No, these are not fake JWs. In my congregation there is an infestation ot this. Someone gave my wife several of these lapel pin things (is almost like they are passing the cool aid). I went ahead and got rid of them when no one was looking. And not only that, it seems like there is a competition going on at my hall. Everyone want to carry the biggest one around. They are also making round ones with pictures of Sophia and that evil looking boy (for the kids) some with huge bows attached to them. People are pinning these things to their kids as if they were the seal of salvation.
The Art of Hypocrisy - How Jehovah's Witnesses worship a symbol
by BluePill2 45 Replies latest jw friends
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BluePill2
Wow! Thank you to all the insiders for the info. So this IS actually a thing.
Vidiot: That was so spot on! Incredible that no one at Borg World noticed what you just said. Such a simple statement and so applicable to the WT$.
There are probably some "Brothers" filling their pockets with a whole line of merchandise for the gullible older folks that don't know how to create religious marketing materials!
JW.BORG: The Boardgame
JW.BORG: The Toilet Brush
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BluePill2
I was thinking about what you wrote WTWizard and it really smacked me on the head. The symbols you mentioned all have deep meanings, historical and cultural values attached to them and - eventhough I am not religious anymore - I can understand how people get emotionally attached to them. There is the mystic and strong symbolism. Definitely.
Since I left the Borg I started to have a greater interest in Church buildings, from the perspective of history, archaeology and architecture. I have visited almost all major cathedrals in my home country and all the famous ones in Rome, Venice and Florence and I must say that you enter a church and there is definitely "something" that impresses you. The vibrant colors on the windows, the golden altars, the cold, musky air and the smell of burnt candles. Very interesting. The Catholic faith moved people to build impressive buildings and paint and to carve statues.
I ask myself: What is the legacy that the Watchtower is leaving? Would people visit one of their buildings 500 years from now?
Even the Watchtower as a symbol had more meaning. At least old Russell took it from the Bible and spun a story around it. I can imagine that it attracted people because of the mysticism.
The JW.BORG symbols is EXACTLY what the modern day organization deserves and represents: cold, corporative, marketing and cash making machine! A sign that truly resembles what the Borg is all about. In that sense it was perfectly chosen.
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SonoftheTrinity
I want to make a JW.ORG Flag, since copywright laws don't apply to parody.
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kneehighmiah
The stupidest thing is those who wear these pins to the meetings? Why do you need to advertise a website at the meetings, where everyone is already a believer? This is blatant idolatry.
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sir82
Hitler, a pagan who was forced into war
Yes, those pesky Poles just happened to be in his way - he had no choice!
WTW, you've written some remarkably stupid things on here, and most of the time we just give you a pass, but this is over the top, even for you.
Off topic rant over.
BTW, I agree - JW.org pins & merchandise is craven idolatry.
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BluesBrother
That damned symbol is everywhere around me.
I went to Twickenham Convention and someone I knew gave me a lapel pin..
My own family are wearing these pins all the time. If I were not so old and thick skinned it would be embarrasing
They have stuck the blue logo up on the K/Hall that Sis Blues supports ...The Catholic Church has its cross, the town mosque has its crescent, they have THAT!
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Finkelstein
It would be a good guess that there are some JWS who are making a business selling items with that logo on it.
$$$ Aren't JWS into multi level marketing ?
I recently saw a work van parked in my neighborhood which looked like a floor layer's truck with two JWorg posters pastted on it,
one on the front and one on the back of the van.
Weird !
