by hoser 10 Replies latest jw friends
Here's another buzzword that burns my butt. Worldly. I refuse to say it. Worldly association. I say " It was a non-jehovahs witness function."
BTW worldly can be used as a compliment or a put down. Worldly means that a person has done a lot of things in their life, travelled a lot, or is experienced or sophisticated.
So go ahead and call me worldly, I'll take it as a compliment!
Hoser - Well you are right. There is plenty of ''Loaded Language'' used in the WBT$ which only add to the evidence that it is a cult. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loaded_language
You will find when examining the WT-CD the WTS has dropped the use of worldly when applied to people by about 80% since the late 1990's. They use non-witness(es) more now.
Worldly smordly dippity do
guess what jdubs think of you
they can't wait to see you fall
by an angel with a fireball
Funny how the Governing Body doesn't practice what they preach, they still use the word "worldly" in the talks they give today.
Is there a "dictionary" anywhere on here with a list of these loaded language terms?
That would be an interesting read.
Onager - there's been a couple threads on the topic. A few of the highlights for ya:
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/280904/2/What-words-has-the-WT-redefined
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/6021/1/Dub-Glossary
Can't change their habits....that's why I said it was in print.
I think a better word is "normal"
Yup, that's another propaganda/mind-control word, "worldly".
I use "normal people" quite often, that pisses off my JW family I can tell, but they haven't yet actually pulled me up or questioned me on it, whcih makes me smile inside, because they are tacitly acknowledging that they are far from normal !
Most normal people use the world "worldly" in a positive way, as in "worldly wise", for the JW's they reserve the more negative "other worldly".
