Good points, prologos, although I think 'hell' would be a taboo subject
YAWEHLAND - Imagine a country where Jehovah's Witnesses are the majority
by EdenOne 41 Replies latest jw friends
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Splash
Ayia Napa goes from being the party capital of Europe to a retirement village!
Splash
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sowhatnow
sam harris is right, religion needs to go away ,
ahh the day...
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suavojr
That can be a scary thought, think of an Islam caliphate = theocratic JW institution, same bad outcome.
Df'd people will have to live isolated from society, suicide rates would go up.
Anyone voicing disagreement would mysteriously disappear.
Men will try to move up the ranks to dominate the others, corruption would creep in and soon execution of all dissidents will take place in the name of Jehovah.
People will show a smile to world but inside will scream S.O.S
Complete lack of normal human empathy.
The list can go on...
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NVR2L8
The very thought of living amongst a world filled by JWs under the rules of the GB would suppress free will, equating to slavery. I was involved in several building projects and JW activities where you are only free to conform to the leaders, regardless if they are right or wrong. The reason given is that you don't want to disrupt the unity and harmony of the group, but the real reason is that you must totally submit to the rulers even when it doesn't make any sense. I will never surrender my right to think and freedom to any cult leaders. -
WTWizard
And what if someone decides that, not only they do not want to be a jokehovian witless, but they wish to move to New Zealand so they won't have to deal with this. Would they be allowed to move out of the country if they wish to not be a jokehovian? Especially one that is halfway around the world. -
Still Totally ADD
There is a lot of stone on that island. I am sure stoning would be enforced for crimes of not believing the GB, oral sex, sex before marriage so forth and so on. After all back in the 1950's didn't a Wt. bring out if the Wt. could they would kill those who broke the law of the Wt. That is what happens when Cults take control. Still Totally ADD -
EdenOne
What about politics? Would the GB find an excuse to get into the "wordly" politics, or use the 'others' to do their dirty job? Would there be a JW president? Prime-Minister? What about Parliament? Would they accept being the majority and not being represented in the political institutions of the country?
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Simon
JW's are self-regulating - they appeal to some because of their size and quirkiness. If they became larger and more mainstream then they would stop appealing to many of those same people who would instead look for some other alternative, non-mainstream religion.
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jw07
1. Within a short while there would be suicide bombers who cry out "Jehovah is the only true God" before detonating in apostate enclaves. They will count it as a 'Witness'.
2. There would be approved movies and books mandated by the 'government'.
3. All citizens would be required to give service to 'government' (HQ) in order to print literature, and to do landscaping work across the nation to make it look like 'paradise'.
4. Elders and Circuit Overseers etc could practice polygamy since Abraham and other 'faithful men' did that
5. "If, now, your right eye is making you stumble, tear it out and throw it away from you..." amputations and removal of eyes etc for certain 'crimes', which would take place right before baptisms at conventions.
6. There would be as many conventions per year as the Jew had festivals.
7. Internet? What internet? There would be a large network with only access to JW.org
8. All computers, tablets, phones etc will run JW-OS, a Watchtower approved operating system, which has built in search and shopping features linking to JW.org, and of course screening for 'inappropriate' material not approved by the GB.
9. JWNN (JW News Network) would report news about the world to the sheeple.
10. They would eventually arm themselves and attack weaker nations that they are guaranteed to win militarily against in order to prove that Jehovah is giving them victory over his enemies the way he did with the Israelites.