i have not attended any kingdom hall meetings in 10 years.
the elders gave up on me a while ago.. the last 3 years i get phone calls to listen in to zoom meetings.
listened in several times... nothing has changed!
, then as I delivered it, I looked at the audience and realised most were zoned out
i did quite a few public talks back in the day--both home and away. I could drive anyone to sleep.
the thought occurred to me: i could deliver half a talk--than stop--and start at the beginning again just to see if anyone had noticed.
if a publisher openly told the elders that they thought the gb were wrong about some or a lot of things, but said they will not share these thoughts with anyone else then would this be a case of disassociation disgfellowship?.
my guess is lots of elders meetings and shepherding calls to try to get you to say something they could use against you.. but what would be the sin in which you are not repented?.
the only reason to be dissed is non repentance?.
i resigned--verbally--to the 3 committee members who had asked me to attend to answer to some nonsense they had heard. After that i attended occasional meetings to keep er indoors happy,--purely as an unopposed husband--not a member of the congregation. This was in the early 70's
In 1980 i had an affair with one of the sisters--she was d/f for it--but apparently it was announced at the same time that i could not be disfellowshipped as i wasnt a jw. But i was now considered to be an apostate--and to be treated as if d/f.
Suited me fine--although er indoors divorced me. Win win all round i thought.
when i was in i can remember reading wt commands not to use the brothers and sisters as an opportunity for business ventures.. i guess in hindsight it was because the wtc was already doing it and didn't want competition for the resources of income being limited.
in addition to buying all your own literature and magazines, who else remembers the book covers, notebooks, bookmarks, etc sold at conventions with the assembly theme stamped on the front in gold coloured lettering?
nowadays people claiming to be jws have oodles of websites selling all manner of goods to them, many infringing the jw logo.
kingdom condoms ?
so nice to see thousands upon thousands of fighting-age ukrainian men managed to escape the war and reach wembley to support their national football team yesterday.
things must be improving, eh?.
both sides in this war ( russia v the west ) still have lots of older ammo getting past its go-bang-by date. Need to use it quick so the main backers can manufacture new stuff.
all elders just got letters about this new blood card system .
“language-coordinating congregations will receive separate parcel(s) containing the revised durable power of attorney for health care (dpa-e) for all congregation(s) in their literature group.“.
my questions are - why the revision and what has been revised?.
i wonder how many dubs actually have these cards ? Are there any check ups carried out ? I would never have had one.
jws see shunning as a loving provision.
but if a mennonite gal is shunned by her parents and friends for converting to jwism, would this be seen as a loving provision or as evidence of persecution?
how about parents beating a daughter who converted to jehovah's witnesses?.
my daughter has totally shunned me since her early teens. She is now in her 50's and has 4 daughters herself.
Earlier this year i wrote to my daughter--and delivered the letter marked " private and confidential" by hand to her address.
In my letter i wrote that i needed to discuss important family business. I gave my address, mobile phone number and email address.
A week or so later i got a call on my mobile--number witheld.
It was my daughter! First time ive heard her voice in many years.
I explained i needed the names of my grand daughters- so i could include them as beneficiaries in my will..
She refused to tell me--so i asked if she wanted to include them--her reply was they were all of an age to decide for themselves and she would tell them my contact details if they wanted to.
Ive heard nothing since.
years ago i would have been hurt--depressed--angry even: but i learned to live with it.
Nothing else i can do. But blood is thicker than water.
hello,.
i am looking for the records from 1950 with the title "news world records".
also digital?.
i just came across this song by a punk bank p/k/a "blanks 77.
" it is entitled "jehovahs witness.
" i found a site with the lyrics: .
what a fuckin din.
going back to Murrayfield '65--as i said we all slept in hired tents--about 6(?) to a tent. We had to take our own sleeping bags. One morning i woke up to find the guy in the next sleeping bag had got a girl in with him. Lucky bugger.
One afternoon several of us had gone on a pub crawl in Edinburgh city center. I can recall several of us taking a leak from the footbridge in the park onto the train running underneath. I cant remember what that park was called--Waverly ?-next to the castle. (edit--Princes street gardens)
What a fine example of young JWs we were.
Phizzy---i was at that Murrayfield as well. In the sense that i went on a coach with the cong--lots of lads. Camped in hired tents at a recreation ground. Only went to the assembly to chat girls and go out drinking. Dont think we sat for a single talk. Lads that age had no interest in the religion--just the social life.
