Obviously he didn't.
So now they can have sisters on the sacred stage - without head coverings - giving "praise dance" lessons because the dictators say it's OK.
And JW's think their religion ISN'T a high control group?
Why did Jehovah Forbid Using the Kingdom Hall as A Social Community Center?
by scotoma 5 Replies latest jw friends
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NAVYTOWN
Other ways in which JWs are behind the times compared to other Christian churches: Many churches now feature a coffee stand for attendees to gather around before and after services. But the witnesses don't have such amenities. Plus no activities for young children during the meetings. No matter how much the GB tries to make the Witnesses seem 'relevant' to the modern world, they are still pitifully outdated. No wonder teens are leaving in droves. Not to mention the absolute TEDIUM of the meetings themselves. And the absurd 'formal' attire required. As if 'Jehovah' really cares what type of clothing a worshipper is wearing. Lastly, every congregation has a fair share of eccentrics and plain weirdoes......which makes a 'normal' new visitor run for the exits. Who really wants to be a part of such a nutty group of people??
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FeelingFree
You know I have always wondered why they have no congragation planned social activities or groups etc. It always has to come down to indivuals within the congregation to organise anything social. I came to the conclusion it was that they as an organisation didn't want to be in anyway responsible if something went wrong. They are happy to leave it up to the individuals to sort out social events etc and let them take the flack if something were to happen.
I look at the church over the road from us and think how nice it is that they have so many social things going on in their community hall. Coffee mornings, play group for toddlers, family fun days etc. as well as all the useual churchy stuff. Not that I want to join that church or anyother just to me it makes sense to have church based social events and include everyone instead of just all the silly, stuck up, little clicks that form within the kingdom hall or to be fair any large group really, meaning people are getting left out because they don't fit in.
This topic was one of the things that got me thinking, especially when I saw the video's online of people having a flipping hoedown on the platform for the delegates at the recent international convention in the USA. It really threw me and I thought well why is this acceptable now when I know for a fact it was extremely frowned open to even let your child climb up on the platform after the meeting (well it is here in the UK anyway, people were always getting told off for not controlling their kids better lol.) Talk about a complete Uturn!
I really detest this religion sorry I mean cult! The more I find out the more I can't believe I was part of it for so long.
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Gregor
It has always been a publishing company that turns paper and ink into a product. The paper sales and real estate organization has a huge volunteer sales force that thinks it is a religion. "We don't do no stinking social events"
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prologos
They might open the hall to emergencies when good publicity results!
There was one hall located near a major highway, where a girl was kidnapped from a nearby bus stop, and the hall was opened as a center for the search, I heard at the time.