one of the most important techniques in manipulating people is to get control of their guilt.. all totalistic movements, religious or political use this method.
few organizations are better then the watchtower society in mastering this.
the religious cults have the advantage over the political that they can use the ultimate authority, namely god.. a typical example of such manipulation can be found in the january 15, 1997 issue of the watchtower.
"Anyway, the real masterpiece by the Watchtower Society is the fact they that they have had a tremendous success with hammering into the R&F Jehovah's Witness that the only sure fire way to achieve the favour of God, is to push Watchtower literature. This is the single most important act a “true Christian” can perform and supersede everything else in the Watchtower Society organization."
Oh please! What happens if I only use the bible in my field ministry?
its amazing the extent these circulate in the wt world.
i am not so sure, but it develops a powerful folklore amongst jws....often with a moral at the end!
typically these circulate as experiences given in talks and are then adopted by the masses as truth.. for example, anyone hear the ul about the married couple where the wife had to have a routine blood check.
SanFranciscoJim: That's a classic!
can any of you remember where about's the scripture is that says that there's 2 types of christians (it destroys the wt belief that there was only anointed in the 1st century ad).
i know its somewhere in one of paul's letters.
Can any of you remember where about's the scripture is that says that there's 2 types of christians (it destroys the WT belief that there was only anointed in the 1st Century AD). I know its somewhere in one of Paul's letters.
a friend told me he once had two jw ladies visit his house while he was in the front yard.
one was an older lady, the other young and attractive.
my friend (who looks pretty rough) walked up to them and gestured to the older lady "you - ***k off!
The first story brings back a few memories. B4 I was a witness and when i was living in a flat, my next door neighbour (sex crazed pisshead) opened the door to find 2 young teenage JW's at the door. This was the first time he'd met witnesses at this address (He used to live in Sydney, and he told the witnesses there to politely f*ck off!). He said to them "You can come in if you wanna root". They promptly left.
I wonder if the 1st story and my story are fairly common occurences?
its amazing the extent these circulate in the wt world.
i am not so sure, but it develops a powerful folklore amongst jws....often with a moral at the end!
typically these circulate as experiences given in talks and are then adopted by the masses as truth.. for example, anyone hear the ul about the married couple where the wife had to have a routine blood check.
makes me wonder about the kh that was bombed in australia about 10 yrs ago.
WHERE? WHEN? Need more info please.
how many got baptized at this weeks n-phx circuit ass?
keep up the good work all.
i'm sure sites like this aid.
<quote>I can't wait for the day when there is zero at a district ass. It will happen in my lifetime.</quote>
Over here in Australia it's already happened. U can die happy now.
no, this ain't no advertisement, since the auction is long over.... * http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/ebayisapi.dll?viewitem&item=1129186088.
just wanted to illustrate the value some collectors put on the old watchtower stuff, and that it is wise to hang onto it and if someone wants to 'pay through the teeth' to acquire it, well and good, because that way it is preserved, and not gone and forgotten, but rather the watchtower's rich heritage lives on and the litter-chewer & sundry memorabilia is on someone's shelf or in their display cabinet for anyone to see in case there's a future challenge that such never existed.. who in their right mind would pay over $13 bucks for a little worm-eaten tea bag??
a krazy kult kollector, that's who!.
I found a copy of "From Paradise Lost to Paradise Regained" last week at St. Vinnies. It's a fossil for youngins like me.
I know someone who found a bible students book circa 1900 last year at a bookshop.
this is a question for the legal eagles on here.
i've heard lately of court cases where a party was ordered to supply the other party with paperwork, information etc.
i was wondering, if someone took the wt to court over dfing, could they have the wt ordered to supply them with a copy of the elders manual?.
This is a question for the legal eagles on here. I've heard lately of court cases where a party was ordered to supply the other party with paperwork, information etc. I was wondering, if someone took the WT to court over DFing, could they have the WT ordered to supply them with a copy of the elders manual?
PS Anyone got a scan of the cover of it?
TheApostleAK
that got you to read this!
what country are you from?.
i find it encouraging to see where different posters are from in the world, especially for me, if you are from the uk or europe.
I'm from Adelaide, South Australia
South Australia - The Loser State!
TheApostleAK
can someone please tell me exactly what constitutes a df'ing offence?.
i recently read a post where someone said that they were df'd for committing "adultery in the heart", someone else for gambling, someone else for smoking etc etc.
it's all very puzzling, back in the 60's the wtbts had a down on "petting and necking" but it wasn't df'able.
Every cong i been to has got their own different rules concerning marriage, dating etc. Makes no sense. I was told once by a crusty old fart that groping in marriage is considered "loose conduct" and thus DFable.
