Jehovahs Witnesses have no clergy,dont charge for weddings,have no collection plates,are no part of the world,live in a spiritual paradise,what other fallacy is their.

by smiddy 15 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  smiddy

  These are just some of the things I was told studying with the witnesses in 1959 .In 1960 we got married in one of the few KH`s that existed in Melb.at the time .And we were required to pay/contribute to the bro.who conducted the service.

  I was led to beleive in my studys that smoking was a no,no ,so I gave up ,learning later that wasnt the case ,the ministerial servant book study conductor in our group still did smoke. ( The ban on smoking didnt come in till later on )

  While they may not have passed the collection plate around , they did on a regular time frame appeal for donations from the platform for funds to offset the renting of a hall , my first congregation , or the upkeep /maintenance of a KH or for the"World wide work of witnessing"

  Do you have some experiences to contribute ?we would love to hear them .

  smiddy
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  Phizzy

  They are "the most educated people in the World" Oh boy, the Irony of that one !

  "The love amongst the Brothers", no comment needed.
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  Pubsinger

  The 'contributing to the brother who gave the wedding talk' one is news to me. Never heard that one before!
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  AudeSapere

  They don't break up families.

  Only non-repentant sinners are disfellowshipped.

  They will live forever in paradise - on earth.

  -Aude.
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  Julia Orwell

  The brother who conducts your wedding has to lodge forms to the government, and in Qld there's a fee of about $40 attached to lodgement. That may have been what the contribution to the bro doing the marriage might be. Funny, I offered the $40 to the man doing ours, but he absolutely refused to take it. Nice guy too, known him for years, gave a beautiful wedding talk.
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  JeffT

  None of their teachngs go beyond what's in the Bible.
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  cuckoo in the nest

  This from Brother Ned Flanders, my study conductor;

  "We don't disfellowship in absentia" (had to explain to him what in absentia meant...)

  Sooo tempted to quote KS10 p.101 straight back at him, but didn't want to rock the boat at this point.
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  OnTheWayOut

  They are not out to convert people.

  Members decide on their own how to treat disfellowshipped family.
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  life is to short

  When the donation arraignment went into affect, I went up to pick up our mags for field service there was a line of ones coming to pick stuff. At this time my husband and I were both pioneers and living on nothing, we were in a hall where the CO had asked my husband to move before we were married.

  So anywho I did not have the money to put in the box until I got paid the next day but my elder husband wanted the mags to use in field service the next day so I thought I would put the money in at the next meeting. The MS who was handing out the mags looked at me and 'said where is your money for these?' I was speechless he pulled them back from my hand and said really loud when I see your money you will get your mags. Everyone in line just stared at me and I wished the floor would open up so I could disappear.

  LITS
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  cantleave

  we got married in one of the few KH`s that existed in Melb.at the time .And we were required to pay/contribute to the bro.who conducted the service

  Really? I obviously missed out on being given a contribution when I did a wedding talk.