group protests jehovah's witnesses
by jeff st. john .
herald staff writer .
Re: Convention program starting late
The chief Gestapo attendant supposedly had the opening part for the day and was delayed because of trying to deal with Richard. The attendants told Richard he was disturbing folks to which he replied something about 'I think they are supporting me - do you have pedophiles here? or are you protecting pedophiles?' ...something like that. They couldn't touch him!
Mrs R
group protests jehovah's witnesses
by jeff st. john .
herald staff writer .
Farkel, I most humbly accept your correction. Richard was concerned about getting roughed up by the attendants. But he came away unscathed, perhaps a little weary from the heat.
Dungbeetle, yes Frances was there. She was driving the air conditioned get away car.
By the way, did you all know that Richard was wearing a T-shirt that advertised the silentlambs website and phone number. It also had the universal no sign over something like WT abuse (stop WT abuse)...wish I could remember exactly what it said. Anyway, created quite a stir on the convention floor. Caused the convention to start late. He's not called "Richard the Rotweiller" for nothing!
Wish we could have seen it!
Mrs R
my daughter went with a friend to the district convention today (i did not attend).
here is the text message that she sent from her cell phone:.
" so bored.......dying slowly".
LOL Farkel - good smelling books, and chocolate pudding! fruit bags, flat cheese Danishes, and "Jehoagies." It's not what it used to be....or maybe I just grew up, saw the light (or lack of light?)
Mrs R
group protests jehovah's witnesses
by jeff st. john .
herald staff writer .
If you knew Richard Rawe you would know that it was a 'storm.' He is a one man tornado in all matters anti WT. According to Richard the protesters had quite an audience. He also told us that at the lunch break any who stopped to listen to the protest were approached by attendants and asked what congregation they were from, their name, etc. Made quite an impact I hear. So maybe they were only a few, but because of their impact they created quite a stir, much like a summer storm (which they also got in Tri-cities last night I hear).
Mrs R
many people still keep forgetting to throw away the perfumes and strong fragrances at my hall.
it is a big thing in some congregations to wear it.
i have heard that most churches stay away from it.
This is a really sensitive topic for some. I personally am severely allergice to certain floral fragrances, chemical and organic (lilacs, gardenias, honeysuckle, hyacinth, jasmine, to name just a few). Before I stopped going to meetings I had spent almost a year sitting in the second school when I came to meetings, then had to high tail it outside the KH whe meeting was over. I had tactfully explained to a few who enjoyed wearing frangrances that I could not breathe in the KH when they wore their perfume/cologne, and would it be possible for them to just not wear it. One sister was quite insistent that I had a personal problem with her and that I had imagined my allergy. The other was a younger bethel bound brother. He complied with my request for a while but then went back to wearing it again. So I started taking strong antihistamines to avoid having a severe reaction, as each time I was exposed my symptoms were a little worse. Unfortunately (or maybe it was a good thing) the only effective meds also made me drowsy and loopey. The Doc gave me one of the newer non drowsy meds to try but the side effects were too severe. So my ultimate solution was to just stay home.
How do I handle it at work? Several co-workers like perfume but know I stop breathing when they wear it. So they just don't wear it on the days we are in the office together. They are non JWs, very kind and considerate about this. No complaints, no ill will toward my allergy. I don't want to be allergic. I love flowers! I wish it was all in my head and that I could make this change. It is not easy living with a fragrance allergy. It's difficult to find cleaning products, shampoos, lotions, etc. that don't make me ill. And yes, there are fragrance free alternatives - most are very expensive. So if I were going to choose a health problem it would not be this one!
Mrs R
in my post, only waiting for this moment, i told about the baby birds in the nest out on my patio.
well, the little guys are striking out on their own.
here they are perched on the fan that hangs in the covered area of the patio, a good six feet from their nest.
How adorable! They look like barn swallows. I'm surprised you were able to get out of your house without getting a close fly-by from mom and dad birdies.
Mrs R
The WT writers are real slick. How many rank and file sit with their eyes glazed over during WT study? It is so easy for their minds to absorb whatever is fed to them - a recent WT had picture of the elders with a caption that says something about "appointed elders" which is so close to "anointed elders." Subtle and perhaps subliminal. But maybe I'm paranoid and picky. I see so much I didn't see before!
Mrs R
well folks....my wife just left this morning to the wa convention in tacoma.
i told her about the "new" book they will be giving her there...(she hates it when i know what she can expect at meetings or other things like this...thanks guys...;)....).
anyone from here going to be there?...i told her to be nice to the apostates outside...some of they may be freinds of mine...lol.
My sis and her hubbie went last weekend. She hasn't said anything about it yet. They live over there. Maybe she didn't want to spend the $$$ for the long distance phone call when she knows I'm not going to meetings anymore.
this always irked me, when little children were brought to the meetings and they were sick.
i remember one little girl would cough through an entire meeting.
they brought her like that for months, they said they didn't know what was wrong with her.
A couple of families we know are big into health food, natural, organic, vitamins and supplements. Big into chiropractors and naturopaths. They are always sick! and not just minor stuff. Fevers, allergies, chronic fatique, fibromyalgia. Lots of stress related illness too.
this always irked me, when little children were brought to the meetings and they were sick.
i remember one little girl would cough through an entire meeting.
they brought her like that for months, they said they didn't know what was wrong with her.
This local KH where I live, the only time approved for staying home sick was if you were barfing. And you weren't supposed to watch TV if you stayed home sick. People would brag about it as if it were some badge of honor. And unfortunately, I played the game. I remember going to Sunday meeting during one CO's visit with a migraine. Don't remember a thing about his visit - but I was there! Tried not to take the kids to the KH when they were sick tho. A migraine is not contagious. But I would have never heard the end of it if my kids made some pioneer sick and they had to miss service!
The homework thing always bothered me too. Glad we started the fade away when my kids hit junior high school, same time as the homework load increased. Even without going to meetings these kids have had to stay up half the night doing homework. Of course, now that they are finished with high school, have to say the all night homework was worth it. Both have gotten excellent scholarships for college.
