Posts by pratt1

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How did you feel about "apostates" when you were a devout JW?

by booker-t in

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when i was a devout jw i would literally look at "apostates" picketing the assemblies and want to spit at them because i hated them that much and felt that they were of satan.

i remember one time i saw an "apostate" walking from the assembly and a friend of mine an myself were actually talking about confronting him and telling him off.

i just cannot believe how much i hated "apostates" when i was a jw.

pratt1

To be perfectly honest, they scared me.

It was as if they had a contagious disease and if I had any direct contact with them I would have the disease too.

I can't believe how gullible I was.

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Favorite Cartoons as a Kid

by prophecor in

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one of my stellar favorites was the flintstones and a close 2nd the jetsons.

their appeal to family values are things i have ascribed to in my adulthood.

willllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!

pratt1

In the early seventies there was a crusade in my congo to ban children from watching cartoons becaue of the voilence.

Fortunately my mom didn't buy into that, however she did try to top me from watching the Three Stooges because of the voilence.

My mom also alledged that Popeye was swearing under his breathe, so I had to look at it on the sly.

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Favorite Cartoons as a Kid

by prophecor in

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one of my stellar favorites was the flintstones and a close 2nd the jetsons.

their appeal to family values are things i have ascribed to in my adulthood.

willllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!

pratt1

I loved many of the cartoons mentioned earlier.

I also loved the Fantastic Four.

Really cool.

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What JW belief do you think is correct?

by JH in

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what biblical belief do you think they have correct compared to other religions?

pratt1

That the Virgin Mary did not remain a virgin after the birth of Jesus, and that she had more children.

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The end is near!

by pratt1 in

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i went to a funeral this weekend of a much loved older brother.

more about that on another tread.. anyway, some one came up to me and said, that these are "the last of the last days".

i nearly fell off my chair in laughter.. what funny sayings have you heard from dubs, describing the "last days".

pratt1

I went to a funeral this weekend of a much loved older brother. More about that on another tread.

Anyway, some one came up to me and said, that these are "the last of the last days". I nearly fell off my chair in laughter.

What funny sayings have you heard from Dubs, describing the "last days".

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were there any embarassing moments in the congregation?

by badboy in

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pratt1

Back in the 80's my congo's circuit asemblies were held in a renovated theater in Washington Heights, Manhattan. Think of the old grand theaters with big balconies and steep stairs in the aisles.

All of the young people used to sit in the balcony with their friends( good opportunity to scope out the cute sisters). Well one Sunday this young sister from my hall who had quite an attitude problem, walks back to her seat from the intermission about 20 minutes late. As she steps on the first stair going down to the end front seats of the balcony, she steps into the sleeve of a brothers jacket and falls tumbling down the aisle from the top of the stairs all the way down to the front row seats. As she is rolling down all of us are trying to stop/catch her as she rolls from step to step, screaming with her dress hiked up over her head.

She finally stops at the bottom of the aisle in tears but unhurt.

The entire balcony was in tears as well, because of our stifled laughter.

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Are/Were California witnesses REALLY different?

by TMS in

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rumors and urban legends abound with respect to california .

witnesses.

my suspicion is that envy and the hollywood personna.

pratt1

Growing up in Brooklyn near the headquarters, any congo outside of NY was considered not as spiritual because of the absence of Bethel brothers, the direct recipients of the fruits of the "Faithful and Discreet Slave".

So our brothers and sisters on the "left coast" were influenced by worldly material possessions much more than there brothers in the East.

At least that's how a CO explained it.

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