Flipper, what an excellent post, and everyones comments were great too. Yes WT controling statements have been going on since its inception. Many statements are so dogmatic especially in the earlier years of the organizations history. And equally the same is true today. Do this Do that. Can't do this Can't do that.
Missing meetings because of work has always been a sore spot with the organziation and elders. Heck I knew elders that worked late hours missed meetings and service. But did they get shit for it, not they didn't. They can get away with alot before anyone takes any action. When the C.O. comes around then they pull up their sock and try and make a good impression. So transparent. Even the witnesses who miss so many meetings pop up like submarines when the C.O. comes to visit. Good old guilt feelings can overpower them real good.
I recall vividly the day my mother and aunt went to visit my wonderful non witness grandma, my mother was returning every gift my grandma had ever given us as kids. She told her mom(grandma) that she was demonized and that it was causing problems in our home and she handed everything back to my dear grandma, my grandma was heartbroken. My aunt who isn't a JW, recently told me that my mother hurt her mom so deeply she cried and cried for days. Yet my grandma forgave my mom and other aunt. She was more of a chirstian then my witness mom and aunt. Oh I was so angry at them for doing that to my grandma. How cruel and unchristian can one person get.
My mom is a fanatical zealot witness. I couldn't believe that she could tell her own mother she was demonic. My Grandma was a devote Christian an Anglican just as I am today. I know she died while I was still a JW, but my aunt assures me that my Grandma knew deep down I didn't like being a witness. She was right I hated it, for many many long years. I truly believe my Grandma is in heaven and see and watches over me.
My mom and dad and other witnesses around the globe are all brainwashed and you knowwhat, more than 90 plus percent of them are very unhappy people with problems of mental and emotional health, In fact it is well known fact medicaly that JWs are the most depressed persons in the world. Why? Because of the rigidity of their having to live their lives by the rules of the WTS. They have no pleasure in their lives because the society makes them feel so quilty. They are in constant fear with that quilt. I have heard it come of of the mouths of dozens of witnesses who say they are quilty of not putting more hours, not getting to all meetinga, not getting more time in the service, so they sit there and browbeat themselves into these quilt trip. The Society heaps upon them. Meeting after meeting after meeting. Then they get so worked up about it they get sick and nerves bother them, they have breakdowns or get older faster their health fails or their husbands are elders and they don't get home from meetings until 10:30pm and your exhausted the kids are acting up and your ready to pull your hair out by the roots. Gee isn't this a happy wonderful so called true religion???? Not!!!!!!!!!!!!
What can be done to open the eye of these witnesses so that they can see what really is truth.?? We can hope that they find sites such as this one and learn what is going on behind the closed doors of the WTBTS
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