I am curious to hear any anecdotes about present-day JWs and LOTR, now that the movies have come out. When I was still in in the 90's I read LOTR, then Silmarillion, and didn't bother with Hobbit until a groovy career pioneer sister (think if Joni Mitchell or Judy Collins were JWs) recommended it. Then while still in I was hooked and went through Unfinished Tales, Book of Lost Tales, History of Middle Earth 3 and 4. One day sitting at the CA I reflected that if I had any choice in the matter, but had to chose religion over no religion, I would choose to have Tolkien's world be the religious reality I had to contend with. I.e., I would choose to worship an Illuvatar who did cooler things than Jehovah. Jehovah may have stopped the planet from rotating for a day or so (how hot did it get?), but Illuvatar BENT a flat world into a round one! Beat that, Jehovah, you unimaginative noob. Once I was out I went through Letters, biography by Carpenter, Tree and Leaf, Beowulf and the Critics. THEN the movies came out. I can imagine the consternation of a JW experiencing the moving picture of a ring wraith. Any anecdotes? I had a ring wraith action figure on a horse and it never jumped down out of the closet, spun its head around, and recited in the Black Speech of Mordor the complete list of foods to avoid if you're on a high cholesterol diet. I may have missed something that the JWs witnessed.
The Orwells are so naughty! Filthy little apostates we are.
by Julia Orwell 30 Replies latest jw friends
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Aunt Fancy
I am glad you are doing well and are so happy. You will see your health continue to improve as you continue to follow your dreams and get further past the mind control. It is awful what it does to many people's health.
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Hortensia
It's fun, isn't it? No one to criticize if you have fun, no one to imply you ought to be worker harder at being a JW, no dreaded meetings or boring field service.
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iCeltic
Like punk, I've seen a few jw's cut down to a bottle, a night!
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Julia Orwell
LOTR anecdote...was with a bunch of friends at the cinema when Two Towers came out and one friend arrived and said the CO had told him he shouldn't see it because it's demo. I launched into a huge explanation about how it was ok to watch and he said, "but the brother said...I believe he knows better...we should listen to him..." And our whole group followed this guy and decided not to watch it and saw something else instead. I ended up seeing it at another time, probs with my mum or something.
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Yan Bibiyan
Ya'll do some "immoral" stuff late at night, too?
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Steve_C
Love to hear this!
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smiddy
Aussie Aussie Aussie Oye Oye Oye
smiddy
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*lost*
Wellb done Julia
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donny
I also enjoyed the book about your family.
