Has anybody ever seen Shadows guitarist Hank Marvin at a meeting or assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses?

Answer 1

JWs don't have class distinctions at their meetings, so 'celebrities'are treated no differently than anyone else. The Bible counsels us against showing favortism, atJames 2:1-9 "My brothers, YOU are not holding the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, our glory, with acts of favoritism, are YOU? For, if a man with gold rings on his fingers and in splendid clothing enters into a gathering of YOU, but a poor [man] in filthy clothing also enters, yet YOU look with favor upon the one wearing the splendid clothing and say: "You take this seat here in a fine place," and YOU say to the poor one: "You keep standing," or: "Take that seat there under my footstool," YOU have class distinctions among yourselves and YOU have become judges rendering wicked decisions, is that not so? Listen, my beloved brothers. God chose the ones who are poor respecting the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to those who love him, did he not? YOU, though, have dishonored the poor [man]. The rich oppress YOU, and they drag YOU before law courts, do they not? They blaspheme the fine name by which YOU were called, do they not? If, now, YOU practice carrying out the kingly law according to the scripture: "You must love your neighbor as yourself," YOU are doing quite well. But if YOU continue showing favoritism, YOU are working a sin, for YOU are reproved by the law as transgressors."

If any Witnesses have seen Hank Marvin, or any other 'celebrity' at our meetings or assemblies, most (but not all JWs) wouldn't tell anyone about it.