Posts by sparrowdown

57

Did you participate in a Drama?

by Hecce in

i am bringing this up because even it was a lot of work, for the majority of the friends this was a rewarding experience.

camaraderie, joking, costumes, props and when the time came the celebrity status of being in the drama.. back in the 50s and 60s, conventions could be as long as 8 days and from about 1966 the dramas became an integral part of the program.

we had one per day and the brothers looked forward to their presentation.

sparrowdown

Yes, I played a part in three dramas. After I was asked the first time I became one in a kind of "stable" of sisters they would get to do anything drama-ry. They were happy times and it was probably the only times I felt truly useful.

But sad huh.

57

Confused: What does the overlapping generation really mean?

by MicaSmith in

can someone help me understand how the wt came up with the overlapping generation theory?

i just don't understand it even though i read the information several times.

it's bewildering.

sparrowdown

Since all gens overlap then this addition of the qualifying word "overlapping" can only mean that it gives them the out they needed to make it possible for the "this generation" to go on ...and on indefinitely.

IOW some fancy footwork was needed from the great thinkers known as WT writing department when they got the directive from above to "Make the generation teaching work - asap!"

53

Disturbance during Memorial 2016.

by Ben131895 in

jw
friends

two documented disturbances during memorial 2016. type 'memorial 2016' on youtube.

sparrowdown

Partaking of wine being offered to you at an event you were invited to is hardly the crime of the century.

In the grand scheme of acts of civil unrest this is paddling around in the kiddie pool.

Jehovah's Witnesses need to get over themselves.

26

What was jesus doing for the first 30 years of his life?

by atomant in

30 years is a long time in the life of a human yet little is written about this time frame,l wonder why?

sparrowdown

He was probably riding around on donkeys really fast with the other youves from Hebrew School, getting drunk, egging the temple etc etc

25

Happy Resurrection Sunday

by Perry in

jw
friends

.

wishing everyone a happy resurrection sunday.... from my family to yours!.

sparrowdown

Thanks Perry, supercute family btw!

27

Shunning: is it still practiced?

by FinchAndWeston in

are df, da and apostates still shunned?

are each treated differently?

i heard a secondhand report that they seemed to have eased up on this practice ...

sparrowdown

Pre-emptive shunning.

Casual shunning.

Partial shunning.

Full shunning.

Yes, all of the above is still going on "with bells on." You don't even have to be DF or inactive just "possible bad association."

53

Disturbance during Memorial 2016.

by Ben131895 in

jw
friends

two documented disturbances during memorial 2016. type 'memorial 2016' on youtube.

sparrowdown

Why not put clearly in their "invitations" that if you decide to come you are not allowed to partake!!

109

JW Chef Refuses to Cook Black Pudding

by cofty in

sainsbury's has been forced to apologise after its jehovah's witness chef refused to serve a customer black pudding with his full english breakfast.alan mackay was stunned when he was told he could not enjoy the staple, made up of animal fat, blood and oatmeal, with his meal at the branch in arnold, nottingham.after receiving his incomplete dish the former police officer was told the black pudding would not be served because it was against the religious beliefs of the chef to do so....