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  The Watchtower Society is guilty of 'special pleading' on an ever more desperate scale

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  special pleading is a form of fallacious argumentation and faulty logical reasoning.

  it occurs when someone is exposed as wrong but rather than admit they were wrong they dream up some rather pathetic and weak excuse for why they are still correct.

  one's pride is just too hurt to admit one is wrong.

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  "After the Judge's death, as World War II was ending and persecution against the Witnesses began declining, along with the attendant drop in news-media publicity, Hayden C. Covington told the author [of THE FOUR PRESIDENTS] that Fred Franz saw the prohibition against blood transfusions as a way to accomplish two things: to continue to publicize the religion, and to create an uproar in the community. This reaction would convince the membership they were being "persecuted" and "suffering for righteousness sake," a sure sign they were "in the truth."

  According to Jerry Bergman, author of BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS: A HISTORY AND EVALUATION OF THE RELIGIOUS, BIBLICAL, AND MEDICAL OBJECTIONS, 1994, p. 5.
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  The Watchtower Society is guilty of 'special pleading' on an ever more desperate scale

  by yadda yadda 2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  special pleading is a form of fallacious argumentation and faulty logical reasoning.

  it occurs when someone is exposed as wrong but rather than admit they were wrong they dream up some rather pathetic and weak excuse for why they are still correct.

  one's pride is just too hurt to admit one is wrong.

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  Greetings, eyeuse2badub:

  They really screwed up with holding on to the "blood doctrine". It was concocted in the whacky minds of Rutherford and Franz. They can't abandon it now because of liability. So, now JW's can 'accept' blood fractions!

  According to information in Gruss' THE FOUR PRESIDENTS, it was Franz and Woodworth who devised the doctrine. The result: to stir up publicity when the war was over and persecution necessary to keep the cult alive was lacking. Rutherford would not permit this new teaching to go into the WT.

  It was Knorr whom Franz convinced to run with the new doctrine in order to help establish his fledgling presidency.

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  While Rutherford swallowed some irrational rantings by Franz and Woodworth over the beginnings of the blood issue, he would not allow publication of FWF's "special knowledge" as "new light" in THE WATCHTOWER. The two mischief makers kept things stirred up and began convincing others, including Knorr. The author was told that now that "King Saul" [FWF] is dead, the leadership would like blood transfusions to be a matter of conscience and lay the blame for all the suffering at the feet of Franz and Woodworth.

  THE FOUR PRESIDENTS OF THE WATCHTOWER SOCIETY (JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES), Edmond C. Gruss, Editor, pp. 74, 75, 231
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  Depression amongst JWs

  by tornapart in

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  has anyone seen this post on facebook?

  the comments below it are staggering!

  so many suffering from depression... along with the few judgementalists.

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  Thank you, Lois, for your kind, understanding words. You've been there and you are able to empathize.

  We were given such a high standard at Bethel -- including multiple, time-consuming and enervating tasks -- that we were simply worn out, both physically and emotionally. Some wound up in the infirmary from exhaustion. Because we were willing (or just afraid to say no), we were given assignments in the congregation to shepherd the weak, to assist members with health and legal problems, to encourage them to follow the "rules," etc. What made this a challenge was that the congregation consisted of mostly poor, foreign brothers and sisters who spoke no English and were away from home and loved ones.

  We little American brothers wanted to help -- OF COURSE! -- but we were kids with no experience in how to live our own lives apart from WT directives. The congregation became our life, but we were told Bethel came first.

  How, then, do you proceed?!?!?!?

  CoCo reminisces but sans the old pain
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  Depression amongst JWs

  by tornapart in

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  has anyone seen this post on facebook?

  the comments below it are staggering!

  so many suffering from depression... along with the few judgementalists.

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  Many of us twenty-something Bethel brothers had a difficult time emotionally -- away from a more normal style life back home (albeit in the JW mode). We young pioneers were many and had fun and good companionship.

  We were regimented severely at Bethel and some -- like me -- broke. Others ran away or attempted suicide (at Bethel). If it had been possible to do the Bethel work alone, without the pressure of late, long hours traveling to and from meetings and service, it would have been tolerable.

  I liked my job.

  CoCo
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  Depression amongst JWs

  by tornapart in

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  has anyone seen this post on facebook?

  the comments below it are staggering!

  so many suffering from depression... along with the few judgementalists.

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  I hate to say this but if the brothers taking the lead would apply Galations 6:4 and not expect the same from everyone there would be a lot less mental illness within Jehovahs witnesses. There is just a lot of pressure to do more which pushes some people right over the edge. 19 minutes ago on FB, by Wade
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  Please correct these sentences.

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  walking down the street, the trees were beautiful.. i saw the trailer peeking through the window.. reaching the station, the sun came out.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dangling_modifier.

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  THANK YOU, NANCY!

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  BTW: May is a good friend, a hard worker and she is a nature enthusiast.

  Correction: May is a good friend, a hard worker and a nature enthusiast.
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  Please correct these sentences.

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  walking down the street, the trees were beautiful.. i saw the trailer peeking through the window.. reaching the station, the sun came out.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dangling_modifier.

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  Good morning, Nancy!

  Will be back later for some grammarettes!

  Thanks for your witty and timely post.

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  walking down the street, the trees were beautiful.. i saw the trailer peeking through the window.. reaching the station, the sun came out.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/dangling_modifier.

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  Thanks, Oubliette!

  Really close. What is required is verbs of the same form, in this case either gerunds ["ing"] or infinitives ["to" plus verb].

  "to eat, to drink and to be merry," or "eating, drinking and being merry."

  Best.

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  Something called parallel construction (structure); please correct:

  There are three things I really love: to eat, drinking, be merry!

  May is a good friend, a hard worker and she is a nature enthusiast.
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  You're welcome, tornapart!

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