cognac

Joined

• started 353 topics
• posted 3,395 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Posts by cognac

• 
  7

  Huge court victory against JW grandparents trying to indoctrinate their granddaughter!

  by marmot in

  1. watchtower
  2. child-abuse

  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/jehovah-s-witness-grandparents-ordered-to-keep-faith-to-themselves-1.3282193.

  a pair of devout jehovah's witnesses have been ordered by a b.c.

  provincial court judge not to talk about religion in front of their four-year-old granddaughter.. the couple lost their bid for unsupervised access to the girl because they insisted on taking her to worship at their faith's kingdom hall despite the repeated objections of the child's mother.. the girl is identified only as a.w.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cognac

  Who do these grandparents think they are disrespecting the girls parents like that???
• 
  44

  Money woes show it ain't the truth

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jehovahs people do not beg for money.

  [...] we have never considered it proper to solicit money for the lords cause, after the common custom .

  it is our judgment that money raised by the various begging devices in the name of our lord is offensive, unacceptable to him, and does not bring his blessing either upon the givers or the work accomplished.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cognac

  That's what I would of though. That means come 2017 they are going to have 375 mil freed up..

  I did hear that they were able to start utilizing 4 of the properties late 2013. Wouldn't that have freed up a good portion of it then?

  Sorry, not sure how this works.
• 
  44

  Money woes show it ain't the truth

  by OnTheWayOut in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  jehovahs people do not beg for money.

  [...] we have never considered it proper to solicit money for the lords cause, after the common custom .

  it is our judgment that money raised by the various begging devices in the name of our lord is offensive, unacceptable to him, and does not bring his blessing either upon the givers or the work accomplished.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cognac

  I have a question about some of the real estate being sold. In 2013, they made an agreement to sell the below properties:

  "The properties, familiar to Witnesses from Society publications, include the five factory buildings 117 Adams Street; 175 Pearl Street; 55 Prospect Street; 81 Prospect Street and 77 Sands Street. The tallest of the newly-sold buildings, 90 Sands Street, is a 30-story residential building completed in 1990 to house up to 1000 Bethel workers and visitors."

  
  

  However; completion of this sale isn't until 2017. So, have they already received the 375 mil or are they not getting that til 2017?
  
  
• 
  22

  Online Watchtower publications archives?

  by slimboyfat in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  years ago i remember there being a number of sites with pretty extensive archives of watchtower publications online.

  can anyone direct me to the best current site for this material?

  in particular i am looking for a booklet from 1898 called "the bible vs. the theory of evolution".

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cognac

  Thanks Slim. This is good info to have!

  I enjoy reading Rutherfords lunatic articles.
• 
  17

  My mom

  by cognac in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was just talking to my mom a few weeks ago.

  she said, out of all her kids, i was the only one she didn't have to worry about as far as spirituality.

  i always took a stand for jehovah.. she told when all of her kids were little, she gave us the option of not eating birthday cakes in school.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cognac

  Mommy - Trust me, it didn't come easy. There were a lot of battles fought... At one point, we weren't on speaking terms for months and I blocked her number.

  Uphill battle to say the least. I regret nothing.
• 
  51

  What is the best debate you've ever read on this board...

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  who won, and why?.

  the rebel..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cognac

  OTWO - Hahahahhahaha

  I'm so dumb. I'm sitting here thinking, "Really, wtf?" Lol

  I can be really ditzy, lol
• 
  61

  Stranger in my own house, Since my wife and i don't talk much anymore nor sleep in the same bed. i feel like a stranger.

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my wife is shunning me.

  she is always in cult mode, we don't talk anymore, we don't sleep in the same bed.

  i have been sleeping on the couch.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cognac

  Holy crap... The 17 year old is even fully in?
• 
  61

  Stranger in my own house, Since my wife and i don't talk much anymore nor sleep in the same bed. i feel like a stranger.

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my wife is shunning me.

  she is always in cult mode, we don't talk anymore, we don't sleep in the same bed.

  i have been sleeping on the couch.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cognac

  Crazy - how old are your kids?
• 
  61

  Stranger in my own house, Since my wife and i don't talk much anymore nor sleep in the same bed. i feel like a stranger.

  by goingthruthemotions in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  my wife is shunning me.

  she is always in cult mode, we don't talk anymore, we don't sleep in the same bed.

  i have been sleeping on the couch.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cognac

  Christ Walls, you are pretty smart... Lol
• 
  51

  What is the best debate you've ever read on this board...

  by The Rebel in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  who won, and why?.

  the rebel..

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 

  cognac

  OTWO - Sometimes when I try to copy something on my iPhone, it doesn't work right. Maybe Rebel just found it easier to type what you wrote thinking it would be easier... It was probably just a bad typo(s). No need to make it into a big deal. He referenced you in the post...

  Not sure why Rebel didn't comment on your post. Seems like just a technical issue...