This is absolutely how they do it! I recognize the boring advertisement to lure in unbelieving relatives and friends of the prop er deseced. That's right, PROP. That is all the dead one is. Oh, someone died. Good, now we have a prop to go along with the advertizement.
Just another meeting - the lack of "occasion" and "grief" at JW funeral
by truthseeker 27 Replies latest jw friends
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PEC
Barbie Doll, is talking about my mother's funeral, we were made to feel like we shouldn't be there. There was no way that I wouldn't have gone. I still believed at the time; so, a recruiting meet was expected, how they treated us was not. Most of the attendees didn't know me; because, I hadn't been to the meetings in 8 years.
Philip
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Poztate
That outline is pure corporate coldness. It digusts me. I hate this religion. It dehumanizes people.
Truthseeker... That is just the way the are and they are puzzled if you question how the memorial is conducted.
I would not be at all suprised if the elder at the end of the infomercial didn't ask if anyone wanted to have a "free bible study"
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changeling
I've observed this at JW funerals as well.
They are not about the deceased or their grieving family but just a sales pitch to the non-witness relatives in attendance.
I dread the day when my parents die and I have to attend one of them again.
changeling
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IT Support
I agree with most of the comments here.
Many years ago when still a JW, I was at an old sister's funeral and two of her non-JW relatives were sitting in front of me. During the talk, one of them turned to the other, and with disgust and total contempt in his voice, said, "They're even trying to convert us here."
Apart from making me think about what others really thought about us, and I went home and modified my funeral talk outline to cut most the 'preaching' and talk more about the person.
Still took a few more years for me to fully open my eyes, but it was one nail in the coffin ...
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WTWizard
I have only been to one of those things. It was a total waste of time.
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core
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They're even trying to convert us here."
How very true - witness weddings as well - at Funerals - forget the deceased Sell Watchtowers - at Weddings - forget the Bride & Groom - Sell Watchtowers - insensitive and revealing of the lack of humanity involved.
Recently attended an engagement celebration for a Jain friends daughter - what a difference to KH marketing - a marvellous and happy time focusing on the young couple AND their families - a joy to attend - got talking to a person there (a Jain) - we talked about celebrations, and got to funerals - his comments were that the funeral is an opportunity to salute and celebrate the deceased - a time for the family - sadly witness funerals are a time for the ORGANISATION
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2112
How would it work out for them if the funeral talk out line was sent in to the news paprers with come commentary on it. Pointing out the pure coldness of their teachings. It says mention approprate facts about the person, name rank and serial number. But don't eulogize them, after all they don't matter, their dead!