Geoffrey Jackson compares waiting for Armageddon to waiting for Brazil to score a goal against Argentina! (page 2)

Splash

I notice GJ doesn't say WHICH world cup though. Just the one coming 'soon' I guess.

TheFadingAlbatros

A behavior unworthy of a person who claims to represent God on earth, and who uses the love of a country for football to give more weight to his ramblings.

Difficult for me to imagine Jesus shaking his body in such a fat lump's way to better seduce his followers !!!

jwleaks

It's quite possible GB Jackson saw the similarity between the governing body of soccer (FIFA) and the governing body of Jehovah's Witnesses and made a Freudian slip.

Freudian slip

2015 FIFA corruption case

Good point Leaks, They would identify with F.I.F.A. since both governing bodies clearly have no conscience, think they are on a gravy train to glory and have no one to veto or investigate their actions. Until now...

freddo

I wonder if the auxiliary counselor went up afterwards and told him that his illustration should be more accurate?

AC "Brother Jackson, may I have a word?"

GJ (Extending hand to be kissed) "Of course my brother! How much did you love my talk?"

AC (Ignoring all fingers and rings thereupon and turning to Ministry School book) "Under study 40 - Accuracy of Statement - note p225 para 3 - When you are consistently accurate in what you say, you will become to be known as a person who respects the truth. This reflects well on Jehovah's Witnesses as a group. More important, it honors "Jehovah the God of truth."

GJ "That's right!"

AC "Well there is no 50 meter or 25 meter mark on a soccer pitch ..."

GJ "Who is your Co-ordinator brother? Better yet who is your Circuit Overseer?"

coalize

And in this, one more time, lousy allegory, who plays the role of the german team?

Because everybody know the more fundamental rule of football : "Football is a game you play at eleven, and at the end, the germans win"

BluesBrother

This only goes to prove what my otherwise ultra faithful dub wife maintains, that this present crop of Governing Body are not fit to polish the boots of those who served before...

Has he never heard of the old Theocratic Min School counselling point of "Illustrations to fit the material" ? or simple dignity?

Vidiot

I have to say, the more I hear these guys talk, the easier it is to believe that someone else much smarter is pulling the strings.

blondie

So is this from sports he watched before he was a jw or as a jw? Do the other GB know he is watching sports?

Dumb, not necessarily, just squirrel it away until the weight of the dumb answers pushes you out the door. It can be suicidal to confront elders/etc. on what they say. Better to ask a question bringing in something else they said contradictory.

konceptual99