https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go3arnnsfkk&feature=youtu.be.
no mention whatsoever that it was watchtower themselves that strongly hinted towards this date.
instead they blame those who "put their trust in a date, not jehovah".. let's recap... .
My parents sold up their home to become need is greaters during the 75 saga. Armageddon is just around the corner! They used the money from their home to fund the move. I was out of the JW's by then. My father gave up a lucrative job and pension and, when the money ran out, did various menial jobs to survive in their rented home.
Eventually they finished up in social housing. In later years when I referred to that period my mother exclaimed "Oh are you a seventy-fiver then?"
Unbelievable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go3arnnsfkk&feature=youtu.be.
no mention whatsoever that it was watchtower themselves that strongly hinted towards this date.
instead they blame those who "put their trust in a date, not jehovah".. let's recap... .
The WT excels at drip feeding it's adherents who will eagerly connect the dots and crosses as later "new light" arrives. Once 1975 has been addressed and 1914 has been rebutted, another WT or convention lecture will discuss the great "Falling away" of the 60's and 70's which led to the Great Apostasy, which in turn Satan used to turn people away via the internet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go3arnnsfkk&feature=youtu.be.
no mention whatsoever that it was watchtower themselves that strongly hinted towards this date.
instead they blame those who "put their trust in a date, not jehovah".. let's recap... .
IMHO it's an attempt to kill two birds with one stone. Lay the 1975 debacle away as some sort of break-away movement of the 1970's plus use it as an example to show how happy are those who re-adjusted their thinking. Then, in a year or two bring up more re-adjusted thinking about 1914 not being so important. The wise and faithful will nod their heads in agreement and recall how wise they were in not falling for the 1975 nonsense and show their great maturity by not being stumbled over this slight adjustment.
i think the disfellowshipping abandonement arrangement in human relationships also to be a heavy contributor to this malady:.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/borderline_personality_disorder.
borderline personality disorder (bpd), also known as emotionally unstable personality disorder, is a long-term pattern of abnormal behavior characterized by unstable relationships with other people, unstable sense of self, and unstable emotions.
My JW momma patiently explained to me why there are so many loony people in the JW's.
It's because they are treated so kindly, so they climb aboard.
Simples!
last month i got caught by my wife after a late night out with her (and some drinks).
i guess i am evil.. just wondering if anyone else has had this misfortune.. rub a dub.
Sometimes, if I'm totally bolloxed, my wife has to stop me peeing in the wardrobe.
this is obviously a question for the older generation.
i'm really curious what it was like to be a witness in the 60's and 70's?.
was the society as strict as it is today?.
Up until the early 1970s, the WTS used to set specific goals for "Regular Publishers" , which included 10 hours per month, 12 magazines , so many "back calls" (now "return visits"), and at least one bible study. Those failing to meet these goals were classed as "Irregular Publishers", and would have received some "encouragement" in the form of a cattle prod!
I'd up my hours by putting leaflets through doors as I walked to work.
this is obviously a question for the older generation.
i'm really curious what it was like to be a witness in the 60's and 70's?.
was the society as strict as it is today?.
Actually there were 5 meetings, 1 hour weekday, book study; 2 on another weekday, school and service meeting, and 2 on Sunday, public talk and WT study.
I wonder if the abandoning of the book study was all to do with stopping unsupervised association amongst the JW's? Same thing with reducing the gaps between assembly sessions and the doing away with assembly food lines so as to reduce unsupervised association? If you look at old pics or video of the food queues everyone seemed to know everyone else. I think that has all gone now.
this is obviously a question for the older generation.
i'm really curious what it was like to be a witness in the 60's and 70's?.
was the society as strict as it is today?.
Assemblies were very different with lots of breaks between sessions. Plus everyone was encouraged to use the cafeteria facilities as a source of association, which could sometimes be fun.
when i was in, during the 1970s, i would see circuit overseers twice a year.
i think there were two occasions when i saw a district overseer give a talk at the hall.
were eliminated as part of a streamlining process but who the hades has taken on their responsibilities?
The DO always gave the public talk at Circuit assemblies. We had one humorous CO - John Wyatt - who would announce the DO as his "big brother".
i read a fantastic quote that applies to the way the society treats those who choose to leave...:.
"when a toxic person can no longer control you, they will try and control how others see you".
just wanted to share....
I think this quote originates on a web article dealing with narcissists.
