Straining the gnat, gulping the camel.

by Rush 21 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  anglise

  Hi Rush

  I dont remember the Skittles thing down here in the SE but maybe it was just localised outbursts of pedantry.

  Having said that I do remember the "lecithin in the ice cream" one and one about Oxo cubes.

  Anglise
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  mizpah

  Runningman is correct. In the U.S. is was the lecithin scare.

  Lecithin was used in many products other than ice cream. It was found in candy bars and other edible products. When it was announced that lecithin had two sources one of which was from blood, many in the congregation stopped eating any product that listed it.

  One sister took it upon herself to write to the manufacturers to determine from what source it was derived. As I recall, most indicated that it was from a soy derivative. So the furor eventually died down.

  Jehovah's Witnesses were always proned to over react. Some of the scare tactics originated from the publications especially the Awake magazine. Anyone who is old enough will remember the aluminum pot scare or the Coke scare. Some brothers made a business of selling expensive stainless steel pots and pans to the brothers. We had one brother in a neighboring congregation that made a good living this way. We always called him "Dr. Potts."
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  dmouse

  Oh yeah! I remember the furore about Oxo cubes! (beef stock, said to have blood added). Does anyone remember the suspicion about cadbury chocolate?

  Do they have 'black pudding' in the US? A British delicacy containing much blood, even now I've never tried it

  'even the white bits were black!'
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  Gadget

  I'd forgoten about this! There was also the 'monkeys blood' topping from the ice cream vans that was meant to be made from the same thing. Do skittles still have this as an ingredient?

  Gadget
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  drwtsn32

  No more skittles for me. I'd rather have fresh crushed beetles, not ones that have been sitting around for who knows how long.
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  Elsewhere

  I never heard of the Skittles thing, but I do remember the cocolate thing. I also recall that each congregation had it's own "thing" they were bugging about. In mine it was something called Kombucha... a mold thing that was grown in a container of water by feeding it tea and sugar... then if you drank the water it would cure anything. This was all the rage in my congregation... everyone was growing and drinking the nasty stuff.

  You can see the Kombucha thing floating at the bottom of the jar in this pic.

  Here is a list of things (according to one web site) that it's supposed to cure....
  

  1. Great beverage
  2. Sense of well-being
  3. Helps to relieve congestion in airways
  4. Thicker hair
  5. Energy boost
  6. Straightened my hair out
  7. KT is very effective on all types of arthritis. Helps control joint pain and helps with the deformed joints of rheumatoid arthritis. 7a. Helps repair the cartilage damaged in osteo arthritis, (if there is any present to build on). 7b. Helps Gout, (crystal arthritis), breaks down the crystals removing pain and sensitivity.
  8. Great conversation piece
  9. Licked Calcifying tendonitis
  10. Helps with asthma and "hay-fever"
  11. Has brought me into contact with some very caring people.
  12. stress buster
  13. very calming
  14. Increase sex drive
  15. Regulates Intestines.
  16. Cured Candida Overgrowth.
  17. Aides digestion, prevents acid reflux
  18. Addictive taste.
  19. Eliminates or reduces heat rash.
  20. Improved circulation/controlled venous stasis in shins
  21. Clears and Improves skin
  22. Makes a good hair rinse
  23. Redundant 'Momma's make good brass cleaners
  24. Helped take the "scales" from a friends Skin disorder
  25. Makes a wonderful, soothing foot soak.
  26. Shrinking large fatty tumor.
  27. Flattening and fading old age carotene patches on the face.
  28. Stops severe menstrual cramps
  29. Makes a wonderful facial.
  30. Made me much more mobile with my gout.
  31. Oncoming headlights do not bother me as much.
  32. Reduces / stabilizes blood pressure.
  33. Prevents and helps heal bladder infections
  34. Eases carpal tunnel syndrome
  35. Heals boils and staph infections on skin.
  36. Prevents oral canker sores
  37. Prevents eczema and controls psoriasis
  38. Household Cleaner: cuts grease, cleans stoves, bathroom tiles, windows, copper
  39. Hair and nails grow faster
  40. I can see the pupils of my eyes again without glasses.
  41. More energy
  42. Clears nail fungus and athlete's foot
  43. Improves the sense of well being for people with liver Cancer
  44. Helps an older woman feel and look younger
  45. Helps Arthritis sufferers
  46. Cleanses toxins from the system
  47. Soothes burns and sunburn
  48. Takes the sting and swelling away from Bee Stings
  49. Good underarm deodorant
  50. For some people; eliminates desire for alcohol, & helping to relax
  51. Smashes flus and colds
  52. Significant progress healing chapped lips from topical application of KT
  53. Kombucha Colony makes a great poultice
  54. Removes rust
  55. Restores natural hair color, including eyebrows, for some people
  56. Improved eyesight and eliminated "floaters"
  57. Insect repellent, mosquitos and fleas
  58. Smooths out Cellulite
  59. Kombucha Colonies can be used as bandages
  60. Eliminates warts
  61. Very good for some people with AIDS/HIV+
  62. Improved flexibility
  63. Eliminates moles and age spots
  64. Dried Kombucha Colonies make great "chew toys" for animals
  65. Rejuvenating effect
  66. Use Kombucha Colonies as washcloths- good for your skin
  67. Menopause problems disappeared: night sweats, bloating stomach, mood swings.
  68. Kombucha Colonies blended with KT and sugar make great Kombucha puree
  69. I have noticed that Kombucha makes me feel brighter in myself
  70. Kombucha gives long life and a merry heart!
  71. Relieves Anxiety
  72. Takes away constipation and hemorrhoids
  73. Normalizes sleep patterns
  74. Takes away aches and pains
  75. Great morning stimulant (no need for coffee)
  76. Cuts need for some medications in 1/2
  77. Reduces or eliminates allergic symptoms
  78. Athletes strength, stamina and recovery is much improved.
  79. Fibroids less painful
  80. People begin taking responsibility for their own health.
  81. Removed scar tissue
  82. Helped several people with digestive problems; Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis
  83. Kombucha helps some with muscle aches and chronic fatigue
  84. Sounder Sleep
  85. Clears mucus from Bronchial passages
  86. Helps with bee and jellyfish stings
  87. Helps resolve some prostrate problems and difficulty with urination
  88. The colony used on third degree burns forms a protective covering and greatly speeds healing and helps control pain.
  89. Colonies kept in the refrigerator can be used on any burn immediately. Instantly takes pain out of the burned area and limits the area of the burn.
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  caligirl

  I beleive the skittles here in the u.s. are colored with good old artificial coloring.

  I have never heard of any of these candy scandals. Too strange!
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  mizpah

  dmouse:

  I think "black pudding" was simply called "blood pudding" here in the U.S. Of course, it was top of the list on the forbidden foods in the Watchtower organization. My mother-in-law who is of foreign descent had eaten it when she was a young girl...prior to her Watchtower association. And her opinion even as a JW was that "it was delicious." Like you, I have never tried it.

  It was always a curious argument that JWs had when they ate rare meats oozing with red liquid.. They always insisted that it was not blood but only the "juices of the meat." Perhaps, it had some justification as the Jews were permitted meat with its residue "juices" as long as it had a kosher grading.
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  Kenneson

  DMouse,

  I've heard of blood pudding (no doubt your version of black pudding). The Cajuns eat blood boudin (blood sausage), but not, of course, if they have converted to JWs.
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  rocketman

  They're shittish about everything aren't they? Skittish about Skittles.