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  What Religious Trajectory Are The JWs Following?

  by millie210 in

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  i was reading another thread and the comments got me thinking.... https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5656910430732288/pictures-tell-thousand-words.

  comments such as oldskools: more like digital colonialism channeled through one of the weaker and less important institutions western society has to offer.. .

  some have compared the orgs future path to the world wide church of gods.

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  millie210

  HI Terry,

  Thanks for that link. I thought it was interesting that the "Left Behind" series was written with a bias against Catholicism.

  The Org doing a reboot is exactly right. Its what we are seeing now.
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  What Religious Trajectory Are The JWs Following?

  by millie210 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was reading another thread and the comments got me thinking.... https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5656910430732288/pictures-tell-thousand-words.

  comments such as oldskools: more like digital colonialism channeled through one of the weaker and less important institutions western society has to offer.. .

  some have compared the orgs future path to the world wide church of gods.

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  millie210

  Crazyguy, I see your comparison.

  There was a time when that would have seemed impossible but not now!
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  What Religious Trajectory Are The JWs Following?

  by millie210 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was reading another thread and the comments got me thinking.... https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5656910430732288/pictures-tell-thousand-words.

  comments such as oldskools: more like digital colonialism channeled through one of the weaker and less important institutions western society has to offer.. .

  some have compared the orgs future path to the world wide church of gods.

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  millie210

  Londo111

  As the organization continues to gradually decline, the more the leaders will grasp for authority. They are circling the wagons now. If there is a fast decline, the more cultlike theirtrajectory will be.

  True, I am thinking that after this assembly, we will see the results of the "wagons circling" talks that were given.

  There is a decline, how much would be considered fast enough to precipitate a more cult like action? And what form would it take?
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  Are we sure that there aren't more 'compound'-ish structures?

  by BlackSwan of Memphis in

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  wasn't sure where to put this but .... .

  so mr bsom and i got to talking and we got to wondering if there aren't other compound like buildings being structured, or if assembly halls have been built with greater living quarters?

  the entirety of this situation is really beginning to shape up like the davidians or jim jones.

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  millie210

  The Org has zero interest in providing a gathering place/bunker for the sheeple.

  They are on their own to cower in whatever basements they have amongst themselves in their neighborhoods.

  They are supposed to 'stand still and see the salvation', remember?

  Meanwhile the GB and other higher ups along with support staff will be holed up in their bunker, otherwise known as Warwick.
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  What Religious Trajectory Are The JWs Following?

  by millie210 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was reading another thread and the comments got me thinking.... https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5656910430732288/pictures-tell-thousand-words.

  comments such as oldskools: more like digital colonialism channeled through one of the weaker and less important institutions western society has to offer.. .

  some have compared the orgs future path to the world wide church of gods.

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  millie210

  Love it OUTLAW!

  AC/DC couldnt have said it better
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  What Religious Trajectory Are The JWs Following?

  by millie210 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was reading another thread and the comments got me thinking.... https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5656910430732288/pictures-tell-thousand-words.

  comments such as oldskools: more like digital colonialism channeled through one of the weaker and less important institutions western society has to offer.. .

  some have compared the orgs future path to the world wide church of gods.

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  millie210

  So no one sees them as "Catholic church like"?

  Of course I am not meaning the modern day church with a pope traveling and blessing people and a much lighter approach in general.

  I am talking about when if you were Catholic you were "apart" (in America at least)

  JFK was the first Catholic president.

  People were routinely ostracized for marrying out of the faith.

  A persons children "belonged" to the church.

  Of course the child sexual abuse situation was at its height.

  Confessing your sins to the elders priest was big if you were practicing your faith.

  In the case of the Catholic church they have backed way off of peoples everyday lives.

  So will JW dot Org do that or will they do as some feel in the comments above and become more cult like?
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  What Religious Trajectory Are The JWs Following?

  by millie210 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i was reading another thread and the comments got me thinking.... https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5656910430732288/pictures-tell-thousand-words.

  comments such as oldskools: more like digital colonialism channeled through one of the weaker and less important institutions western society has to offer.. .

  some have compared the orgs future path to the world wide church of gods.

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  millie210

  I was reading another thread and the comments got me thinking...

  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5656910430732288/pictures-tell-thousand-words
  

  
  Comments such as OldSkools:
  More like digital colonialism channeled through one of the weaker and less important institutions western society has to offer.

  
  

  Some have compared the Orgs future path to the World Wide Church of Gods. Others view it as being more like Scientology or Mormonism.
  Some have drawn chilling comparisons between the Branch Davidians (Jonestown) or other cultist religious movements.
  For me, I am seeing the Org looking more and more like a little baby Catholic Church.

  
  Looking back over history we see the colonization the Church did
  The absolute authority of the church over the peoples daily lives big and small
  Demands for material support
  Exclusivity from other religions
  Loyalty from birth onward
  Excommunication (even for marrying a non Catholic in days past)
  Papal authority (in the case of the JWs - shared by GB)
  Warwick = The Papal city
  (Im sure this is a very short list and there are more comparisons to be had)

  
  
  Obviously the JWs are coming along too late in civilizations history to enjoy the meteoric rise the Catholic church did but is that a prototype being followed?

  
  If the best indication of the future is the past, which religious entity seems to point to the future outcome of Jehovahs WItnesses?
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  I just found out that my youngest brother committed suicide

  by SnakesInTheTower in

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  my middle brother called me a couple of hours ago.

  our youngest brother, josh, who was 38, was found by his friends in his apartment.

  he hung himself.

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  millie210

  Just wanted to say hello and offer ongoing support and love to you in handling everything that you are dealing with.

  Glad the meeting with your niece went well. I hope it goes smoothly with your mom in town as well.

  Thank you for updates, take good care of yourself.
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  After 15-17 years JW daughter coming by for a visit today.

  by James Mixon in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  is something going on in jw land i don't know about.

  she and her new husband and my two.

  grand daughters, one i have never seen.

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  millie210

  SO heartwarming to read this thread James.

  I am so happy for you and very happy that grandchild got to meet you!!
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  What strange things are taught at MTS?

  by Londo111 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a few years before i woke up, a young man in my congregation went to ministerial training school.

  he began to speak about some of the things he had learned.

  one of the things mentioned was that of incubus or succubus, that is to say, sex demons.

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  millie210

  Wow Robo Bobo, that was so "out there" to read in a religious themed publication.

  Even more interesting when you hear that this was still being mentioned at MS school nowadays.

  I was curious to see if this was a frequent topic in the publications but to my surprise you cant look at Watchtower volumes that are older?

  What is the point of a reference library then?

  This link is visible to one article but I couldnt access it.

  sex with demons: w87 9/1 4