Sydlik's Prayer and Sunday's NYC Convention

by Mister Biggs 47 Replies latest social current

  • Mister Biggs
    Mister Biggs

    For Saturday's coverage, click here: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.asp?id=31702&site=3

    Sunday:

    Walk to bus (10 blocks or so). Ride on bus. Sleep. Wake up. Stiff neck. Find lousy seats in stadium (section 302, Gate 11).

    Stay awake for everything but the talk after the Drama. Note: The drama was boring except for when the guy SOCKED (PUNCHED) Isaiah!!! It looked real from my angle!

    The post-drama talk had this tired dribble in it: If a man gives a woman a diamond ring, she'll love it and thinks it's beautiful. But, if you look at the diamond closely (through a microscope), you will see many flaws and blemishes. Will the woman then want to throw away the diamond? Of course not! It's still very valuable to her. "God's Organization" is like that diamond ring.

    My thought: So, in other words, we shouldn't examine the Organization closely? Just accept it for what it is? No matter how great the flaw???

    Sydklik's (spelling?) Closing Prayer:

    It had to be about 10 minutes long! To make matters worse, I swear to you that it was written out! He went to the podium with a sheet of paper. I watched him the entire prayer. He would move his hand down the sheet of paper (prayer outline), he would move his eyes toward the paper, then look up at the audience. He would pause when he lost his place. It was so insincere. A prayer should come from the heart, be spontaneous. His was an outline that probably had to be approved by the fellow GBers.

  • Satanus
    Satanus

    Great. I can just see the wt publishing prayers for their little 'bots to read after their meetings.

    SS

  • NewYork44M
    NewYork44M

    I think ten minutes was a conservative estimate. He went on and on and on. He lost his place in his notes a few times and I had the feeling that he forgot that he was praying and not giving a talk.

  • City Fan
    City Fan

    If a man gives a woman a diamond ring, she'll love it and thinks it's beautiful. But, if you look at the diamond closely (through a microscope), you will see that it's actually diamonique and cost $35 from QVC shopping channel. Will the woman then want to throw away the diamond? Of course she will! She'll say "Get out and take that shitty fake diamond with you". "God's Organization" is like that diamond ring.

  • truthseeker1
    truthseeker1

    Nice point City Fan!

  • crawdad2
    crawdad2

    ya, i know.............. they are good at "fake prayers"....... it's an excepted custom with them.

  • Satanus
    Satanus

    GB member reading a prayer to wt god is quite a step down from f franz who could recite/adlib almost anything. I wonder if sydlic wrote it himself, or if he has speach/prayer writers, heh heh? Is the wt headless, now?

    SS

  • HoChiMin
    HoChiMin

    > "The post-drama talk had this tired dribble in it: If a man gives a woman a diamond ring, she'll love it and thinks it's beautiful. But, if you look at the diamond closely (through a microscope), you will see many flaws and blemishes. Will the woman then want to throw away the diamond? Of course not! It's still very valuable to her. "God's Organization" is like that diamond ring" <

    Isn't that a great illustration! Trouble is, what does a diamond have to with life and death incorrect teachings? I can choose any diamond I want with very few visible flaws if I want to pay the price.

    If one is a JW you can not choose what to believe and what not to believe. Adhere to the WT teachings or you will be killed by their god. So just keep on loving all the flaws after you see them, like a mindless zombie? NO THANKS.

    HCM

  • Mister Biggs
    Mister Biggs

    NY44M-

    It was more like 12-15 minutes. I was being conservative. Babies got restless and parents had to get up and take them out. Elderly folks and handicap people had to sit back down DURING the prayer.

    City Fan-

    Good analogy! I should use that on my wife since she likes QVC (but doesn't care for Diamonique).

  • City Fan
    City Fan

    12 - 15 minutes for a prayer is ridiculous. It's enough to put anyone off going again.

    And how long was the Lord's Prayer - about 30 seconds?

    It's all about quantity not quality.

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