Bet I get stuck with bone burying duties! Just my luck!
George
"We're Sooo Deep In This Time Of the End"
by minimus 60 Replies latest jw friends
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minimus
It's such a silly religion. A religion for bird brains.
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Olin Moyles Ghost
I came across this political ad in the Alabama governor's race. Watch this 30-second piece and then try to tell me with a straight face that the government of Alabama is going to "turn on religion" anytime soon...
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Mad Sweeney
Speaking of birds, does anyone remember in the 1970s how Dubs would talk excitedly about how crows were so much bigger nowadays than when they were kids because they were getting ready for eating the dead bodies after Armageddon?
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undercover
Yea, between Christian fundies in the US gaining ground (causing politicians to align themselves with their silliness so as to stay employed) and Muslim countries and their "theocratic" governments, the whole concept of the world's governments turning on religion is pretty stupid...
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Cagefighter
Yes they are saying it more... I am hearing this from my family as well.
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Bangalore
Here is what they were saying nearly a hundred years ago.
Bangalore
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Terry
If you remove the aspect of Chronology and End Times predictions from Jehovah's Witness beliefs what do you really have left
to MOTIVATE new converts?
Who would gladly give up birthdays, Christmas, education and such?
Who would want their kids to experience the joys becoming a laughing stock at school?
Who really wants to shlepp crappy magazines door to door on weekends waking grumpy people up on their only days off?
NOBODY, that's who!
The only exciting and motivating sizzle to the Watchtower steak is END TIMES PREDICTIONS and ballyhoo.
The membership is a snake swallowing its own tail when it comes to these predictions.
THEY MUST CREATE SUSPENSE and generate anticipation and coitus interruptus over and over until they have blue balls the size of grapefruits.
But, they can't achieve the orgasmic release of ARMAGEDDON ever because it is a horror fantasy from twisted minds.
Armageddon is something to look forward to in a Groundhog Day of never-ending repetition. It is the sneeze that never happens.
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thetrueone
The cohorts to Russell's aspirations where always used to push literature further to the public and to help in the printing ,
this kind of manipulation helped to progressively expand the publishing circulation.
It really was a devious manipulation of peoples fears and ignorance that they held on to.
The FDSL and god's own solemn organization was just marketing and self empowerment,
benefiting the Kings of this little kingdom.
This manipulation still continues to this day unfortunately, money still comes pouring in
supporting the kings, new bullshit is worked up to keep the mental salves second guessing about
the viability of this organization.
The kings die off only to be replaced by another willing king, all in the name, power and glory of god.
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thetrueone
Whats so interesting about the WTS. is that they will announce that past members of this organization,
namely the Presidents and GB members, went ahead of themselves in proclaiming how close the world
is to the end times apocalypse, without a sincere apology for the consequences of doing so to the flock of adherents.
Then soon in the next Watchtower reiterate the exact same thing with a new twist to their story.
I expect this comes with the program of arrogance of being god's only earthly organization,
in other words there is no body of elders watching over the GB and their deeds and actions,
they are without refutation.
This is where the freedom of religion comes into play, you can market yourself at will, grabbing adherents
that you can and manipulate them to your shape and likening.
Religion is essentially corruption presented with a warm and righteous smile.