The Governing Body's hidden agenda

by greendawn 17 Replies latest jw friends

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  greendawn

  The GB have a manifest agenda that they present to the world regarding their intentions and policies. However they also a have a hidden agenda which spells their real intentions and policies.
  
  To mention an example they say that the jw kids should not attend university because it is pointless in view of the end soon, the risks of fleshly temptations and loss of eternal life, the god blessed pioneering work is a better way to spend their time etc.
  
  The real agenda though is this: keep them away from education so their eyes will not be opened and realise that the WTS is a scum ie avoid creating potential dissenters in the org.
  
  What else do you discern in their hidden agenda?
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  Farkel

  :The real agenda though is this: keep them away from education so their eyes will not be opened and realise that the WTS is a scum ie avoid creating potential dissenters in the org.
  
  
  :What else do you discern in their hidden agenda?

  Keeping the blinders on the eyes of their members is only a manifestation of their REAL hidden agenda: survival of the mighty Organization no matter what it takes. This is true of all religions and governmental leaders and even corporations for that matter. The WTS is no different than any of them, except the rest of them don't claim they speak personally for God.

  Farkel
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  minimus

  The stupider the cult can get, the less you have to worry about them leaving.
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  damselfly

  isolate, isolate, isolate

  Cut Jw's off from anything of any normalacy so that if they ever consider leaving or even listening to anything negative it will be pushed away immediately, due to fear of the unknown.
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  DannyBloem

  Don't let them think.

  Just keep the same stuff again and again, so that even for people who like to examine in the JW view are discouraged to do any reading, studying.

  Danny
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  TheListener

  Dependency.

  Make the dubs completely dependent upon you (the wt) for every thought, word and deed. Keep their attention focused on you (the wt). That provides the WT with power and money.
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  logansrun

  
  I hate to be blunt, but this is about as stupid as the anarchist down the block telling me what the "real" agenda of Bill Gates is. (To take over the world, of course).

  Unless you have direct personal experience/conversation with the GB you have no proof of what they're "hidden" agenda is. You seem to be implying that "the real agenda" (your words) of the GB for not encouraging college is not that the "end is nigh" but simply to prevent JW kids from gaining the light about the JWs. That, in turn, implies that the GB does not actually believe that the end is close or that the JWs have the truth. That's quite an accusation and the burden of proof is on you to justify it. Of course, you have no proof. You only have speculation.

  You miss the fact that, as psychologist Abe Maslow pointed out years ago, humans often have multiple motivations for taking the actions they do. We often "kill two birds with one stone" as the proverb goes. The motivation for discouraging college is both a belief in the close-at-hand Armageddon and that college will "dupe" innocent JW kids into rejecting what they believe is the "Truth." It's not just one or the other. I see no evidence that the GB are nothing but true believers in their apocalyptic belief system. I understand that former Governing Body member Ray Franz -- a man who has personal experience with the Gb -- has also stated as much.

  It's an unfortunate by-product of a forum like this that the standard for what counts as factual or probable with regard the JWs is not that great. The bar is too low. Don't get me wrong. I feel the JW belief system is, ulitimately, gloriously wrong. But you'd better have some better reasoning than what is presented in this thread when you make accusations and speculations.

  B.
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  TheListener

  Ok Logansrun, maybe it's not a hidden agenda, just a byproduct.
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  logansrun

  Ok Logansrun, maybe it's not a hidden agenda, just a byproduct.

  Exactly. Now, it would be wrong to conclude that there are not any GB members with some "hidden agendas" about some things. But we just don't know. I like to keep the standards of what counts as proof pretty high, especially in this area. B.
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  TheListener

  I agree. In fact, I truly believe that the governing body believes they are doing their best and are following the lead of Jehovah as well as possible. I also believe that they are confused over the lack of growth and the growing apathy within the congregations regarding service, meeting attendance and some holiday practices and blood.

  Things just aren't the same as they were years ago. To an old time bethel lifer this must be really frustrating. Therefore the articles and talks become more hardline not softer. They aren't trying to cave in to pressure just to achieve growth. I admire that. They are sticking to their guns because they truly believe they are correct.

  Just my opinion.