a post from another exjw site, shows how throughout the years, in a regular, systematic fashion, the watchtower has influence thoroughly; an ideological point of view, in the minds of it’s members by using bible scriptures and examples, to get the members to do the unthinkable, even if it clashes with modern ethics.
february 2016 watchtower, paragraph 3 of the article titled .
"learn from jehovah’s loyal servants".
In fact, it actually reminds me of something the alleged insider “redsetter” claimed in one of their posts back in the spring…
…that the WT leadership is actually expecting secular governments to “attack” them soon, specifically using CSA as a pretext (with the Great Trib presumably kicking off right after)…
…and that they don’t seem all that concerned about eschatalogical continuity… i.e. if it happens before “Babylon the Great” is eliminated.
a post from another exjw site, shows how throughout the years, in a regular, systematic fashion, the watchtower has influence thoroughly; an ideological point of view, in the minds of it’s members by using bible scriptures and examples, to get the members to do the unthinkable, even if it clashes with modern ethics.
february 2016 watchtower, paragraph 3 of the article titled .
"learn from jehovah’s loyal servants".
TonusOH - “…It seems as if they've gone from ‘even if we are wrong, you should still be loyal and obey’ to ‘even if we do something immoral and awful, you should still be loyal and obey.’…
I’d be lying if I said this hadn’t occurred to me, too.
a post from another exjw site, shows how throughout the years, in a regular, systematic fashion, the watchtower has influence thoroughly; an ideological point of view, in the minds of it’s members by using bible scriptures and examples, to get the members to do the unthinkable, even if it clashes with modern ethics.
february 2016 watchtower, paragraph 3 of the article titled .
"learn from jehovah’s loyal servants".
I swear, sometimes it feels like the Org is actually losing its marbles.
The simplest explanation I can think of is the “nightmare” stage of “Wishful Thinking”.
For those who haven’t, Google it. It’s a real eye-opener.
i was slightly surprised to see that wythenshawe hall has been sold.
it's now a mosque.
this one had an attached flat where the co and his wife lived, i wonder what accommodation they put them in these days..
Adam - “I wonder what accommodation they put them in these days.”
can anyone else who was around 15 to 20 years ago remember an odd story about jw missionaries being stopped at the swiss/italian border with american bonds worth billions of dollars in their possession?
because i can find little to no information about it anywhere online, yet at the time i am sure i recall it being reported by different mainstream news sources, including the bbc.
why do some news stories seem to disappear from the internet altogether?
careful - “…Have you looked into any side effects from medications you take?”
And, more importantly, have you thought about sharing?
😁
jehovah’s witnesses boast that theirs is a “spirit-directed organization”.. see w88 3/1 pp.
10-17 (my life in jehovah’s spirit-directed organization).
they believe that their deceased founder, charles taze russell (who faced legal action by his wife for inappropriate behavior in his maids bedroom), is directing the modern-day work of jehovah’s witnesses.. after the founder, c t russell died, it was stated that he was still directing the work from heaven.. "though pastor russell has passed beyond the veil, he is still managing every feature of the harvest work.
Uncle Tony - “…Suppose that a doctor told you to avoid contact with someone who is infected with a contagious, deadly disease. You would know what the doctor means, and you would strictly heed his warning. Well, apostates are ‘mentally diseased’…”
Mental illness isn’t contagious, dumbass.
can anyone else who was around 15 to 20 years ago remember an odd story about jw missionaries being stopped at the swiss/italian border with american bonds worth billions of dollars in their possession?
because i can find little to no information about it anywhere online, yet at the time i am sure i recall it being reported by different mainstream news sources, including the bbc.
why do some news stories seem to disappear from the internet altogether?
FFGhost - “…JWs are so vanishingly insignificant in the grand scheme of things that it’s not even worthwhile to post a correction…”
Ouch. 😁
jehovah’s witnesses boast that theirs is a “spirit-directed organization”.. see w88 3/1 pp.
10-17 (my life in jehovah’s spirit-directed organization).
they believe that their deceased founder, charles taze russell (who faced legal action by his wife for inappropriate behavior in his maids bedroom), is directing the modern-day work of jehovah’s witnesses.. after the founder, c t russell died, it was stated that he was still directing the work from heaven.. "though pastor russell has passed beyond the veil, he is still managing every feature of the harvest work.
Waldo, D.B. Cooper, and Carmen Sandiego would be jealous. 😏
why do so many cult leaders have weird relationship issues and dysfunctional marriages?russell coudn't get along with his wife mariah.
rutherford had trouble with his wife and sent her away.. eric wilson says it's o.k.
if you don't get legally married as long as you have a "spiritual marriage" in his latest video response to the situation of people coming forward complaining about the abusive religious tactics his "wife" practices and he condones.. i ask this question in a previous post but it deserves it's own discussion definitely:why is it that so many cult leaders have weird relationship issues and dysfunctional marriages?.
buzkid - “Why so many cult leaders have weird relationship issues and dysfunctional marriages?”
Weird relationship issues and dysfunctional marriages are almost always caused by narcissism, severe insecurities, and untreated mental health problems.
Individuals who are not overly plagued by those issues don’t typically feel compelled to become leaders… it’s simply not a “need” they have to have filled.
…
Being a cult leader doesn’t fuck you up…
…you become a cult leader because you’re already fucked up.
brethern, and cistern, today's lesson from the golden calf is one of profound importance - never to be forgotten!.
w56 6/15 p. 360 - "we usually believe what we want to believe, and one thing we like to believe is that we do our own thinking.
they plant the thought and nourish it, but do it so subtly that we think it is our own.
I still get a chill reading that, and it was from 70 years ago.
Any lawyer cross-examining a GB member these days would fucking eviscerate them.
