Idolatry Within Jehovah's Witnesses

by WTWizard 17 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • WTWizard
    WTWizard

    OK, so you have heard that the witlesses are against idolatry. But, they do actually worship a group of men called the Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger class. Notice how many times they have been wrong, reversed position (often multiple times), and have even been responsible for people's death. And yet, blindly the flock obey this Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger. They never question anything, nor do they modify anything to enhance the effect. If they do, the hounder-hounder will show up and put them back in line or put them out of the congregation.

    So they outstandingly have no images? True, they do not have traditional images similar to the churches. They are forbidden from even wearing a cross or having a cross or statue of Jesus or the Virgin Mary in their homes. For sure they have none of these in their Kingdumb Hells. But, just about every Kingdumb Hell, piece of littera-trash, and Headquarters have one image: The Watchtower image. I have even seen tie tacks and cuff links with that disgusting image offered for sale with field circus supplies (the link often appears on this board as an advertisement). Which they use as the substitute for the cross.

    Also, that means that, instead of worshiping Jesus as the other churches do, they are worshiping a corporation and the Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger. Now, I am not going to say authoritatively whether idolatry is right or wrong, or tolerable (some people have zero tolerance for it, while others accept it as long as they are not initiating force, coercion, or fraud on others). But, for a group that outspokenly has zero tolerance for idolatry, this smacks of hypocrisy.

    So you don't believe that the witlesses are venerating that symbol? Next time you have a Puketower or other piece of littera-trash, I suggest taking a black Sharpie or some Wite-Out and defacing that Watchtower logo right in front of Brother Hounder or the hounder-hounder. I bet you will be in for a lecture about defacing Jehovah's trademark. True, they do not have these things prominently in the building like crosses in regular churches, but they are in fact a symbol of the corporation that the members are in fact worshiping.

    Another test: Next time you are at the Grand Boasting Session and the Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger comes out with a talk, just try doing the opposite of what they say without blatantly violating the Bible itself. The Bible has nothing to say against going to college, for instance. So, the next time the Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger tells you not to go to college, just try signing your children up for college or taking some courses yourself. If they have something to say about the music you listen to, just try getting 50 Cent's The Massacre CD. If they tell you not to go online, it's time to buy a computer (and if you already have one, put it online). If they tell you to increase your field circus time, try cutting back sharply (the Bible has no indication that you are to screech around at 160 MPH all day and night in field circus). Even go ahead and put up the Christmas tree next year! The Bible doesn't say anything bad about doing that.

    If you take the above advice (blowing off the Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger without blowing off the Bible itself) and Brother Hounder or the hounder-hounder has anything bad to say about it, then you can be sure you are not worshiping the Bible itself. You are worshiping a man-made organization, and that is idolatry. Which means, maybe it's time to do more than just putting up that Christmas tree next year.

  • Satanus
    Satanus

    Agreed. The fds is an idol to jws. Other idols are the bible and yhwh. Also, visiting do's and co's get quite a lot of adulation. They are like their god who wants only worship for himself. Worship of other orgs/gods is not tolerated.

    S

  • Gopher
    Gopher

    I saw four members of the Governing Body being idolized and adored when they came to a 4-day District Convention here in Saint Paul back in 1983. That was one of the years they gave talks that were tied in by radio line to other conventions, and Saint Paul was the "key city" that particular weekend in 1983. The atmosphere was almost as if Christ's apostles were here.

    They always claimed that the GB members were humble servants, ordinary brothers, with the implication that they got no special treatment. Then in the late 1980's when it came time to do the "life story" article on then-WTS president Fred Franz, the article was done in a highly adoring fashion, with special fancy borders around all the pages of the story in the Watchtower magazine. Nobody else ever got that same treatment.

  • Robert7
    Robert7

    This 'worship' of the FDS and WTS was one of the first items that bothered my conscience and made me see 'the truth'. I felt like they talk about the FDS and WTS as much as Jehovah and Jesus. I thought the FDS was a humble 'channel' and really should be transparent. They are absolutely asking for exclusive devotion.

  • compound complex
    compound complex

    Agreed.

    At the last Circuit Assembly that I attended, there was a considerable queue before the stage after the program concluded. Each person was awaiting his/her turn to speak with Guy Pierce.

    Given my condition of heart and frame of mind at that time, I thought, 'how lovely, all the children wishing to speak with Christ's "brother"!' I was ambivalent at the time; therefore, I continued a tad worshipful.

    CC

  • cultswatter
    cultswatter

    They sure idolized Russell- OOOOH YES ME PASTOR DEAR BRO RUSSELL and all that cheesy stuff

  • AlphaOmega
    AlphaOmega

    There are some good examples here :

    http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/7/141518/1.ashx

  • Honesty
    Honesty

    Jesus has approved the "Faithful Slave" DO YOU?

    The "Faithful Slave" sez...

    Jehovah has provided the "Faithful Slave" to guide us in these last days.

    The whole lot of them are Gross Idolators.

  • Must obey!
    Must obey!
    the Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger class

    LMAO!

    But seriously, you are absolutely right; JW's do idolise the Tower image. Just look at the cover of the new JW only Watchtower study version: it has a big Watchtower image on the cover. It is rather disturbing consideration the purported occultic associations with a watchtower. JW's will obey every whim of Watchtower teaching & 'new light" even if it is clearly at odds with what Jesus said (eg, how the Society twists what Jesus said about his future 'presence' and 'coming').

    JW's are like the Babylonians being forced to bow down to Nebuchadnezzar's image of gold (Daniel 3). The GB super-fine apostles say: "Bow down and submit to our every interpretation, policy, and 'new light' unquestioningly or we will kill you spiritually by disfellowshipping". There are not many Shadrach, Meshach & Abedneggo's in the organisation.

  • GoddessRachel
    GoddessRachel

    Wow, THANK YOU for this thread! I was just thinking about idolatry and how to speak on it to a JW family member, and then there is this thread with all these wonderful examples and amazing logic. And so logical, I hardly think my JW will know what the heck I'm saying.

    It's so sad though, isn't it? That the WTS has so many of our loved ones falling for this BS, when it is so obvious.

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