Man Jeff thats honest no wonder you made a lousy JW
I make a hellava better apostate than I did a Jw - apostates are allowed to use their brains. Jw's aren't. Oops. Just noticed your screen-name. Just kidding - Jeff
What kind of changes would you make if you were the President of the WTS.
by Brain Dead 42 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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AK - Jeff
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Brain Dead
Hey these are all very good comments ...................................OK cake and ice cream for everyone
and if there is any left over ice cream we should give it to Ninja to help him out with his hemorrhoids
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glenster
- no literal "144,000"
- no archangel Michael Jesus/impersonal holy spirit requirement
- no invisible Jesus returns/predictions about the time of his return or Arma-
geddon
- no overdone shunning rules to minimize how many get wise and spread the word
to the rest of the flock about the methods of those listed below
- sincere apologies to everyone non-JW damned for over a century by silly
little bastards who lied to create a pretension of exclusiveness not caring
fornication-all about the next two listings
-no ban on the medical use of blood and blood products
- no expanded ideas of worldliness leading to followers put in harm's way and
even killed in Germany and Malawi
- sincere apologies and financial compensation for victims and the bereaved
due to the above two listings
- no ban of crosses, holidays, music, or anything else cooked up as having a
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NewYork44M
If I was president, the assumption would be that I was placed in that position to perpetuate the religion. In other words - protect assets and keep the cash flow positive.
The strategy would be to move the religion to a more mainstream state while maintaining some the unique features of the religion. I would get rid of the blood doctrine and disfellowshipping while maintaining some unique forms of the preaching activity.
If done right the religion would appeal to those quarky individuals who will continue to add to the uniquiness (and wealth) to the group.
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WTWizard
I would disband the whole organization. There is no need for this cult to continue existing. Then I would use whatever money I could raise from selling the assets to settle the pedophile issues and the lack of education in the membership. That should go a ways toward righting the wrong that they have caused--however, I don't think there is any way to totally rectify the mess they have caused.
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Junction-Guy
Darn it, On the way out, and WT Wizard beat me to it. I would disband the whole rotten org. sell the buildings, redistribute the money to all JW's and EX JW's, then take out the largest ads in every newspaper in the world, and publicly apologize for all of the damaging lies they have perpetrated, and leave this as a warning for any future cults.
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brinjen
First I would get rid of elders being able to disfellowship & disassociate, then I would get rid of the elders, CO's etc. GB would go, so would the rules on chrismas, easter, birthdays, blood, sex before marriage, homosexuality....pretty much everything they ban now. I would sell the assets and distribute the profits between the abuse victims, bethelites (current & former), take out advertisements in all the newspapers apologising for all the WTS wrongdoing. Five meetings a week? One is enough.... I would encourage social gatherings amongst the congregations with an emphasis on providing entertainment and support for the younger members, older ones would receive visits from others in the congregations to make sure their doing well, help them out. Kingdom halls would be called churches, I would allow members to think for themselves and encourage them to question the beliefs. Assemblies? One a year is enough, for one day with video conferencing via the internet for those who can't attend. Door to door work would no longer be necessary, encourage others to join through your good works and your genuine love for your religion. That's a start.
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Brain Dead
Well it looks like I'm going to have to make some big changes in New York on Saturday, there's going to be some butt kicking, I better wear my army boots
Birthdays are coming back, Christmas is coming back, every known holiday known to man is coming back, just for starts
Then I'm going to bring back mini skirts and all enticing and provocative clothing for woman, yes lots of cleavage
Door to door work gone, all kingdom halls will have recliners with cup holders, a place for a can of beer
Awake and Watchtower magazines are defiantly gone, instead will study Newsweek and Cosmopolitan, man that Cosmopolitan has some juicy stories in it
And those Assemblies have to go, far to boring, if I have to go to a big building to sleep I might as well stay at home and sleep on my sofa....sheesh
Instead will have a once a year beefiest, where everyone brings their own beer and will have all the ladies bring different kinds of pizza
But of course will have to use that time to discuss the serious conditions that are plaguing mankind right now, a moment of silence please.............................................................
Well thats all I can think of right now but I still have a couple more days before I leave, I'll add more to the list as I think of them
My butt is kind of sore from sitting at this computer for an hour, does this ever happen to you and please no butt jokes I've heard them all, I'm a very sensitive about my butt
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davegod
My old hall had one of those floors that slanted down to the stage. Get rid of everything but keep those halls. First we line the walls and then fill the place with water. Now you can walk thru the lobby, change clothes in the back rooms and go for a swim to the stage. Once you get the stage, (how to put this without it getting removed) let all your fantasies come true! We could have beer night, poker night, Caligula nightyou name it.
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Frank75
I would disband it and free the captives. Unfortunately many like the structure and need someone over them to tell them what to do in life.
There is no cure for that need sometimes other than death itself!
Frank75