The video is the exact opposite of tactfully and respectfully engaging a bereaved individual in a conversation when they are ready.
This video is the tactless equivalent of setting up JW trolleys at funerals and cold-calling bereaved families after reading the obituary section in your local paper. Why not camp out on the gravesite, wearing JW.borg themed clothing, wearing pins and a JW.borg election style hat?? Maybe a giant blue JW.borg gorrilla, like the ones at used car lots?
This video reeks of propaganda. The Westboro Baptists would love this "in your face" video. That's the real problem with the video. It's not the content. People have religious freedom, so they can believe in the resurrection, but should we broadcast our beliefs in an indiscriminate manner? Should we force-feed material to people who are not ready for it?
I remember having a "family study" as a child. My mom was the only "true Christian" in the home, so the Elders told her to study with us. So one "study" that I remember to this day was about sex. Why my mother felt she needed to have a "birds and bees" talk is beyond me. I was so young that the subject embarrassed me to the point of tears. Sorry Mom, but that was an epic fail, that was abusive. I was not ready for that subject matter by any stretch of the imagination. Neither was I ready to learn about anal sex from a black man, Samuel Herd, at age 10. Yet the WTBTS forced that information upon me, planting ideas where none existed before.
This "one size fits all" corporate approach to religion is what's backfiring on the WTBTS. This resurrection video should be shown to grieving congregants in private, by appointment only, or just put on the official site for anyone who chooses to watch it. The video SHOULD NOT BE PLAYED TO SHOWCASE THE WTBTS'S ABILITY TO PRODUCE PROFESSIONAL QUALITY VIDEOS.
Like little kids with a new toy, the GB keep cranking out videos to "encourage" the friends. GB, are you sure that you aren't bragging a bit? You don't have to show off when you have the skills. If you are the real deal, you don't need to buy your own Telly Award, and you certainly don't need to force-feed your videos to a mixed audience. That's really immature behavior. Did you ever stop to think about that?
Why not have some tact? Don't set up literature carts at funerals, so to speak. Just read a letter. Tell people that the videos are there if they want them. What's next for you? Perhaps you should show a video of a child molester sneaking into a child's room? Just make sure that Jesus is watching. Make sure to play some happy music at the end.
It may be that the WTBTS leaders simply do not have normal human emotions? Or maybe they are just tactless morons? Or perhaps their agenda requires a "one size fits all" approach? Maybe they simply do not care that a R&F congregant is not in the "right place" to discuss a loss?
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