Comments on: Reflections on the Feast http://southerndavid.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/reflections-on-the-feast/ southern david's rambling ruminations on armstrongism & life Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:36:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: southerndavid http://southerndavid.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/reflections-on-the-feast/#comment-22 southerndavid Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:59:12 +0000 http://southerndavid.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-22 Hi Michael, welcome to DUH. I’m glad you had a good feast. When we started staying in motels for the feast my experiences with the feast improved. I was never cut out for camping. Also, they cut back on the services at the feast and that helped mucho. Michael said:> <i>So were your parents, have you asked them just what it was that interested them in the first place to join WCG? I would be interested to know what it was.</i> My grandmother on my dad’s side was baptized in 1949 or 50 in the RCG. My dad or mom wasn’t interested in religion during that period. Dad was making a career in the Army. About 1954, he heard HWA on the radio. He became interested from that point on. In June 1955 my parents were both baptized in the RCG. Dad left the Army he had 14 years in the service. Dad’s attraction to the church seemed to be based around the strict government. Mom’s attraction was finding out about the Sabbath. Dad loved the Army life so he loved the strict regimentation within the church. Also, he liked the almost constant conspiracy theories that floated around in the church. Due to the church’s doctrine on medicine or seeking doctors my grandmother died and untimely death in 1965. My father also followed the same doctrine and died 1974. I left the WCG (was not a baptized member) in about 1976 and joined the Navy. For about 10 years of my life I was an atheist. In 1986 I started attended again with WCG. I was baptized in 1987, left in 1988 and was with the CGI. Our CGI group became independent in 1995. I was ordained and elder, and served as Pastor of the church until 2000. After God opened my eyes to the New Covenant, I resigned and went back to the New WCG. I stayed with them about 18 months. Currently, I classify myself as an Independent Freethinking Christian. Michael said:> <i>As far as the McNair’s its kind of funny to me that you say they bored you. I always looked forward to their sermons. Infact I have a collection of theirs each that I still listen to once in while. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.</i> Carl used to bring books to services and read them for 80% or 90% of his sermon. He would throw in a bible verse here and there. Carl had the nickname of “Great White Hunter.” I remember several times at bible study he talked about his hunting trips and would show slides for the 90 minutes of his hunts. May be he improved as time went on. Hi Michael, welcome to DUH. I’m glad you had a good feast. When we started staying in motels for the feast my experiences with the feast improved. I was never cut out for camping. Also, they cut back on the services at the feast and that helped mucho.

Michael said:> So were your parents, have you asked them just what it was that interested them in the first place to join WCG? I would be interested to know what it was.

My grandmother on my dad’s side was baptized in 1949 or 50 in the RCG. My dad or mom wasn’t interested in religion during that period. Dad was making a career in the Army. About 1954, he heard HWA on the radio. He became interested from that point on. In June 1955 my parents were both baptized in the RCG. Dad left the Army he had 14 years in the service. Dad’s attraction to the church seemed to be based around the strict government. Mom’s attraction was finding out about the Sabbath.

Dad loved the Army life so he loved the strict regimentation within the church. Also, he liked the almost constant conspiracy theories that floated around in the church. Due to the church’s doctrine on medicine or seeking doctors my grandmother died and untimely death in 1965. My father also followed the same doctrine and died 1974.

I left the WCG (was not a baptized member) in about 1976 and joined the Navy. For about 10 years of my life I was an atheist. In 1986 I started attended again with WCG. I was baptized in 1987, left in 1988 and was with the CGI. Our CGI group became independent in 1995. I was ordained and elder, and served as Pastor of the church until 2000. After God opened my eyes to the New Covenant, I resigned and went back to the New WCG. I stayed with them about 18 months. Currently, I classify myself as an Independent Freethinking Christian.

Michael said:> As far as the McNair’s its kind of funny to me that you say they bored you. I always looked forward to their sermons. Infact I have a collection of theirs each that I still listen to once in while. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

Carl used to bring books to services and read them for 80% or 90% of his sermon. He would throw in a bible verse here and there. Carl had the nickname of “Great White Hunter.” I remember several times at bible study he talked about his hunting trips and would show slides for the 90 minutes of his hunts. May be he improved as time went on.

]]> By: Michael http://southerndavid.wordpress.com/2008/10/30/reflections-on-the-feast/#comment-21 Michael Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:21:15 +0000 http://southerndavid.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-21 Got back from the Feast a couple weeks ago. Had a great time. Sorry to hear your take. I also grew up in WCG, my parents are still there. I have heard many stories from family and friends both, who blame a dead man for their troubles in life. That is sad. People are free moral agents. So were your parents, have you asked them just what it was that interested them in the first place to join WCG? I would be interested to know what it was. I understand that if you didn't really believe or understand what was being taught how the time spent was just a waste of time. As far as the McNair's its kind of funny to me that you say they bored you. I always looked forward to their sermons. Infact I have a collection of theirs each that I still listen to once in while. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. Got back from the Feast a couple weeks ago. Had a great time. Sorry to hear your take. I also grew up in WCG, my parents are still there. I have heard many stories from family and friends both, who blame a dead man for their troubles in life. That is sad. People are free moral agents. So were your parents, have you asked them just what it was that interested them in the first place to join WCG? I would be interested to know what it was. I understand that if you didn’t really believe or understand what was being taught how the time spent was just a waste of time. As far as the McNair’s its kind of funny to me that you say they bored you. I always looked forward to their sermons. Infact I have a collection of theirs each that I still listen to once in while. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.

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