imagine yourself as a young generation dressed up in today's pop culture style, listening to today's popular music and have a pop culture phrases such as "dude", "chill" "l33t", "epic fail", "fo shizzle", etc.
you get my meaning.. now imagine a 80 year old trying to stay on top of today's pop culture with his pants below his waist with his underwear showing, along with some bling - bling, bangin' to today's popular music, etc.
(ew, i think i just threw up a little).. how do you guys feel seeing older generation trying to "get with it" in terms of language, clothing style, music and everything else that's considered "cool" in today's pop culture?.
I am in my fifties, and I just completed a research project about l33t for a university course, so yeah, I speak l33t and I know an epic fail when I see one. I will not, however, be wearing my pants down below my waist. It's mom jeans for me.
I believe that the language will be changing significantly in the coming years as the l33t generation moves ahead. Already, Keith Olberman has a "WTF Moment" on his nightly newscast.
if you are ready for everything... try to listen the talk by ciro aulicino you will be with me in paradise.. the fact, that jw are willing to listen such crap is a proof, they are all insane.
(i wanted to say "idoits", but decided to be polite...).
if you have good guts, sit down and go for it.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwa9kx5wjtm.
All that stuff about the continents rejoining--wow! Who wants that anyway? When I was an active JW, some in my congregation used to speculate that after Armageddon the continents would be further broken up, so that we would all have beach front property.
in community there is warmth, and love.
yet conformity rears its ugly head.
as you must conform or find yourself dead.
I like your line about molding oneself to the community glove.
Here is something I wrote for a college poetry class this semester:
Obedience
‘Twas God bespoke, or someone in His Name,
Declared obedience bears unity.
To banish fallen nature’s bitter shame,
I’m cleansed through their imposed morality.
The throng of Faithful feeds on willingness
To ask “What must I do?” and nothing more.
Hypocrisy unquestioned will be blest;
In submission’s shadow, merit’s born.
But oneness grown in guilt expends the soul,
And breeds the mindless fruit, conformity.
Divinity must weep to see Its Whole
So wracked by self-proclaimed authority.
The Fallen can’t be rescued from Truth’s hooks
While slanderers control them with their Books.
I hate TSA. I have fought with them on both coasts. They provide NO security, only intimidation. They are about getting the public accustomed to control.
i didn't want to hijack the thread about people having to "wait" until the society approves their pioneer status.. i recall once an elder was shocked that i had done the 60 hours a couple of months but not officially on the pioneer list for the months.
i told him that i didn't need the title, that the purpose was to do the work, not get a title.. i then heard a long lecture about how that was not encouraging to others, etc, etc, etc.. he got rather annoyed when i asked him what the purpose of the preaching work is.
of course he said to spread the good news.
I had a similar experience. I wanted to auxiliary pioneer, something I had always been afraid to do. I did sign the form, but did not want my name announced from the platform as they customarily did for each month. I wanted to keep a low profile. I didn't want to hear all the 'encouragement' and congratulations from the 'friends' about how I had finally done this. It all seemed so contrived. I ended up in tears over the issue from the elder's pressure to conform. They just hate to make any accommodation to the individual, no matter how small.
fred franz was known for giving weird talks in the sense that he would pronounce words in a strange ways, ramble on for extended periods, and exceed the allotted time for speaking.
he violated most of the rules in the "theocratic school" book for giving talks.. it is even said he gave a public prayer once at a convention that went on for 20 minutes!.
why wasn't fred franz counciled concerning his public speaking like everyone else is in the congregations when they give their talks?.
I once attended a talk given by Fred Franz. It was supposed to be a 45 minute event. He spoke for nearly 3 hours. I can't recall a single thing he said.
bahbuttons said: another time i accidently told a kid god bless you in the kh and you'd think i just said every swear word known to man with the looks i got from everyone....another embaressing moment that was.............fond memories eh,lolquoteendquoteeend.
th is an interesting point.
apostates always bang on about watchtower double speak and the way the society twists words, investing them with mind-control triggers but rarely do we hear about censorship by omission, the words jw's can't speak.
How about "bulletin board"? I was told that it refers to Papal bulls (edicts), so JWs must call that area for posting messages in the KH an "information board."
one of the local elders in my town, a real go-getter when it comes to all things dub, is apparently the new service overseer.
until recently (when i stopped drinking the kool-aid), we were also close friends.
he still calls me a couple of times a month.
At the university I attend, the JWs have had a booth set up periodically. I have never seen anyone actually talking to them or taking their literature. I think it is a way for the JWs to count easy time more than it is a way to effectively contact people.
here's one person's attempt to stop the door knocking. http://www.neatorama.com/2008/01/14/revenge-gone-wild/ REVENGE OF THE NON-WITNESS Background: Jane White was upset that Jehovah’s Witness had come to her house once a month, every month, for 12 years. At first, she politely told them that she wasn’t interested. Finally, after a visit on a Saturday in January 2002, she had had enough. Revenge Gone Wild! White went to the group’s local Kingdom Hall in Peacehaven, England, the following morning, carefully timing her visit for the middle of the Sunday service. She banged on the door loudly, again and again, until someone answered, and then proceeded to offer members of the congregation religious literature that she had brought along. "I tried to hand out free magazines just like the Jehovah’s Witness hand out," she said. "Nobody seemed to want them though." She continued her "mission" for 30 minutes until the police showed up and asked her to leave. (Photo: creepysleepy [Flickr])
A few years back, a close relative was serving at Bethel. I went to visit and took my "worldly" sister with me. She was quite the hottie and worn a flouncy red sun dress, low cut and short skirt. It turned a few Bethel boy heads, but no one said anything to her. Good thing, too...
