as i said in the subject line, this is purely hypothetical.
what do you think would happen if the wtbts leaders decided to reboot some of the organization's more controversial practices.
not that they would deny their claims to be jehovah's earthly representatives, nor the key elements of their eschatology; but in administrative outlooks.
The only way the WTB&TS could be reformed is : Jehovah God stepped in and replaced all of the G.B. members with much younger blood.
And even that may not accomplish it.
However , since Jehovah God does not exist ,thats not going to happen , and neither will the JW religion ever be reformed .
Jesus Christ has supposed to be ruling over the Christian Congregations since 1914 , and what has he done / accomplished these past 102 years ,? sweet fuck all , as I see it.
i remember that we were always encouraged to let everyone at work know that you were one of jw's and therefore would not participate in any of their functions, parties etc.. this i outrightly refused to do.
my reasoning was that i was employed and paid to do a job and therefore my religious beliefs were a personal matter and therefore had nothing to do with my work.
secondly i had to work with these people.
Hedged my bets about my future ,took voluntary Superannuation at the start of my job in 1979 , the best decision I ever made.not knowing how long this system was going to last.....Ended up staying there 28 years with a sizeable payout on retiring in 2007 .
i haven't been on for quite some time, but i was wondering if you could dispel this for me.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=a5nd2x8erz0.
there's also video of him in which a woman claims to have been visually impaired and was healed.
Before you get sucked in to any of these quacks (my personal opinion ) get a sworn statement from a qualified medical Practioner that the person claiming to be healed has in fact the condition they claim they are being healed of.
If you cant verif that the "healed" person has the affliction in the first place , why would you believe them on face value ?
These people prey on the gullible and those who WANT TO BELIEVE.
Con artists thrive on the vulnerability of persons who are looking for quick answers to complex problems.
And Religion is a great money making racket enslaving the bulk of mankind around the world.
Christianity alone has over 40,000 different sects all claiming they have the truth.Think of all the contributions $$$$$$ that each of these sects bring in each week , with hundreds ,thousands and even millions of followers donating their money each week , and that is only Christendoms religions.
i would like to say i am not in and my wife is a marginal witness at best.
she doesn't say anything bad about the borg or live an amoral lifestyle.
she just doesn't read the bible, or even the tracts anymore and generally has no clue about anything biblical or doctorial related.. i found my wives new card yesterday.
Elders have no qualms about advising a spouse to go behind there mates back , tell the Elder concerned that if anything did go wrong in a medical situation with your wife ,he would the first one you would sue ,scare the crap out of him.
so the wife was watching the latest installment of jw broadcasting and near the end there was a new segment on dating and courtship.
it starts at about the 39 minute mark:.
https://youtu.be/vuir-azsdm0?t=38m52s.
What can I say , Jehovahs Witnesses speak out of both sides of their mouth .
Australia : Alex Rance an AFL professional footballer ,unbaptised JW ,married ,debated whether to go full time pioneering or continue his football career ,guess which one he chose . ..and he is in . good standing in JW world .
The Williams sisters , not much more I can say about them except that they have used the social scene, Night clubs ,etc, to their advantage as regular worldly gals , and not D2D witnesses of Jehovah.
George Benson , another high profile muscisian ,celebrity that goes against all that the GB of Jehovahs Witnesses preach ,not to exult yourself in any way or form .
I`m sure you can provide more examples of this double standards
That only belongs to Jehovah....He is still in good standing amongst JW`s and adored by many ( worshipped )
Prince : Lets face it seriously ,,was Prince a model for Jehovahs Witnesses ? An icon in the entertainment world who idolised him ? ....And he was given a memorial at a KH hall ? Seriously ?
Would the Governing Body of Jehovah`s Witnesses encourage their young ones to immitate Prince`s example? or would they condemn anybody trying to follow in his footsteps.
