truthseeker,
Doomy gloomy, but you have a point there.
And the litmus test for obedience for fanatical JW's, is those who are willing to terminate friendships with those who have doubts, and turn them in.
I've experienced this recently. A few people told me I'm now a threat to their spirituality, because I no longer share their beliefs. LOL. Fortunately they're not not my family, so I couldn't care less.
Think about the faithful and discreet slave for a moment - how many of the 6 million dubs have met even one of them? Most don't even know the names of any of the GB. Yet, they are expected to pledge their idolatrous allegiance to "the channel that Jehovah is using."
You're right. I sometimes ask my still-dub friends if they'd give $1000 to a bank they've never seen or heard of with the word of a salesman as the only guarantee of making huge profits in a few year's time. They wouldn't give a penny without making sure it's not a scam. On the other hand they have no problems with giving up their lives, their money and their families to the whimsical doctrines of a few old hypocrites in Brooklyn just because they're promised an eternal life. Oh yeah the mystical unicornish board of directors almost paid them a dividend in 1914, 1925, 1975 and before the generation of 1914 passed away. just wait a few more years and the profits will come. Go figure.
prophecor,
Nearly every other religious institution, to some degree, is there as a result of being split or seperated, be that by force, or by choice.
That's right. Isn't it natural for religions to split up? I think the total failure of the FDS doctrine (once the annointed oldtimers pass away) may ignite a split-up process or ar least a major reform in the org.
Pole