Posts by thecarpenter

i love peanut butter, not the sweet kind but i like the old fashioned peanut butter, usually laura scudder's with no sugar or preservatives - it just tastes better imo.

i put it on everything including pancakes which are really good with peanut butter and maple syrup.

Hey, for those who live in NYC, I just found a place in lower manhatten that sells corn ice cream:

Cones
272 Bleecker St (Cross Street: Between Morton Street and Jones Street)
New York, NY 10014-4104

When we have our ex-jwmeetup group this summer, I'm going to take everyone there for some corn ice cream.

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The WatchtowerLogically Wrong But Emotionally Right?

by The wanderer in

jw
friends

the watchtowerlogically wrong but emotionally right?months of battles between my best friend and i have fallen to the wayside .

and we can now calmly talk about the watchtower society without an ex-.

plosive confrontation.

thecarpenter

You can't go by emotional fulfillment alone. There are many groups that can give you a sense of belonging, a sense of fulfillment, even extreme groups. Here is a video that you may want to show your friend. It is a video of some of the Heavens Gate cult before they killed themselves. Noticed how nice and happy they are and how sure they feel about their beliefs.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=o1V4vDMHVQc

Although it is extreme, the point is they were totally indoctrinated and certain in their actions of what they were going to do was right.

If a person has come to see that the WTS has been "deceptive," willfully controlling and manipulating multiple generations of families for a hundred years--and does not have some degree of indignation--I submit they do not see the picture clearly.

Confession hit the nail on the head.

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Things YOU eat, that other people think is weird.

by misanthropic in

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friends

this mornings events have got me thinking about things.

i love peanut butter, not the sweet kind but i like the old fashioned peanut butter, usually laura scudder's with no sugar or preservatives - it just tastes better imo.

i put it on everything including pancakes which are really good with peanut butter and maple syrup.

thecarpenter

I remember the first time I had corn ice cream. It was in puerto rico about 10 years ago. It sounded gross but I couldn't believe how good it tastes. The ice cream shop would sprinkle a little cinnamon on top and I was in heaven. When I went back to PR, I made sure I went back to that ice cream shop.

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What do you think is behind the watchtower change in 2008 ?

by 5go in

i think it's an atempt to catch faders or atleast make active dubs feel special.

it also could be a cost cutting measure to though.

getting rid of the km's and even up awakes and watchtowers would save some trees.

thecarpenter

onacruse, if one issue is going only to the witnesses, they only have to print maybe 7~8 million copies of that issue (6.5 million witnesses worldwide) instead of usual 20 million copies that's distributed worldwide. That ends up saving a considerable amount of money. Also, they don't have to translate it into so many languages for the copies that are distributed only for the witnesses.

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My Journey-Man Walks On The Moon...I Remain In The Stone Age

by truthsetsonefree in

ever since i started posting here i have wanted to tell my story.

but being long and in many ways painful.

i hope to get some of it out in these my journey posts.

thecarpenter

Wow, interesting story. There is really something about these religious groups that incite people to such extreme measures. I was reading the other day about the branch davidians and I couldn't help but think how the JW's likewise attract unbalanced individuals and cater to somewhat extreme measures. I felt sad about the bethel overseer committing sucide, what a shame. Keep it coming.

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I could use some computer help..........please.

by ButtLight in

jw
friends

ok, alot of you know i bought a camcorder.

it uses mini dvds.

it came with nero express 6.. problem is my cd rom, doesnt recognized them.

thecarpenter

Butt light, since your laptop can read DVD's, just pop it in and open it as a file, not a movie.(Go to my computer, open the dvd drive by right clicking on the dvd drive and select 'OPEN') You should see the video files in your dvd drive in this format. Just copy all the files to your hard drive, you don't need nero for this. If you want to record on CD's, remember that they can hold only about 700 meg on a disk. Mini DVD'd can hold about 1.4 gig. I believe nero 6 has a editing program that you can use to edit the video and then burn it on a CD's or DVD's (if you have a DVD burner) Also, the new mini DVD camcorders record the video in mpeg2 format so you shouldn't need any more compression.

Hope that was helpful.

thecarpenter of the computer geek class

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My Bethel Experience Part 15

by new boy in

the courtship from hell.......i started driving up to rhode island in september of 1972. i would go about every other week.

i needed to "step down" as a book study servant, because at the time daryl christianson had come up with this brillant idea that all the book study conductors should visit everyone in their own book studies and everyone in someone else's book studies every 2 months.........so between, bethel, and a part time "g" job, going up to rhode island and shepparding everyone in the book studies, it was just to much.

so for the first time in my life, i declined a "privilege of service"........it didn't feel that bad......and in fact felt damn good.......little did i know i was leaving one hell for another one.. what i 'm about to tell you...........is the absolute truth!..........we had 2 dates in a year and a half........that is two dates in 18 months.........."2" dates...........the only time they would let us be together with out a chaperone was in the field service...........the whole courtship was spent on her parents couch in the living room......with one of them in the other room!

thecarpenter

this is more fun than reading a watchtower... keep them coming!

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PUNISHED by WBTS for obeying conscience.

by yesidid in

jw
friends

i have a friend well call michael whose conscience landed him in trouble with hq.. .

he was a district overseer in the pre 75 era but his conscience would not allow him to .

endorse the unscriptural date setting.

thecarpenter

nice story, most probably true. We would need more facts to substantiate the story.