Boiling It All Down

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  comment

  Comment: "Why should I believe the Governing Body?"

  Witness: "Because history shows that they teach the truth and distribute spiritual food at the proper time."

  Comment: "On the contrary, they've made dozens of mistakes throughout their history, huge mistakes that damaged other people's lives and happiness."

  Witness: "They are imperfect men. Even the apostles had wrong expectations at times."

  Comment: "But the apostles didn't enforce the shunning of others who chose to disagree with them."

  Witness: "We need to maintain unity in the congregation."

  Comment: "But you refer to your faith as 'the truth.' If you make that big of a claim, then truth, not unity, should be the bottom line. Which brings me back to my first question..."

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  outnfree

  Impeccable logic, comment,

  but you do see how it goes round and round....

  Pity!

  outnfree

  Par dessus toutes choses, soyez bons. La bonte est ce qui ressemble le plus a Dieu et ce qui desarme le plus les hommes -- Lacordaire
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  Trilobite

  Comment,

  Execllent. I'd like to suggest a slightly different but equivalent ending;

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  1. NonWit: "Why should I believe the Governing Body?"

  1(a.) Wit: "Because history shows that they teach the truth and distribute spiritual food at the proper time."

  2. NonWit: "On the contrary, they've made dozens of mistakes throughout their history, huge mistakes that damaged other people's lives and happiness."

  2(a.) Wit: "They are imperfect men. Even the apostles had wrong expectations at times."

  3. NonWit: "But the apostles didn't enforce the shunning of others who chose to disagree with them, especially on matters for which there were no definite Scriptural principles."

  3(a.) Wit: "We need to maintain unity in the congregation."

  4. NonWit: "Unity in what?"

  4(a.) Wit: "Beliefs and procedures."

  5. NonWit: "And who decides what those beliefs and procedures should be?"

  5(a.) Wit: "The Governing Body"

  6. Go to (1)
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  hawkaw

  then truth, not unity, should be the bottom line

  I will remember that one.

  hawk