Q.: How many Ends are there?
A.: There are plenty to go around. Everybody gets one.
How many Ends are there?
by blondie 14 Replies latest jw friends
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Vidiot
It’s apocalypses all the way down.
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Vidiot
Halcon - “…This religion has a complex task ahead. To change into a mainstream Christian religion from a doomsday end-times one. But they're laying the foundation with every little change made in last couple of years.”
I don’t think they’ll actually be able to pull it off.
The more they double-down on the old hardline and authoritarian stances, the more they alienate young members and potential converts, and the more their tax-exemption/state subsidies are placed at risk…
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…becoming a more authentic “mainstream” Christian denomination would effectively neuter all the things they’ve held up for decades as hard proof they alone have “The Truth”…
…the WTS’s entire raison d’etre, from their perspective.
Either way, the incentive to be a JW becomes further eroded.
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Biahi
The good things about being a JW are not unique, and the unique things about being a JW are not good.
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Halcon
becoming a more authentic “mainstream” Christian denomination would effectively neuter all the things they’ve held up for decades as hard proof they alone have “The Truth”… …the WTS’s entire raison d’etre, from their perspective. Either way, the incentive to be a JW becomes further eroded.
Indeed it will be very, very tricky to say the least. But all signs point to a transformation being in effect.
In the big picture, Christianity is divided between Catholic and everybody else (protestants). It's interesting that in mainstream protestantism there are still vast misunderstandings about Catholic doctrine in addition to all the official protestant doctrines. JW would truly not have a difficult time finding a seat on that protestant table. Keeping the prominent use of God's name and its insistence on earthly paradise along with its continuing opposition to the Catholic church could be enough to differentiate itself from others.
Birthdays, blood transfusions and even use of the cross are all incoming changes (as none of these are biblically prohibited).