What will the JW religion be like in 2015? (page 5)

JimmyPage

I have to agree with OTWO on 2034. It's sad but I do think a lot of JWs think this way, much as I previously thought 1994 was to be an important year.

Sour Grapes

I don't think that anything will change. How many stayed after being promised that

1975 will be the end? That was 34 years ago. My mom believed the end was coming

in the early 1960's and now she says "just think how much closer we are now than

then."

As long as there are people who need structure in their lifes, people who can't make

a decision, people who like being told what to do, people who have disablities that

will be gone in Paradise, people who lost loved ones and want to see them again on

earth, people who have family members who are JW's, there will remain the JW religion.

Sour Grapes

steve2

I don't think that anything will change.

Yes, there won't be sudden major changes; however, if the past few years are anything to go by, there'll be lots of relatively minor changes over time that, cumulatively begin to alter what it means to be a JW in good standing.In recent years, the following changes have beed made:

One less meeting night a week, reduced length of the Public Talk to 30 minutes, reduced hours o preaching required of pioneers and others, Awake reduced to one issue per month, noncombatant military service now a conscience issue as is voting in political elections, the receiving of blood fractions is now an explicit conscience issue, etc.

There is a slow but steady "eroding" of what you need to do to remain a JW in good standing.

freedomisntfree

Since when was voting a MOC? ive never heard that and im pretty sure if u joined the army in any form you'd be pretty outed

villabolo

All of the predictions stating that the Watchtower will either crumble or stay the same are based on the assumption that this society-civilization as a whole will not change. I believe otherwise. I believe that peak oil and climate change will drastically affect us. During bad times almost all religions, especially apocalyptic ones will grow. This may not happen by 2015, at least the worse of it won't, but the JWs simply have too many people to dissapear overnight. I believe their numbers could get slashed by, let's say, 90% and they could still spring back to where they were in a matter of years.

villabolo

daniel-p

Scratching and clawing, they'll further sink into self-induced obscurity.

daniel-p

I think they'll just continue to get more and more hammered by the Internet, and in response will get more and more reclusive, obscure, and irrelevant. Sort of like Scientology.

I think its entirely possible they'll be on their way to eliminating the blood doctrine.

steve2

Since when was voting a MOC? ive never heard that and im pretty sure if u joined the army in any form you'd be pretty outed

Hi freedomisntfree, I'm hoping that other posters who are more up to date with quotes and references can help you with the Watchtower's own comments about these 2 issues (the military and voting). I had questioned this earlier and posters readily supplied me with Watchtower references.

Black Sheep

Freedomisntfree, see the WT Nov 1, 1999 QFR

Cheers

Chris

SPAZnik

I would be surprised if there was any significant change whatsoever.

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