Yeah, you heard me. The meetings are too darn much like having an enima to even bother to go anymore. I get the same message from only attending about 8 meetings a year to hold me over. Why would anyone go several times a week?? Rediculous!
It's just the same dreadful message of despair wrapped in their interpretation of Revelations. (which I can believe, but their ultimatums are wearing me thin) Go out in field service, pioneer, place literature, get baptized, OR ELSE DIE when the fateful day comes. Remember to smile and like when they put you down for not doing what they say and feeling guilty!! Doesn't matter if you follow the ten commandments, are generally a nice, good, straight, normal person. Do what they say OR ELSE DIE. What ever happened to being humble, and following Jesus' foot steps???
Going to those robotic, Borg-like meetings is dreadful, and quite honestly depressing. I do like seeing my friends that are there, though. Oh, and by going only a few times a year, people are honestly glad to see you, not just grinning and pretending to greet everyone. I also go to the gym alot. I feel keeping my "temple" in order is also a requirement of God, so I go alot in order to stay healthy.
I take back my statement. Enimas are much more fun, mainly because the same ol' $hit doesn't come out of that hole twice!!!
Wing Commander