by sabastious 37 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
The GB members are also in full belief in how to control their members, which mostly involves provoking
thoughts of fear and guilt, throw in some basic human ignorance and wallah you have yourself a religion.
As far as the WTS. is concerned there's only one way to reach and understand god and that is on the
ONE WAY highway named The Watchtower Express.
The GB members are also in full belief in how to control their members, which mostly involves provoking thoughts of fear and guilt
Do you think they knowingly put in that fear and guilt, because it's obviously prevalent within their literature, or do you think they are unbenounced to it's malice?
-Sab
Sure they know they're inciting fear and they also know what will result from that instigated provocation.
Which has always been with this publishing organization the proliferation its own literature toward the public.
Armageddon ( Death ) and Paradise ( Happiness ) has always been marketable commodities held to by the WTS.
The return of Jesus in 1914 was added to sweeten things up just a little bit further.
Sure they know they're inciting fear and they also know what will result from that instigated provocation.
I have a hard time believing that they believe that fear and guilt is the key to success. In the end, that's what makes it on the pages of the Watchtower, but for some reason I have a strong suspicion that the Governing Body are none the wiser to the fact that most people would consider them on par with Moammar Gadhafi; who is the current poster child of what happens when guilt and fear are used on the masses.
-Sab
aSphere, do you believe that the GB are captives of a concept?
-Sab
Basically, yes I do.
Basically, yes I do.
Do you mind explaining why?
-Sab
You raise an interesting question. I mean the obvious aside that they would get their asses kicked if they tried, but from their perspective why wouldn't they? Interesting thought.
I fully believe that the GB or at least most of it's members are kool-aid drinkers themselves. They buy the shpeel they put forth. But one big thing I think is that this generation of the GB are no longer biblical scholars of any sort, they are watchtower scholars. They have no idea what the bible says in any scholarly way, they only know what the watchtower has been saying the bible says. Part of the WT line for the past several decades has been to not engage in debate, avoid it at all costs. Do not argue with somebody, if they want to argue forget it, move on. And I think at this point they don't care about the theological accuracy of what they believe, because they are kool-aid drinkers themselves and not biblical scholars. Just like the cult members they control, they don't believe it because it makes sense, they believe it because they think they are chosen. Whether or not what they believe is accurate or true is of secondary importance, so why bother arguing with people that are going to try and argue that what you're teaching isn't true? I think they've given themselves permission to ignore the world and focus only on keeping the flock obedient to them, which in their mind is what is actually important. Was it Fred Franz that said in court that it didn't matter if their prophecies were true, or their teachings were true, it only mattered that everybody followed him in lock step like a marching army? That's the governing body view now I think. It doesn't matter if they are right, it only matters that they are obeyed because they are chosen, and publicly debating wouldn't accomplish that goal. It's some pretty stout kool-aid.
Very nice post JonathanH.
Jim Jones killed himself along with his cult, so it's very possible.
-Sab
I have a hard time believing that they believe that fear and guilt is the key to success.
If you take in the perspective of what responsibility the writers/editors have within this organization
as to cultivate public interest, you might realize the probable necessity to what they write
and how they propagate the literature to the public.
Its sole core source of income was the selling and distribution of its own published works for many years,
although that has abated somewhat now.
SAB , I know of a 14 year kid that hung himself in his family garage because of all this organization taught him,
creating an unbearable amount of anxiety, guilt and unworthiness.
Suicide and depression are quite high among practicing JWS.
Need I say any more.
