In this video (I watched this morning when I woke up) I suddenly discovered something I was only slightly aware of
which is bedeviling mainstream Christianity and that a different kind of ACTIVISM is at work.
A different sort of "religious" movement than the one Ex-JW's engage in.
I'd like to get your thoughts on this. I'm still thinking about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gViljk-Fnn0&t=616s
Is ACTIVISM destroying Christianity itself?
by Terry 4 Replies latest jw friends
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Terry
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pistolpete
Humans throughout history have formed all kinds of activism. Starting way before Jesus Christ started his activism.
In modern time just the past hundred plus years you've had Native Americans advocate for their choice to live as their culture encourages, Women activism who fought to have voting rights--- to turning the justice system to work for them and against men, to Martin Luther King, to today's woke-ness activism, Black life matters, and much-much more.
I personally don't see the human race continue for much longer, thanks to the idiots who invented the Atomic Bomb.
It's only a matter of time before some craze lunatic, or "Human Error" starts a nuclear war and all that activism come to a quick stop.
In the meantime, work hard at getting all the enjoyment out of life that you can before it comes to a brutal end.
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truth_b_known
ac·tiv·ism
/ˈaktəˌvizəm/
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noun
the policy or action of using vigorous campaigning to bring about political or social change.
I see in modern times that the change desired is one that the activists attempt on through political change. That is to say, the activists desire the change be imposed through government sanctioned violence. Either change or go to prison or worse.
That is why activism is failing and will continue to fail. If you cannot change minds there will be no change. The whole idea of government imposed social change on what some refer to as "racism" is one that cannot exist in reality.
I prefer the approach of bringing positive change as outlined in the essay The Power of the Powerless.
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Smiles
Activism can spawn new sects.
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MeanMrMustard
It absolutely is working its way into everything.@Terry - have you seen James Lindsey's recent series on this? I wanted to post it. It's long, but you see where this is all coming from.
I created the thread here : https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5660075640225792/latest-series-on-crt
There are some thoughts about how it's gotten into the Southern Baptist church. But i do admit that you need to sink some time into the videos. But if you don't have anything better to do and want to know more about it, it's a great series.