jerome over on discuss the truth has picked up on something interesting.. in the july watchtower on page 28 of the article entitled “winning the battle for your mind” the following statement is made “keep in mind that satan does not want you to think clearly or reason things out well.
because propaganda is likely to be most effective, says one source, if people… are discouraged from thinking critically.”.
the quote comes from a book entitled: “media and society in the twentieth century: a historical introduction by lyn gorman, david mclean" the watchtower however, chose to leave out a portion of the quote.. the full quote is "therefore, it is likely to be most effective if people do not have access to multiple sources of information and if they are discouraged from thinking critically.. the following sentence which the watchtower also decided was best not to include states,.
Konceptual99: They rely on the lack of research done by the vast majority to allow the potentially embarrassing editing of the original quote and it's context to slip by unnoticed.
Yes, sadly, 99% of witnesses WILL NOT look for the actual quote from the original source if it has been quoted in the society's material! They will just take it as factual and correct BECAUSE it is in the material.
The other 5% who DO research the original, end up on forums like this with us!
we know that jesus supposedly said at matthew 10:16.
"be cautious as serpents, yet innocent as doves".. so , with all the hype going on about russia, and the "personal" letter writing campaign the gb is making all witnesses be a part of, this scripture came to mind.. surely this action is the very opposite of being "cautious"!?
surely it is not being "innocent" as to world affairs and political activities?.
Nice comments!
True, the GB are not cautious or dove-like!
haha
jerome over on discuss the truth has picked up on something interesting.. in the july watchtower on page 28 of the article entitled “winning the battle for your mind” the following statement is made “keep in mind that satan does not want you to think clearly or reason things out well.
because propaganda is likely to be most effective, says one source, if people… are discouraged from thinking critically.”.
the quote comes from a book entitled: “media and society in the twentieth century: a historical introduction by lyn gorman, david mclean" the watchtower however, chose to leave out a portion of the quote.. the full quote is "therefore, it is likely to be most effective if people do not have access to multiple sources of information and if they are discouraged from thinking critically.. the following sentence which the watchtower also decided was best not to include states,.
Its just like the misquoted Ramah Singh quote all over again....
Come on WT / GB, when will you learn???
i've seen this in a few posts and not sure what it means.
:) please help..
Cult Lies And Manipultaion
w a r n i n g !the candian national post newspaper has released a copy of the scrawled and bloody suicide note.brought up in jw family, but kicked out of the family home when he was a teenager.it's featured on page 6 of the wednesday 29 march 2017 print edition.see online for full story - please note it includes a colour picture of the suicide note.
Its a case of 'what came first, the chicken or the egg?'
Would this person have suffered such emotional turmoil that led to a life of troubles if they were NOT raised in the cult?
The cult HAS to take some responsibility for screwing up their life, which in turn led to unfortunate choices for them...
My heart goes out to their loved ones.
i refer to the thread started by nikl quoting the daily text.
in which the comment said:.
kindness can help you to deal with a conflict of loyalties.. can anyone here (or there), give a verifiable example of when watchtower corporation has ever shown 'kindness' when it wasn't for some selfish gain?.
Great thread and comment punk!
i have been told that there is to be a special talk linked via video hook up all around australia this saturday april 1st?
a 3 hour program apparently?.
someone said it was a governing body speaker?.
smiddy :
My 2 cents worth would be the expected negative report to be delivered by the ARC has to how Jehovahs Witnesses respond to child sexual abuse .And how they are going to put a spin on it.
Good thought Smiddy.
They can try and polish the turd, but it will still stink!
we know that jesus supposedly said at matthew 10:16.
"be cautious as serpents, yet innocent as doves".. so , with all the hype going on about russia, and the "personal" letter writing campaign the gb is making all witnesses be a part of, this scripture came to mind.. surely this action is the very opposite of being "cautious"!?
surely it is not being "innocent" as to world affairs and political activities?.
We know that Jesus supposedly said at Matthew 10:16. "Be cautious as serpents, yet innocent as doves".
So , with all the hype going on about Russia, and the "personal" letter writing campaign the GB is making all witnesses be a part of, this scripture came to mind.
Surely this action is the very opposite of being "cautious"!? Surely it is not being "innocent" as to world affairs and political activities?
Amazing how the religion we once thought was the truth, so easily allows the GB to override the words of the bible. It is almost as if they give more weight to the GB than Jesus or the bible?
on another forum, a user posted that their partner is being hauled before a jc for asking questions and, that the jc will go ahead regardless if in attendance or not.. the post does not say what questions were being asked.
another user responded with - possibly viewed as 'brazen conduct'.
here is the link to jw.org - brazen conduct: https://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/bible-glossary/brazen-conduct/.
Certainly signs of a cult!
A great expression that sums it up is:
"I would rather have Questions I cant answer, than Answers I cant question"
i have been told that there is to be a special talk linked via video hook up all around australia this saturday april 1st?
a 3 hour program apparently?.
someone said it was a governing body speaker?.
I have been told that there is to be a special talk linked via video hook up all around Australia this Saturday April 1st?
A 3 hour program apparently?
Someone said it was a Governing Body speaker?
Does anyone in Australia know about this?
