Wow, what an assembly!!!!!!!!

TooBad TooSad

I attended two days of the DC. The only three points that I took home with me is that the end is near, higher education is a no no, and that the brothers have a problem with pornography. I was in amazement at the number of witnesses that take notes as fast as the speaker is talking. What the heck are they writing down? What are they hearing that I have not head a hundred times before???

It was sad to see the number of older witnesses that were listening and clinging on to every word of the talks so they would not miss a single word or new light on how close the end is because these older ones know that their clock is ticking down and it is a race to what comes first their death by old age or disease or the end which has been so near for their entire life.

One more little note. The final talk, which is always the highlite of the assembly, the speaker was talking about how close the end is and how world conditions point to the nearness of Armageddon. Then a few sentences later he announced that "you will be pleased to know that the Society has made plans for district conventions for 2007" and every one applauded! Don't they realize that the end is so near but it will not be at least in the next 12 months.

Back in 1974, one year before the promised year of the great tribulation in 1975, the last speaker for the last talk of the DC said "that if it be Jehovah's will there will be a DC next year. We will have to wait and see." Everyone went wild applauding, including me, because we knew that we only had one more year to go until the big day. That was 33 years ago. How can the witnesses continue to keep in high expectation?

slimboyfat

It was sad to see the number of older witnesses that were listening and clinging on to every word of the talks so they would not miss a single word or new light on how close the end is because these older ones know that their clock is ticking down and it is a race to what ; comes first their death by old age or disease or the end which has been so near for their entire life.

Amazing... never like this at our Conventions: instead people are talking, yawning, eating sweets, reading a book... things they would never do at the local Kingdom Hall. Seems many Witnesses feel fairly anonymous at the Convention since they are surrounded largely by people they don't know and therefore begin to allow themselves to treat the program with the lack of respect they inwardly feel it deserves.

Slim

Dansk

It's sad that you have to attend these meetings!

Ian

Honesty

How can the witnesses continue to keep in high expectation?

Stealth453

Holy crap!!!!

Never heard that before!

Is that a new truth, new light?

Terry

The smaller your world the greater a tiny moment becomes.

The smallest world belongs to the person who desires its end.

What these people long for is just THE END.....any will do...really...to the boredom and misery and emptiness.

They cling to a spark of an idea which will tell the world, "You see, I wasn't an idiot delusional who threw his life away..."

greendawn

They are still expecting the end because their rational mind no longer works it has become irrational because the desire for a new world is so potent it overwrites everything else.

After 1995 there is no rational basis for expecting a new world soon it may well be 300 years before it arrives. The last generation is since 1995 infinitely long.

The org has lost its ability to produce new knowledge even of the fake kind that it was producing until the death of Franz. That much for their God approved and unique inspired status.

Finally-Free

The only three points that I took home with me is that the end is near, higher education is a no no, and that the brothers have a problem with pornography.

I guess that means I'll have to quit my courses and stop pulling my wiener or I'm in deep shit!!!

W

darth frosty

I do remember them saying if it is gods will there will be a DC next year now its a givin. hell they're probably making arrangements for an international DC in 09.

DannyHaszard

They are still expecting the end because their rational mind no longer works it has become irrational because the desire for a new world is so potent it overwrites everything else

" just think Jehovah the loving God is holding back Armageddon so apostates will have time to make it back..." Cognitive dissonance:In brief, the theory of cognitive dissonance holds that contradicting cognitions serve as a driving force that compels the mind to acquire or invent new thoughts or beliefs, or to modify existing beliefs, so as to minimize the amount of dissonance (conflict) between cognitions.(justification of the sour grapes) An example of cognitive dissonance is the phenomenon known as buyer's remorse , in which a consumer becomes conflicted, after the fact, with the issue of whether or not their decision to make a purchase was, indeed, a wise one..(justification of the sour grapes) Example:The car of my dreams was sold to another bidder,just as i made my bid,ahhhh,it was probably a lemon anyway. Favorite quote: "Feed your faith and starve your doubts." references: cognitive dissonance cognitive dissonance Danny Haszard comment ~ the last time i discussed this topic with an active Jehovah's Witnesses he said," there you go throwing around big words to make you look important"

Wow, what an assembly!!!!!!!!

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