TWS= Theocratic Warfare Strategy
Jehovahs Witnesses are taught that it is OK to lie, if it in someway helps to support their organization, or helps to deflect criticism of it.
Jehovah's Witnesses are known to give appearances that they are normal, just like the average American. Jehovah's Witnesses are even taught to deceive the Judges in court cases involving child custody.
I still know very little about Mormons, but the few opportunities I have had to talk with them, it seemed to me that they were either lying or trying to cover up something. I get this vibe from them, and not other mainstream religions.
I had an incident in a Walmart a couple of years ago. An elderly walmart employee was trying to witness to me about her faith. She didnt say she was Mormon up front, she was just witnessing to me about Jesus Christ. She was very convincing to me, I almost thought that she was just your typical run of the mill church going Granny. It was almost to the end of the conversation that it became aparent that she was Mormon. I believe that the way she went about in witnessing to me, was a well calculated plan to gain my acceptance of her religious beliefs. I believe this to be the equivalent of the Theocratic Warfare Strategy that JW's use.
What Im wondering is if Mitt Romney is using some kind of Theocratic Warfare Strategy to make people believe that he is different than what he really is?
Do Mormons practice TWS ??
by Junction-Guy 26 Replies latest jw friends
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Junction-Guy
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nvrgnbk
Are you really that naive, Dave?
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Junction-Guy
Naive about what? This woman? Mitt Romney?
Please explain why you question me being Naive? -
Junction-Guy
What's the matter, cat got your tongue nvrgnbk?
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nvrgnbk
Cat got my tongue?
No, sir.
I can't believe that you're asking if a politician, or anybody for that matter, might try to lead others to believe that they are different than they are in reality.
That's not unique to Jehovah's Witnesses or LDS.
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Junction-Guy
Maybe, maybe not. My religion tells it like it is, and doesnt sugar coat anything. We dont go out of our way to keep up appearances or make someone think that we believe differently than what we do.
So I guess the question is are all politicians dishonest in their personal beliefs? I dont think all are, but I do believe the majority are. -
Reverend Warhawk
All I know is that they like bicycles. A lot.
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Qcmbr
Nope - we don't - it isn't a concept that we have (unlike the JWs who have a term for it) however, that isn't to say that individuals don't pull Mormon strings.
As a missionary I know of several incidents where the mission president defended his missionaries when they were in the wrong. The nearest regular world example I could paint this to is how a sports manager looks after his team even when they do things that are wrong. There is an implicit idea that when you are talking to someone about LDS faith you couch the terms in a pro manner and don't jump into flash points - milk before meat - but isn't that true of life generally. If you want a job you wouldn't start by saying what a loser you were and how once you stole sweets from the local store - same thing for all proselyters regardless of faith.
The only scripture that I've ver heard that even comes close to TWS is the following:
(New Testament | Matthew 10:16)
16 ΒΆ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
..also this is quoted in the Doctrine and Covenants.
As for Romney - he's probably guilty of being too honest - people love to suggest what his real motives are and to label him yet ironically would be the first to post in bold letters when someone turned the tables and did that to them on this site. At the end of the day a politician has to stand fr something and since there are almost no universal policies you have to displease someone. The smartest politicians say very very little because in reality the vast majority of people - the ones voting - don't have the intellectual capacity or moral courage and / or access to clear information to make a good judgement on critical issues. In many ways people are voting for a leader not series of policies. Great leaders are rarely remembered for fulfilling campaign pledges but are counted for their actual achievements.
As such when making a voting decision it would be useful to make a comparison chart between candidates successs and failures on a public front NOT on whether their dog was on the car roof x years ago or whether they are on their 3rd wife or even which party they stand for. Results ALWAYS trump words. -
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Qcmbr
Are you spamming with advertising here Blondie?