CHATGPT and the Withdrawing of the Aug 2024 watchtower

wannaexit

These days I seem to talk more to ChatGPT than my husband

For fun, today I asked: why was the Aug. 2024 watchtower deleted? Below is the response.

The August 2024 issue of the "Watchtower" magazine was withdrawn due to internal controversies and significant content concerns. Reports suggest that the issue included sensitive material, particularly surrounding updates on disfellowshipping practices.

There has been ongoing pressure on Jehovah’s Witnesses to modify their approach to disfellowshipping, especially in light of legal challenges and societal pressures in various regions, such as Europe and Japan [oai_citation:1,The August 2024 Watchtower controversy and potential further changes](https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4847505582325760/august-2024-watchtower-controversy-potential-further-changes) [oai_citation:2,2024 Governing Body Update #3 - Page 6 - Encouragement for the Worldwide Brotherhood - JWTalk - Jehovah's Witnesses Online Community](https://jwtalk.net/topic/57942-2024-governing-body-update-3/page/6/).

Additionally, some speculate that the content might have been deemed embarrassing or required significant revisions, prompting the leadership to halt its release temporarily. This situation mirrors past instances where controversial or problematic content led to similar actions [oai_citation:3,The August 2024 Watchtower controversy and potential further changes (page 6)](https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4847505582325760/august-2024-watchtower-controversy-potential-further-changes?page=6).

The exact nature of the problematic content has not been publicly disclosed, and the organization has not provided an official detailed explanation. For more in-depth discussions and perspectives on the matter, you can explore further details on forums like [JW.org](https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6445429145395200/august-2024-watchtower-controversy-potential-further-changes) and [JWTalk](https://jwtalk.net/topic/51212-august-2024-watchtower-delayed/).

careful

I wonder if the blood issue figures in at all. It's been a sore point with some governments and in the past the org leadership has had to trash some prepared some material on that topic, and then rewrite and reissue it later before it became common knowledge that they were on the verge of changing the blood policy.

Of course, their legal liability here might prove huge.

Diogenesister

Or....is Mark Saunderson - finally - going to come out?⛅🥳😸🌈

KerryKing

Maybe they're waiting on a Judge's ruling somewhere in the world. After all, all their recent changes came directly after they lost a case in court.

slimboyfat

That’s impressive as a summary of discussion around what’s going on but whether it reflects what’s actually going on is another matter.

Beth Sarim

Their legal liability here might prove huge?

I said before and I'll say again. Whenever there's a hint of $$$ loss due to taxation issues or legal problems,,, this is where you really start seeing the Borganization saying and doing weird stuff.

Like delaying a WT for months.