I hope you enjoyed the “Keep on the Watch” district convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Atlanta as I did in Ontario, Canada. I doubt it was what you expected before walking in. Going by the Canadian program I saw, it was much less adventurous than a skeptical visitor might have dreamed.

By your blog article title, I suspect you thought you might hear about the right cement mix for your backyard bunker. The convention I attended was apocalyptic in the Greek sense of being ‘revealing’, rather than the English sense of catastrophe. There was even material on why Christians can be confident that the Biblical “Armageddon” will not be a nuclear holocaust but actually have positive outcomes---perhaps a great disappointment for those who prefer their religion on the depressing side.

You probably heard lectures on the importance of remaining spiritually aware in an increasingly secular world and reminders that God is not remote but DOES have an interest in human affairs---even in us personally; a message that people of many faiths could find a way to appreciate.

It could be a letdown if you were expecting brimstone but rather satisfying if one was looking for something a bit more thoughtful. I’ve attended in the past, I’m glad I went this year again, and hopefully I’ll be there again next year.

I just linked to your article from our site. I’m sure 30,000 is a bit of a stretch most conventions fall in the 3,000 to 6,000 range.

Looking forward to the full report!

Wasn’t it Shmuel Boteach who said the Watchtower religion kept Michael Jackson humble?

I just finished reading your Book. I like “fish our of water” stories where something is experienced from a different perspective. I’ve read about a white man disguised as black, a woman as a man and an African Muslim woman who emigrated to the Netherlands. I used to live in Brooklyn Heights and took a peek once into a small, crowded basement synagogue.
I enjoyed your humor and looked forward to your opinions of Christendom’s churches. I was disappointed and amazed that you hadn’t visited a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, which is my faith. I was looking forward to seeing one of our meetings through your eyes. I checked your website and was very happy to see that you attended the District Assembly in Atlanta. It was surprising you did this, because I thought your investigations of other faiths would stop when the year was up. Did you ever write a follow-up on your thoughts about the Assembly like you mentioned you would? I would love to read it.
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