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What TV shows were you told not to watch as a JW ???
by run dont walk invictorian sky has a great thread on music.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/12/57646/1.ashx.
it got me thinking, about tv shows, anything in particular you were told not to watch, being a little kid in the 70's i do remember hearing shows from the platform that we should not watch.
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Jehovah's witness meetings are NOT BORING......
by punkofnice in...i was told but they usually were as i look back.. as a lad i'd sit and look to see who the lights would fall on.
i'd get an almond and see how long i could suck it before i chewed at it.
i'd imagine playing rock'n'roll on the congregation's piano.. how did you get through the meetings when you were bored?.
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As a teenager operating the sound system, I would plug earphones into the tape machine and listen to the Eagles during the meetings. Watchout for the volume control on the mixer or else everyone in the KH would be listening in also!!!
Other mischief that helped make the meetings not so boring was 'adjusting' the schedules on the information board, you know... crossing out someones name on the TMS schedule or the double-ended arrow to show a switch for an assignment. Sometimes it worked and caused a little confusion... (whaddya mean I have a talk tonight? It got switched with Br. Goofy right?'
After the meeting, I would change the main microphone cable to another nearby plug so the next congo sound guys would turn up #1 and go crazy trying to figure out what the problem was (no, no, Brother you need to turn up #2)
Cueing up the wrong song for the next brother to take a turn at the sound console half-way through the meeting (Yeah buddy, everything is ready for you)
Sorry, I had to have something to keep me busy.
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The most horrible,Nasty,Mean,Elder,CO,DO, You ever knew???
by karter ini had one (elder) who loved to pick on the sisters who had an unbeliveing mate......he had short mans syndrome and got a kick out of it.. co, han hubler...anyone that knew him will know what i mean.. he was so disliked it was hard to get anyone to have him for a meal when he visited..
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CO Alan C. Hood total jackass onstage, in person, and his attitude escalated in the Elder's meetings.
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Did you ever 'add' something to WT pictures?
by burnedout inas a teenager, i had to make the tedious meetings a little more entertaining, i would often add my own touch to the silly photos or pictures in the wt articles or current study book.
examples of anachronistic items in bible times pictures easily added: cigarettes with a small wisp of smoke, a pistol, sunglasses, fishing rod, bloodshot eyes, cracks in structures, small aircraft outline with contrail... you get the idea.
(with the right pen and a steady hand it did not look like obvious graffitti.. sometimes the goofy gestures portrayed in the art was just begging for a touch-up.
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As a teenager, I had to make the tedious meetings a little more entertaining, I would often add my own touch to the silly photos or pictures in the WT articles or current study book. Examples of anachronistic items in Bible Times pictures easily added: cigarettes with a small wisp of smoke, a pistol, sunglasses, fishing rod, bloodshot eyes, cracks in structures, small aircraft outline with contrail... you get the idea. (with the right pen and a steady hand it did not look like obvious graffitti.
Sometimes the goofy gestures portrayed in the art was just begging for a touch-up. It was also fun to obtain another persons copy of the WT or book and make a subtle addition in the background and see if the person noticed.
Just wondering if anyone else tinkered with Holy Spirit inspired art.
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Most entertaining platform misdeed.
by Slidin Fast inmany years ago before assembly halls we used to hire large halls for circuit assemblies.
the public talk, always after lunch on the sunday was always the big (though boring) event.
the chairman sat on the stage all the time whilst the speaker for the hour long talk droned on.
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An older brother, used to be a Bethel Heavy, giving the Public Talk makes a big build up and said 'After the thousand year reign, Jehovah will SHIT on his throne.'
We figured he meant 'sit', but a few of us had to get up to get a drink all of the sudden.
Another time, the TMS overseer at the Written Review(late 70's or early 80's), asked the question wrong, 'What is one form of BIRTH CONTROL?' (the question was about BREATH CONTROL). Everyone is already starting to laugh out loud and a hard of hearing brother raises his hand and gives the correct answer to both questions: 'PAUSING'
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Hi SIAM, yes I attended KM school in December. It was horrible. I had already mentally made my decision to resign but went to KM school anyway. The BS was everywhere!!!
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Thanks to everyone for the warm reception. It feels good to know I am not the only one to go through this.
