He stood for the National Athem and is still alive!

by kls 18 Replies latest jw experiences

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  kls

  This past Sunday the husband and i went to the car races at near by speed way to watch the races and the Fireworks that is put on there everyyear on the 4th of July ,usually he heads to the bathroom is his excuse not to stand for the Athem but this time when it was announced for all to stand he looked at me as i was rising and said to me " do you want me to stand ,and i said yes ,you are only standing so what is the big deal". I was so happy just for the fact that he stood there against the laws of the wt and folks,he wasn't struck down dead and no demons took over he body as of yet.

  I really don't care if he believes in his country or not but i want him to feel it for his own reasons and not because the wt told him that it is naughty and against their laws, so for me i hope this is some kind of break through.
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  blondie

  *** w02 9/15 p. 24 "Salvation Belongs to Jehovah" ***

  When national anthems are played, usually all a person has to do to show that he shares the sentiments of the song is to stand up. In such cases, Christians remain seated. If they are already standing when the national anthem is played, however, there is no need for them to take the special action of sitting down. It is not as though they had specifically chosen to stand for the anthem. On the other hand, if a group are expected to stand and sing, then merely standing up out of respect but not singing would not constitute sharing in the sentiments of the song.
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  Doubtfully Yours

  JW do stand in sign of respect for the national anthem. What true JWs do not do is place their hand in the heart and repeat the anthem.

  I stand in sign of respect. Always will. Don't think I'll ever pledge allegiance to any flag or country, though.

  DY
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  kls

  OK Blondie ,how do you find all these things so fast ? Does your computer have wt speed find . Mann Blondie you never fail to amaze me
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  kls

  Let me add that he has never stood before and you could see the conflict on his face but it did soon fade.
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  talesin

  This would be a big deal for a lot of JWs, my family members included. Standing for the national anthem, as Blondie's quote noted, is not recommended. Actually, I still don't stand, but that's just me and my weird protestations of nationalistic fervor, heheh, citizen of the world and all that ...

  The conflict on his face, hmm, fear as well? Makes sense to me! Maybe he is becoming tired of being different from everyone else, doing 'more', etc. etc. etc.

  We can hope ...

  t
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  Emma

  When I knew the anthem was going to be played, I made sure I was already standing!

  This weekend we went to a celebration that included a concert followed by fireworks. It began with the national anthem. I not only stood but sang! Thank you to the elementary school "auditorium teachers" that made us memorize the words.

  Emma, at the top of your voice class
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  kwintestal

  you could see the conflict on his face but it did soon fade.

  Did it fade around the time he started singing the last verse?

  Kwin

  BTW, Mrs. Kwin stood at a hockey game last November for the first time. It was funny because we were with friends who last spring went with us to a game and she stayed seated. They commented on her sitting, and then commented on her standing in November.

  Last weekend in church they sang O Canada as it was right after Canada Day and Mrs. Kwin sang along! So did I, it was the first time I actually SANG the anthem. I didn't know all the words.

  Kwin (again)
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  JH

  I sit down at the KH when the song plays
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  TooOpinionated

  That's good news, kls! Did he mention anything afterwards about it?

  The stress of being a dub is so constant that I didn't feel the release of tension until I was doing things like other people. When the tension melted away, it was quite an "aha!" moment for me, since I didn't believe I was under any stress-I was part of the "happy" people. It was SO nice not to be different anymore. Perhaps your husband felt the same way. Hopefully there will be a next time for him, and it will get easier and easier.