This is a purely hypothetical question, but I feel it is illuminating to address it. If you find me arcane, I don't blame you, so skip the italics, and go to the quick question in bold, further down. I only wrote this piece as a 'cold shower' after coming waaay too close to Think41self in the chatroom!
Thinking about the control recipe that the WTBTS has constructed: what if they wrote Jehovah out completely? What person or thing would fill the gap?
What word would JWs use to punctuate their prayers, and fill the gaps with?
What would replace the very important expressions:-
"leave it to Jehovah", for stopping thought, and
"Jehovah's people", for group identity
Also, what if they wrote Satan out of the recipe?
What entity would become the new embodiment of opposition to JWs?
What expression would replace "Satan's world"
What person or concept would be used to glue the Old and New Testaments together?
Where would JWs go to find new support for Original Sin
Could they maintain the idea of a "Theocratic Warfare against Satanic forces"?
Quicky: Which deletion would be the more far-reaching and difficult: Jehovah or Satan. And what does this say about Jehovah's Witnesses as a religion?
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