Readers Ask- simply writing a Letter to the Writing Committee in 1996 got be black listed in my Circuit.
"Our Reader's Ask" November 2012 Public WT
by dontplaceliterature 41 Replies latest jw friends
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dontplaceliterature
Wait, are they trying to say that Jehovah's Witnesses are alcoholics?
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wasblind
" Religious faith that is not built on sound evidence can become a crutch. One that causes a person to be misled and suffer harm"_______Our readers ask Nov 2012 public WT
LOL : THE RELIGIOUS FAITH OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES IS CRIPPLED FROM THE LACK OF VITAMIN E AS IN ( EVIDENCE)
AND THEY USE MEDICAL QUACKERY CALLED NEW LIGHT TO TREAT THEIR AILMENT
" Any food to which whole blood or even some blood fraction has been added should not be eaten"_____Reasoning book page 71
" The Bible does not comment on these ( fractions ). Therefore, each Witness makes his own personal decision on such matters"_____Awake 2006 page 12
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wasblind
There you have it folks,
It's alright to do a fraction of what the WTS says is equivalent to fornication
and idolatry in the Reasoning book on page 71
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wasblind
See there folks you are now healed wit New light
throw that crutch away, and dance
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King Solomon
It's not risky at all: the article is designed to alleviate those nagging fears that JWs MUST experience after being surrounded by overwhelming contrary evidence on a daily basis. The best way to keep someone under control is to convince them they're not being controlled, and encourage them to believe that they're actually reasoning and thinking for themselves.
Paul's reasoning as to proof of existence of God being evidenced in nature is appalling (and perhaps excusable in a time before naturalists and biologists gained understanding about basic life sciences), but that silly line of fallacious thinking sadly is still is use in 2012.
I like the Roman soldier pix, with a JW girded for battle: so if faith is the shield, what does the sword represent?
What a combative way for JWs to go thru life, seeing themselves as needing to prepare for battle (esp when the Jewish-Roman Wars ended 1,800 years ago).....
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bats in the belfry
Black Sheep >> The Awake! 2000, 22 June, article can also be found on
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00DAD
dpl, great observation! Really relevant in light of that bit o' correspondence you recently received.
KingSol, it right on in his estimation of how the WT uses this for mind control, " The best way to keep someone under control is to convince them they're not being controlled, and encourage them to believe that they're actually reasoning and thinking for themselves. "
BTW, KS, the sword represents the Bible in WT "theology".
Here's a reference:
- "Skillfully Wield “the Sword of the Spirit” - “Accept . . . the sword of the spirit, that is, God’s word.”—EPH. 6:17.
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Finkelstein
That article is just one of many articles of propaganda stimulating people to protect their beliefs that the WTS. has instilled into its adherent followers.
It also puts forth the suggestion that if you desire truthful interpretation and reasoning upon bible scripture then you can confidently lay your trust and
devotion upon their organization, god's selectively chosen organization ..........and no others
Defend the organization and all that it encompasses with a strong shield held in battle.
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blondie
Religious faith based on sound EVIDENCE?
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1940'S
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(1984) 70 YEAR GENERATION (1914)
(1994) 80 YEAR GENERATION (1914)
GREAT TRIBULATION BEGAN IN 1914 AND WAS TEMPORARILY STOPPED IN 1918