Helpful suggestions for The Watchtower Society ...

by wannabefree 11 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • wannabefree
    wannabefree

    It seems you discontinued the wrong meeting.

    1. Reinstate the "Book Study" at private homes - (and go back to the original name, because changing the name to "Congregation BIBLE Study" isn't fooling anyone)

    2. Add a real Bible study/discussion to the in-home meetings.

    3. Discontinue the other four meetings and sell the Kingdom Halls ... or turn them into homeless shelters, that would be a Christian thing to do

    4. Stop printing magazines for the ministry, tracts work just fine

    ... ah, forget it, this is pointless

  • brotherdan
    brotherdan

    It is pointless. There are JWs that are interested in reform, but they tend to eventually leave. There is TOO MUCH to reform. If they want to try going after some sort of truth they need to dissolve the org completely and start again. But that wouldn't work either, come to think of it...

  • Soldier77
    Soldier77

    LOL! wannabefree, it is pointless, but good attempt to try.

    I'm a bit more forward with my mom, I told her the other day that the org needs a huge overhaul. A reformation is needed etc, and she totally agreed, she see's the hypocrisy but won't leave because she feels that this is still God's org.

    To go along with what you said BroDan, there would need to be so much reform that this would be a totally new religion to clean up the shit that is within the WTS. The funny thing is, isn't that how this damn religion got started in the first place? It wanted to break free from the BS of mainstream relgion? LOL! Look at where we're at only after 130 years! Corruption all the way to the top (worship us or die), pawned their idolatry as pseudo-worship to God, manipulating millions, and yet, out of all of earth's population, less than 1% are members.

    If God is using the WTS he sure made a mistake in choosing them to spread the 'good news'.

  • sabastious
    sabastious

    Stop commanding your members to commit suicide if they need a blood transfusion!

    -Sab

  • Meeting Junkie No More
    Meeting Junkie No More

    Great list, wannabefree - hopefully the Bethel lurkers are taking NOTES...so I will add one more...

    5. Retrain your minions to actually 'shepherd' the flock - oh, right, I hear there are just such shepherding/training sessions beginning shortly...

  • Ding
    Ding

    "Get rid of all your literature and read the Bible itself in context from cover to cover, using a good (i.e. non-WT) translation and see what you've been missing."

  • wantingtruth
    wantingtruth

    In any case , what will happen to WTS will be only God's will !

    firstly, Isaiah 47 :

    1. "Come down and sit in the dust,
    O virgin daughter of Babylon;
    Sit on the ground without a throne,
    O daughter of the Chaldeans!
    For you shall no longer be called tender and delicate.

    .... continue with the entire chapter 47 ....

    and then see Zephaniah 2 :

    15. This is the exultant city
    Which dwells securely,
    Who says in her heart,
    "I am, and there is no one besides me "
    How she has become a desolation,
    A resting place for beasts!

    Everyone who passes by her will hiss
    And wave his hand in contempt.

    NASB

  • seenitall
    seenitall

    Sell all the properties in Brooklyn - give a pro-rated amount to all former Bethel workers based on years worked.

    Do away with loans for KHalls - ownership outright by WT - only expenses cared for by locals are for maintainence.

    Do away with reporting time! This is probably the biggest hangup that the org has.

    Do away with aux. pio, reg. pio, required hours, quotas.

    CO, DO, Gilead - special servants in full time service - why call them special? Do you need titles????We are all bros & Sisters!!!!

    Bible study using only the Bible (various Translations) & use commentaries (where do you think Russell & others got their ideas?).

    Youth groups, single parent groups, neighborhood charity programs, host poor families, clothes drives for homeless, shelters.

    Old folk homes for old missionaries, DO, CO, Bethel - with healthcare.

    No more delusional faithslave slave, limited numbers, dates, wacky formulas.

    No more trying to make everything in the Bible & prophecies apply to modern-day events, JWs only.

    Recognize, acknowledge and respect the good things done by so-called worldly people, orgs, and churches.

    Stop saying - "We are the only true people, clean & pure, everyone else is evil & under the influence of Satan"

    Stop delighting in the foretold destruction of billions of people and then talk about billions coming back from the dead!

    Positive influence in local economies - giving tax money and other things freely - not being so tight-fisted.

    Letting members express their own opinions in a loving manner without restrictions.

    Open forums with leadership where freedom of expression, concerns are welcomed.

    Be a true humble, meek, loving, caring and unified group with no gossip, hatred, shunning, lies and coverups.

    Stop all the false claims and admit openly that YOU and not the pubs made mistakes, failures, causes needless death & suffering.

    Stop all micro-managing of congs, elders, COs and pubs.

    Say for once - "We really don't know much at all - only a few things and we all need to trust Jesus for direction and not us!

    We are not qualified to handle judical matters - no more df (go to police, courts, lawyers, etc).

    Let the members use their conscience and encourage some differences within reason, with love and acceptance.

    All Kingdom Halls, Assembly Halls and Conventions to have survey forms (how are we doing, room for improvement, wants, needs?)

    Do away with record keeping, numbers, facts, etc. - don't keep track of the injury.......

    Do what Jesus would have done - in all things.

    In other words, be a true CHRISTIAN CONGREGATION!

  • snowbird
    snowbird

    Yes!!!

    Syl

  • notverylikely
    notverylikely

    I got the onloy suggestion they will need....

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