Avoid eating or drinking during the program. (Eccl. 3:1)
Numbnuts. They just any scripture in parenthesis that has a minimal tangential relationship to the topic when they're trying to make the flock accept an overly controlling directive.
Honestly, did the writer of Ecclesiastes actually mean to instruct people not to sip a water during a full-day convention? Rly?
Obviously it's rude to sit there and distract others. I mean, you shouldn't bust out a bib and eat a plate full of BBQ ribs or something. But jeez, NO food or even drink? Even for little kids or elderly people? jeez, maybe that rule will wake people up--it's so bad.
When I was in pioneer school (pause for gag reflex), the CO came and said jehoopla is more loving than any employer. Therefore he means for you to take breaks "on the clock" unlike wordly bosses who are slavedrivers, and he means for you to "take care of yourself and be comfortable", so go get that hot cocoa while counting your time.
Right now I am having an urge to do 2 things I don't believe in--eat meat and attend a jw convention. This is what I'm planning to do. Plus popcorn. Washed down with a can of soda I don't buy from them, waiting for the best moment to pop the top.
