by iloowy 8 Replies latest jw friends
Hey.
I came across this Open Letter from a PO to JW's in good standing. Eventhough it was written in 1976 a lot of the material in it is still a good source of info to get JW's thinking about beliefs.
Here's the link:
http://www.watchtowerwiki.org/files/1976_Letter_From_PO_to_JWs.pdf
What would you all suggest about a similar Open Letter campaign for today.
Best wishes.
--ILOOWY
I copied and pasted this into my browser but couldn't get it to come up.
It's working fine.
Maybe this will work for ya.
http://www.watchtowerwiki.org/files/1976_Letter_From_PO_to_JWs.pdf
At 28 pages I tried to get the gist of it sopunds like the same BS arguments they are using now for their flaws have been around for some time.
scroll to the end and read the last paragraph of that pdf, guess it's page 28?
The soberlng question then emerges for us, by the standard of Deuteronomy
18:20-22, which the Society and we anxiously and quickly apply to others, how
.should we view the Society?
*ACCEPT
OR BE WORTHY OF DEATH?Does the Society demand absolute obedience? Do they feel a Christian must
follow Society Interpretations, even when these interpretations of scripture are
wrong, or be liable for eternal death? Notice the following quotes from the Walsh vs.
Lathram trial cited above under the heading "Unity."
Question: "Back to the point now. A false prophesy was promulgated?
Covington (Society): "I agree to that."
Question: "It had to be accepted by Jehovah's Witnesses?"
Covington (Society): "That is correct."
Question: "If a member of Jehovah's Witnesses took the view hlmself that that prophecy
was wrong and said so wouid he be disfeilowshipped?"
Covington (Society): "Yes..
. Our purpose is to have unity."Question: "Unlty at ail costs?"
Covlngton (Society): "Unity at all costs."
Question:
"And the person who expressed his view, as you say, that it was wrong,and was disfellowshipped, would be in breach of the Covenant
If he was baptlzed . . .And as you said yesterday expressly, would be worthy of death?"
Covington (Soclety):
"I WILL ANSWER YES, UNHESITATINGLY."
Sadly that was back in 1976 and their ranks still grew.
Anyone know who it was that wrote the letter?
On the third page or so of the PDF doc there are postal addresses for contacts.
But no names are given.
I wonder if any of our longtime ex-jw's had read the letter, knew about it, or even tried getting in touch with the writer.
With best regards.
--ILOOWY
