And the real reason for this policy is because they know most educated people will sooner or later see through their BS and agitate against their ideology and way of running this org. They not only lose them but also others that may get influenced by them, the FDS count on ignorance and low education to retain their members.
"The Superiority of Being Taught By Jehovah" -- British Version
by cabasilas 17 Replies latest watchtower bible
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M.J.
The spanish version in the USA mirrors those already posted. I went to the DC and heard it all.
The statement was actually made during the negative college experience part that "College is no place for a true Christian". I wish I had my recorder.
The guy went on and on about how he worked his butt off to get through college with some kind of literature degree and then couldn't find a job. Go figure. Somehow for all that he got into $90k of debt.
Meanwhile the guy with the next part really played up his fancy work he does for a particular tech company, which he learned through on-the-job-training, and didn't need to go to college for it. From his description I actually know what company he was referring to and I have many friends that work there, including my cousin, who doesn't have a degree. Without a degree there is a definite ceiling to what types of work you can perform and advancement you can get. My cousin laments not getting his degree when he had the chance.
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onacruse
*** km 6/01 p. 2 Service Meeting Schedule ***
15 min: Youths—Be Wise in Choosing Your Career. This is the first of three Service Meeting parts that will review Scriptural principles related to supplemental education. Some Christian youths are pursuing secular careers through higher education, which is having a negative impact on their
spirituality[read: ignorant submission to the Watchtower Society]. This part is a discussion between two parents and their teenage son or daughter. The youth is at a point where a serious decision needs to be made about future goals. Although some may want to pursue financial advantages, prestige, or comforts of life, the family examine the Bible to see what it recommends. (See YoungPeopleAsk, pages 174-5; TheWatchtower, August 15, 1997, page 21, and September 1, 1999, pages 19-21, paragraphs 1-3 and 5-6.) The youth agrees that it is wise to pursue a course in life that will serve him or her well in achieving theocratic goals to advance Kingdom interests. -
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Seeker4
Having trouble listening to this nonsense. All the points are stacked in a particular way to put education in a bad light - and without education you might not realize that!
The thing that turns my stomach on this is that I have a very bright 10 year old granddaughter still in the Witnesses, and I will work like crazy to make sure this type of crap is ignored as much as possible by her parents!
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dedpoet
Thanks for that cabasilas.
...."Sexual immorality is common on university campuses"...
It's common at plenty of kingdom halls as well, and most students
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cabasilas
Thanks, Onacruise, for this, from the June 2001 Kingdom Ministry, page 2:
Youths—Be Wise in Choosing Your Career. This is the first of three Service Meeting parts that will review Scriptural principles related to supplemental education. Some Christian youths are pursuing secular careers through higher education, which is having a negative impact on their spirituality. This part is a discussion between two parents and their teenage son or daughter. The youth is at a point where a serious decision needs to be made about future goals. Although some may want to pursue financial advantages, prestige, or comforts of life, the family examine the Bible to see what it recommends. (See YoungPeopleAsk, pages 174-5; TheWatchtower, August 15, 1997, page 21, and September 1, 1999, pages 19-21, paragraphs 1-3 and 5-6.) The youth agrees that it is wise to pursue a course in life that will serve him or her well in achieving theocratic goals to advance Kingdom interests.
Question: Is there anyone out there who can provide a scan of this KM article? I know it's on the WT CD-ROM, but I'd also like to have a copy of the actual article for reference. Thanks!
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cabasilas
The PBS "Knocking" website still has a "Talkback" page open. It just put up this commentary on this subject:
http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/knocking/talkback_s.html
The "Myth or Reality" section for Knocking on PBS says this about the Witness view of a college education: "Also, the preaching work of Witnesses did not require a college degree, therefore the pursuit of higher education was discouraged.... Now, many young Witnesses attend college." Since 2005, Witnesses are strongly discouraged from seeking higher education. The 2007 District Assemblies contains a lecture entitled "The Superiority of Being Taught By Jehovah" which gives a one-sided, very negative view of higher education. The lecture includes interviews with members who give testimonials how college was really a waste of time and how devoting oneself to preaching door-to-door is a better choice for Witness youth. No allowance is made for those Witness youth who might want to choose a professional career (like teaching, medicine, journalism or law) which would require a university education. Instead, college life is stereotyped as immoral and antithetical to spirituality. Many other religious groups find ways to nurture faith for their children in college. Why can't Jehovah's Witnesses do the same? Why stifle a young mind that might want to seek a career requiring higher education? Aren't there additional ways to serve God than just preaching?
Just a thought...if you feel strongly on this subject like I do, perhaps you might have an experience you could share showing how the WT is wrong about the benefit of higher education. At the link above you can submit a response on that subject. It needs to be less than 250 words. There are many young JWs who might benefit from the encouragement to follow their dreams and seek higher education.