seems to me that years ago the wt's mission statement inside the front cover of the magazine mentioned that when donations cease, it would be recognized that it was time to cease publication of the magazine.
does anyone else remember this...or am i losing it?
the satement now has nothing even suggesting such a sentiment, and i was wondering how others re-call it?
mentioned that when donations cease, it would be recognized that it was time to cease publication of the magazine.
I think it was more like " When the greater general public realizes what we been saying about the end of the world coming, is just Bullshit
to attract attention to are literature, will stop publishing are literature."
just sad.
"the christian ministry has always been urgent, but now it is more critical than ever.
" (page 18).. what follows is more of the same disgusting tripe: the same scare tactics (nuclear weapons, terrorists, climate change, hurricanes, wars) that made me join in 1985 when the world was on the brink of nuclear armageddon.
He looks at his wife and says,"I don't want to plant fruit trees because I know we would NEVER harvest any fruit since the end is SOOOO close."
Quite a typical pre-programed comment from a JW trying the fear game to get people to the Kingdom Hall.
The JWs will use either fear or guilt to get someone return. Thats the way the WTS. indoctrinates people so that the public
hears and listens to more of their their self created propaganda, which is really designed to support the circulation of its published literature.
just sad.
"the christian ministry has always been urgent, but now it is more critical than ever.
" (page 18).. what follows is more of the same disgusting tripe: the same scare tactics (nuclear weapons, terrorists, climate change, hurricanes, wars) that made me join in 1985 when the world was on the brink of nuclear armageddon.
March 15, 2012 WT: These times are more critical than when we last called them critical, honest!!
Still hanging on to this fear inducing propaganda, seems today's WTS. just regurgitates what they've been taught by the previous WTS.
Fear mongering at its finest.
Too bad the WTS. writers didn't have the acute education in human history, to realize throughout history even in biblical times that the
sighs were just as prevalent.
Or maybe they did know but were hesitate to say because it would have contravene the End Times doctrine.
You've got to be a bit of a prodigious Bullshitter when you trying to be religious charlatan, even in this day and age .
i visited a congregation a little while ago.
their 'don't anybody call it a bulletin board for some dumb ass reason" had the accounts report posted.. $49 for the world wide work/ one month.. are you kidding me?
49 bucks?
Cash poor perhaps but real estate rich.
I can certainly see those kind of numbers giving the fact that the litature is by donation
and to the fact that the demographic age group of JWs is getting up there as well.
Back in the 60's and 70's it was quite common to see the congregation full of young families and
and people under the the age of 50. Now that number demographic has reversed itself with more people there are above
the average age of 50.
I personally see the WTS. slowly but surely winding itself down in most modernized countries, their old and tired doctrines
which they used to cultivate and draw the publics interest is slowly losing its appreciative value base.
The recent recession may also be playing a roll on why contributions are little more less than usual.
the watchtower endlessly prates on about pagan traditions in popular holidays - while the bible itself is loaded with subtle pagan religious ideas - such as wicked spirits being cast "into tartarus" (a pagan greek place in which the rebels against zeus got imprisoned) or "sacred secret" - a term the apostle paul likes that was adopted from pagan 'mystery' religions.. then we can throw in the reference to being divinely 'called christians' in acts - which uses a pagan term that refers to demonic oracles of the day.. of course, the watchtower has no objection to accumulating millions of pieces of paper that feature occult symbols (any dollar bill!).
in recent years, for good measure, they have added birthdays and thanksgiving to the official banned list, despite the sketchiest justification for doing so.
if birthdays are wrong simply because they figure in two negative accounts, then it makes much more sense to ban dogs as pets because of all the negativity in the bible about them!.
But you can strengthen such bonds in ways that God approves. Regarding the matter that should be our chief concern, the apostle Paul wrote: 'Keep on making sure of what is acceptable to the Lord.'
The doctrinal stance instituted by the WTS. of not celebrating birthdays, is (un)scriptural from the bible's interpretation.
Going beyond what is written can be clearly identified here.
Just because ancient pagans did so, does not equate that this was unpleasing to god.
The bible does give mention of John the Baptist celebrating his own birthday and there is no mention that this was unpleasing in the eyes of god.
This another case of men self willingly placing the power of god into their own hands, which time and time again results in a human folly
with many adverse reactions.
happy new year from thetrueone .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyv-qyewpkk&feature=related.
happy new year from thetrueone .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyv-qyewpkk&feature=related.
happy new year from thetrueone .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyv-qyewpkk&feature=related.
happy new year from thetrueone .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyv-qyewpkk&feature=related.
happy new year from thetrueone .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyv-qyewpkk&feature=related.
Happy New Year from thetrueone
