Posts by cobaltcupcake

19

A lunchtime spotting of JWs on their break from door-knocking...

by Jim_TX in

jw
friends

not that big of a deal, but it is kind of humorous.... my wife and i went to a local mcdonald's for lunch.

yes, i know all the bad things that are in their foods... but it's difficult to find lunch places that are 'healthy' and low-cost.. anyway, she went and sat down, and i ordered the food.

as i came round the corner with the tray filled with burger, fries and the cups for our sodas, i spotted a group of four women sitting at one of the tables.. folks... i just want to make one thing very clear.

cobaltcupcake

There was a married couple living in my apartment complex who I spotted as JWs. Who else gets dressed up on a Saturday morning and carries a bookbag to their car?

Whenever I'd see them, my heart would sink, remembering that awful Saturday morning feeling, my mind casting about for some excuse not to go.

And I'm sure those pioneers thank Big J every day for the dollar menu. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to afford to eat there.

http://scottleblog.wordpress.com

The Odd Life of Jehovah's Witnesses

39

A JW called me a moron.

by shepherd in

well, i finally got a chance to discuss religion with a jw at the door.

i have been looking forward to it for a long time, now i know what questions to ask that will cause them to eat their reasoning book in panic.

but no, there was no long in depth bible discussion.

cobaltcupcake

Wow, never heard of that before!

It's too bad that they can't hold their own at the door anymore. When I was 15 I had an hour-long discussion with a born-again, and I'd only been associating with JWs for 2 years.

Guess their hearts aren't really in it, thank goodness.

http://scottleblog.wordpress.com

The Odd Life of Jehovah's Witnesses

68

Have you met anyone on the Governing Body?

by Christ Alone in

jw
friends

i posted on another thread about a couple of my experiences of meeting the governing body while i was in brooklyn.

i wanted to see if anyone else had any experiences along these same lines.

i met most of the ones that were current during the 2001-2003 years.

cobaltcupcake

Who was the one that used to pin people down with a biblical riddle? I sat there blushing, stammering, and feeling like a complete fool.

Herd was our DO, so I met him once.

http://scottleblog.wordpress.com

The Odd Life of Jehovah's Witnesses

29

Encounter with two elders last night

by sd-7 in

jw
friends

i realized recently that this was the start of a new service year (read: fi$cal year), so of course i figured it was possible the elders would make their usual rounds and show up uninvited.

it hadn't occurred to me that they would approach me as i was picking up my family from the meeting last night.

as i was getting my daughter situated, the chairman of my judicial committee says, "hey!

cobaltcupcake

It's all about them. They'd be bloodguilty if they didn't make the effort to save you from yourself.

I moved 1000 miles away from my home congregation just to avoid that kind of stupidity.

http://scottleblog.wordpress.com

The Odd Life of Jehovah's Witnesses

27

lady throwing out her trash

by man oh man in

jw
friends

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aciubm1w1e.

cobaltcupcake

booyah

http://scottleblog.wordpress.com

The Odd Life of Jehovah's Witnesses

17

Why do I love this story so much?

by Terry in

jw
friends

iran cleric pummeled by badly covered woman after warning by ladane nasseri - sep 19, 2012 9:23 am ctan iranian cleric said he was beaten by a woman in the northern province of semnan after giving her a warning for being badly covered, the state-run mehr news agency reported.. hojatoleslam ali beheshti said he encountered the woman in the street while on his way to the mosque in the town of shahmirzad, and asked her to cover herself up, to which she replied you, cover your eyes, according to mehr.

the cleric repeated his warning, which he said prompted her to insult and push him.. enlarge imageveiled iranian shiite muslim women in downtown tehran, iran.

photographer: vahid salemi/ap photo.

cobaltcupcake

wupass

I've read that in Saudi Arabia there are similar roving religious police who will actually hit women with sticks if they are not properly covered. If that's what this woman had been experiencing it's no wonder she went bugnuts on his ass. I just hope she doesn't get beheaded for it.

http://scottleblog.wordpress.com

The Odd Life of Jehovah's Witnesses

51

What's The Worst Thing About Being A Jehovah's Witness?

by minimus in

jw
friends

for me, i think it's that the witnesses teach they are god's spokesman.

they represent his "faithful & discreet slave"....and that they alone are expounders of the only truth and that if you disagree with anything they teach, you are considered worse than vomit.. it's unbelievable because these people are wrong so many times, it cannot be excused!.

as a witness, you must accept every viewpoint and if you (and your family) do not accept it all, hook, line and sinker, you are "apostates"!!!.

cobaltcupcake

Being stuck in a miserable marriage and the only way out is if one of you dies or commits adultery.

caRTOON

http://scottleblog.wordpress.com

The Odd Life of Jehovah's Witnesses

11

JWS vs LDS

by tresdecu in

jw
friends

i came across a mormon "sisters" blog...reading through some of her missionary experiences, it sounded so much like jw pioneer "sis" relating hers.

just swap out some of the cult-language words and it's suddenly a jw experience of sharing "bible truths" with some poor worldly sap.. here's an taste of it:.

1)we were also led by the spirit this week to a former investigator's home.

cobaltcupcake

I remember my mom had a return visit on a woman who was studying with LDS. Mom felt a real need to "save" this woman from becoming a Mormon. Six of one, half dozen of the other. I can't remember who "won."

http://scottleblog.wordpress.com

The Odd Life of Jehovah's Witnesses

70

Getting Back In (yes, its for family) What do I Say on 3rd Try?

by Meadow36 in

jw
friends

in my last meeting to be re-instated they said for next time figure out which person from the bible i'm most like.

and be ready to tell them what i pray about and how i feel about what i did to jehovah.

being honest , speaking from the heart about jesus forgiving peter and having a hard time answering the prayer question didn't work getting hysterical and nervous-breakdownish at the end didn't help, nor did running out of the hall after saying i could never do any better.

cobaltcupcake

What about moving to a congregation that is more loving and down to earth with less or no Pharisees?

The JC that disfellowshipped you is the one that has the say on reinstatement, which totally sucks.

Meadow, I wish you well. I don't think I could make that sacrifice for my family, even though I love them. People come and go in your life, but you live with yourself forever.

Sally

http://scottleblog.wordpress.com

The Odd Life of Jehovah's Witnesses

13

crumbling architecture.

by perfect1 in

did you ever get the feeling some are really excited to see the world destroyed- going so far as to imagine, gleefully, certain buildings crashing and crumbling down.

of course this imagery is all over the magazines but i noticed some interalize it to the point of going around imagining their whole town in ruins, and then being delighted with the image, feeling righteous etc.

was there ever a building you imagined coming down- or can anyone speak to this peculiar feeling some exhibit where they are getting a real kick out of the impending destruction..

cobaltcupcake

Maybe I was the odd one, but I always wondered why God couldn't just make the bad people and buildings disappear instead of violently destroying everything. Why would we have to spend so much time burying bodies instead of cleaning up the earth? It just didn't make any sense.

http://scottleblog.wordpress.com

The Odd Life of Jehovah's Witnesses