JW email - gag alert - Phillipines floods (page 2)

ziddina

" ...It seems that the three who perished have a lesson for us all in the event of calamity. When the brothers in that vicinity were advised to head to high ground it seems that the unfortunate three delayed their departure. Then when they did attempt to leave their dwelling they were unable to escape because the weight of water and mud prevented them from opening the doors. ..."

And the translation of that Watchtower-speak is:

"These brothers refused to listen to HIGHER AUTHORITY and they DIED!!! So you thick-headed, stubborn, lazy Jehovah's Witnesses had better take that lesson to heart - when the Governing Body says "Jump!", you'd better ask, "How high?" if you want to save your worthless hides from the upcoming, just-around-the-corner, too-close-to-buy-green-bananas "great day of Gawd the Almighty"....!!"

It's amazing that the primitive mentality preserved in the 'amber' of biblical scriptures is still around - "Something BAD happened to them - OOOOOO!!! THEY must have committed some SIN - otherwise, why did 'gawd' punish them???"

I suspect that "Sodom & Gomorrah" were probably ordinary, everyday villages filled with hard-working, moral people - but after they were suddenly destroyed, the locals had to come up with SOME explanation as to why they died.... "OOOOOOO!!! 'gawd' destroyed them - they must have done something WRONG!!!"

Same damn mentality that the Witnesses have today....

Zid

NewChapter

It's amazing that the primitive mentality preserved in the 'amber' of biblical scriptures is still around

WOW Zid. As a writer, I'm quite jealous of the above metaphor! Nice.

NC

ziddina

ah, that metaphor's been around for a while....

But maybe it was best known amongst rockhounds...

Cagefighter

Three of your brothers and sisters dying is "brighter news". You gotta be kidding me, regardless of the circumstances.

Callus and Cold.

wasblind

LOL @ ZID :))

undercover

I hate these WT propaganda emails...

First, lets all rejoice that "only" three JWs died. What the fuck about the other 1500 people? Oh that's right...they're "worldly" people. They don't count. Fuck em...

The dead are posthumously chastised for not heading for higher ground quick enough. What about the family that was rescued? Obviously they didn't head to higher ground quick enough either. They were just lucky enough (that's right, WT fuckheads...I said "lucky") to be saved.

And even though it doesn't come out and say it... it overhandedly implies that the three JWs that did die, did so because they didn't heed Jehovah's counsel... like the local WT office had forwarned knowledge of the calamity and the "brothers" sent out the call for all dubbies to head to higher ground while the rest were left to perish below. I'm fucking amazed they didn't throw in a "Lot's wife" correlation...

And hey y'all... make sure you keep your "brothers and sisters" in your prayers. Fuck all else... they're on their own...

JWdaughter

Exwhyzee, Ssn587 is right. The Philippines is very primitive in many areas-probably most expecially in the places your adventure loving son enjoys being. If he is in the dangerous area, he is probably busy helping. Being young and in good physical shape will protect him from a lot of "unforseen occurrences". He is probably having a blast in another neighborhood altogether, though and just not thinking to contact his old mom and dad(as he seems to not be in regular contact since before the floods.)

My best to you and your family.

wasblind

The WTS can blame themselves for the death of those three

after all this is an organization that uses the slowest method

for gettin' out urgent news ;)

Huggs to Exwhyzee

elderelite

I hate findingyself in the position to "defend" the org, but in fairness, this is a random email from a brother or sister and is not an organizational statement.

That said, it does show the mindset of the the cults members. Us us us us us, dont care about worldy people, and "jehovha saves!!!! (well mostly)" And to blame the three who died....... Inexcusable. It sickens me when victums are blamed... And it ignores reality. To say they hesitated and give no timeline is dishonest at best... "hesitated"... How lkng? When was warning given? What was the warning? Was a time line established, i.e. be gone by a certain time? Too many question to simply say "they hesitated so they died". It also smacks of someone stretching for a point to make in a talk about
how we shouldnt hesitate to obey jehovah or it will cost our lives.

Then too, it caries an implied thought of "we know best". Why were dubbies evacuating? They were told to and the world wasnt warned! Jehovahs people care and are the best prepared anywhere! All seems contrived and is instructive of dubbie mentality

wasblind

It's nice to hear a voice of reason, keeps us grounded when it comes to true facts :)

JW email - gag alert - Phillipines floods

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