Wow Gingerbread that was amazing!
What was the "theme" of each decade?
by ILoveTTATT 14 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
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gingerbread
Thanks Millie -
I've been thinking about this gradual evolution/transformation in the 'Society' for some time. It's based on reading as much as I can about the history of the organization and the people who held key positions of power and influence.
I've had my own personal experience to draw upon (came in as a kid in the early 1970's) and the expressions of some that we've known - from different parts of the United States - that were Witnesses since the 1930's, 40's and 50's.
Understanding the past is essential to understanding the present (and future)!
ginger
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Fernando
What millie210 said.
Great definition, perspective and synthesis the big picture, gingerbread.
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Gregor
All the above are on the mark. I am a born in, and grew up in a large, involved, family of jehovah witnesses. I was baptized in 1955 at eleven years old.
I consider the late sixties as a key turning point. The Malawi persecution was on the front burner, then there was the urgent appeal for funds to buy the Squibb property. All of this in midst of the anticipation of the 1975 end of the world.
They got the real estate deal, the jws in Malawi were forgotten, and '75 was a big jerk off.
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transhuman68
Yeah, that's funny- I guess the 60's & 70's could be called the 'real estate' decades- when the WTS was so proud of its Brooklyn properties that a picture of them was on the first page of all their books! LOL, that should have been a wake-up call to what the GB thought was important!