JW's have been taught that toasting is of pagan origin. By accident I came across the origins of the custom. In Ancient Greece the host would raise his glass after taking the first sip of wine, indicating that the wine is safe to drink, hence the common dedication "to your health" or something like that. The Ancient Romans put pieces of burnt bread, toast, in their wine. The charcoal in the burnt bread absorbed any unwanted acids and made the wine more palatable. What is so objectionable about that? Share this "new light" with active dubs and see what happens.
purpleplus
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Here's to you!
by purpleplus injw's have been taught that toasting is of pagan origin.
by accident i came across the origins of the custom.
in ancient greece the host would raise his glass after taking the first sip of wine, indicating that the wine is safe to drink, hence the common dedication "to your health" or something like that.
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Small joys
by heybaby inyou know how there are somethings that give you so much pleasure or joy?
it doesn't have to be anything amazing or huge, but for some reason it makes you so happy for those few moments.
some of mine are drinking coffee in the morning with my best friend at work, and the smell of an open fire (it reminds me of being a young child at my grandparents' house).
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purpleplus
A good meal and a good song are my regular sources of joy. I also take delight in beautiful flowers, achitecture, and lake views!
"Celebrate the moments of your life"
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Was There Any WT. Teaching That You Never Agreed With From The Start?
by minimus indid you accept everything the "slave" said?
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All rap music is bad. Confess to the elders. Bedroom laws.
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Scan Requests! Plz hlp.
by Darklighter ini've made up my mind... even though the odds of success don't bode well (this is sadly due to her extremely strong familial connections and not super-loyalty to the org.
), i'm going to try to get my wife out by showing her my huge stack of watchtower lies, false prophecy, and idiocy.
i just need to complete my documentation on 607 bce with some good research from the local library, but that's not where i need help.
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Thank you for these scans. It makes since that the WT would down play older publications. And these erroneous ideas were printed after "Christ's inspection"? Yeah, right.
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Why is it not enough for them?
by KW13 inwhy is it not enough for witnesses when you tell them that you made the choice not to be a witness yourself and for you, and your family if you have one?
surely they must see that its not quick, rushed, evil or anything if they take into consideration that it affects whether or not you live forever, how you live and all kinds of things and that a matter of life and death from their perspective and yours isnt made lightly?.
i love my wife and son and my mother.
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For reasons previously stated in this thread, I have not had a candid conversation with my loved ones in to borg. I want to be honest and sincere in expressing myself, but NOTHING I say would be good enough. Unless they are ready, they will not receive the truth about "The Trooth".
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Do You Feel Better Because You Post On EXJW Boards?
by minimus inin reality, is it a good thing, in the long run?
should the purpose of a board to be to give the person needed help and then the person should just move on?.
does being on a discussion board like this mean that you aren't really getting on in your life?.
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Yes! This board is an outlet for me since I don't have friends that can relate to borg experience. Like Mrs. Jones said, as a result of coming here I knew I was in my right mind when I woke up.
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Name something that JWs believe in that isn't in the Bible
by Awakened at Gilead inmy favorites are:.
"paradise earth": not in the bible.
"great crowd" of "other sheep" - two unrelated texts... put them together, and voila!, you just changed the destiny of millions!.
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Rap music is evil. One elder read it "from the outline" like that was supposed to make it official. Granted, I don't like most of the rap that's out now. But I will not give up the stuff that I do enjoy (The Roots, Panacea, Common, etc). I just made sure not to listen to it when certain people were around.
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How Do JWs Treat You NOW?
by minimus inif a witness sees you, will they acknowledge you, ignore you, be nice to you, or treat you as dead?
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Reply As a fader, my relative calls occasionally, and a former close friend leaves "encouraging messages" on my voice mail. When I moved back to my home town, I did not transfer to my old congregation. So the most people here are under the assumption that I still attend meetings at the congregation in the city where I used to live. The elders in that congregation have not sheparded me yet, probably because I live in an "urban" area and are afraid of the natives and my "unbelieving" husband. Of course, this is all going as planned!
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If you weren't born in, how did you get in?
by ecuador ini am not a jw, but know several, and i am curious as to why adults get involved with the jws.
any one have an answer from personal experience?
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Equador: Nope, but I have made a couple visits. It just so happens that the churches I attended when I was growing up were not what I wanted. That made me easy prey for the WTBTS.
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If you weren't born in, how did you get in?
by ecuador ini am not a jw, but know several, and i am curious as to why adults get involved with the jws.
any one have an answer from personal experience?
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Quandry, your experience with the elders is awful!!!! Urghhhh!!! It's a good thing you left after that. After high school I began studying with an acquaintance and attending meetings. I got baptized a couple years later. During that time and shortly thereafter was rock bottom form me. I felt guilty for fooling around with my then boyfriend. But I had since enough not to talk to the elders. There were some family problems as well, how convenient. I bought the whole thing because I was impressed with how much the used the bible compared to the mind-numbing churches I attended (I know not all churches are that way).