July's watchtower leaves out some important info from a quote!

by stavro 39 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • stavro
    stavro

    Jerome over on discuss the truth has picked up on something interesting.

    In the July watchtower on page 28 of the article entitled “winning the battle for your mind” the following statement is made “Keep in mind that Satan does not want you to think clearly or reason things out well. Why? Because propaganda is likely to be most effective, says one source, if people… are discouraged from thinking critically.”

    The quote comes from a book entitled: “Media and Society In the Twentieth Century: A Historical Introduction By Lyn Gorman, David McLean" The watchtower however, chose to leave out a portion of the quote.

    The full quote is "Therefore, it is likely to be most effective if people do not have access to multiple sources of information and if they are discouraged from thinking critically.

    The following sentence which the watchtower also decided was best not to include states,

    “Michael Balfour has suggested that the "best touchstone for distinguishing propaganda from science is whether a plurality of sources of information and of interpretations is being discouraged or fostered."

    Here is a link to Jerome’s post http://www.discussthetruth.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2226

  • snowbird
    snowbird

    Watch those dots ... !

    It is ALWAYS a good idea to check the complete quote.

    Sylvia

  • Cadellin
    Cadellin

    Thank you for sharing this! There is something delightfully ironic in how the WT chose to edit that sentence! The fact that they left out the part about access to a range of information sources suggests that they do not want JWs consulting multiple information sources. In fact, their clear opposition to followers consulting multiple information sources would place them squarely under the column heading "Propaganda" as indicated by the second sentence they chose to omit. So they have become their own ideal example of what propaganda is all about! They are living up to the definition of propaganda even as they seemingly warn against it.

  • Awakenednow
    Awakenednow

    Thanks for your post! The intent to manipulate and deceive is appalling... wolves in sheeps clothing!

  • OUTLAW
    OUTLAW

    July's watchtower leaves out some important info from a quote!

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  • Darkknight757
    Darkknight757

    A plural of sources is exactly what Watchtower itself discourages.

  • Bangalore
    Bangalore

    Their literature is filled with misquotes. For example the Evolution Creation book.

  • sir82
    sir82

    These nitwits never learn. It is childishly easy to check out missing information from their "ellipsed" quotations,yet they persist in including them.

  • Room 215
    Room 215

    Easier than ever, thanks to the wonders of Google and other search engines.

  • NewYork44M
    NewYork44M

    Watch the ...

    Excellent catch stavro!

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