remember the days when whole groups went out and did the blitz, six to eight blocks in row , a couple of hours of real time witnessing.
it was in the seventies.
we would start one group at one corner and avenue, the other at the opposite end, then meet up in the middle and share the results.
This time period we were also being egged on by the post 1975 rhetorical addendum of "how long did it take for Adam to name the Animals?"When the Adam animal naming extension ran out the hardline apostate baiting started up.
DannyHaz (or anyone) tell us more about this.
during the early days of the wt tobacco ban i can recall the six month (or so) leeway period in which baptized ones who were still using tobacco could quit those nasty habits.
i also recall one of those elderly brothers at that time who always reeked of smoke on his breath and his clothes.
i actually felt sorry for this smoker who had done this since childhood.
Thanks for the quote, Zeke.
Sometimes this stumble bumble stuff wears me out
Luna2 -- you cracked me up on this one.
i wanted to post another topic but this morning my girlfriend got this email that frightened a hell out her.
a friend of hers from europe says that she visited this breast cancer symposium; there she asked one of speakers why it is that most of cancers start underneath arms around armpit area.
speaker later cautiously replied in private that it was because of aluminum chlorhydrate which is frequently found in anti-perspirants for women.
One of our Sunday speakers told us that the Blue Bonnet Plague was the worst cause of death -- ever. He would tell us today to stop worrying about alum under the arms. Wait, let me check mine --- ooooohhh!
during the early days of the wt tobacco ban i can recall the six month (or so) leeway period in which baptized ones who were still using tobacco could quit those nasty habits.
i also recall one of those elderly brothers at that time who always reeked of smoke on his breath and his clothes.
i actually felt sorry for this smoker who had done this since childhood.
LDS don't ban it though we get close with a ban on tea and coffee.
Thanks, Qcmbr, for that clarification. It's good to have you on this forum.
...the primary reason the WTS banned smoking was not for health reasons ...
Elsewhere, I don't remember that but it's certainly a good recollection on your part. Like much of their legislation, I believe the basis on that is a stretch for most common folk to comprehend.
during the early days of the wt tobacco ban i can recall the six month (or so) leeway period in which baptized ones who were still using tobacco could quit those nasty habits.
i also recall one of those elderly brothers at that time who always reeked of smoke on his breath and his clothes.
i actually felt sorry for this smoker who had done this since childhood.
During the early days of the WT tobacco ban I can recall the six month (or so) leeway period in which baptized ones who were still using tobacco could quit those nasty habits. I also recall one of those elderly brothers at that time who always reeked of smoke on his breath and his clothes. I actually felt sorry for this smoker who had done this since childhood. I felt sorry because I knew how difficult it was to quit and I did that at age 20, only 7 years into the habit.
Glenn died during that leeway period. His wife confided in me that he would've never quit and she actually felt relieved that he was able to beat the disfellowshipping that would have resulted.
I, and others, privately discussed this issue along with the caffeine issue. Some of us thought that it wouldn't be long before a prohibition on coffee products would be announced.
I wonder now if that was ever on the horizon for a banning by the GB? I believe the Mormons, for one, ban that drug although I don't know the consquences for those that violate the ban.
Any thoughts?
ps: excuse me while I take a sip of my Columbian Supremo!
class consciousness is defined as identification with other members of ones own class and awareness of its relationship with other classes.
a remarkable change has happened in the last ten years among jehovah's witnesses, and this is largely due to the way we communicate.. .
the internet has brought about huge social changes in the way we think, do business and research, and how we spend our free time.. .
Excellent recap of your feelings, TheListener. Thanks for sharing.
class consciousness is defined as identification with other members of ones own class and awareness of its relationship with other classes.
a remarkable change has happened in the last ten years among jehovah's witnesses, and this is largely due to the way we communicate.. .
the internet has brought about huge social changes in the way we think, do business and research, and how we spend our free time.. .
TruthSeeker, I believe you are dead on as well. It's certainly more than two on this forum of 15,000 alone (there are some two in this thread!) and that makes a group.
As to myself, the internet was not an option in 1977 when I left. If it had, I would probably have been less hasty in my departure for the sake of the children. Knowing that there would be some psychological support online would have been a huge boost to my confidence. Also, the research capabilities are greatly superior now in comparison.
Yes, I would've been part of that class you talk of -- for awhile.
don't try to convert me, please
by: lewis grizzard
sat june 25, 2005 11:44 am et.
Grizzard was a favorite of mine but I must've missed that great piece. I miss him.
yes i go back some where i remember a bethelite telling us that they work their brooklyn territory every two to three weeks.
to me, that was astounding.
the year was 1958. at that rate, today the dubs must be standing in line at each door.. today, i've lived in a small arkansas community for 14 years and have yet to see a jw call or leave a magazine.. i suppose our house could be marked since i was df'd for apostasy, but that was in iowa some 28 years ago.
Yes I go back some where I remember a Bethelite telling us that they work their Brooklyn territory every two to three weeks. To me, that was astounding. The year was 1958. At that rate, today the dubs must be standing in line at each door.
Today, I've lived in a small Arkansas community for 14 years and have yet to see a JW call or leave a magazine.
I suppose our house could be marked since I was Df'd for apostasy, but that was in Iowa some 28 years ago. To my knowledge, I'm not known by the JW community here. Could I be wrong there?
i just noticed this item on nationwide newsthe us southern baptist convention, representing the country's largest protestant denomination, has ended its eight-year-long boycott of the walt disney corporation over its allegedly pro-gay policies .... .
has anyone heard of jw's boycotting businesses?
years ago, an elder worked at the health food store downtown.
It's scary. I've heard, but have no basis, that things like this happen around major Mormon population concentrations, along with Amish, et al.
Sounds like human nature.
