English C.O. Visit last talk on Sunday - Highlights

by BonaFide 18 Replies latest jw friends

  • neverendingjourney
    neverendingjourney
    I really thought that since I had come to my senses, that everyone else would too,

    I had that feeling before. It happened when I embraced JWism in my teens. The "truth" seemed so obvious to me that I thought I'd convert everyone I talked to, and I set out to do so. I talked to teachers, classmates, non-JW family members. In service, I carried a briefcase full of books and brochures in two languages that covered every conceivable topic. It took about two years before the initial zeal diminished. Thankfully, I was never successful at converting anyone. It took another five years or so before I realized that "the truth" was nothing more than a collection of man-made opinions and interpretations based from a collection of books that were written two to three thousand years ago. In other words, it was worthless.

    So, having gone through an initial scales falling from my eyes experience, I was much less optimistic about the possibility of convincing every JW I knew that "the truth" is anything but truth. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. For years, I had all the information I needed right in front of me, but I chose to look the other way. Religious faith isn't about logic. It's based on belief, something you feel in your gut. People of faith choose to look the other way when evidence that conflicts with their worldview is presented to them. That's what I did for years. I told myself that Jehovah's organization was run by imperfect men and that Jehovah would provide new light when the time was right to fix everything.

    Jehovah's Witnesses for the most part have accepted the belief that Jehovah has an organization that he uses to conduct his affairs on Earth. Therefore, whatever the organization does or does not do is right, even when they're wrong. That's because they have also accepted that the organization is imperfect and Jehovah allows them to make mistakes, so you're incapable of proving that the organization is flawed. No matter what hypocrisy is uncovered or what scandal emerges, JWs will say that the organization is imperfect but it still has Jehovah's approval. There's nothing you can do to change a JWs opinion so long as he or she accept those basic assumptions.

  • still_in74
    still_in74

    when i see all those smiley faces and nodding heads you think I would be happy too.... instead i just get pissed off at how brainwashed they all are..........

  • BonaFide
    BonaFide

    It could be the same C.O. mentioned in your post. He is African-American, been in the circuit work for about twenty years, and recently came to this circuit.

    I like the comment about how if you take on that the organization is "imperfect,", then it doesnt matter what they do, they are always going to be right.

    Thats how I used to feel.

    Until I came on here.

    BF

  • willyloman
    willyloman

    A wise old college professor told me: "Most people don't like their jobs and don't feel fulfilled by their work. That's why the sports stadiums are full every weekend."

    Same is true for die hard dubs. They support their team, no matter what. If the team disappoints, hey, there's always next year.

  • yknot
    yknot

    Rucker...... Thomas Rucker?

  • Jeremy C
    Jeremy C

    The Watchtower world view is like a slot machine in a casino. It captivates little old ladies who cling to the idea that the "big payoff" is in the next token. It is hard to walk away from something after one has already given so much to it. What if the big "payoff" happens soon after you get up and walk away?

    Many Jehovah's Witnesses stay because they need Armageddon to come. So many of them have given up college, forgone building a retirement account, and have taken a pass on pursuing work that involves their natural talents and passions. "We can do all of that in the new system", they tell themselves.

    Just like the old lady who can't pull herself up from the stool of the slot machine, many Jehovah's Witnesses just cannot give up on a concept in which they have invested so much. Many of them could not handle it psychologically.

  • OnTheWayOut
    OnTheWayOut

    Jehovah invites everyone to the wedding and sees who shows up.
    He doesn't choose some over others. He lets the dingbats and the
    pedophiles right in with the rest, promoting many of them.

    They figure Jehovah will sort it out later.

  • yknot
    yknot

    BF..... if you don't know the CO's fist name.....

    Does his voice sound like this?

    http://www.jwbrothers.org/play_audio.php?audio=423

  • Borgia
    Borgia
    "Now why do you think that Jehovah chose YOU to be in his organization? What makes you special? You may not think you are special, but Jehovah does, that is why he chose you."

    .......youre in his organisation. Why? because youre special. Why? because you are chosen. why? because you are in his organisation. Why? because you're special. Why? because you are chosen. Why?........

    Rucker......right! In this case his first name must be "old".

    Cheers

    Borgia

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