.....and bethelites, c.o.
etc., because they are all acting disorderly by being parasites on the backs of their fellow christians!
(according to the inspired scriptures).
Considering the highly unethical actions they constantly take in “defence” of the Org, and the countless times they’ve had to change doctrine after the fact…
…while at the same time making some of the most gobsmacking (ideology-based) blunders that no cynical strategist would commit, I can only come to one conclusion.
They know it’s wrong…
…but believe it’s true…
…at the same time.
the watchtower—study edition | july 2023. study article 31.
“be steadfast, immovable”.
he tells his doctors that he's a jehovah's witness, and refuses a blood transfusion if needed during surgery.
Suddenly, I’m picturing Linda Blair in scrubs. 😏
a few old timers on here often refer to the dumbing down of the jw organisation.
what examples can you think of from over the years?
(i ask as an interested outsider who was never in).
joe134cd - “…‘WT has always encouraged using the internet for evangelising’…‘WT has never had an issue with growing beards…”
“…Oceana has always been at war with Eastasia…”
blondie - “…As to going ‘bankrupt’, I'm sure the WTS will have a way to semantically find a way to avoid that word…”
What I wouldn’t give to be a fly on the wall at that brainstorming session. 😁
For decades, they’ve insisted on attributing every success the WTS has made to God’s favor…
…rather than the efforts of savvy businessmen, shrewd lawyers, or talented creatives.
Who’d’ve thought a half-century of buying into their own humble-hype would potentially cripple ‘em at the eleventh hour, huh?
read some reply's about jaracz being a child abuser.. is there any evidence about it?.
g..
“Is there evidence about Jaracz?”
Depends on whether or not you trust the journalism:
https://jwsurvey.org/news/governing-body-of-jehovahs-witnesses-named-as-defendants-in-child-abuse-lawsuits
ThomasMore - “…They have attempted to hire consultants in recent years to evaluate their business and make recommendations…”
Wait…
…”attempted”?
So… unsuccessfully?
Or do these consultants advise them to do or say things the Old Guard can’t/won’t sign off on?
.
https://x.com/mark_j_odonnell/status/1704588790730256487?s=20.
Yet another chicken coming home to roost.
selena accused tony morris of being involved in child abuse and the pimo bethelite who just got kicked out.
let’s see how this rolls out.
I don’t think the secular world is actively trying to “dissolve” the WTS specifically…
…it’s just the global environment they’re in is simply changing in a way they can’t really adapt to effectively.
And organisms - biological or social - which can’t adapt to a changing environment go extinct.
This may seem strange to consider, but in the overall grand scheme of things, the WTS is… well… small potatoes.
The slow collapse of the Tower is more “collateral damage” than a focused campaign.
my grandfather who has been dead for 37 years would not recognise the borganisation today.
he would turn in his grave if he knew the end didn’t come by 2023.. back in the 1970s he really believed in the 75 thing.
he was so disappointed and almost blamed everyone else why the end didn’t come.
TonusOH - “Put a guy at the head of an organization that is convinced that he is being guided by god through the holy spirit, and he can't help but get an oversized ego from it.”
Then, surround him with people who are never allowed to disagree with him, and you can’t help but see increasingly unhinged decisions.
Ironically enough, though, it’s happened to them…
…in wresting power away from Freddy, the Governing Body became Freddy.