It seems like if you have money , influence ,power , or celebrity status ,you can go a long way in Jehovah`s Organization ,......... one set of standards
However if you are just one of the mill , rank and file members ,and heaven forbid , one of the female members of Jehovah`s witnesses , you dont count for anything.
laughing my a-off watching the comedian lewis black and he mention what carson said, and i thought surely old ben didn't say that.
i b- damn, he said it.
black said " he said this in front of a lot of people and i'am surprise no one came up to him and said ben, you must come with us now"... .
Any links to these ? I need a good laugh
my brother (elder) e-mailed this to my sister(not a jw).
the francisco pope praises j.w worldwide.
oh shit, they will have a field day with this.
Some facts the Francisco Pope may not have been aware of when he made this statement.
Jehovahs Witness born in youths leave the religion in droves once they reach teenage years.
Crimes committed by practising JW`s ,cover every imaginable crime you can think of from the most petty to the most serious. (google it )
The retention rate of remaining a JW , is the worst of any Christian religion , they have the highest defection rates of any religion
Take note of the ex JW sites that abound on the internet ,Social Media ,U-Tube etc.,reaching the thousands ,and what should that tell you.
Broken marriages because one leaves the religion ,and the believer sues for divorce ,for incompatability.
Children /teenagers being kicked out of the family home for not wanting to be a JW anymore ,and are then shunned by their parents.
Children shunning their own parents because the parents no longer want to be JW`s.
The internet ,Social Media,U-Tube ,etc.,are full of true, real life experiences of people who have lived through these situations.brought on by an organisation that has been primarily a publishing organisation with a gauranteed circulation and sales of the millions of members.at a given time.
And now in this 21st Century we find that the WTB&TS are selling off prime real estate that was purchased in the early 1900`s ,that are now worth millions of $$$$ .
The last count was over 1 Billion Dollars of profit was made in the last year from sales of some of their Brooklyn real estate.
And yet , their is far more to sell ,has it put a break on their appeal for more contributions ? from even the young ones ? no it has not.
They still solicit for more money , even though it goes against their former President C.T.Russell., who stated "we will never solicit for money"
Jehovah`s Witnesses as a Publishing Company and a Real Estate organization making and accumulating millions of Dollars in profits from each of these ventures , under the guise of being a religious organisation , just beggars belief .
How do they get away with this ?
i went to field service group once and the young elder taking the group was wearing a hat and said the prayer with a hat on.
i informed him later that you are not meant to have head covering, he said he was unaware of such things.
now that the calibre of recruiting on the part of co..
Lets face it , what truly genuine religious training do JW`s get before they can become an Elder ? None.
All they have to know is basic current WT new light on some core beliefs held by the GB. And more importantly have more than 10 hours regulary every month for at least six months in field service ,and bingo you can be a MS ,and keep it up for another six months you can be nominated for an Elder.
All you need is to be indoctrinated with JW , / WT beliefs and your in.
At least Christendoms mainstream religions have extensive knowledge of history of first century Christianity , their writings , including books not included in todays accepted Bible , and generally an understanding of the languages of the time.
Most JW Elders are completely ignorant of early christianity and the writings that were available ,the languages that were used at that time ,or the possible additions./subtractions to scripture either in the OT or the NT.
They just do not have the knowledge or education level to comprehend such things.
brother melvin mallett delivers a talk entitled beware the spirit of independence.
(because, you know, thinking for yourself is not what jesus wants.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7znpzkakaki.
oh, and remember folks... this isnt a cult or anything!.
p.e.
I love that scene of a KH , rows and rows of empty seats ,if only ....sadly not in my lifetime.
"i do not permit a woman to teach or to exercize authority over a man, but to be in silence.
" these inspired words are frequently quoted to help define the role of women among jehovah's witnesses.
then eve.
In illustrations of the 144000 anointed to heaven , a great number of which are women who claim to be of the anointed , not one of the illustrations shown by the Watchtower , shows a woman serving at Jesus Christs right hand.in heaven .
The144000 are all depicted as males with beards ,not one woman is represented in their illustrations.
I have heard it said their is no gender in heaven , so why are they all portrayed as males ? with beards ?
Jehovahs Witnesses may give lip service to womens contribution in the congregations ,however its certainly not recognised in their doctrines.
