what was the reaction to princess Di's death in your cong?

by highdose 20 Replies latest jw friends

  • dissed
    dissed

    Undercover

    Suicide according to the WT doesn't necessarily mean no resurection anymore.

    Now, this is coming from someone who has not read a WT in 13 years except for Blondie's study version and never had time to read them when part of the group. But I think somewhere there is one that says it.

  • finallysomepride
    finallysomepride

    Don't know, I can't remember going to a meetng in 1997, I believe I was fading b4 I gave it 1 more try.

    Sad lose & not immoral no more than the average human being.

  • Tristram
    Tristram

    A friend in England said they were actually advised not to go in service either on the day of the death or the funeral.

  • Mary
    Mary

    I was utterly shocked when she died. The reaction from Dub-dumb land varied: Some sister were very upset, most were utterly shocked, but everyone was advised not to talk about it at the Kingdumb Hell before or after the meetings. We should be talking about spiritual matters and not some icon who had, after all, never turned in a Field Serve-Us Report in her life.

    I can well believe that a number of Dub went out knocking on doors the day of her funeral. Since literally, half the planet was home watching the funeral, Witnesses could take advantage of this by showing that they are "different" than the world and that they "do not mourn as the rest do". It's the same damn thing when they have ASSemblies on Christmas and Boxing Day where they go out of their way to show that it's not a special day at all and that doing the Lord's Borg's work is numero uno in their lives. To many Witnesses, it's almost a point of honour with them to purposely go out in Serve-Us instead of doing something normal that everyone else would do. Hell, back in the early 1940s when Witnesses were strongly discouraged from even getting married, there were fanatical Dubs who would purposely miss their best friends' wedding (because they dared to go against the advise of Judge Booze-fraud), by going out knocking on doors.

    I do remember though a couple of years after Diana died, there was an article in either the Craptower or Asleep magazine on Landmines. On the front inside cover, there was a famous picture of Diana with a land mind victim (I'm pretty sure it was the one below). At first I thought it was great that they actually acknowledged the impact she had on the land mind issue, but then I realized that they simply included the picture because everyone knows that any magazine that features a picture of Diana on it, sells.

  • Doubtfully Yours
    Doubtfully Yours

    In my congregation there was this feeling of sadness among many; Princess Diana was such a loved, gentle soul. I was sad, and so were many in my cong. I still get sad when I think of her life cut short.

    Also, when Michael Jackson died, there were many visible sad about it. His music touched so many in such a profound way. Loved him.

    I don't know, maybe my congregation is unique that way; we're a bunch of really caring people.

    DY

  • poopsiecakes
    poopsiecakes

    In my hall, most of us were saddened – I was devastated. The PO said something that set me off though. He said that he couldn’t understand all of the fuss over an ‘adulteress’ along with a few other unsavory comments. I lost it on him (we were good friends so I was comfortable being lippy). I looked him in the eye and said that I had never thought he, of all people, could be so insensitive; she was a human being just like all of us – not perfect but doing her best to be a caring individual who used her time to help others and that I was very sad at the thought of a young mother dying, no matter how famous she was. He looked ashamed and I never heard another negative thing from him about Diana from that day on.
    On the day of the funeral I stayed home to watch (and cry), my husband went out in service but I think that was more to leave me alone. I have no idea how many went out – I never asked, never cared; I was doing what was important to me which had nothing to do with knocking on doors.

  • hamsterbait
    hamsterbait

    We had a circuit A$$embly that week.

    The Speaker told us to have a two minutes silence!! Everybody just sat there.

    I wish I had stomped out complaining about "interfaith ceremonies."

    There was a book of condolences at the venue they hired.

    People had written comments like "We will miss you Diana, but we will see you again in the paradise.

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    HB

  • poopsiecakes
    poopsiecakes

    Holy cow, Hamster!! A 2 minute silence at a circuit assembly for a non-JW??? I'm gobsmacked....I've never even heard of that being done when a member of the GB dies. That's freaky!!

  • freddo
    freddo

    > Hamsterbait

    Wow! I never heard of that! WHich assembly venue was that?

    In the group study that I was in it (I was an elder but not the group overseer) was split down the middle about going in field ministry on the Saturday of the funeral - half - including me said they weren't going out as it didn't "feel right" - the other half led by the spineless group overseer's dominant wife did.

  • hamsterbait
    hamsterbait

    Disclosing the venue would compromise my anonymity, however the Elder who did that has been known for unorthodox views bordering on apostasy for years.

    HB

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