by DaCheech 3 Replies latest jw friends
My mother in law has been a faithful dub for 55 years, the other day she wanted to show my 2 year old daughter the local memorial day parade. I almost fell off my rocker, after giving her the "maybe not, maybe this..." I let them go.
Is this allowed, or is it a laxing trend?
I know we were never allowed to go. It was sort of on the same principle of not even standing up during the pledge of allegiance. Even if you aren't actually participating, it looks like you are. And we don't want to give even the impression of wrongdoing, of course. 
Ciara
Hopefully this will lead my in-laws to more laxing
I believe this to be more of a "don't ask don't tell" deal. Case in point: I went to a Thanksgiving parade once and it was televised "live" and in living color on our local TV station. As you may have guessed, yep, Yours Truly was zero'd in on and caught "waving and grinning" for what amounted to be an extended period of time. There was no mistaking who I was. I got to see this for myself courtesy of a re-broadcast of the same parade on Christmas morning. Hadn't heard a peep from any witnesses about it. However, lots of other people I know saw it and affectionately labeled me a "TV star". And there went 3 minutes of my 15 minutes of fame...(or infamy)
