It probably appears to most intimate observers that the WTS
is caught in a trap of its making - unable to change without
destroying its own authority.
Not so, I say. There ARE creative ways the Watchtower could
change radically and quickly without imploding. For example:
1) Blood - this is the big one, an emotional issue that could
destroy them if most Witnesses understood how the Watchtower
leadership has covered up and deceived them while killing
off innocent people. What to do? Simple!
Take 6 months to write a series of articles that strongly
emphasize WILLING self sacrifice. Teach that Jesus didn't
sacrifice his life because he was threatened. After 6 months
of this kind of preparation, have ALL Circuit Overseers
instruct all bodies of elders to cross out the section of
the "Pay Attention" book listing blood transfusion as
a df'ing offense. EXPLAIN TO THEM that this is not a radical
change at all, just recognition that self-sacrifice must be
purely voluntary to BE PLEASING TO GOD. After a year or two,
the blood issue can be conveniently forgotten.
2) Fixing worthless, stupid, speculative doctrines ( blood,
Gentile Times, chronology, etc.) Take a page from the Mormons,
the Catholics and the Adventists. The doctrines of a religion
don't have to make sense or even be real. Want some examples?
Ellen White (founder of Adventists) gets whacked in the head
and has epileptic visions of Jesus quoting 19th century
food faddish books on health. And Catholics???!!! YOU'RE
TELLING ME THIS CRACKER TURNS INTO WHAT!!!!!??
The key is to build an infrastructure that takes care of people
so they spend time doing other things besides finding fault
with the stupid beliefs of church leaders. Build a church
basketball court, a church summer camp, a charity soup kitchen,
a day care center, a college, USE YOUR IMAGINATION! (for
Watchtower leaders, probably an impossible task).
Lesson here: you can still have an active religion without
total inquisitional conformity! How many Catholics practise
birth control?
In summary, I'm not interested in extending the collective
survival of this emotionally sick cult, but if you get them
away from being hateful (a bunch of happy Unitarians), that
would be good enough. It just takes creativity ( yikes! is
that the same as inspiration? Forget it, they're screwed!).
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