Couple holds wedding ceremony and reception in hotel. Not a bad one too. Modest sized hotel function room was rented for this purpose. Nicely decorated, silver/blue ribbons and all. Elder who was meant to give talk was running late. Audience was told traffic was bad. After another half hour or so. Audience was told that the elder was a no show!
The elder stood them up!
Now damage control was to give the audience the impression that the elder was simply stuck in traffic for too long and so he didn't show up in the end.
But those in the know learnt that the body of elders made a last minute decision that this couple does not deserve a "theocratic" wedding talk. Why?
The young groom's landlord (JW family) told the elders that he had once been found with his fiance in a "reproachable" position.
Now here's the thing:
(1) They obviously did not "fornicate" cos they were never reproved. (And if they did, who gives a f***** f***>)
(2) Their alleged offence occurred ages ago. It wasn't the week before the wedding. It wasn't the month before the wedding. So who is stuffing things up? The Judas'? Or the elders? Did the expose come in a bit late? If so why? Or did the elders know all along and were dragging their feet about what to do? If so, why?
In any case, it was truly poor form.
INQ