Every Thanksgiving weekend my extended JW family had a Thanksgiving Dinner(including Elders, Gilead Grads, Ex-C.O.s.). Lots of wine, Turkey, gravy, potatoes, yams, stuffing. A real mini family reunion. Invariably one of my cousins would say "Isn't wrong to celebrate Thanksgiving? " The adults would respond "We all have the day off, Turkeys are on sale...AND Pagans didn't celebrate Thanksgiving." After a long prayer, we all dug into eat! YUM!! Pumpkin Pie and Scotch for dessert. lol :)
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Did your witness family have a 'Thanksgiving' that wasn't on Thanksgiving?
by SydBarrett inmy family had several elders, ministerial servants, auxillary pioneers etc, so it certainly wasn't one of those 'barely in' families.
but in certain small ways, i think mine were slightly less hard line than some other families i've heard stories about over the years.
one example was the 'fall dinner'.
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Jehovah's Witnesses came by today.
by 3rdgen inthis morning i was in our front yard sitting down pulling weeds when i saw 3 people slowly walking on the sidewalk in my direction.
2 of them were young, handsome, clean shaven, wearing nice crisp white shirts and perfectly tailored black slacks.
they could have been mormons except.... there was a 60ish portly woman wearing a frumpy dress and ugly sandals.
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I'll PM you Dagney.
No sense getting double double ostracized by any peeping tom relatives cruising the site. :)
3rd gen has been getting better and better at " informal anti-witnessing" around town. Always willing to smile hug, and get in a few though provoking zingers.
The word must be getting around however. A few young moms looked like they saw a ghost and made a quick exit when they saw her shopping last year.
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Would you be able to survive a three day Assembly?
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe last assembly i attended was over 10 years ago.
the monotone speakers, boring talks, uncomfortable seats, long prayers and nodding off after the lunch break did me in.
i survived the morning sessions, but the afternoon sessions were brutal.
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Disgruntled Fool,
No it was an earlier one. Mid 60s. I just remember a rain storm we wore plastic bags for. Followed by extreme heat, when my mom fainted and fell on the stairs. ...and DISNEYLAND!! I must have been about 7-8.
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Would you be able to survive a three day Assembly?
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe last assembly i attended was over 10 years ago.
the monotone speakers, boring talks, uncomfortable seats, long prayers and nodding off after the lunch break did me in.
i survived the morning sessions, but the afternoon sessions were brutal.
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Balaamsass2
ST GEORGE, Wow. I didn't know that about Van Morrison.
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So glad to see youSo glad you're hereCome here beside me nowWe can clear inhibition awayAll inhibitionsThrow them awayAnd when we dance like thisLike we've never been dancin' beforeChorus:Oh, they were swingin'Down at Kingdom HallOh, bells were ringin'Down at the Kingdom HallA choir was singin'Down at the Kingdom HallHey, liley, liley, lileyHey, liley, liley, lowDo do do do do do, doDo do do do do doDo do do do do do, doDo do do do do doGood body musicBrings you right hereFree flowin' motion nowWhen we're shakin' it out on the floorGood rockin' musicDown in your shoesAnd when we dance like thisLike we've never been dancin' beforeRepeat ChorusDown at the Kingdom HallThey were havin' a partyThey were havin' a ballBells were ringing outAnd the choir was singin'Hey, liley, liley, lileyHey, liley, liley, lowDo do, do do, do do, do doSugar was thereDid you see SugarDown at the Kingdom HallSugar was tough"A wedding? Bad Dream? lol :) -
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Would you be able to survive a three day Assembly?
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe last assembly i attended was over 10 years ago.
the monotone speakers, boring talks, uncomfortable seats, long prayers and nodding off after the lunch break did me in.
i survived the morning sessions, but the afternoon sessions were brutal.
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All those week long conventions with new new new "life saving information". All I can remember is hunger, cold, heat stroke and sunburn....oh...and some multi colored books we were told to destroy years later.
Oh! I do have one fond memory of Disneyland when we attended LA once. :)
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Would you be able to survive a three day Assembly?
by RULES & REGULATIONS inthe last assembly i attended was over 10 years ago.
the monotone speakers, boring talks, uncomfortable seats, long prayers and nodding off after the lunch break did me in.
i survived the morning sessions, but the afternoon sessions were brutal.
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:) lol Hell NO!!!!
The last assembly I attended with 3rd Gen was over 10 years ago.
Cow Palace, San Francisco.
Saturday lunch rolled around. (We had just been subjected to mind-numbing ridiculous demonstrations of "Happy normal JW families" having the morning day text over breakfast. Ummmm...., don't these people have to get up before the sun to commute to work and school at different times? In what world do families have leisurely breakfasts (mom has time to cook?!) and day text discussions without a care in the world, or fear to be to a job on time? lol. ) Well after that stupid demonstration, lunch rolled around, and we headed towards the restrooms. EGADS!!!! the ladies' facility STANK ... horribly 100 ft from the door. So we decided to stop by our hotel just a mile away.
30 minutes later we looked at each other and decided it was such a nice breezy Saturday... let's be tourists. We had a lovely day and skipped the rest of the Convention. No lightning bolts hit us.
We had just finished reading "Crisis of Conscious" and the threads about Menlo Park on this site. It became our last Convention. :)
Nope, no more Conventions!
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What would happen to a JW for celebrating Christmas?
by Vanderhoven7 inmark jones writes:.
if they were spied upon and it was reported to the elders they’d be “invited” to a judicial committee whereupon they’d be cross examined in a locked backroom by three men acting as judge and jury to decide if they are guilty.. .
if the elders decide that they are guilty, they’ll then decide if the person is sorry.
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What would happen? Depends. Are there TWO witnesses? A Confession? If not, zip.
I have seen many PIMO JWs "get away" with almost anything for years by doing the old "deny and counter allege" routine. If only ONE person reports something, the "sinner" denies everything, states someone misunderstood, made a mistake, or is slandering, and demands to confront their accuser.
The long-term effect is earnest honest people who confess, get disfellowshipped, and devious liars rise to the top.
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Longhair gal. YES. Any SINGLE sister with a nice figure is bound to raise eyebrows with every Church lady or insecure female in the Hall. lol.
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Crisis of Conscience available for free on Audible
by nicolaou ini'm unclear on how this has been achieved or if permissions have been given.
presumably, audible (part of amazon) have their own procedures to ensure legality, but here it is nonetheless;.
listen to crisis of conscience - raymond franz by crisis of conscience - raymond franz on audible.
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Balaamsass2
Great story Jeff. Yes, what kind of Religion does that?
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That reminds me Stan, .... we left out the ex-wife's best friend. Always ready to corner us before we could get away, with her latest gossip and snarky remark about some sister's outfit or kids outfit.."Brother B do you think it proper for Sisters to.....wear/do xyz in the Hall?"
Everyone knows her.. there are a few in every hall. CHURCH LADY.