by Englishman 18 Replies latest jw friends
…..is never played at witness weddings?
It’s not a hymn, after all. Also, I recall that in my dubbing days, the WT said it was OK to play classical music over the PA system. However, Mendelssohn’s Wedding March was a no-no, according to the PO of all the witness weddings that I attended. http://www.jacarandastrings.com.au/mendwed.htm
Strange.
Englishman.
Yes, I've always wondered that. I get the impression that in the Witness's zeal for rooting out all things pertaining to false religion, Mendelsson got swept out by accident by a well meaning but poorly informed overseer.
On the other hand, why miss an opportunity to show the worldly relatives that you are a religious freak and outcast?
What, you all didn't find the inspired writing of the society's wedding tunes to be spiritually uplifting and fulfilling?
You could almost hum the lyrics while the bride walked up the aisle - remembering how submissive she should be and how a good 'christian' husband would treat her as an inferior vessel - the weaker one.
It just filled you with such romant--- sorry, I mean SPIRITUAL feelings.
A fanatic is one who, upon losing sight of his goals, redoubles his efforts.
--George Santayana
Just curious,
What percentage of JW weddings occour at the KH?
How aboout the percentage of funerals?
In the years I've been associatied with the witnesses, I've only been to a few weddings at the KH, and I've never been to a funeral at the hall.
Don't know about you, but 100% of the weddings in our congregation (well, except me and my wife's) were in the hall. The elders REALLY frowned on weddings outside the hall - in fact, one wouldn't give the wedding talk if it wasn't in the hall.
Never been to a witness funeral, though. Can't help there. Did go to a military funeral once - my grandpa was a WWII vet.
Don't think I've ever cried so much in my life. Those guys know how to honor their dead.
A fanatic is one who, upon losing sight of his goals, redoubles his efforts.
--George Santayana
Ironically, I think "Walking in Integrity" sounds a great deal
like "What Kind of Fool Am I"
metatron
When we got married, there was one elder that was really put out that we we not using 'Marriage is God's Arrangment' like everyone else did- I hated that song.
Mendelssohn's Wedding March is part of the theme music from Shakespeare's "A Mid Summer Night's Dream". The pagan nature of this play is no doubt what makes the Wedding March a no-no for "true" Christians.
You may be interested to note that the Catholic church does not allow the Wedding March to be played at their weddings for similar reasons.
Hmmmm...wonder if that's why a handfasting or 'jumping the broom' is right out???
ROFLMAO!!
I just LOVE that "oh, GOD, it's PAGAN!!! AWAY HEATHEN!!! {makes cross sign} hssss hssssss"
A fanatic is one who, upon losing sight of his goals, redoubles his efforts.
--George Santayana
They used to bring the body into the Hall at funerals, there would be a funeral talk and then the "friends" would go and view the dead in the casket. Most of the time the casket was open although there are sometimes closed caskets. It depends on the preference of the family. Brothers would be designated to carry the casket out to the limousine and then again carry it in the cemetery to the burial site, to which almost all in attendance at the Hall would go. Now when someone dies the body is not brought to the Kingdom Hall and after the funeral talk and short talks by members of the family, only family and close friends go to the cemetery. At least, that has been my experience.
When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion. Abraham Lincoln
