we brainstormed a while back on this forum and pooled our knowledge on how to recognize false religion.
i think the list is worth reviewing and adding to if possible.
please feel free to correct and or add insights of your own to this list:.
1 Forbidding earmarked donation efforts, and redirecting any such donations away from the donor's intended use.
2 "Modern day applications" of ancient writings to ancient audiences.
3 Earthly chain of command structure with a "special channel" to invisible diety.
a pimo elder at bethel has come forward with a special message posted on reddit.. https://www.reddit.com/gallery/v9mgao.
the dated pictures attached are "proof conclusive" that this is for real.
no outside guests are allowed inside bethel at this time.
@t_b_k
I wonder how many, if any, of these "new, younger Governing Body members" will claim to be of the annointed?
If any future GB members do not profess to have received the special calling to JW heavenly life after death a.k.a "anointed"... that would represent a major doctrinal change for JWs since being "of the anointed" was a prerequisite for every GB over the decades of JW history.
If WT opens GB membership to non-anointed JW men, they would have a vastly wider pool of candidates beyond the few odd-ball dip$hit "anointed" company men employed by WT today.
However, seeing the WT modus operandi over many years, any men chosen as top brass leaders, whether "anointed" or not, will most certainly be megasaurus charlatans...
This is unavoidable because survival of the JW belief system requires that level of delusional dip$hit driving force.
a pimo elder at bethel has come forward with a special message posted on reddit.. https://www.reddit.com/gallery/v9mgao.
the dated pictures attached are "proof conclusive" that this is for real.
no outside guests are allowed inside bethel at this time.
They are also already in the process of training potential new, younger Governing Body members. There is much speculation around Bethel...
Exactly how do they "train" someone to become young new members of the JW GB?
Qualifications seems much too easy... simply become a delusional odd-ball charlatan dip$hit.
Does bethel HQ have a secret training textbook for that career path?
sunday schoolnobody…nobody went to church in my house.
not even on sunday.not while i was growing up.
not ever.my grandmother had been placed in a convent when she turned thirteen.
Enjoyed the read! You are an excellent writer.
from jw org news alert:.
breaking news | resuming public witnessing.
on may 31, 2022, the governing body informed all branch committees that they may now resume all forms of public witnessing with the exception of the door-to-door ministry.
Why resume all forms of public ministry except door-to-door?
Does WT fear bad publicity or litigation from: 'JWs came to my door uninvited and gave me covid?'
going on 2+ years of no public ministry.
can't imagine anyone is really enjoying letter writing still or that it's remotely effective.
i'm a little shocked that we haven't resumed yet but i guess that's what happens when the org is run by a bunch of old people (ie high risk for covid) and a bunch of other sheltered germaphobes.
this is the story of michael.
a 4th generation jw.
elder, husband, father with relational ties to marley cole.. pimo, stepped down as elder, and the body went after him tooth and nail.
All paths in and out of JW high control can become lethal.
Seek healthy external support, preferably before exiting the cult.
going on 2+ years of no public ministry.
can't imagine anyone is really enjoying letter writing still or that it's remotely effective.
i'm a little shocked that we haven't resumed yet but i guess that's what happens when the org is run by a bunch of old people (ie high risk for covid) and a bunch of other sheltered germaphobes.
@ OS
WT just announced resuming all forms of public ministry except door-to-door.
See the news alert at jw org
from jw org news alert:.
breaking news | resuming public witnessing.
on may 31, 2022, the governing body informed all branch committees that they may now resume all forms of public witnessing with the exception of the door-to-door ministry.
from jw org news alert:
BREAKING NEWS | Resuming Public Witnessing
On May 31, 2022, the Governing Body informed all Branch Committees that they may now resume all forms of public witnessing with the exception of the door-to-door ministry. Each Branch Committee will examine the local situation in its branch territory, taking into account any governmental restrictions, and will soon provide direction to the congregations.
i can barely believe it.
it's really a dream come true.. the culmination of years of training and hard work.. i'm going to the olympics and i'm going to win multiple gold medals.. i finally figured that if a man can identify as a woman and win a medal, then i can identify as a disabled woman, so i reckon i can absolutely clean up at the special olympics.. it's so liberating being woke..
LOL
The new norm
