by JH 31 Replies latest jw friends
It's a fundamental tactic of a cult to keep you busy, busy, busy. That way you've got a lot more invested, and you don't have a lot of time to think.
When I think of all those hours, days, YEARS wasted because I was forced to go to meetings, it makes me ill. Just glad I'm out now. I have relatives who are still wasting their lives.
LMAO at JH!! I can't believe your outline!! That is identical to what I've often said the meetings should be!! Great minds think alike..........
It's my opinion that spiritual or weighty matters need to be reflected upon over some time. Digested, if you will. So if you go to church and hear a really profound sermon, you need some time to gather in the information, think about it, try to see where it fits into your own life.
Meetings five times a week are only to bombard you with so much information (most of it "tired" and over repeated, nothing new messages) so as to keep you from actually thinking. I think that's the true WT motivation.
Finally, if you're going to say that we attend (ed) meetings to satisfy our "spiritual hunger", then isn't it also true that not all of us are equally hungry. Some people are clearly more pious than others. I personally don't feel the need to go live high up on a mountain in some sort of enclave to be nearer to God. But there are those that do. Good for them! But just don't go telling everyone they have the same spiritual "itch" to scratch.
Onintwo
Meetings five times a week are only to bombard you with so much information (most of it "tired" and over repeated, nothing new messages) so as to keep you from actually thinking
How true, onintwo! There's just enough time between meetings to superficially soak something in and then prepare for the next one. That makes it difficult to do any real research! The kind that involves outside sources. One is so tired and time-starved after the recommended dose that they almost certainly will have neither the time nor the inclination to do any more studying. Doesn't leave much time for fluff reading, either. So sad.
The thing is that no one is "required" to go to all of them, or any of them.
Precisely!
Also, guess what, anyone can attend the "elders meetings"!!!!!!!! And they're not secret. Wow!
Actually in the church I attend, my bible study group is held once a fortnight, and that comes round quick enough. There's no meetings in the school holidays because it's viewed as important for families to have time together. When there's three bible studies in a month, the last one is finished early and all those who can go to a local Sizzlers restaurant for a meal. Now that's civilised! We never hear of things being bad because they "take time away from witnessing"!! How refreshing!
Cheers, Ozzie
I think the motive is different. JWs are discouraged from hanging out with ANYONE. You have to be doing someing. The GB makes the people at bethel sit in meetings serval times a day like working there is not enough. It is not to keep them from leaving I mean they freaking work there already. I think the GB thinks this is an acceptable wholesome way for jws to meet with out getting into trouble. It is the old saying idle hands are tools of the devil institutionalized. Remember they don't like or trust JWs that are left to their own devices.
The GB makes the people at bethel sit in meetings serval times a day like working there is not enought
Really???? What Bethel were you at??
Dang lying bethelite making up stuff. I got to beat him up. He said morning worship and something else, plus meetings.
Yep, he lied.
Wait this guy was from NY home of the slave. Did you only serve down under because he was pretty confident on the podium in the Q/A.
