Once again the extremely controlling measures taken by the WT society are evident in the "witness only " Nov.15th WT article " Treasure your Place in the Congregation ". As time goes on the governing body keeps pushing the thought into witnesses minds that the " faithful & discreet slave " is the boss , God, main enchilada , the one through whom rank and file witnesses must answer to in order for Jehovah to approve them. So strap your seat belts on: this should be interesting.
Under the subheading " Cherish our Place- How ? " It states we have to cooperate fully with the " faithful and discreet slave ". It continues, " We need to examine our response to the direction we receive from the slave class . Over the years , for example, we have received pointed direction on dress and grooming , entertainment , and IMPROPER USE OF THE INTERNET . Do we carefully heed this good counsel so that we are spiritually protected ? " Translation : We we , the slave class will tell you how to dress and groom, what entertainment to watch , and avoid the internet because Satan owns it ! You'll get apostatitis and die spiritually !
It continues, " Some might reason that areas such as entertainment and dress and grooming are personal matters. For the dedicated Christian who cherishes HIS PLACE IN THE CONGREGATION, though, personal preferences SHOULD NOT be the sole determining factor when making decisions. " Translation : If you value being an approved member of the congregation and don't want to be expelled or DFed you won't be relying on YOUR OWN PERSONAL DECISION MAKING PROCESS ! You'll decide how WE tell you to decide.
Also they discourage independence. It continues, " The spirit that now operates in the" sons of disobedience " is so widespread that it is like the air we breathe. That spirit can cause us to think that we do not need guidance from Jehovah's organization.( Or, us the GB ) We need to guard against developing a spirit of independence . By word or action, MAY WE NEVER CHALLENGE the channel of communication that Jehovah is using today. On the contrary, we should cherish our privilege to cooperate with the slave class . And should we not strive to be obedient and submissive to those taking the lead in our local congregations ? " Translation : You can't think for yourselves, it's too dangerous. Don't EVER question us - we are God's representative, er Jehovah himself ! And so are the elders at your local area ! If you obey us- you are obeying Jehovah ! You better cooperate and be submissive - or else - you know what will happen !
So how did you like that little bit of " cult mind control " ? It just seems these guys are geting more and more about control all the time. They can't stop information coming out on the internet - however they CAN and will warn Jehovah's Witnesses not to think for themselves trying to get them to avoid reading the internet. This is what they are teaching our JW relatives still in at their WT studies. No WONDER many are so cult mind controlled ! As always I welcome any and all comments ! Thanks, Peace out to all, Mr. Flipper
