attempt to find comfort in many ways, and one of those ways is over-eating. You all certainly have heard of various "comfort foods," right? Here are a few I'm aware of: macaroni and cheese, tuna salad, chocolate cakes, fudge, chocolate rabbits, potato salad, deviled eggs.

  How many comfort foods can you name? And then there's always beer. Nothing quite so comforting as beer, until you wake up, anyway. Then you've got that alcoholic depression to deal with.

  My point is crystal-clear however. These unfortunate people are immured in an organization, one who uses invalidation of the person as a control technique. These people suffer from imposed neurosis from their "mother" and they do what they can to punch up their self-esteem by consumption of comfort foods.

  Let's see your list of comfort foods.

  francois
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  gitasatsangha

  Beer. Cookies. PB&J's, Doritos, any form of chocolate.
  

  it's funny though, now that you mention it, Francois,I'm happier now and I don't snack all that often. I eat when I'm hungry. I hadn't much paid attention to that fact.
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  SpunkyChick

  I knew an elder so fat he popped buttons on his shirt while sitting at the hall. I remember one time he stood up for the song and the chair came up with him, because he was so wedged in between the armrests. He was always the first in line at picnics and always had 3-4 helpings. Everyone laughed about his eating habits and his weight but no one ever counseled or admonished him for not following Bible principles.

  Undercover LMAO!!!!! I haven't laughed that hard in awhile...thanks for the story.
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  shera

  Going to see many JW's with eating disorders...
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  Big Tex

  Jehovah hates fat

  You know, for a God of love, Jehovah sure hates a lot of things doesn't he?
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  dobby

  My goodness, maybe the Watchtower is getting into the diet drink powder business or something.

  Most of the JW's I knew were overweight - you spend too much time sitting around at meetings and driving around in cars for field service.

  I also agree with the comments made that witnesses overeat for comfort - AND food that makes you gain weight (i.e. wonder bread, cheap snack cakes and chips, hot dogs, etc) cost less and so many witnesses don't make much $$.

  I think it would be interesting to see what happens in the circuit after those comments. Makes me kind of sad to think of the confusion, judging and eating disorders that may result.
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  berylblue

  Poor dubs, eating was one of the few enjoyments left in life for them.

  This is so true. Rosemarie