cleaning the mind and the implanting of right thinking . . . 1970 Yearbook

by garybuss 37 Replies latest jw friends

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  garybuss

  
  
  Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses 1970 p.9
  © Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania 1969

  NEED FOR MENTAL CLEANSING
  
  It is evident, therefore, that there must be a cleaning out of the mind if there is to be an implanting of right thinking. There must be a putting away of all filthiness of the flesh, and that superfluous thing, moral badness, so one can give one's time and energies to accepting the implanting of the Word Of God in one's mind. One just cannot do both things at the same time. Sweet water and bitter water cannot come out of the same spring. (Jas. 3:11) It is absolutely necessary for one to change one's ways of thinking and doing things if the truth of God's Word is going to be implanted in one and grow.

  It sounds like the mind control crowd just got an interesting quote. The Witnesses forgot to mention when a new Witness is cleaning out their mind, they also toss out their family, their career plans and their health. Ahaaa, but a minor oversight!
  
  Whatta ya think gang?

  
  
  
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  iiz2cool

  Looks like they're trying to extol the virtues of brainwashing.

  Walter
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  Quotes

  Great Quote, GB!

  I've just added it to the CULT page at the Quotes site.

  ~Quotes, of the "compulisive collector" class
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  Big Dog

  Oh, you mean a mental enema, yeah, I had to give myself one when I left the Borg.
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  garybuss

  Lol @ Quotes and BD:-)
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  garybuss

  
  Notice how quick we got from implanting the Word of God to implanting the "truth about" God's Word? I'd think that might be a slight tip off. Usually when a con does a bait and switch they don't do it in one short paragraph:-)
  
  
  
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  hopelesslystained

  you know, I actually tried to follow that counsul. It almost destroyed me and my children. I substituted all gut feeling for what the watchtower taught. Dear God, please forgive me... ;)
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  Gopher

  Corrections to the 1970 yearbook quotation are in red font:

  It is evident, therefore, that there must be a cleaning out of the mind leaving of any common-sense reasoning behind if there is to be an implanting of right thinking Watchtower dogma. There must be a putting away of all filthiness of the flesh, and that superfluous thing, moral badness,things that you might pursue and enjoy outside of theocratic activity so one can give one's time and energies to accepting the implanting of the Word Of God Watchtower propaganda in one's mind. One just cannot do both things at the same time. Sweet water and bitter water cannot come out of the same spring. You cannot live a normal life and obey the Watchtower Society at the same time.
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  jeanniebeanz

  Can't...stop....barfing....*kaak*....*kaak*....Oh...Gawd...someone...send...crackers and 7-up....*kaak*...

  J
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  garybuss

  
  
  I think all of us who were actual members tried to comply and had bad results. I can't think of anybody I would believe who had good results with going with the empty brain advise printed by the Witness group.