Did you have a favorite pub . . .

by compound complex 34 Replies latest jw friends

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  Ucantnome

  The publications bored me to the point of almost making me feel sick.

  So many meetings and assemblies and studying the Watchtower as a family when I grew up, why would I want to read more about it.

  I never read any of them cover to cover when I was a witness or the bible. I've read Genesis a few times but seldom got past that.

  I'm not really a reader.

  I'm reading a theological book now about a page every day or two. I enjoy reading it and need to think about what he's saying so that takes time. Some nights I just read a sentence.

  I read Ray Franz books rather quickly cover to cover and I read Carl Olof Jonssons The Gentile Times Reconsidered almost as quick. I enjoyed Ray's books and found Carl's interesting. I read them after I left the witnesses.

  I think so many meetings and study, hours and hours of it as a child killed any interest in the publications for me. At one point I bought quite a few old publications at book fairs. I never read any of them. I just liked that they were old books.
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  tiki

  Commentary on the book of James...haha....and we all know where that one ended up. I did like the old Babylon book..the red one....and the green Ezekiel one.....
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  Muddy Waters

  I liked "What has Religion Done for Mankind?", the "Creation" book, the "Live Forever" (red study) book, the "Happiness" book, and the little pink "Greatest Teacher" book.
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  Village Idiot

  tiki,

  I did like the old Babylon book..the red one....
  

  If I recall correctly, it was the Babble-on book that brought up how the cross was a pagan symbol derived from the Ankh which in turn was derived from a stylistic representation of male and female genitalia.
  
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  intropist

  Mankind’s Search for God

  At least, it talked about others...