Posts by cobaltcupcake

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Watchtower Birthday Logic

by enigma1863 in

the watchtower bases their opposition to birthdays by two scriptures, saying something bad happened and god must have put it in there for a reason.

following their logic are there any other things jws shouldnt do because bad things happened in a couple of scriptures?.

cobaltcupcake

Taking a dump. Didn't some king or other get offed while doing that?

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For those still "in"... is it just me?

by leaving_quietly in

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friends

i'm still "in" and i've noticed an odd trend recently.

conversations with jws seem to be more jw-ish than ever!

in normal conversation, i'll hear: "these watchtowers are just wonderful!

cobaltcupcake

If there really is more JW talk going on it's probably because they need constant reassurance that they have the "truth." The more you say it, the more true it is.

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Quote Re: Elders Whose Kids Go To College Might Lose Privileges

by Justitia Themis in

i seem to remember some new 'rule' that elders whose children go to college, or perhaps it was out-of-state college, should be carefully examined to see if they still qualify.. does anyone know where that is in the publications?.

cobaltcupcake

Stupid cult. It's kind of shocking to see it in black and white like that. And they deny that they discourage higher ed.

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Hello. I am new here :)

by StevenJB in

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friends

hello all.. my name is dteve and i live in the uk.

i hope i can make genuine friends here and not pretend friends.....like that among jw's.. i left, went back, and have left again, but this time it is for good.

so i tried to work things out, but she carried on.

cobaltcupcake

Welcome Steve!

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What were your favorite assembly foods?

by NoRegrets in

so i'm young enough to not remember having hot prepared meals at assemblies, but heard all about it from my parents and the like.

but what i do remember were all of the cold sandwiches and institutional snacks and soda.

remember the food tickets we started to use?

cobaltcupcake

Wow, most of you got fed better than I ever did at any assembly I attended. At my first circuit assembly we got powdered eggs that turned green as they sat on the serving line.

We ate a lot of "Salisbury Steak" (hamburger with a lot of bread crumbs in it) with gravy.

I got drafted into Food Service, usually vegetable prep and serving line. One circuit assembly I spent the entire time working in the kitchen, cooking and serving. I think I heard 15 minutes of the public talk.

Anyone remember the boxed lunches they used to sell at the end of the assembly? Usually meatloaf sandwich or some such thing.

They'd also sell off all of the extra food. My family came home with a 10-pound provolone cheese one time.

My favorite assembly food was the roast beef sandwich on a sesame seed bun. It came with a packet of sweet barbecue sauce.

Oh! And at an international assembly in Montreal they served soft-serve ice cream with strawberries. Heaven!

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From laundry mat to laundry mat

by donny in

about three years ago, i was walking past a local laundry mat and i noticed some of the society s publications laying on the chairs by the window.

so i walked inside and found an awake from 1995 and a watchtower from 1989. the latter one was funny to me because i was still in the organization when it was released.

i couldnt help but be shocked at how old these magazines were.

cobaltcupcake

I used to throw my extras away after they were 6 months old. Never felt like it was a bad thing. Maybe I was just callous.

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My Bible Highlights Comment last night

by BU2B in

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last night i gave a comment at the bible highlights, i never comment anymore unless i can say something that might plant a small seed in someones mind.. anyways the bible reading was mark 5-8. my comment was, "i appreciated mark 7:6-8 where it reads he said to them: isiah aptly prophesied about you hypocrites for it is written, this people honor me with their lips but their hearts are far removed from me.

it is in vain they keep worshiping me, because they teach as doctrines, commands of men.

letting go the command of god, you hold fast the traditions of men.