WT needs your kids uneducated: CO training video is Master Class in F.O.G. This is jaw-droppingly stupid. Beyond moronic, it's sub-moronic. (page 4)

Beth Sarim

I observed that when other people fail or fall short it seems to validate the others who dont.

It validates them.

They feel threatened when others succeed.

Yes.

Diogenesister

Oh FFS I'm sorry that monotonous, droning, soporific presiding elder's voice!😩 Nevermind hypnotising us, he actually sounds drugged himself!! It's mind numbing stuff to have to listen to! 😵

NB Boy they really are that worried about loosing their free labour, aren't they?!

DesirousOfChange

He and I (Balaamsass2) met years later when I moved into his cong. and was assigned to his book study. We are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary next week. -- 3rdgen

Congratulations guys!

Pretty sure we had the opportunity to meet you both at Tahoe a few years ago. Definitely appreciate hearing your story!

Journeyman

The Borg has no scripture to base their stance on education

This is a key point to me, and it has always amazed me how adamantly opposed to ANY sort of further or higher education the org is. There are plenty of scriptures that highlight the value of knowledge, of using the "power of reason", and so on.

The apostle Paul was a highly educated man of his time, as were a number of other disciples and apostles. His education actually became a benefit to the early Christians, as the org often points out (whether knowingly or not) whenever they talk about him reasoning with the Greeks about the statue to an "unknown god", being able to preach to "all sorts of men" (including kings and governors), and so on.

All of this points to the fact that being educated in a "worldly" sense is not inherently wrong - it's about WHAT you learn and HOW you use it (as most people would recognise).

As some have said, I can understand warning the congregation of temptations from certain types of association, or even certain academic subjects - but to make a blanket ruling against all additional education beyond the minimum, and to "enforce" it by threatening to punish fathers who are elders or ministerial servants is crazy. And those same warnings apply to life in general. In the workplace, or just in your own neighbourhood, you will encounter people who could be "bad association" - you just have to learn to deal with that, not run away from it. Didn't Jesus also say Christians should be "in the world, but no part of it"?

In wealthier and more educated countries, the org has made some low-key concessions in recent years by talking vaguely about "if there is the need to take on further education to earn a living", which is generally equated with vocational skills (which of course are valuable in themselves), and in places like that, it's generally accepted now for youths to go to college for practical courses without any suspicion or accusations, but clips like this show the org are still very resistant to come out and state that being educated in itself is fine, and can (and should) be an honourable goal.

By so strongly discouraging further and higher education, the GB are shooting themselves in the foot in terms of trying to maintain a future for the organisation. This will continue to drive young (and not-so-young but intellectually hungry) people away, and also disillusion more MS and elders who want to see their children develop themselves.

KerryKing

They try to deny their members their god given right to exercise their own free will. In their recent delayed WT they even state that they're allowing people to use their own conscience! They don't have the authority to allow or disallow anyone to use their god given conscience. Even human courts recognise that human right!

Beth Sarim

Free will?

They just cant use it.

LongHairGal

JOURNEYMAN:

I once had an elder admit to me that “college educated brothers are harder to counsel”.

Also, you are right that the scriptures would appear to support education (‘being able to preach to all sorts of men’). You are also right that this stupid stand would cause young people to leave. Additionally, a highly educated person would have a better job and probably more money to contribute.

So, what’s going on here? It would appear that they really value people who are ignorant and unquestioning.. To be more to the point: unthinking. This makes me wonder what is in store for the average unsuspecting JW.😮 After watching some videos of “Life After Religion”, I’m beginning to understand.

jhine

Another might ruffle feathers post from me .

I have noticed on other social media sites that there is a general feeling even among Americans that Republicans want a non educated society. The reason being that people who are badly educated are easier to manipulate.

I again point out that The Org. started in America. It seems that The Watchtower is a mini version of GOP in many ways .

Produce followers who are incapable of critical thinking and bend and use them as you like .

Jan from Tam

hoser

Jan

I would say that a person indoctrinated in a university for 4 years is as easily manipulated by others as a high school dropout.

KerryKing

I agree, home education is becoming extremely popular for that very reason, especially since the pandemic. People realise that the government is indoctrinating their kids with false information, history books are full of lies, constant pushing about global warming, even Doctors are being instructed to talk to their patients about global warming! It's a barrage of propaganda.

WT needs your kids uneducated: CO training video is Master Class in F.O.G. This is jaw-droppingly stupid. Beyond moronic, it's sub-moronic.

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