the watchtower—study edition | september 2023. study article 39. let mildness be your strength.
11 if a workmate asks, for example, why we do not celebrate birthdays, consider: could he be wondering whether we are allowed to have a good time?
or might he feel that our position will dampen the company’s team spirit?
Banning of Holidays and Birthdays is just a way to isolate their members.
To keep the members focus on the Borg,,and keep away from themselves and families.
Rutherford adopted this,,the Borg accepted it and has enforced it ever since. Because its working for them.
Communication between bethel and government over legal issues??
Holy smokes!!!
What other way would there be?
it feels like the change in reporting of hours becomes a fundamentally bigger deal every day.
the weight and importance placed on quantity was enormous, and now it's just gone.
even tho most witnesses really didn't keep "accurate" records so to speak hehehe.... this could very well be a precursor to even bigger doctrinal changes, like 1914. damn, would would happen then?.
1914 tossed?
As we see fallacy of the 607BCE coming to fruition that it is a lie,,,1914 wil probably not be tossed,,,but somehow forgotten about.
It will fall by the wayside.
I just cant see it being dropped in one fell swoop. It will cause too much of a stir.
It will die slowly.
the watchtower—study edition | september 2023. study article 39. let mildness be your strength.
11 if a workmate asks, for example, why we do not celebrate birthdays, consider: could he be wondering whether we are allowed to have a good time?
or might he feel that our position will dampen the company’s team spirit?
Just eat the damned cake and love it too!!
No one or anything or anyone will give a shit.
i have a question about this article.. https://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/faq/jw-education-school/.
higher education can lead to moral and spiritual dangers.
a bible proverb says: "the shrewd one sees the danger and conceals himself.
The JWs condemn higher education all the time.
But then they always turn around & reap the benefits of those who have it.
Why is that?
They reap the benefits,,but deny such education of their members(victims).
If you tune into SixSreens on Saturdays,,,, the host Rick says covid19 was the "killer" for the Borg.
the watchtower—study edition | september 2023. study article 39. let mildness be your strength.
11 if a workmate asks, for example, why we do not celebrate birthdays, consider: could he be wondering whether we are allowed to have a good time?
or might he feel that our position will dampen the company’s team spirit?
Really good points by all here about these things.
All get full credit.
the watchtower—study edition | september 2023. study article 39. let mildness be your strength.
11 if a workmate asks, for example, why we do not celebrate birthdays, consider: could he be wondering whether we are allowed to have a good time?
or might he feel that our position will dampen the company’s team spirit?
The birthday & holiday ban is an isolation tactic
Which the borg has adopted over the decades to enforce its members isolation techniques from "normal citizens".
Manipulating members and keeping them in the cult mentality.
To put the cult in place of family.
And,,,of notable mention to make more money $$$ flow in to the contribution boxes,,instead of family wholesome things like presents, Xmas gifts & good food.
the watchtower—study edition | september 2023. study article 39. let mildness be your strength.
11 if a workmate asks, for example, why we do not celebrate birthdays, consider: could he be wondering whether we are allowed to have a good time?
or might he feel that our position will dampen the company’s team spirit?
The Borg has just picked and picked what they deem to be pagan,,this goes back to Rutherford era which has been passed down over generations.
Actually,,,everything you do, day to day has pagan origins.
The Borg assigns flimsy,unbiblical, biased arguments against holidays, birthdays and such.
put in your bets as to where you think lard i mean lloyd evans will land after december's drop in his patrons.
in september he started at 457 patrons, did his whiny begging fest and peaked at 478, but then dropped down to 439 at the beginning of october.
as of this moment (nov. 6), he's at 427 paid members.. so, where do you think he'll be on december 2nd?
Lloyds channel is no longer so DISi-ngenuous.
