2011 Yearbook - "Tracing All Things with INAccuracy", p.9-13
Jesus said that the faithful slave would be discreet in giving the domestics "their food at the proper time." Christ thus indicated that those who dispense this "food" would be conscientious, prudent, and discerning in providing spiritual food for the household of faith.(No Jesus didn’t SAY anything of the kind, neither did he IMPLY anything about ‘spiritual food’ being meant. This was just a parable. He even said it was an ‘illustration’. This is an example of manipulating the Scriptures.)-Matt. 24:45-47.
In our time, Christ's anointed brothers use the Writing Department in Brooklyn, New York, to provide spiritual information in the form of magazines, brochures, books, and other printed and electronic material. This spiritual food, like physical food, has to be well prepared. Even Bible writers, who were directed by holy spirit, made sure that they recorded information that was thoroughly researched and accurate. Luke, for example, spoke to many eyewitnesses and "traced all things from the start with accuracy."-Luke 1:1-4. (No scriptures say anything about a ‘writing department’ in Brooklyn or anywhere else. Scripture in Luke 1:1-4 used way way way out of context.)
The Writing Department follows the pattern of 'tracing all things with accuracy'. (Don’t get me started on the amount of secular material they have misquoted), But where can reliable information be found? While the Internet (Oh, here we go! This should be fun!!) is a convenient and quick source of vast amounts of information, our researchers do not rely on blogs or poorly documented Web entries written by unidentified or unqualified persons.(Which is exactly what he Watchtower does). For example, Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia, warns that some articles on its own site "contain significant misinformation, unencyclopedic content, or vandalism," adding that "users need to be aware of this." Thus, the Writing Department looks to standard reference woks, articles written by recognized experts, and books produced by respected publishers.(Then why doesn’t the Watchtower accurately give quotes and names?)
The Writing Department itself has a comprehensive library with thousands of books. Additionally, our researchers make use of nearby public and academic libraries. They can also obtain specialized material from other sources by means of interlibrary loans. One of the large university libraries that our researchers use has some five million books, 58,000 periodicals, 5.4 million microforms, and thousands of electronic databases. The Writing Department also maintains a large archive of clippings, experiences, and historical information that is constantly being updated with material from local sources as well as from our branch offices around the world. (Yet the average JW is not really allowed to do independent research?)
Of course, it is as Ecclesiastes 12:12 reminds us: "To the making of many books there is no end." (Then why so many Watchtower publications?)Even reputable sources may contain false information.(What, like 607BCE? 1975 being Armageddon?)So how do we check for quality, accuracy, and reliability?
Take, for example, the following statement in the brochure Was Life Created? about spider silk being one of the strongest materials on earth: "If enlarged to the size of a football field, a web of dragline silk 0.4 inch thick with strands 1.6 inches apart could stop a jumbo jet in flight!" Although the source for this statement was a reputable science magazine, it was not the original source, and the original source was ambiguous. Therefore, it became necessary to contact the researcher who made the original statement and check how he reached this conclusion. Our researchers also had to find the formula and the information needed to calculate for themselves what impact a jumbo jet may have on a spiderweb the size of a football field. Many hours of research and meticulous calculations eventually confirmed the accuracy of this astounding piece of information. (Wow! That makes a change. Mind you, who did they contact? Only ones who would be favourable to the Watchtower doctrine?)
At times, though, even a seemingly reputable source may fail to corroborate details adequately. For example: Gandhi has been quoted as saying at his ashram (religious retreat) to Lord Irwin: "When your country and mine shall get together on the teachings laid down by Christ in this Sermon on the Mount, we shall have solved the problems not only of our country but those of the whole world." However, a thorough investigation of this statement revealed that there is no evidence that Lord Irwin ever visited Gandhi at his ashram, raising unanswered questions about where, when, and whether Gandhi made this statement. Hence, our publications do not use this particular quote anymore.(So what does this prove? It’s OK to make false prophecy like 1975 but best not to mention it now?)
OK. I’m bored with this now...........
