Posts by RubaDub

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How Many Here Remember Hearing Details from the Platform on Why a Person was Reproved or DF'd ???

by RubaDub in

i just had this flashback when commenting on another thread about how they used to announce reproof or dfing from the platform.

at least in our congregation, it was a dramatic event (this is what i can remember from back in the mid-late 60's or early 70's when i was a kid).. at the end of the service meeting, just before singing the final song, the brother would announce, "we have a letter that must be read.

the "congregation servant" (my grandfather or later my father) would then slowly walk from the back of the kh to the platform.

RubaDub

@cofty ...

Similar thing in my old KH.

Had a family move in with two kids. Extremely nice kids and the wife was so kind. He was DF'd.

I don't think they missed a meeting in three years. Apparently, he was not aware that you had to ask to be reinstated and thought it was just something that is automatic.

Anyway, he was reinstated. They came to maybe one or two meetings after that and were never at the KH again. The elders made some excuse that he was working too much or something. But that was it.

Rub a Dub

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How Many Here Remember Hearing Details from the Platform on Why a Person was Reproved or DF'd ???

by RubaDub in

i just had this flashback when commenting on another thread about how they used to announce reproof or dfing from the platform.

at least in our congregation, it was a dramatic event (this is what i can remember from back in the mid-late 60's or early 70's when i was a kid).. at the end of the service meeting, just before singing the final song, the brother would announce, "we have a letter that must be read.

the "congregation servant" (my grandfather or later my father) would then slowly walk from the back of the kh to the platform.

RubaDub

We had twin brothers in our congregation who joined the army at the same time. I recall my father reading two letters, one by one, that so and so and then so and so are DF'd. He gave no reason although that was still common at the time.

I guess my father (RIP) was smart enough at the time to not mention anything about joining the military as a reason to DF someone. I even asked him when we got home why he did not do it and I remember he said "Everyone already knows."

Rub a Dub

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Is wifi sensitivity the new chemical sensitivity?

by purrpurr in

jw
friends

several of the jws i know have recently graduated/incorporated wifi sensitivity into their (self) diagnosis of chemical sensitivity.

they seem to be particularly terrified of the new 5g, with some even believing that it's the new 5g that's causing coronavirus in china.

the fact that even though they maybe able to turn off their own wifi but will still have all the other wifi signals around them doesn't seem to occur to these jws.

RubaDub

Thank you all for the clarification.

tiki ...

We are here to share.

Rub a Dub

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How Many Here Remember Hearing Details from the Platform on Why a Person was Reproved or DF'd ???

by RubaDub in

i just had this flashback when commenting on another thread about how they used to announce reproof or dfing from the platform.

at least in our congregation, it was a dramatic event (this is what i can remember from back in the mid-late 60's or early 70's when i was a kid).. at the end of the service meeting, just before singing the final song, the brother would announce, "we have a letter that must be read.

the "congregation servant" (my grandfather or later my father) would then slowly walk from the back of the kh to the platform.

RubaDub

Probation was that the same as a public reproof ?

Fadeaway ...

Technically no. From a practical standpoint, basically yes.

Probably 40 years ago or so it was changed based on the premise that once a person shows evidence of repentance, there is no specific time limit they need to live with. You are forgiven. God is not looking at a calendar.

However, there are still restrictions now that are imposed in many cases. It's just more of a private thing with no specific time period. This also applies to private reproof.

For example, you are told that you will not lead the congregation in prayer or some other thing. It lasts for some number of months or however long the committee decides it to be.

There is just no fixed time period anymore and it is kept more quiet.

Rub a Dub

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Old friends - remember "Yerusalyim"?

by Nathan Natas in

jw
friends

does anyone here know what became of "yerusalyim"?

he was a good guy.

just wondering....

RubaDub

He is doing 2 to 5 in louisiana for robing a convenience store

The Bethelite ...

Do you know if he has internet access?

Rub a Dub

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How Many Here Remember Hearing Details from the Platform on Why a Person was Reproved or DF'd ???

by RubaDub in

i just had this flashback when commenting on another thread about how they used to announce reproof or dfing from the platform.

at least in our congregation, it was a dramatic event (this is what i can remember from back in the mid-late 60's or early 70's when i was a kid).. at the end of the service meeting, just before singing the final song, the brother would announce, "we have a letter that must be read.

the "congregation servant" (my grandfather or later my father) would then slowly walk from the back of the kh to the platform.

RubaDub

Anybody remember announcements that somebody had been put on 'probation'?

cofty ...

Yes, absolutely yes. I remember it being for 6 months or a year, depending on the "severity" of the offense.

I think they stopped doing that after the movie Animal House came up with phrase "double secret probation" ... lol.

Rub a Dub

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How Many Here Remember Hearing Details from the Platform on Why a Person was Reproved or DF'd ???

by RubaDub in

i just had this flashback when commenting on another thread about how they used to announce reproof or dfing from the platform.

at least in our congregation, it was a dramatic event (this is what i can remember from back in the mid-late 60's or early 70's when i was a kid).. at the end of the service meeting, just before singing the final song, the brother would announce, "we have a letter that must be read.

the "congregation servant" (my grandfather or later my father) would then slowly walk from the back of the kh to the platform.

RubaDub

At least in our congregation, my father (PO or whatever they called it then) had the courtesy to read the public reproof of two people for adultery in the congregation on two separate service meetings.

Everybody knew who it was, but at least my father was trying to put a shine on it.

Rub a Dub

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How Many Here Remember Hearing Details from the Platform on Why a Person was Reproved or DF'd ???

by RubaDub in

i just had this flashback when commenting on another thread about how they used to announce reproof or dfing from the platform.

at least in our congregation, it was a dramatic event (this is what i can remember from back in the mid-late 60's or early 70's when i was a kid).. at the end of the service meeting, just before singing the final song, the brother would announce, "we have a letter that must be read.

the "congregation servant" (my grandfather or later my father) would then slowly walk from the back of the kh to the platform.

RubaDub

"We are sorry to announce that Brother Weirdigan is no longer one of Jehovahs Witnesses. Now, a local-needs talk about the sin of sheep-shagging ..."

Simon ...

You got it right! That's true but funny.

After the fear of being sued, they simply read the letter and then shortly thereafter had a local needs talk which basically gave the details of what you should not do.

It was a farce.

Rub a Dub

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Jehovah's Witnesses Mega Halls

by RolRod in

i was thinking about this recently.

the society owns all the kingdom halls and with desperate need of money, their closing down and selling off properties.

consolidating congregations seems to be the order of the day.

RubaDub

It's all about control, control, control.

Sir82 ...

I would have agreed with you several years ago.

Now, personally, I think it is the amount of money that we donate.

Rub a Dub

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Jehovah's Witnesses Mega Halls

by RolRod in

i was thinking about this recently.

the society owns all the kingdom halls and with desperate need of money, their closing down and selling off properties.

consolidating congregations seems to be the order of the day.

RubaDub

Being part of a big congregation (if you can really even call it a congregation, at that size) is part of the thrill.

Spiral ...

Yes, I think the "thrill" has begun or continues down here in South Florida. It's a joke, IMO.

Mega Churches, here we come.

Rub a Dub