Lefty said: "I would suggest that you get used to the fact that there is not another organization on earth like that which the WTS oversees, ."
True, the Jw org. is a cold and ruthless one which believe that the only hope for humanity is the destruction of 6 billion people.
Lefty says that today the folks at the WT are not blessed with the presence of Christ or of the apostles. Also true.
But there is something that you need to explain: How did the early christians even after the apostles death understand the Bible clearly but today the WT says you can't do it unless you have a WT or awake to do so?
What, were the early christians wrong? Did they not understand the Bible? So they were lost without the WTBTS?
Would'nt it be logical to think that the closer we were to Jesus's time the clearer the message would have been, than to think that now after 2 thousand years we can understand what he actually meant only if we study with the WTBTS?
The JW's are so far from the meaning of the actual message that by trying to be maticulous in their interpretations, they actually blunder more than they see.
They have just as many traditions as the Jewish community but yet judge them to destruction.
Jw's HAVE to have 3 conventions a year. If you don't go, then your spiritually weak. You HAVE to go to 5 meetings a week.
You HAVE to go out on service and preach the WTBTS message (not the early christians message which is clearly in the Bible).
You HAVE to shave your beard, dress a certain way, talk a certain way, have a job that cries out "Im a humble JW!", can't wear a dress over your knees, wear to much make-up( the amount varies from Congo. to congo.), no parties past 11:30, can't wear a mixed suit to give a public talk, etc,etc,etc....
Of course you can't question any belief which is "unique" to JW or you will get ousted.
And there are many, many more stupid rules and regulations. Bethelites have a whole book of rules and regs.
Point is Lefty that your dear org. is made up of nothing more than rules that have nothing to do with Bible principles and never will.
Thats he kind of org that you belong to and are yoked down to. Us we followed Jesus advice and got ourselves unyoked, never to be yoked down again.
Damn I feel good!
Mav.-