My mother called me in a tizzy saying that her friend heard that letters were read and a talk was given in 2 different congregations saying that the Society's new policy is that if a elder, m.s. or pioneer attends an "unequaled" wedding----they will be removed from their exemplary positions because they are "disloyal to Jehovah God"........What do you think about this one??
Letter From Society Say Going To a JW/Non-JW Wedding Has Consequences!
by minimus 43 Replies latest jw friends
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blondie
When I married my non-JW husband about 10 years ago, there was no such letter or at least it wasn't levied against the elder, 2 MS, and 2 regular pioneers that attended.
It may have changed since then.
Blondie
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Glenmore
I'm not surprised. I remember being invited to such a wedding, with a comment that it was okay not to go if it bothered my conscience, and no dubs except the bride's family went to the wedding. In our congo that kind of thinking was so imbedded that you wouldn't even consider going.
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minimus
It may've changed since Saturday, too. There was an elder and pioneer at my daughter's wedding!
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jschwehm
We had a situation where a member of our Hall who was baptized was marrying a lady who was studying. The elders would not participate in the wedding since the lady was not baptized. So, they decided to do a justice of the peace ceremony at a local reception hall. They sent out invitations to people at the Hall since ALL of their best buds were JWs. In fact, a lot of people in the Hall were helping with the planning of the wedding.
The wedding was scheduled for a Saturday evening. The Thursday evening before the wedding, the PO gave a local needs talk at the Service Meeting basically telling everyone NOT to go to the wedding. I thought it was a pretty crappy thing to do.
Jeff S.
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toreador
As of 4 years ago we were instructed by the elders in the congregation to attend the wedding of our relatives, one was a jdub and the other not, would be sending the wrong message and were STRONGLY encouraged to NOT attend and present a united front by not attending. If I could do it all over again I wish we wouldnt have listened.
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Undecided
I wonder what they would do today if a PO did the ceremony for a mixed marriage like I did in the sixties? I don't remember what I thought about it then. The sister was the daughter of a JW friend of mine and he asked me to do the ceremony and I said yes.
Ken P.
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pillsbury
Actually this is not a new thought. There is a little blurb in the OM book that states this. It was brought up in a CO meeting about 4 years ago and it was the first time I ever heard it. I will look it up.
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Big Tex
the Society's new policy is that if a elder, m.s. or pioneer attends an "unequaled" wedding----they will be removed from their exemplary positions because they are "disloyal to Jehovah God"........What do you think about this one??
To the boys on the Service Desk: Bite me
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minimus
There has never been a Society statement saying "You CAN'T go to a wedding and IF you do, you will be deleted".