"Is that scriptural? Would you watch that film/TV programme if Jesus was in the room?"
Hmmm...the way I always heard that one Rebel was "would you watch/listen to that if the Circuit Overseer was in the room?".
Oh boy goofy phrases. I remember this one teacher in high school. He had an algebra class, not taught just had. That's why to this day algebra is still lost on me, he confused me that bad. Anyway he had his little catch phrases too. A few of us sat there one day and listed them. But that's another story.
Terminology of The Empire.
Spiritual -- All-encompassing adjective granting official approval from The Governing Body, hence from Jehovah himself.
Non/Un Spiritual -- All-encompassing adjective implying lack of approval from The Governing Body and Jehovah.
Weak -- Misses some meetings, puts in less than the minimum required congregation average hours in field service, doesn't comment at every meeting, owns a 2-door car, isn't "reaching out", etc.
Faithful -- lives on a minimum-wage income while pioneering, MS/elder if a male, has kissed and continues to kiss the asses of everyone in authority
Token Service -- puts in just the amount of hours as the congregation average and is not in the "in" crowd
Doing More -- accepted by the "in" crowd and auxilliary pioneers once or twice a year
Reaching Out -- sucks up to the CO
Zealous -- puts in more than the required number of hours as a pioneer
Marked -- not part of the "in" crowd
Matter of Conscience. Always used right along with the words "however" and "avoid".
Generation -- ???
Worldly -- Ubiquitous adjective denoting disaproval
Demonic -- More ominous adjective denoting disaproval
Satanic -- Adjective denoting ultimate disaproval
Bad Association -- Any contact with other people not approved by the local elders, CO, DO, or GB
Good Association -- The "in" crowd
Theocratic -- Officially sanctioned
Wholesome -- Approved by the GB
Upbuilding -- JW-sanitized, restricted, restrained, repressed, controlled, and boring
Good Comment -- Read the answer from the paragraph in your own words but saying the same thing as the paragraph says
Young People -- This is one I actually don't have a problem with. Better than calling them kids or children. They're young, they're people, why not? Yeah I know it's dub-speak but kids are people right? Young people. I'll let that one slide.
Ministerial Servants -- wanna-be elders going through the process of major ass-kissing to acheive the rank of elder.
Attendants -- wanna-be MS's going through the process of major ass-kissing to acheive the rank of MS.
Annointed -- takes a bite of stale crackers and washes it down with cheap red wine once a year.
Spiritual Paradise -- over-exaggerated description of happiness within The Empire
Materialism -- when a Witness who isn't in the "in" crowd buys a house, especially one that doesn't come on wheels.
Independent -- doesn't follow the Society's publications to the letter
Stumble others -- don't follow the Society's publications to the letter
Rebellious -- says "no" to an elder/CO/etc.
Mike.
Edited by - bendrr on 7 December 2002 21:42:17