recent controversies in america brought this to mind , although i don’t want this to become a political thread , rather to discuss the wts rules that stop a jw showing respect for the national anthem.. the watchtower says that doing so is an act of idolatry, giving worship to the state or its icon.
as such witnesses remain seated when the anthem is played.
in britain people simply stand quietly to show respect, there is no hand gesture.. when i was a boy, every cinema show and theatre concluded with the anthem,being played .usually it was orchestrally with no words sung.
When I was about 20 and living in the Netherlands, a jw friend and I decided to go on holiday to the Torquay region and walk in Dartmoor and Exmoor. We saw a advertisement that Tommy Cooper was giving a show in Torquay. We went and it started with the Anthem. We never saw anything like that and staid seated..
I have never felt so unwanted as at that moment.😬
i still like the commentary on the jw.org monthly’s, i can skip through some parts.
but it seems like he is pushing too hard to put out videos and the quality is getting very low on the content..
I hate his nasty accent.
hi friends ,.
is it just me or do others on this forum like to know where posters are from ?
what country state or region you are from ?
Antwerp, Belgium. Famous old buildings from 18 and 17th century...
can you believe the presumption?.
https://youtu.be/1mamt-krcnc.
https://youtu.be/wjnk-mr_860.
That handkerchief in Lett’s pocket 😂😂
14/40
i really don’t know.
did they have it?
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@Anony Mouse. So in poor parts are no jw’s?.. Are you kidding?
i really don’t know.
did they have it?
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How did they arrange this in African and South-American poor or remote parts where no internet or devices are available?
a japanese sister living in kansai was asked by japan's branch office to take f. franz and his cronies to wining and dining.. her daughter left borg and are now publishing her experiences.. .
So what?
background info: although i'm an apostate, i don't hate jehovah's witnesses, or the organization itself.
actually i find that many derogatory comments here are extremely biased.
i think most of them are amazing people, and i wish more non-witnesses were like them.
I am sorry. I didn’t read well the op.
good day former jdubs, i'm a new member, particularly looking for it experts whome can verify if the jw apps track its members and record audio, particularly the khonf app.
if you download app on google play store and click the headphones, a pop up requiring user to click pop up to enable audio recording is displayed.
i'm minorly aware of the evolution of tech and tracking scandals.
Thanks Anony Mouse. The things one learns here....
