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You are tomato sauce...
by rrb2016 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
the wife and i went to the memorial strictly out of respect for my mother-in-law last night.

luckily our 20 month-old grand-baby was restless and making noise, so i quickly volunteered to take him in the back.

so i didn't have to listen to the presentation.
baker

A Salafi group called the "Popular Egyptian Islamic Association" has warned Muslims against eating tomatoes on the grounds that the fruit is a "Christian food," NowLebanon.com has reported.
The group based its claim on the fact that a shape resembling a cross is revealed when one cuts a tomato in half.
The association published the warning on its Facebook page with a photo of a tomato cut in half, revealing a cross-shaped interior.
A message posted on the page read, "Eating tomatoes is forbidden because they are Christian. [The tomato] praises the cross instead of Allah and says that Allah is three [in reference to the Holy Trinity]."
The message went on to say, "I implore you to spread this photo because there is a sister from Palestine who saw the Prophet of Allah in a vision and he was crying, warning his nation against eating [tomatoes]. If you don’t spread this [message], know that it is the devil who stopped you.”
OMG a tomato illustration from a cult, counseling the tomato represents the cross, who can you believe anymore?
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So who attended the memorial and why?
by atomant in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this should be interesting.
baker

It had the look of Easter on it with all the new dresses and bow ties and new hair-do,s. So much love bombing, just to tell you that you can't have any, so glad they told all to leave quickly so the next group could come in. Didn't have to tell me twice.
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Those of us going to memorial
by All for show in
1. jw
2. friends
how are you feeling?.

we weren't going... but a confrontation with family blew things up.

we decided we are going- because we are planning on moving and this is the last jw thing.
baker

don't wear a tie, so as to give off a small que.
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Blood Transfusion and Eating
by dugout in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i get highly irritated when this subject comes up.

this idiot gave a talk in my hall recently and said that transfusion of blood and eating blood was the same thing.

my wife accepts this reasoning.
baker

In the Book "30 years a Watchtower Slave", William Schneil wrote that at one time the GB was considering to drop the Blood issue based upon Matt 15:17 alone, but that book was written over 30 years ago, and as yet no evidence of this stance has ever been noticed.
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How to Tell When Someone Is Evangelizing to You Versus Trying to Be a Genuine Friend
by jacobm in
1. jw
2. friends
i've had this question on my mind for the last two years.

first off, i'm still a follower of jesus.

second, i don't go to church but rather a topical skype bible study with some fellow ex-jws.
baker

In the 60,s I remember some finatical schoolmates that would wear their bible on their chest and there was a term for them back then called "Jesus Freaks". If they saw you, they would love bomb you to go to their church and were so obnoxious , that if I saw one at school, I would turn the other way, kinda like not answering the door when JW,s knock. They never learned to be discrete, so I'm sure they drove more people away, than they got to go...
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Which delusion will you choose?
by JW_Rogue in
1. jw
2. experiences
it occurred to me while at today's wt study that over 100 people were wasting an hour of their life studiously examining the differences between two delusions, paradise earth and the heavenly hope.

everyone made it sound so serious when in reality it means nothing at all.

either choice is wrong and foolish nonsense.. it was mentioned that mark sanderson found his heavenly calling at very young age.
baker

And as they leave, they say, "What an interesting Watchtower study !"
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How much is the Bethel allowance now? It used to be $14!
by Maryo in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i am wondering how much the bethel "allowance" is now?

it used to be $14!

is it true they really sign a vow of proverty now?
baker

Any stories of those that resorted to "borrowing"? I have a "friend" that still owes me from 10 years ago
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Cults like jw's need to be exposed for what they are.
by atomant in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
lm surprised a documentary on world religions dealing with the specifics of each different religion hasnt been made.lm certain there would be many interested viewers.what do others think?
baker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-w3smjZUgM
This one was good, but can't seem to catch them when they are on prime time tv. My partner will not watch these if they are on the internet, but if I could catch one (accidentally ) and DVR it or see it live, we could view it together and see it was not from the internet. Anyone know the next one to be broadcast?
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todays wt
by bobld in
1. watchtower
2. bible
q10..they forgot one question.. would you let a 30 year old man in diapers inspect your ward robe?.

see opening picture..
baker

Next they will bring up that some raise their hand all the time trying to show that they are the "most" righteous above the great crowd. Cant have anyone superior among the publishers.
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JW History is Pictures #2
by Wild_Thing in
1. jw
2. friends
this is from the february 4, 1917 edition of the sun, a newspaper in new york, ny.

it is from a full feature article about charles taze russell and the russellites.

the article is called "remarkable activities from unusual religious sect".
baker

The writer of the story must not have liked the group as noted in the 2nd paragraph when he calls the group a "queer" society. Amusing