G'day all,
How's your weekend been going? Here in Oz, today is Anzac Day, the national commemoration of soldiers, sailors and airmen who have fallen in war. Mrs Ozzie and I have been very conscious of the fact that the WTS and JWs avoid recognizing any debt to the members of the armed forces who have fought in battle to preserve the peaceful conditions that the WTS benefits from in its printing operations. Does recognising this debt imply support for war? Hardly! Yet Dubs are taught that any such recognition is giving support to Satan's wicked system. We thought that this year we'd try and make a significant (for us) stand on this by sharing a memorial service for the fallen right next to Bethel, about as close as we could get! On a glorious bright sunny morning we joined with scores of others assembling around a giant tree where wreaths were hung. The "brothers" residing behind the locked gates of Bethel no doubt could not have failed to hear the bagpipes or the bugler playing "The Last Post" ! For us, another insight into what we had missed out on whilst we were within those "locked gates".
Now, it's time to settle back and reminisce as we do our weekend poll.
This weekend's poll question is:
What does the word "immature" mean to a dub?
1. Not baptised.
2. An irregular publisher.
3. A dub who makes his/her own decisions.
4. Late to the meetings.
5. Less than 10 hours a month in field service.
6. No placements.
7. A dub who goes to see a football game.
8. Posting on JWD.
9. Someone who doesn't have "privileges".
10. Someone who doesn't know how to explain "the generation".
11. Someone who can explain how the WTS/F&DS was chosen by God. (OK, make that "can't"!!!)
12. A brother who has a beard.
13. Other (please detail)
So there we have it! What do you think? Let us know.
Enjoy.
Cheers, Ozzie
Freedom means not having to wear a tie.