Good morning!!
OK, I'm back! LOL!! I was working on some projects around the house, and got busy. I just wondered what everyone would have to say about this subject. Since I am fading and not quite ready to just leave, I went to the meeting. I had the Bible reading, and didn't want to skip. The brochure about the Org is excruciating to listen to. It is very insulting to people's intelligence to say the least.
So amongst all the other propoganda, the subject of M.E.P.S come up. One Sister comments on how we know we have the truth and the this is J's ORG because we invented M.E.P.S.... I think my brain actually flat-lined for a second or two. This Sister is sweet, don't get me wrong. The ignorance of the comment and the entire study in general was astounding. The "thinkingest" people on the planet...
You guys are cracking me up. Oh yeah, the first thing that popped into my head was, " WTH?!?! What about that thing called the INTERNET?? Did the JWs invent that? The thing that makes JW.ORG possible?!?! The very thing they demonized until it suited their needs as a corporation!!" LOL!!
So what about Gutenberg's printing press with movable type?? What about all the varied ways of preserving the printed page? Let's go back farther, what about papyrus used for writing? I guess Egypt was chosen by Jehovah as well? Ancient China had paper. Maybe China was used by Jehovah too?? We could go on and on, and on.. The whole thing is ridiculous!! Oh!! Then we had the secret letter about the ' Draw close to Jehovah' book. That was funny.
The best part of the meeting was the attendance. I doubt there were 50 people present. We just had the C.O, and the house was packed every night. Then two weeks later, things go back to the way they really are. It's been said that many JWs have mentally checked out, and just go through the motions. I agree with this 100%. Many depressed ones, or border-line inactive ones fall into this category, IMO. There is nothing wrong with these people. They probably have some depression caused by the ORG. They are bored as hell at the meetings because every meeting is a repeat of the last, and there is no END in site. There is no "spiritual" refreshment, it may as well be a time-share meeting. I like that! The JW meetings are about getting your time-share in the future! What's worse than paying for a time-share that you can never use?!? Talk about depressing!
Oh well, rant over... I skipped service again to work on my house, so I had better get busy. Thanks for all the comments. It's nice to know that I am not taking crazy pills, the meetings really are that dumb..
DD