Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 12-04-2011 WT Study (RECREATION)

by blondie 42 Replies latest jw friends

  • WTWizard
    WTWizard

    This article is nothing more than a list of rules. No entertainment that takes away from field circus or boasting sessions. So, what about the assertation that every second you are spending on entertainment could potentially have been spent instead on theocraptic activities? Even something as simple as listening to a regular song while preparing to leave for field circus could have instead been spent listening to a Kingdumb malady or rehearsing a call.

    Quality? When I last checked, they have been banning just about everything that involves the whole congregation on specious reasons. Usually, there is an isolated incident where there is a congregation gathering and someone brings in the weed or too much beer, and fornication results. Though these are exceptional situations, the Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger uses it to issue a ban on these activities. About all that's left are things like hiking, cross-country skiing, reading an approved book, and the like. And even that must fit into the rule that if you could be doing something to further your field circus instead, even that is not allowed.

    I don't think it's very common for apostates to be going around shooting the cops, drink-driving, burgling homes, or things like that. Yet, that's what the Filthful and Disgraceful Slavebugger would have the witlesses believe--that most of them are debauched low-lifes that would have sex with a cow given a chance, that drink-drive and drug-drive, and go around shooting up neighborhoods. Most of them have regular activities that simply discontinue wasteful practices such as attending boasting sessions every week and wasting time in field circus. And I believe more hounders are likely to drink-drive, while in good standing, than apostates.

  • punkofnice
    punkofnice

    Jinkies! This is just a classic case of WBT$ control. Creating fear and phobia over 'recreation'. We all know what the WBT$ REALLY means. They mean don't enjoy life. Stay depressed.

    I can't see anything positive in this article for the JWs.........poor devils!!

    As I always say:

    Obey the Governing Body and DO MORE or Jehovah will lovingly murder you SOON* (Using anti-matter from Alcyone). How Happifying.

    *(Terms and conditions apply and are subject to 'overlapping' or ‘New Light’™or which ever makes the GB appear much higher than God!)

  • sabastious
    sabastious

    14 Following Jesus’ example in choosing companions

    will be very helpful. From creation onward, Jesus

    had a love for humans. (Prov. 8:31) While on earth,

    he showed loving consideration for all kinds of people.

    (Matt. 15:29-37) However, Jesus drew a line

    between being friendly and being a close

    friend. While he was friendly toward people

    in general, he was a close friend only to

    those who met specific requirements. Speaking

    to his 11 faithful apostles, Jesus stated:

    “You are my friends if you do what I am

    commanding you.” (John 15:14; see also

    John 13:27, 30.) The only individuals whom

    Jesus embraced as friends were those who

    followed him and served Jehovah.

    And I wonder why I have a complex revolving around association. Here I am years after leaving and I still have a very hard time making friends. No matter how nice or inviting a perspective new friend is I cannot get fear of that person out of my head.

    This is a pretty bold paragraph when I think about it. Jesus mission was not to make friends, but to die for the sins of mankind. Part of the reason Jesus chose to associate with prostitutes and the like is because they were probably lonely and never got any positive attention. Where in the Gospels does Jesus describe who to be friends with? "You are my friends if you do what I am commanding you." What was the greatest commandments again? Love God and love your neighbor as yourself. This paragraph is putting words in the mouth of Christ.

    -Sab

  • punkofnice
    punkofnice

    Rydor -

    I can't believe they devoted an entire paragraph to driving home the point that "Different people will enjoy different types of recreation."

    Yes. Now the WBT$ takes the role of 'Captain Obvious'!

    I takes diff'rent strokes........

    What you talkin' 'bout watchtower?

  • PaintedToeNail
    PaintedToeNail

    Thanks blondie! I always enjoy your analysis.

    sabastious-I agree with you 100%, it is extremely difficult to make friends after being indoctrinated by the WTS!

    CJ

  • BluesBrother
    BluesBrother

    When we were "in" we always bristled at articles like this. I have been known to make excuses to miss the Sunday so that the deputy W/T Overseer had to conduct such article studies..This week the comment at home was "Oh no! - ruddy thought police!" and that was not me but the family who still avidly support the WTS......

    Looking back, how did we ever accept it? Grown people can make grown-up decisions on what to watch and listen to. These men in Brooklyn should never be "masters of their faith" as Paul put it somewhere in the Bible.

    Paragraph 6 said

    True Christians say a resolute no to all such entertainment.

    This includes entertainment that

    features sadism, demonism, homosexuality,

    pornography, or violence or that glorifies

    other vile, immoral practices.

    Feature is defined as " Having as a prominent attribute" ...OK then that excludes a lot of Shakespeare, many of the classics of literature, nearly all historical novels, certainly many books of the "Hebrew Scriptures"...as well as operas , indeed all the great art and drama that has ever been produced.

    What this does is to set up one dub against another as they argue or at least feel judgemental over what is "acceptable for Christians"...I guess they will all end up watching "The Sound of Music" again and again...

  • stuckinamovement
    stuckinamovement

    I was watching football last night, when an Elder dropped by. He pointed to the football game and mentioned the Watchtower studied yesterday, and encouraged me to re-evaulate my choices. This is from the same guy I was in a Fantasy league with. I came unglued.

    I told him that the two examples mentioned in the article for acceptable recreation was "reading a book and bicycling to sightsee" and were the lamest forms of recreation I could imagine. I then asked if hockey, basketball, soccer, baseball, nascar, and the olympics was now off limits for "true Christians?" All are violent, with risks and have extreme competition. Is every sort of competitive team sport now off limits?

    My standard answer now when people ask what I do for fun.... "Read my bible"

    He got the point quickly that I thought the Watchtower study was a bunch of crap.

    SIAM (my mouth is going to be the end of me)

  • alias
    alias

    I takes diff'rent strokes........

    What you talkin' 'bout watchtower?

    ROTFL!

  • DaCheech
    DaCheech

    Outsider:

    If you believe their drivel you're not gonna make friends in school.............. then--> you wake up to the reality, that you're still not good enough for them!

    they have little circles of cliques, it's hard to be in the inside!

    there's a hard mental infliction to their words!

  • yourmomma
    yourmomma

    I had a feeling they would crack down on sports, not that I have any insight, I had this feeling for the simple fact that sports was one of the only things JW's can watch. LOL. and you know the WT cant have that. The watchtower must condemn every possible form of entertainment a JW can possibly watch. if I was still in, I would have rebelled violently to this. I watch almost every NFL prime time game, and watch the redzone channel all day on Sunday, and I watch sports every night. It was, as I said, the one thing I did as a JW. It was my one sanctuary from the JW madness. If I didnt already wake up a few years ago, this would have done it, and done it fast. They are sick and drunk with power and they are just shooting themselves in the foot. Morale is not only at an all time low, but they are making it worse and worse, and are making this religion unbearable for the majority of JW's.

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