You're the head of a major religion.
Your religion is deeply embroiled in scandals invoving officers of the church and sex with children.
What will you do?
What religion am I describing? The Watchtower? The Catholic Church? Does it matter?
In either case, the predictable response is the same: Repeat over and over, "So what, we're still the True Church".
And in both cases, given that you're cynical manipulators greedy for power and money, that's exactly what to do.
You emphasize the doctrines and practises of your "true faith", the stuff that separates you ( from every other
"true religion"). You could put the Governing Body - or the Pope - on a parade float molesting kids while being towed
down any Main St - and six months later, it makes no difference. "Yes, but we're still the 'true church/religion".
Note how the mass emergence of scandal stops all effort at reform! Now that your greedy organization is threatened
with public exposure , you need those 'unreformed' traditions more than ever! You need them to ensnare duped
people into fixating on them and keeping your religion going! Do those crackers the priest gave you really turn into Jesus- bits
in your tummy? Did God really create blood just for use in sacrifices? It doesn't matter.
This is why they will not reform on holidays
This is why they not reform on birthdays
This is why they will not reform on charity.
Need I go on? Do you see the point?
And now, a special note: an additional reason why they will never reform their illogical, death-dealing doctrine about blood
transfusion - because killing more duped Witnesses is the safest thing they can do.
You see, as long as they hide behind the First Amendment and the general rights afforded to a religion internationally,
they're perfectly safe. If they changed, lots of bad things would happen. Authority would be lost. Lawsuits might even
spring up. Cash flow would be impeded. They actually need a dead Witness now and then to emphasize the thing
and keep it going, so it's still a "religion" issue that can't be touched ( well, except for brave Moscow prosecutors!)
If any of you doubt what I'm saying, I strongly suggest you carefully read the "Knowledge" book, the "Worship" book.
and the new "Really" book and take careful note of what has changed. Any trend towards reasonable change is now
done with, over, finished -and also take a look at their new found horror at "allowing" Witness kids to go to college.
The Counter Reformation has begun ( and the "reformation" never really happened!)
Since both the Vatican and the Watchtower are faced with the same problem ( a large group of increasingly apathetic
parishioners), look for more parallels in the way they react so as to hold on to power.
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