flipper...
even though I get the Kool-Aid edition of the W'tower from my JW mom in the mail (including being mailed in a white sleeve reminiscent of the old subscriptions for first-class subs...they were mailed in white sleeves too....how spooky is that?)..... but I usually only glance through the topics rarely read the articles...
..I pulled out my edition of that rag when I read this For more vomit inducing mind control bull$hit,read pg 8, paragraph 5:
What precious knowledge we as Jehovah's servants have! Yes, we understand who is to blame for deteriorating world conditions. Do we not, then, feel impelled to share in the field ministry so as to inform people of the identity of the chief troublemaker? And are we not happy to stand up for the true God, Jehovah, and to explain to others how he will put an end to Satan and to mankind's woes?
Wow, that paragraph is so wrong on so many levels. First, the Writing Committee primes the sheeple (publishers) with a feel good statement used to emphasize the veracity of the following statements. Those statements are utter bologna but because they just said it is "precious knowledge" and that they belong to that exclusive group ("Jehovah's servants"), the publishers will believe the remainder of the paragraph and article.
Then, instead of placing blame squarely at the feet of those who cause problems (aka, "deteriorating world conditions")..that is, humans who seek only their own gain, no, let's blame Satan ...no they didnt say that in this statement...they say that at the end of the paragraph and the context of the subheading.
Now, let's fire up the troops by pushing the sheeple (publishers) with big words like "impelled." Ironically, because the dubs are strongly discouraged from getting an advanced education past high school (and we know what a great job many public schools are doing), it is unlikely the average R&F publisher even understands the etymology (study of the roots and history of words and definitions) of the word "impel."
Impel is a transitive verb meaning:"to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure" a synonym is "force". The word comes from the Latin in + pellere.... meaning "to drive". Its origin is from the 15th century (1400s.... lets see what was happening in the world in the late 1400s?....oh yeah.... the Spaniards were "impelling" the Indians of Mexico to become Christians... and "impelling" New World inhabitants into slavery).... hmmmmm .... how unwittingly fitting the Society's use of that word impelled in this context...or was it unwittingly? Is it an inside joke on the Writing Committee? Or do they just like to use big words to impress the flock?
I wonder how many of the R&F will go to the door and start so as to informcarrying on about Satan? Have you looked at a .pdf of a Kingdom Ministry lately? Absolutely no mention of Satan anywhere in door-to-door presentations. Yeah, the public already thinks the JWs at the door are a bit off anyway.
"And are we not happy..." yeah,... no matter how miserable they really are, they will insist they are happy doing this mindless drone work. However, I am fairly certain that the average length of a conversation at the door with a non-pscyho, contented, happy (and not desperately lonely) householder will be less than a minute...and that is if the publisher doesn't just hurry through their 30 second presentation as if their a$$ is on fire.
Huh...damn flipper, I do not know where that came from .... people should let sleeping dogs snakes lie. Now I see why I don't read those articles. lol
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