I was thoroughly disgusted after last Sunday's meeting. The talk was about Satan and his methods of trapping people. As many of you probably know, they are adamantly against any and all forms of spiritism, including Harry Potter, any TV shows containing spiritism, and video games containing spiritism.
Now, if you're uncomfortable with that sort of thing, fine, but the speaker was a first class prick about the whole issue. He went on in a mocking tone saying stuff like, "Oh, here we have a little boy with glasses. Isn't he so cute" while mock waving a magic wand. Then he tore into Halloween, saying most people know it has to do with demons, but he proceeded to mockingly mimick people saying "Oh, but we just do it for the kids."
On the Halloween issue, the guy that studies with me reasons that because kids say "trick or treat," it's black mail. WHAT THE #@!*#! How in the hell is that black mail? It's not like any kids have any intention whatsoever of harming anybody; they simply want candy so they can go back home and get a sugar high. Yeah, there are lots of pranksters, but I think a good majority of them constitute people who are too old to go trick or treating.
Yes, I did sort of go back to them. Not because I agree with everything, but because I am close friends with some of the people there. They are really starting to digust me again to the point where I can't stand it any longer. I guess I should be up front about what is bugging me. I think this Friday when my JW friend comes over, I'll speak with him about all this.