Well, it would save the parents from the decision on whether to send the kid to college...
From Rutherford -2008 Watchtower ="dont have kid's till after Armagedon!"
by Witness 007 54 Replies latest watchtower bible
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watson
No kids means they have to leave their estate to someone.....
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sacolton
I'm DA'd, but my wife is a raised JW and she doesn't want to have kids with me because she doesn't want to raise them in a "split faith" household. I'm 41, and I always wanted kids ...
What to do? What to do?
Cognac:
what a bunch of jerks...
Next thing you know they will be telling everyone to not get married...
Actually, an elder was very disappointed that I chose to get married because he wanted me to go to Bethel. He didn't attend the wedding.
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drew sagan
Very interesting article. 10 paragraphs highlighting what could be defined as the 'negative' aspects of parenting. Of course any parent would say that the things listed in this article are really not a burden compared to everything you receive as a parent of your beloved children. That said, here is a list of every single negative aspect they provide, in the order it appears.
- It interferes with a marriage that has not had time to settle
- Babies require attention 24/7
- Husbands get jealous of the children because they take the mothers attention.
- Sleepless nights
- "Involves years of self sacrifice"
- Big investment in time and energy
- Baby will be distracting at meeting and home for several years
- Baby could take away from bible study and meditation
- Could have a "debilitating effect" on the wifes spiritual health
- You have to provide more than just food, clothing , shelter and heath care but spiritual instruction as well
- It is challenge to make disciples of children.
- The bible says there are advantages to singleness
- it could bring about health problems and heartaches
- the children could be "disobedient to parents"
- Its a serious challenge because of the 'critical times"
- parents will have to wage a fight against "the system of this world"
- Direct quote: The battle is not always won!
- It is "tribulation" for parents of children who 'stop serving Jehovah'
- and none of this compares with the "great tribulation" about to come!
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After saying all of these negative things and not saying anything positive about the benefits of having children the Watchtower then says "may awareness of the critical days in which we live influence how we think about marriage and parenthood in this time of the end".
After 10 paragraphs of negative rhetoric on having children I wonder what conclusion they want people to come to. Yet another example of how through the power of suggestion they label something as negative and pointless without coming out and saying it. What weasels! -
Amber Rose
I cannot figure out why they would print an article like this. I cannot understand how they think they will benefit from telling people not to have children. I can only see this having a negative effect on people. How are people with children supposed to react to this article? I can see them getting very pissed off, first from the article itself, secondly from all the "friendly encouragement" - comments such as "Oh, that's too bad that you have kids. I bet you feel bad that you can't serve Jehovah more."
Some are suggesting that there is an ulterior motive for printing this. Some think that the WTS is hoping to squeeze more cash out of its members in the form of estate planning. I really don't believe that the WTS is thinking that far ahead. The married couples who do hope to become CO's or missionaries will have no estate to pass on to anyone. They all live paycheck to paycheck and none own homes, they all rent.
I think that this article just provieds further proof of how out of touch they really are and how much they buy into their own crap. No kids means no future, no one to keep the organization going, no new elders, no one left to drop a dollar into the donation box. Keep it up folks, insult the R&F, don't encourage a future generation, see how much longer you will last.
Ugh! And telling them to stay single! For a woman to succeed in the WTS all she can hope for is a husband!
They just hate women and children. Great strategey for building a strong organization!
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New light for you
it is sad..... but
ARENT YOU GLAD that there might be LESS JW's if the dont procreate?????? yea!!!!!!
What makes me mad about this.. and many other "guideline suggestions" like this, as opposed to "rules"... My girlfriend who's the witness, husband is not. I can tell the husband "witnesses tell the cong. NOT to have kids, it's highly not suggested" but of course, good witness says "NO! it's up to us!!"
Its the congnitive dissodence.. though i cant spell it. There's lots of subjects that "we" on the inside, know are "wrong" but are worded so if someone is coming in the truth, and would be turned off by that , we could say "oh , no, it's really up to you". I HATE THAT.
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VM44
Jehovah will not forget their work, and the love they show for his name
Easy for The Watchtower to write this...empty, meaningless words.
Now if The Watchotwer had to pay a pension to all those who did not have children, then it would be another story!
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RR
Rutherford's last Book "Children" 1942 = P.281 "Wait until after Armagedon to bring children into the world...it is only afew years before the other sheep are gathered to the Lord, until Armagedon...those with infants during Armagedon will have greater woe...it would be a far greater difficulty to care for them during the Tribulation."
Yep, poor Joihn and Eunice, never got marriued, never had children, both in their prime, waited for armageddon before they tied the knot and had kids. Now their both dead!
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Eliveleth
My husband and I were at that convention in St. Louis in 1941. We were told that young people should not think about marriage. That we should pioneer, put in more service time, be faithful meeting attenders. Because of natural urges, Joe and I got married. I was 17 and he was 21. After a couple of years, I wanted to have a baby, but he was insisting that Armageddon was too close. I finally convinced him that even if it came very soon that we could make it with a baby. I never thought my son would go to kindergarten before the new world would be here. My son died last year at the age of 56. I am so glad that my maternal urges overcame my fear of WT propaganda. We have 3 other children and 11 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren. And still the end is not here................ Velta