candidilynuts
my dad would always nod at the end of a non jw prayer. dunno why lol.. i just remembered that.
That sounds like a cute thing he did. Atleast he was acknowledging the prayer in his own way.
Finally Free
On the other hand, there were many occasions when I was a JW when I didn't say "Amen" to prayers given by JWs at the hall or BS because I didn't always agree with the content of the prayers.
This was my situation when I was at the end of my tenure attending the KH. I found it very hard to say "Amen" and would often say my own silent prayers.
greendawn
I remember as a dub I did that also a few times and felt embarassed afterwards, I remember how they frighten them about participating with other religions which are satanic.
It's a sick isolationist mentality,
Yes, fear is a factor. In this instance I don't think that was the case though. It was just that the prayer was said by a non-JW.
Sweetp0985
I've seen this before too. At a cousin's wedding(non-JW) when the preacher was praying none of my JW relatives bowed their heads or anything....but funny part was..at the reception they were the first ones out on the floor shaking they butts...Yep, that is usually the case. I'm surprised your JW relatives went to the service, usually that is a no-no if it's held in a church. Gill
Personally, (and my parents are the only relatives who have anything to do with us now) but I find it impossible to bow my head when they say a prayer to the war God Jehovah. I just cannot do it. They are praying to someone who they anticipate will wipe out 6 billion men women and children.I can understnand where you are coming from. But this prayer was a sincerely heartfelt loving prayer regarding a much loved sister and her new husband, our family and the special friends gathered there for the wedding. Maybe they couldn't acknowledge it because he didn't use the name "Jehovah"? I don't know. The prayer started pretty much the same way they start in the KH - only he said "Father" instead. Closed the prayer "in Jesus name, Amen". They could have said their own prayer at the same time, that is what I was told to do back when they still said the Lord's Prayer in school. We were to be respectful. The thing that bothers me is all our non-JW relatives are expected to come to the KH whenever there is a wedding or funeral, participate etc, and if they don't are talked about and ridiculed for not wanting to come to the KH. (This has happened with Pentacostal relatives.) But, when it is the JW families turn to do those same things they refuse to enter a church. BBThough I agree that the JW attitude to other religions prayers is disrespectful, I still find, I have to have the same 'stand back' stance when it comes to their prayers to Jehovah.