The only organization that God directs.

by man in black 14 Replies latest jw experiences

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  man in black

  During the decades in which I was a jw, so many times I heard comments about how the wtbts is the ONLY organization that God is directing here on earth today. In fac there was a popular story in the late 70's about how the US Army once came to a district assembly to observe, and learn how to better organize large groups of people.( I remember the speaker commenting on how many attendee's thought the tribulation was starting because the Army was there. .)

  Well, since leaving the jw religion I have seen firsthand how other organizaions operate, and without a doubt I think the wt is pretty low on the totem pole when it comes to a focused, efficient organization.

  This past Wednesday I flew to Washington DC as a guardian for Honor Flight, these people fly veterans from WW-2 out to Washington to spend the day.

  The direction, focus to detail, and efficiency was just awesome, here are some of my pictures .

  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/fbx/?set=a.10150226546344882.364918.503309881&l=28e32a9393
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  wobble

  Thanks for posting M.I.B, from the photos it looks as though all had a great time ! that must have taken some organising !

  I was first made aware of the fact that the WT couldn't organise a piss-up in a brewery when at the tender age of 19 I volunteered for pre-Assy work.

  The whole thing went on a wing and a prayer, in those days we catered for the assembled throng with some revolting dinners. The thing was this facility, Wembly Stadium, ran the kitchens on steam at the time, in1969.

  No one knew how to get the stuff working, but 'coz me and some mates had gone, one of our drinking friends , who was a JW, turned up, he was a steam engineer, and he proceeded to work night and day to get everything going.

  The whole thing was like that, chaos below the surface, with Bethelites and C.O's in charge of departments, all of whom knew jack-s**t about what they were supposed to be doing.

  It was the same with quick-build K. Halls. A Bro. in our congo who ran a large building firm costed out a quick build, and said a commercial firm like his could do it cheaper and still make a profit !

  They wouldn't do it that way though, not "Theocratic", cretins.
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  Heaven

  Awesome pics, MIB! Whenever there is a large crowd gathering, organization is key. The Watchtower does not have an exclusive skill here.

  About God directing the organization, some 25+ years ago, my parents were talking to me about the cult in their farmhouse kitchen. I looked at both of them and asked the following question point blank:

  "Is God directing the Watchtower?"

  At the exact same time my Dad answered "No." and my Mom answered "Yes."

  You should have seen the 'holy sh!t' look that went between them. It was priceless.
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  WontLeave

  "Is God directing the Watchtower?"

  This is a major subject of contention for me. You'll hear it stated from the platform, in Watchtower Study comments, in casual conversation with JWs that the Governing Body, and by extension (I can't get enough of that phrase, lately) the literature are inspired by Holy Spirit. I've even heard some long-time JWs - not some newbie who hasn't been properly trained - state in no uncertain terms they see the literature as being the modern equivalent to the Bible and equally important. Let's face it, they see the literature as "solid food". What's that make the Bible? milk?
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  Terra Incognita

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  man in black

  thanks for the comments,

  one thing I forgot to mention is that this happens about 12 times a year here in Chicago, and they fly to Washington from all over the country.
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  Broken Promises

  I was quite impressed by the organising that went into the royal wedding on Friday. The scene of the hundreds of thousands of people streaming down the Mall towards Buckingham Palace lead by the English bobbies was amazing, not to mention the other crowd scenes.

  The WTS are not the only ones who can organise large gatherings.
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  Bungi Bill

  When the JWs make this claim to being the ONLY organization that God directs, what evidence do (or can) they produce to back it up?:

  - A big fat zero!

  It all comes down to "We are the only organization that God is using, because we say we are."

  Bill.
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  Terra Incognita

  Bungi Bill:"It all comes down to "We are the only organization that God is using, because we say we are."

  Bill; I'm afraid it's much more complicated than that.

  1. We are the only organization that God is using . . .
  2. . . . because the Bible tells us so.
  3. The only way to interpret the Bible is through our organization.
  4. Therefore, we are the only organization God is using; because the Bible, that only we can correctly interpret, tells us so.
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  clarity

  man in black, wow great shots.

  Lot of organizing for the Honour Flight to fly the WW11 vets out to Washington. The men and women are not forgotten!

  I remember the watchtower bragging about how 'every one and his dog' wanted to take lessons from them. Not only about organizing the assemblies etc but how all the Jdubs were so well trained to not push ahead in crowds or litter or grab the best seats bla bla.

  While watching the royal wedding in London, what did we see? Riots...no. A million people walking calmly toward the palace. Smiling and happy, no pushing, following instructions. Such a mass gathered there ..... now those Brits really know how to organize!!

  c