It was fun the night of my 'deletion announcement,' mostly I got comments about how people were happy for me and that they could not believe I had lasted this long.
As a contrast to that, most of the elders don't even talk to me now except for the COBE. Two of the youngest, newly appointed elders say hi when they have to. I recognize the look of stress on their faces at the KH.
When I do go to a meeting, I tell my wife, 'Hey, guess what, I don't have to give any parts tonight!!!'
It has been a little while since my 'deletion', so far I have taken my kids out on the canoe, taken them for a ride in the muscle car, and done a lot of
'regular' things. The CA was a pain though, my wife didn't like me pointing out the BS. When she initially asked me what was going on with me, I started off by asking her what the generation teaching meant. She gave me the latest answer of overlapping. I asked her what we were told to believe before that and she did not recall. It really opened my eyes. We had quite a conversation over the next 3 hours!!!
The new light at the DC is a joke, I used to give the public talk 'Your Future, How Can It Be Known?' so I am very familiar with the doctrine from Daniel. All this hype about nothing new. I have plenty of info to gently remind my wife of after that talk is over. I am working real hard at explaining things calmly, so far she resists but understands my condition.
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Here is my story: I am just over 40 years old, born-in, Dad was an Elder since he was 18 and went to U.S. federal prison over neutrality, I pioneered out of high school for 1.5 years (too booring, got a trade and went to work), was an MS at 20, Elder at 30. I gave a few talks at CA and SAD's, quite a few JC's. Worked hard at a WTS farm in South Eastern US as a weekend volunteer. Also worked on the platform crew for 18 years at the circuit and district assemblies, so got to see all the behind the scenes action (green-handshakes, jackasses, etc.)
Not to sound immodest, but was a good public speaker and had a lot of out-going talk assignments. During the 90's as an MS conducting the Book Study with the Revelation book I would think to myself 'How does the GB know this stuff applies to them?' for example the 'two witnesses' and other events in the early 1900's. As my 'career' as a public speaker continued I just didn't believe it anymore even as the words were coming out of my mouth and could see the
audience responding to me. My attitude was 'the show must go on.'
The 95 generation adjustment got to me and I made it known. I received some smooth counseling and soldiered on. The last 10 years I noticed the WT study didn't have the same substance as I remember during the 80's. All the JC's and other stress (death of father to cancer, fighting cancer myself (similar form as my Dad), wife fighting health problems during two difficult pregnancies, finally caught up with me. I was ready to do real harm to myself (beyond the heavy drinking just to deal with JC's or give another stupid talk that I did not believe in anymore) sorry to say I could give an absolutely fabulous Service Meeting part or Instruction Talk completely hammered.
I was doing TMS, Book Study Overseer then the new Service Group Overseer, working full time, raising two kids, etc. The stress before meetings was incredible. I knew that I had to start the meeting or do a part later and 'had to get there on time.' I am ashamed to say that I would scream at my family simply trying to get ready to leave for the KH. I knew it was wrong but had absolutely no way to deal with the stress. Also having one child ADHD was difficult.
During an Elder's meeting, we received news of the generation change and there were a few knowing smiles. We knew the GB had to change something. For years I had known this was coming.
Finally I had a melt down at the KH 5 minutes before walking onstage to do Bible Study and then follow up with the Oral Review. I told the COBE that I quit. He did the Bible Study, I managed to get through the Oral Review. Soon the CO visited us and I explained things. I turned in my letter of resignation and was able to 'bow out' without any hassle.
An interesting thing happened when I was on the phone to the CO and COBE about my resignation. After the conversation ended, I sat down at the dinner table with my wife and kids, and FOR THE FIRST TIME really saw my beautiful wife and two wonderful children.... I am extremely fortunate to still have my family and to find some balance now in my life. I am still 'in' but do not put up with any
BS now at all, and everyone knows it.
I now look back at all the elders meetings, changed teachings, legalistic procedures and important communications from the Legal Dept and know that my gut feelings all this time were right on the money.
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Sorry folks, just lost all of what I typed, new to the forum and wanted to share my story. Perhaps nervous, I am a born-in that turned in elder resignation letter some time ago. The wife is getting used to my new attitude, that is completely burned out with this JW stuff.
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