Do You Think The Organization Is Corrupt?

by minimus 42 Replies latest jw friends

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  minimus

  Many Witnesses regard the Organization as their "Mother". Whatever "Mother" says is what we do. "Mother knows best!"

  When Governing Body members give their life stories in the publications, it appears these men are 100% selfless and truly God loving, God fearing men.

  Do you think the Organization is corrupt or godly?>
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  insearchoftruth

  Good question....I think that they are misguided thinking what they are doing is truly helping people.....the corruption I see is a couple of things:

  1. Where is the money going that is collected for the magazines......I know there are a lot of operating expenses, but with the willed money to the org, that part has to be self sustaining
  2. It seems to me that the control is getting more and more centralized in the Governing Body, but the average JW can not see that. If I have read the posts correctly, the July WT greatly diminishes the importance of the anointed remnant, with the full glory going to the GB. It also appears that while the organization is taking more control, they are also shedding the responsiblity to the local congos for things like child abuse and the like, keeping the 'mother ship' financially separate.
  3. Blood......making the policy so strange that one can not give blood or take a whole blood transfusion, but one can take all the parts....this seems to be another way to shield the organization from lawsuits.....if a family loses a loved one due to no blood, the org can say that the 'fractions' are allowed and a MOC.

  The rank and file see the organization as 'godly', the faithful and discreet slave....but the rank and file does not question a darn thing about the FDS.
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  passwordprotected

  Corrupt.
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  mindmelda

  If you're asking if they are doing and teaching the things they do while deliberately knowing they're wrong or unsupportable, it's hard to say.

  Since we are not privy to the thoughts of the GB and so few other Witnesses know them personally, you can't really know if they're sitting up there rubbing their hands together going, "Bwhahahaha" like Dr. Evil.

  But, intentional or not, the damage is the same. People are being damaged by what they teach and they're profiting from it. That's corrupt.

  Don't you think that many cult leaders drink their own Koolaid? I think they do, it's easier to do what they do out of delusion. Self delusion is a huge part of it, I think.
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  sspo

  Just like any other religion there are sincere and godly people that truly love "Jehovah"

  and those that could care less about spiritual things.

  I don't think the organization is corrupt or the leaders are crooks.

  The governing body are worshipped by the JW's and live like kings but we have to admit

  that there has never been any financial scandal or theft considering the cash available at the headquarter.

  I would say the watchtower thru its interpretation of the bible is bloodguilty, allowing its members

  to die by the thousands and brakingup thousands of families.
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  minimus

  If Watchtower is basically a corporate BUSINESS, I have to wonder what the bottom line is.
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  insearchoftruth

  Just like any other religion there are sincere and godly people that truly love "Jehovah"

  and those that could care less about spiritual things.

  I don't think the organization is corrupt or the leaders are crooks.

  The governing body are worshipped by the JW's and live like kings but we have to admit

  that there has never been any financial scandal or theft considering the cash available at the headquarter.

  Very true there has never been a financial scandal. I have done no research on the financials of the WTS, but I would venture to guess they really are more asset rich than cash rich....maybe a bit less now due to the financial conditions we are in, but from what I understand they own tons of property, not only in Brooklyn and upstate NY, but also don't they own most of the KHs as well.

  These men are disillusioned, they have it good and they feel that they are all but one with Jehovah, in fact the power must feel amazing, realizing that they are not acting with Jehovah, they are acting as Jehovah.....
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  asilentone

  Corrupt!
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  minimus

  There may be no financial scandals known due to gag orders.
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  insearchoftruth

  There may be no financial scandals known due to gag orders.

  That could be quite true......the child abuse settlement was 'gagged' pretty strongly...and to the run of the mill witness, there is not an issue with child abuse in the watchtower....that is a problem only amongst the empire of 'false religion'.