Posts by coffee_black

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Am I a JW or not? Year of Baptisim and year of falling away.
by truth about the last days in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i put this page on just to know how many jws there are on this site.

i am sure that we all will be intrested to know as to who stands where.

i am only requesting if we are a jw or not, the year we got baptized and the year that we decided to leave.
coffee_black

baptized 1960 (age 8) Left officially 1993
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Pagan Symbols
by I.O.C. in
1. jw
2. friends
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why does the watchtower society use a pagan symbol as their logo?.
coffee_black

Oops... I spelled former wrong in my post above... working on my first cup of coffee...which hasn't kicked in 100% yet...
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Pagan Symbols
by I.O.C. in
1. jw
2. friends
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why does the watchtower society use a pagan symbol as their logo?.
coffee_black

Perhaps you don't realize that most here are fomer jws. Maybe you'd like to tell us about your take on the pagan symbol and why the society uses it. Be nice now...I'm a grandmother. And welcome...I think. By the way, Auld Soul is a good guy.... try reading some of his posts. After doing so, you may realize that you owe him an apology. He's probably the least deserving of your anger.
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what's the best experience...
by BlackSwan of Memphis in
1. jw
2. experiences
that you ever remember having with an elder, ms, co, do, governing body member etc?.

there was a family that i knew growing up, when my dad died, and our family was going through some problems, the dad,an elder in the hall, was the only one that went out of his way to take me under his wing and treat me like his daughter.

really nice guy.. anyone have any good experiences?.
coffee_black

When my parents were sick (they died within a year of eachother) There were constant trips to the hospital, and one crisis after another. My daughter was an infant at the time...and I am an only child. My parents congregation helped sooooo much. They came and cleaned...took care of my daughter...took shifts sitting with my dad or my mom in the hospital...as I could only be with one at a time. Some of the brothers would come and bathe my father when he was at home...and they took turns taking him for dialysis...staying with him the whole time. It was amazing. My parents were well loved. Sadly, I have never seen anything like this since....That was in the late 70s...
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I photographed a ghost! See pics!
by Sirona in
1. jw
2. experiences
at least i think it might be a ghost .

here is the story: hub and i went to bowness on windermere for a holiday last week.

we had a great time.
coffee_black

Hi Sirona,
I tend to be very skeptical whenever the "ghost" is seen in or near glass. Sometimes images can be created just by reflections or imperfections in the glass.
For example, a few years ago, a few miles from here people flocked to a building to see the supposed image of the madonna. Turns out it was just a seal failure of the insulating glass. The silver oxide of the low-e coating started to tarnish because of exposure to oxygen and produced a milky coating between the glass. Convective loops contributed by creating a somewhat swirling pattern that produced the supposed image.
The other images that don't involve glass...just look like a double exposure to me....sorry.
Coffee (who works for a window manufacturer....can you tell?)
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WT= The Peg of Shebna?
by Star Moore in
1. watchtower
2. bible
i wanted to ask you if you have ever studied about the "peg of shebna"?

the bible talks about 2 pegs.

the first one, shebna was the "stewart over the household of god".
coffee_black

The watchtower is not significant enough to be center stage in any prophecy. We care about the effects of involvement with the organization because it has effected our lives or the lives of those we love. Other than that, it's a "pimple on an elephant's behind" as my bf likes to say. Members of the wt think the world revolves around the organization. It doesn't.
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Can You See My Avatar?
by Seeker4 in
1. jw
2. friends
just posted an avatar for the first time.

tried posting a pic on here once before - unsuccessfully.. just wondering if it worked this time.

thank you.. s4 (ps - photo is seeker4 and my girlfriend.
coffee_black

Looks great Seeker4!
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PLEASE TELL ME...
by MerryMagdalene in
1. social
2. family
have i gone off the deep end with this one?

a brief conversation tonight with my jw mother, who has been ill recently, triggered this.

i called to see how she is and she warned me that she has sent me a note and hopes it won't hurt my feelings.
coffee_black

Merry,
Beautiful letter. One would have to be inhuman not to feel your pain. Very moving, and it exposes them for who they are. I think it's a fabulous idea to put it in a newspaper.
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1975 - serves you right. No extra brownie points sycophants
by Spectrum in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this issue came up with my jw nephew(17).

i jumped at the chance at using it to prove that the org is a fraud but then the focus changed slightly.

i said, "do you know how many people's lives were disrupted by this event.
coffee_black

My dad (an elder) always said that you should not serve God because of a date. He did not fall for the 1975 stuff as it was happening. He was considered by many jws to have a bad attitude about the whole 1975 date. Nearly everyone I knew at the time fell for it.... but obviously, my dad was right.
You might ask your nephew how a jw would have been viewed pre-1975 if they voiced their doubts about the date.
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Sharing the Joy... of Open Mindedness, and Apostasy
by RichieRich in
1. jw
2. friends
i work with a few young witnesses.

actually, they work for me.

but that's not the point here.
coffee_black

Richie,
It is amazing to me that you are so mature and centered at your age. You really have your act together. Your friend is lucky to have you to talk to.
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