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  Dietary Quirks Among JWs

  by millie210 in

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  2. beliefs

  i recently had to accompany an older family member out of state to a family reunion.

  it was a big reunion and not much was overtly made of the fact that i am "misguided" and not attending meetings (lost soul that i am) which was nice.

  the thing i noticed that i was most struck by was all the dietary quirks in evidence during our 3 days together.

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  Half banana

  Gluten intolerance and other allergies are very real, sometimes fatal and have nothing to do with being highly strung as you say Sparky.

  Among JWs as for many outside the cult, individuals hear of problems others have with certain foods and because of their reputation (like gluten) they avoid them as if this information will benefit them also. I remember a stupid sister who ate all and any medicines since she reasoned that medicine was there to help you. It is this sort of thinking which drives superstitious people to collect food fads and prohibitions. When I was a JW I did find JWs were most susceptible to this type of thinking but through lack of of data it would be hard to compare the frequencies with the general population.
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  Ok I feel like a dumb ass. Men have one less rib than women..

  by James Mixon in

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  2. bible

  why in the hell would we (men) have one less rib...help me folks the adam and eve story has screwed up my thinking...

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  Half banana

  Apes do have penis bones but not humans.........was Adam a gorilla?
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  Dietary Quirks Among JWs

  by millie210 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i recently had to accompany an older family member out of state to a family reunion.

  it was a big reunion and not much was overtly made of the fact that i am "misguided" and not attending meetings (lost soul that i am) which was nice.

  the thing i noticed that i was most struck by was all the dietary quirks in evidence during our 3 days together.

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  Half banana

  I'm glad you came back Freddo 'cos I was going to mention the highly strung theory and add to it that food and health fads among JWs seem to be part of the same disorder spectrum.

  If you are navigating life relying on "special" and unconventional information like you have to in the JW delusion, it is likely that this reliance is not just limited to religion. Religion, health and diet are connected by a need to observe certain demands and certain taboos, which however are often based on faulty reasoning. They share the hallmark of superstition that as long as you do this or that, you will be all right-- as your inner voice tells you.
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  is armageddon starting ?

  by stan livedeath in

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  2. experiences

  the sky is so dark here in the south of the uk.

  could be armageddon starting.. or then it could be dust particles in the atmosphere..

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  Thank goodness its over! The dark yellow sky with its eerie light has given way to bright sunshine and the streets are littered with corpses. I guess that was armageddon?
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  The Creation of Jesus

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  seeing a trinity thread.. can a jw apologist explain what (not who) is jesus?.

  prior to the creation of everything 13.7 billion years ago (draw close book), jehovah created jesus as his firstborn, his only-begotten.. there was nothing else - no stars, no dust, no matter - just jehovah - and then, just jehovah and jesus.

  so, what was jesus?.

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  Half banana

  Freeman, are you are the fish who took the angler's bait, or are you just explaining what the Greek text literally means without believing it?
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  Many Witnesses are just plain tired out!

  by UnshackleTheChains in

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  2. experiences

  i believe that many witnesses are tired out or at least tiring out.

  i know....... because i am tired out!.

  imagine going to college for 20 years not knowing when college is finished.

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  Half banana

  Unshackle, why can't you tell them that you are just fine? It would encourage others to wake up as well.

  I met a 'sister' in the street about a year after I left and she asked me how I was and I said "Absolutely fine," and as if she was expecting me to be ill from leaving the org she said to me, "What are you on? Most of the bros and sisters in the congregation are on anti depressants!"
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  October 10, 2017 TO ALL CONGREGATIONS Re: Branch Relocation Newsletter (UK)

  by wifibandit in

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  october 10, 2017 to all congregations re: branch relocation—newsletter.

  britain branch relocation project edition 6 autumn 2017.

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  Half banana

  Among the many boasts for this building is a "biodiverse" roof.

  Does it have its own ecosystem with animals, trees and plants, fungi etc? Wouldn't an ordinary leakproof one do the job?
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  The Creation of Jesus

  by berrygerry in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  seeing a trinity thread.. can a jw apologist explain what (not who) is jesus?.

  prior to the creation of everything 13.7 billion years ago (draw close book), jehovah created jesus as his firstborn, his only-begotten.. there was nothing else - no stars, no dust, no matter - just jehovah - and then, just jehovah and jesus.

  so, what was jesus?.

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  Half banana

  Sorry Bg but I am not a JW apologist but would like one to answer as well!

  The Bible is not a factual treatise on how things came about, it is instead an innocent story for illiterate people. It was based on universal assumptions that were culturally shared such as the idea that gods existed in the heavens; a superior place but similar to the 'mundane' realm of Earth and responsible for all events and tragedies down here. Genesis (which was borrowed from Egyptian sources) was written from ignorance of realities but a fair and believable guess for its time.

  However to believe it now would be stupid and that includes thinking there is a spirit creator who created an invisible son.

  Get with it people we are dealing with myths, it was only the Roman Catholic church which selected the texts and demanded that people should regard them as sacred.
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  Using history as a means to pinpoint possible future events.

  by HealthySkeptic in

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  the purpose of this thread is to share some history with the community.

  i am an active jw.

  the reason i picked this forum is due to the openness and ease with which information can be accessed.

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  Half banana

  Good attempt Healthy Skeptic, glad you recognize the need for scepticism.

  To be sceptical is the first step in interpreting information in scholarly circles but it's a pity you haven't applied it. But take heart, as La Rochefoucauld said, "One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal gang of facts".
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  "The end really must be close now!"

  by nowwhat? in

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  "because the preaching work must be winding down with another cut back of magazines!

  " ok then why are they ramping up production of music videos, cartoons and movies?

  deer in headlights look.facepalm-me.

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  Half banana

  Well it was very close at the end of the first century, does that mean it must be even closer now? or.......................is the whole thing a load of old codswallop?