Somebody you think you know well enough to trust writes you a BIG check.
The check bounces.
They don't exactly apologize, but, give a plausible explanation.
They THEN write you another check on a different account.
Since you believe them very trustworthy you accept it graciously.
On the strength of their reputation and assurances you deposit the check in your OWN account.
From there you proceed to pay for various necessities, mortgage payment, insurance and childcare expenses.
The check bounces AGAIN!
Your checks, consquently, ALSO bounce!
Penalty fees arise and your own situation becomes precarious. You're thrown into emergencies
you thought to avoid.
But, once again, a plausible explanation is given and you are told you deposited the check TOO SOON. So, you are implicated in the fault! Reassurances, credentials, reputation are all paraded before you. Then--YET ANOTHER check is written on yet another account and presented to you!
I know you are way ahead of me! The check BOUNCES again!
Why?
Well, it turns out the person presenting the check to you is merely claiming Power of Attorney for the ACTUAL account holder (the wealthiest of all the wealthy!)
An explanation is given, once again!
The actual account holder allows the check presenter control of the checking account--but--corrects them when, due to human error, they screw up (out of no bad motives, of course.)
Nobody is actually AT FAULT! A simple human error without any culpability is understandable.
Besides, there have been plenty of OTHERs writing checks on this account who screwed up even WORSE!
NOW...
Here comes the question you've been waiting for...
Since all the others with power of attorney make equal or worse human errors in their Power of Attorney offering checks from this one substantial account...
WHAT IS THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION FOR YOU?
The actual Account Holder has never actually been seen.
Should you STOP ACCEPTING the Account Holder?
Should you go to one of the other bad check writing sources?
Or should you conclude they are ALL FORGING the signature in the first place?
The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, from the beginning, has offered a better deal than that of all the competitors.
It began by peddling Soul Sleep and resurrection to a Paradise with a perfect body vs Eternal Torment in Hell. Who would not respond emotionally to such a choice of potential fates? It offered a definite ending on certain dates rather than a fuzzy uncertainty. It kicked butt and took names on WHO exactly were the bad guys: Catholic Church, clergymen, politicians, etc.
In short, the WATCHTOWER crossed the line which religion never wants to cross out of fear of exposure...
What is the line?
IT GOT WAY TOO SPECIFIC IN THE REAL WORLD!
Christians dare never cross that line or the real world will prove them wrong every single time!
And that is exactly what happened to them.
PREDICTING ARMAGEDDON in 1925 caused J.F.Rutherford to admit he had "made an ass" of himself.
PREDICTING ARMAGEDDON in 1975 caused JW's all over the world to put their own reputation and personal integrity on the line publicly. And they made asses of themselves.
The Watchtower blamed THEM.
At first the numbers were fudged and readjusted.
It was accepted because it all seemed TOO GOOD not to be true. But, failure after failure of date setting can gnaw away at even the most robust fantasy ideal alternative.
IF IT WERE NOT FOR SOMETHING CONCRETE (WWI) being big enough to attach importance to that would save face for the faltering Charles Russell prediction racket the JW's of today would be has few and far between as the desultory International Bible Students who still peddle the Divine Plan of the Ages.
The Governing Body writes different checks today on a different bank account than it did in the past. It uses real money from the pockets of the faithful sheep who are squeezed in every Kingdom Hall to fuel their real estate empire. Not a bad segue into the real world for the boys in Brooklyn. It is an awful burden to the rank and file who must pay the bill in their shabby day to day jobs as janitors.
So, what is YOUR answer?