Yes. From the perspective of 40 years, my view is that current Jehovah's Witnesses are only a "shadow" of what defined them as a group a few decades ago. Below is short list of what the contemporary JW has become - this was not the case during the mid and late 20th century.
1. Apathy toward individuals in congregation.
2. The annointed are on the increase.
3. The WT has become a construction and property management corporation.
4. The rapture of all anointed ones will occur before Armageddon.
5. Millions are spent annually on defending legal cases and child abuse settlements.
6. Matters of personal conscience are few.
7. Apostate 'thinking' can lead to disfellowshipping.
8. Individuals cannot trust their own minds (thoughts) or heart (emotions) to make personal decisions.
9. The Faithful Slave in not the annointed remnant but the Governing Body at WT Headquarters.
10. Baptismal numbers in countries where JW's are established are on the decrease.
11. Very few conversions are made through the door-to-door program.
12. Armageddon will arrive in the immediate (yet indefinite) future.
13. Personal problems are blamed on the wicked system of things.
14. Depression is common (and expected).
.... these are just a few of the 'changes'.
ginger
