Olympic games/ jw.org keep on the watch

Gorb

The main article on jw.org is about the succesfull olympic games 2024 in Paris.

Many withness watch all the sport episodes of the games, but jw.org comes with a sour story about the games and not reaching real peace.

Again jw.org is on the wrong side of history a d doesn't feel the public anx jw opinion.

The closing remarks of the IOC president Bach, thaf the games will not reach peace but plant peace in the hart of people was a strong message.

The organization and message of the games is all that jw.org wants to, but can't.

Very sad and narrow minded, as ever.

Gorby

slimboyfat

I hate the Olympics. I’m 100% on board with this, in fact they don’t go far enough in my opinion.

But I do realise that’s a minority view and many people, including JWs, will agree somewhat with your perspective.

"Though Habakkuk was forced to keep looking upon mere trouble and the “violence in front of” him, it grieved him. You might now ask, ‘Would he be comfortable sitting with me and looking at the programs I regularly watch on television?’ Ask also, ‘Would he set aside time to be a spectator at so-called sports events that are violent by design, players even wearing protective armor like that of ancient gladiators?" WT publication "With Jehovah's Day in Mind"

"In the amphitheaters, gladiators fought each other to the death or fought wild animals, either killing them or being killed by them. Condemned criminals and, eventually, many Christians were thrown to ferocious beasts. Even in those early times, Satan’s trick was to blunt people’s repugnance to immorality and violence until these things became commonplace and were sought after by the populace. The only way to keep out of that trap was to stay away from the theaters and amphitheaters." WT 10/15/2002 p. 9-10

This "counsel" given by the WTS about sports. But then I know jws that have a shrine to the football team in special rooms in their homes. Or the elder that drove into the parking lot at the KH with a flag of his team's colors attached to the window of his car...

Longlivetherenegades

Hypocrites. When Jehovah’s witnesses exchange blows, slaps even going as far using a flower vase on another Jehovah’s witness at car parks on their assembly grounds tells you what have they really organized earthwide that is completely peaceful.

They must be running helter-skelter from Ukraine and Russia while others sort out the war currently going. Come back later preach their propaganda of lasting peace.

dozy

I remember a magazine route I had complaining that "your organisation never has anything positive to say about anything other that itself" after a similar article many years ago. Frankly I used to hate these kind of articles - it just feels like the Olympics are getting all the coverage so the Org feels it needs to publish something "topical".

Why couldn't the article highlight anything positive about the Olympics - for example , at the end of the heptathlon all of the entrants stood together. A British doctor saved the life of an Uzbekistan coach in the boxing who had a heart attack. Over 45,000 volunteers from over 100 lands supported the running of the games. And surely the aim that people should get fit and be healthy is something that even the Org would support - frankly , some of the GB should take note.

And of course - the side point that the JW belief is that such worldwide unity will ultimately be achieved with the genocide of over 99.9% of the worlds population is not mentioned.

Listener

Gorb - The closing remarks of the IOC president Bach, thaf the games will not reach peace but plant peace in the hart of people was a strong message.

That makes the Watchtower's message look even more cultish and extremist. The Watchtower wants to appear as if they are the only ones that recognize complete, worldwide peace is not possible.

It's much more positive to encourage peace than to preach it's not possible.

KerryKing

Seems like WT only wants peace on THEIR terms, by the killing of billions of people. They're on the WEF program, not God's.

WingCommander

I remember a magazine route I had complaining that "your organization never has anything positive to say about anything other that itself" after a similar article many years ago.

^ Yes!!! This Organization is it's own favourite charity as well.

As a very young child, I quickly learned that this a "thou shalt not" religion. Everything I ever asked for, or to do, was always a flat-out "No!" from my parents if it didn't revolve around the religion or somehow benefit it. I also noticed the negativity and total lack of any "real" charity, even though my so-called "worldly" classmates eagerly donated their time and money to do so. It was unreal.

Beth Sarim

This is why the Borgs black & white us vs. them mentality no longer holds up to scrutiny.

You see non-witness doing the exact same humane things that the Borg claims they do.

Dagney

Can you imagine actually featuring this article in a conversation on a normal day to a normal householder? They would laugh you to the sidewalk.

Nothing is perfect in this world and to me, the Olympics is about personal achievement from people who have a dream and fight and work hard for it. There are ugly parts to it as well as utter joy in accomplishment...those kids aren't faking it. Kudos to those amazing athletes.

The WT org talks about being the only organization that can get anything done (free labor) in their building work, or convention/disaster work, but there is camaraderie in a shared task. I remember an elder's wife who was always working at KH rebuilds and remodels told me she thought being in that club was special. That was until she worked with Habitats for Humanity through her work. Same thing, same feeling, same camaraderie, same accomplishment. The take away, "we" are not so special. It's a human thing.

It was a spectacular Olympics, and Paris did a phenomenal job IMHO. I plan to be out of town in four years when it comes to LA again...because...traffic.