a sure guarantee that this was bogus (really, any reasoning is required at all?
) was that it did the rounds applied to john denver, annie lennox and others.. basically, they relied on satan (oh yes) for their musical ability (i knew it) and any jws in the audience would be asked to leave because ... (drum roll) ... they blocked the signal to satan so couldn't perform with them present!.
anyone else remember that gem?.
I remember the Denver rumour too. But I heard that he hated the witnesses so much that at one of his performances, he asked any jehovah's witness in the audience to leave.
Growing up in a strict jw home, there wasn't much I could listen to--everything seemed to be coming from the devil. I remember a brother from the stage who said Paul Anka's "put your head on my shoulder" should never be sung or hummed because it encouraged immorality and if you were single it would encourage fornication.
i conducted the wt study tonight on higher education.
i wondered what the reaction of the bros and sis would be.
there was no deviation from the idea that a university education is not a good idea.
OH CRAP !!! another education article. When will they stooooooooop
this was me driving into the parking lot and into the kingdom hall:.
every week the same brothers and sisters are late getting to the meeting.
elders are talking with other elders ( who always have notes and folders in their hands).
Phizzy: you are very kind but I think that organiziation attracts more than one looney tune.
this was me driving into the parking lot and into the kingdom hall:.
every week the same brothers and sisters are late getting to the meeting.
elders are talking with other elders ( who always have notes and folders in their hands).
Tim hooper those are so funny . I just about to walk across the street to borrow a valium from my centenarian neighbor- then I watched they video and I am all better now. :)
tell us a little about yourself and your family.. im sixty years old, and i am a second generation jw.. were you a born in or a convert?.
i was a born in.. are your parents / family jws?.
my parents were both witnesses, as also was my oldest sister, though they are all now deceased.
Enjoyable to read your experience :)
this was me driving into the parking lot and into the kingdom hall:.
every week the same brothers and sisters are late getting to the meeting.
elders are talking with other elders ( who always have notes and folders in their hands).
Hi Rules: I am doing well thanks. Still plugging along and going to meetings with my hubby for the sake of my parents .
I am glad you started this thread- it made me sit back and and chuckle as I "watch the view" at the hall.
I also wonder what's in those suitcases. This particular elder is a promoter of electronics--so everything he needs for the "cult reunions" is in the confines of his apple device. But I guess if one is a high school dropout, having a large briefcase gives one a sense of importance. Its like having those letters in front of your name.
this was me driving into the parking lot and into the kingdom hall:.
every week the same brothers and sisters are late getting to the meeting.
elders are talking with other elders ( who always have notes and folders in their hands).
This is what I saw:
Sister " First Lady" married to the presiding overseer- she is a regular pioneer so she needs torun to the magazine and literature counters to stock up on supplies. She doesn't talk to anybody. She is far too important to socialize with the lower class.
Presiding overseer- walks in after the meeting has started. He is late because he's been busy in a mini meeting at the back of the hall. He has a permanent lean to one side on account of his very heavy suitcase/briefcase. He doesn't look at anybody , he has to concentrate on his steps because if he looks up that heavy case will unbalance him and for sure he'll crash to the ground.
In a corner there is sister" Cry Alot" there is really nothing wrong with her- she is looking for sympathy . There are a group of other sisters trying to console her. Deep down I think she is crying because she really would like to be shopping rather than be sitting here.
Then there is the group of young teenages. At a local needs part, they've been counselled to branch out and not to isolate themselves in the corner. On this particular day, I noticed that they have truly branched out and have moved to the opposite corner of the hall.
Sister " I got disfellowshipped but I have a boyfriend" walks in dressed up to the nines with her bearded boyfriend following her. She doesn't sit in the back row reserved for the disobedient like her. NO way--she marches right to the front and sits in the front row.
The public speaker could pass for the teacher in Charlie Brown cartoon series. You know the character that sounds like she is speaking through a trombone -wah wahhh wawahhh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss2hULhxfo4
Quite a few are sleeping--heads bopping-they wake up only when their Bibles thump to the ground
This is fun- I'll have to pay closer attention from now on.
stressed again with my circumstances.
very tiresome, but i need to be positive.
are you an optimistic soul?
Hi katewild: hang in there. There is always tomorrow with the prospect of a better day. I enjoyed the youtube audio with Jwstruggle.
here is a something that will make you smile:
a very bright and precociuos little girl was walking with her mom. At one point she asked her mom:
"mommy why are you so smart". THe mom explained that she had passed the "mommy test".
The little girl thought about this for a while, then with a big smile said:
"now I understand, the mommies that don't pass the mommy test become daddies".
No offense to all the daddies in the forum----out of the mouth of babes..
this conversation actually happened. Lol
before i dive into the actual write-up of this experience, let me put some things straight.. i have thought long and hard if i should write more about my experiences during the 10+ years at different branches.
during these years i worked from financial department, service department, home office and different it assignments.
as you can imagine one sees and hears and reads a lot of stuff going through different stations in different countries.
BluePill2:
Thank you for sharing this. Can only imagine how difficult it is for you to rehash a past that you want to forget. But its so important that stories and experiences such as yours come out. These stories have to be told and have to be documented. There is a putrid rot deep within the bowels of this organization. Truth must be told.
Those of us that have had a long history with the organization know that what you are recounting is the truth. I would like to translate your experience and post on another ex jw forum from another country. I'll wait for your permission.
these guys are real company men when they have mass lay off of older bethelites tossing them to the curb and making the congregation they are assigned to carry some of the load, so that the watchtower corporation can cut costs of providing for these nolonger young people who have devoted theirs lives to the corporation.. they are heartless bastards aren't they?
i wonder what kind of undercurrent this is causing at headquartes?.
Watchtower never though long term for its people. The end was always a round the corner. The only long term plans they are obsessed about is their real estate.
