Posts by WhatWasIThinking

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Question about food (OUTLAW, et al.)

by compound complex in

greetings, food lovers and hopeful avoiders of food poisoning:.

there was a recent thread on the importance of proper heating/cooling of food.

outlaw, a chef, gave good and helpful warnings.

WhatWasIThinking

Never heard that about rice. I never put rice I cook in the fridge, it stays in the rice pot. I've never gotten sick from it, but it's something I grew up with so that may have something to do with it. I've eaten street food in Mexico, Central America, and Asia and never gotten sick. I do make sure anything I eat in a foreign land is thoroughly cooked and I never drink the water and I avoid ice cubes. I've never gotten sick from food while traveling but just about anytime I eat fast food I feel like crap.

I don't like leftovers so I try to cook simple meals in a small enough portion to just feed myself one meal.

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DOUBLE STANDARDS from the Watchtower Society

by Terry in

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the double think standards of jehovah's witness authority is best illustrated by the following:.

jehovahs witnesses refuse to buy the malawi congress party card.

this card declares the holder to be a member of the ruling political party of malawi.

WhatWasIThinking

When I was in I constantly heard that brothers were willing to go to prison to take a stand against military service. I was also told that we follow all laws and don't bribe officials when working on building projects. After learning the truth this story doesn't surprise me, but it does make me sick.

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What are your plans for Friday the 13th?

by Iamallcool in

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WhatWasIThinking

Veg out on the couch with some beer and watch horror flicks. Hopefully with someone who will want me to hold them during the scary parts.

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JW Talk Radio- My First Guest Flaked

by PublishingCult in

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ok, my first guest has flaked on me.

this is a little disappointing because i was looking forward to a discussion about homosexuality and the bible that people could really sink their teeth into.. .

other the other hand, i am relieved.

WhatWasIThinking

PC, you sound like you need a well-deserved vacation.

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Facebook May Defeat Disfellowshipping

by metatron in

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i noticed an ex-witness sister on facebook - smiling, looking happy, expressing nice thoughts for any to read -and she is disfellowshipped!.

in her extended family, more and more kids and grandkids are leaving the "truth" - and "friending" her!

it might even be that she now is part of the majority of the extended family.

WhatWasIThinking

I deleted all my JW "friends" when I DA'd. Three of them sent me friend requests. I told them I DA'd and they said they don't care. We still talk and hang out. Two of them (married) asked me why I left. I told them and found out that they have many of the same concerns and doubts that I did. They are born-in's and all of their family is in, so they don't want to just fade and then suddenly DA like I did, which I understand. Considering all the counsel I heard against facebook while I was still in, and the number of JWs I knew that just ignored it, I think the org is going to face real problems because of it.

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Where to JWs park their cars when going door-to-door?

by bradp in

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i am a christian and have handed out tracts all over my neighborhood,.

i'm ready to go to a new neighborhood and am trying to determine where to park my car without it getting towed.. is there a jw publication available that covers this kind of info?

.

WhatWasIThinking

Depends on where you live. We would just park on the street and make sure we didn't block anyone's driveway, mailbox, or fire hydrant. If there was open space on the end of the street we would park there.

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Recent activities at the laundermat and Payless shoe store

by loosie in

ok last time i went to the laudermat all i found was a trifold tract from the jw's.

they gave me so much room to write ( why do they do that?

) i wrote on there "when will you jw's stop leaving mags and tracts at this laundermat"...lol i wonder what will be there next week.. my friends works part time at payless shoe store.

WhatWasIThinking

If I owned a store and someone did that I would be furious. I would call up the local congregation and complain. I would also put up a No Soliciting sign that specifically mentioned religious materials.

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What's the most dumbest/petty thing you've heard of someone being "stumbled" over?

by Reality79 in

- some loser once took offense that i hugged a sister goodbye at a leaving do and ran back to the elders like a little child telling on me.

i was 15, this sister was in her 40s at the time.. - this elder said someone told him they saw me with a copy of the sun newspaper.

yes, this paper is known for its 'page 3' topless girls but far from pornagraphic and i wasn't even thinking along those lines.. - one brother who had a good job was 'counselled' because he was actually able to buy himself nice things including a new car (shock, horror!!

WhatWasIThinking

@Found, I see your post on page 3 about halfway down.

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How is it that well educated and financially stable people become Jehovah's Witnesses?

by 21stcenturywoman in

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when i was growing up most of the jws around me were poor and lower middle class.

some were middle class, but very few were upper middle class.

only (maybe) about 1% were college educated.

WhatWasIThinking

As others brought up mine was due to emotional reasons. I was at a low point in my life and dealing with what seemed like to much to handle. The JWs seemed nice and caring, the message was good, and I was rushed to baptism before I really investigated the religion. Once things settled down I opened my eyes and really started to research the org. It was at that time I realized I had been misled. I still look back on my time in and wonder how I could have been so dumb and easily misled.

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What's the most dumbest/petty thing you've heard of someone being "stumbled" over?

by Reality79 in

- some loser once took offense that i hugged a sister goodbye at a leaving do and ran back to the elders like a little child telling on me.

i was 15, this sister was in her 40s at the time.. - this elder said someone told him they saw me with a copy of the sun newspaper.

yes, this paper is known for its 'page 3' topless girls but far from pornagraphic and i wasn't even thinking along those lines.. - one brother who had a good job was 'counselled' because he was actually able to buy himself nice things including a new car (shock, horror!!

WhatWasIThinking

I grow facial hair quickly. I went on a four day camping trip (real camping, no electricty, no RV, no toilets, no showers) and came back pretty scruffy. I was told that I looked wordly and should have brought a razor and shaved everyday. When the big A comes and witnesses are running for the hills to escape the destruction they better bring their razors if they don't want to get struck down by god.