by cedars 37 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
Hi everyone
I apologize if this is old news or has already been discussed, but I notice the Society has posted a video commenting on the Annual Meeting and the adjusted understanding of Matthew 24:45 on JW.org.
Here is the link...
http://www.jw.org/en/news/events-activities/video-clip-2012-annual-meeting-program/
Thoughts?
Cedars
Thanks Cedars, the thing that really annoys me when you hear about a 'new truth' is that they never admit they got it wrong before, and now they have this new view on the FADS. Every time they change something, they speak as if is the totally new true meaning. Then some years later they change it again, and still say this is the true meaning of this.
All they ever do is guess and hope it turns out ok for them.
Psalms 107:27 describes perfectly for me the state of mind of WT’s 8 GB members:
“They reel and move unsteadily like a drunken man, and even all their wisdom proves confused.”
My head is still spinning after reading the notes from the annual meeting regarding the discombobulated new understanding of the FDS.
I found it interesting towards the end when David Splane said: "And brothers, we LOVE this teaching. We LOVE this idea, because it really truly does dignify the members of the Great Crowd." Surely it's irrelevant whether Splane "loves" the idea or not?! Surely the truth is the truth regardless of whether it is "loved" or not, and any personal feelings of warmth towards it are irrelevant?!
Imagine Isaac Newton explaining gravity to his students: "And students, I really do LOVE gravity. I LOVE this idea, because it really truly does dignify the planet Earth, and how great its gravitational pull is." Imagine him saying it after being hurled off a cliff... but I digress.
I also found it funny how they opened the video with the brothers putting the letters on the front of the Stanley Theater to advertize the Annual Meeting. Firstly, what's the point in advertizing the Annual Meeting when only selected delegates are allowed to attend? Does this mean anyone off the street could have walked in and got a seat? I doubt it. Secondly, why the need to wear protective glasses when putting up massive huge plastic letters? Are those brothers really clumsy enough to be hospitalized by eye injuries inflicted by stray plastic letters? Do they envision the need to have a giant letter "A" surgically removed from their eye socket if things go bad? It seems a bit extreme, but maybe it's just me.
Cedars
They do not need eye protection. They are already blind!!!!
Looking at it again, I guess you really can't be too careful when putting up large red letters to advertize a meeting that is invitation-only...
Cedars
They spend plenty of time bragging about their beautiful theatre and how they have spent resources doing it up. Makes you wonder what they are in the business of doing and how important it is for them to posses expensive worldly goods.
Of course, one of the many perks of singing a song of indoctrination out-of-tune at the Annual Meeting is you get to shake the hand of Vietnam veteran (and one of only 8 spokesmen of God)... Anthony Morris the Third!
Don't you just love how approachable he is?!
Cedars
I watched the whole video, there was a very short video of Mark Sanderson. Why?
Once again Stephen Lett can't resist doing his impersonation of a rabbit in the car headlights...
Cedars
