Posts by cappytan

She mentioned how Mormon's belief in getting their own planet wasn't any more far fetched than our belief in a future Paradise earth. "Except our belief is based on the Bible, but who's to say that the Bible is any different than The Book of Mormon as a credible source of hope?"

So, I laid it out for her about the Blood doctrine flip flop and told her I felt like I was becoming atheist because I was having a hard time separating my belief in God from my belief in JW doctrine.

She said she was having a hard time with that too.

I told her we would figure things out together and that we don't have to make a decision now. It's okay to chill and let things digest.

I finally have a progressive, although unwitting, study!

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How old were you ??

by Clambake in

when you had to start dumping your worldy friends ??.

just curious that's all.

not being a witness ( ubm here ) i think everyone has known a jw kid and at a certain age " my mommy won't let me play with you ".

cappytan

I had one worldly friend growing up, but he moved away in 3rd grade so I lost touch with him.

I was friendly with other people at school, but was never friends. I was an outcast.

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Site Update: Feb 9, 2015 - Vote feedback! (likes / dislikes)

by Simon in

i just pushed out an update that should now show post votes and provide some feedback when you click the like / dislike button.

the votes shows as a +5 / -2 next to the like and dislike options.. i just realize i linked the display to the ability to vote and given that the vote links are hidden on your own posts, that currently means you can't see the votes that others have given you (i'm almost wondering now if that may be for the best, lol).

expect it to change when i push the next update out.. duplicate votes won't be counted even though they may appear to update in the ui so don't bother trying to go click-crazy - every member only get's one vote on each post.. just a word of caution: i take serious people who try to game the system.

cappytan

Do you see counts for other posts? Quite a few posts on this topic have some - if you see those then it's working and you may just not have any votes on the posts you're looking at of your own, if not then it's likely a script / compatibility issue.

So, if the count == 0, then display: none?

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Where did this picture of GB singing come from?

by Esse quam videri in

sorry.

i see it is on jw survey and from one of their earth shaking, mind bending, nausea producing jw.org broadcasts.. .

cappytan

To answer the question in the OP, this was from the October 2014 Annual Meeting.

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If this isn't the truth, then what is our hope?

by Gigi2121 in

i'm new here but not new to researching and questioning the jw beliefs.

i have quite a story.... one that's been haunting me for awhile... but first, i'd like to hear what people have to say about this topic question, please.. -gigi.

cappytan

I know how it feels to have that question.

I've become fine with not knowing.

I had to learn that it's perfectly okay to say, "I don't know."

You can't be afraid of the unknown. Embracing and accepting the unknown is embracing life, liberty and happiness.

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Name some "superstar" Elders you know or met .

by Pitchess Co-Gen in

jw
friends

i'm from the south los angeles area and i was wondring who were the '''star'' elders, ministerial servants, pioneers, in your hometown or area?

they could be good or bad too..

cappytan

Our circuit had Ed Kretzinger, Danny Diaz, Jerry Brock, Clark Mcgee, there was another Mcgee, can't remember his name, Coorley, Pat Henry. There were others. That's all I recall.

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Excited about the CO visit

by StarTrekAngel in

during the many years of being a jw, i could never really bring myself to be exited about the co's visit.

this has been an issue that always kept me wondering back to religions.

why could not feel the same happiness that made everyone around me cry during the sunday service?

cappytan

No d2d in afternoon weekdays; no Sunday fs after the meeting....unless I was given wrong info.

Blondie: The CO still goes in service in the afternoon on weekdays. Usually bible studies or shepherding calls if they are scheduled.

Sunday field service after the meeting is still on, too. I worked in the same car group with the CO's wife on Sunday the last time and he took the group out and then went with the COBE on some shepherding calls.

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Epiphany moment this morning!!

by kairos in

jw
friends

after all my reading, conversations, study, meditating, video watching, etc.. this for me, could very well be the "end all" topic to clearly define why being a jw is useless.. there is zero scriptural evidence that following the rules of a "governing body" of men is required to be acceptable to god or to gain salvation ( everlasting life in paradise ).. when asked by anyone, this will be my reply.

"show me the evidence".... i don't care if it cries out, "i'm an apostate"!.

whomever hears the comment will not be able to ignore it.

cappytan

I really wish I could get some yard signs, print JWFACTS.COM on them and then go at like 1:00 in the morning on Sunday and put them on the streets leading up to our Kingdom Hall.

I would get a sense of satisfaction out of it, but I don't know if it would do any good. I remember a guy that used to picket our old Kingdom Hall with a sign that said "1-800-WHY-1914." I never called the number and I doubt anyone else did either.

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Excited about the CO visit

by StarTrekAngel in

during the many years of being a jw, i could never really bring myself to be exited about the co's visit.

this has been an issue that always kept me wondering back to religions.

why could not feel the same happiness that made everyone around me cry during the sunday service?

cappytan

NewYork44M: They don't even have the extra meetings anymore. They have a Tuesday night meeting (abbreviated school, service meeting, 1st CO talk) and a Sunday Meeting (2nd CO talk, abbr. WT study, 3rd CO talk.)