LQ
The brothers also appreciated the candor of this same talk, which acknowledged the Society’s responsibility for some of the disappointment a number felt regarding 1975.
LQ what was the so called quote from the 1980 talk that acknowledged the Society's responsibility??? I have never heard it!!! The last thing I've heard was a comment made by a sister in 2013 last Sunday at the kingdom hall who stated : We don't want to become like some of the friends in 1975 who got a little over zealous and decided to go ahead of society, we need to wait on the GB to make sound decisions... Then what followed were a lot of head nods unitedly in agreement! SMH! So LQ its nice ( and I say it sarcasticly) that the society wants to so called apologize in 1980 but it's etched into the minds of all faithful JWs TODAY that the WTBATS did not make such statements. So that apology was a halfhearted (if that) apology and way to stop the bleeding of JWs in mass leaving the WBATS, 5 years later as mentioned by BB, and only after seeing the damaged caused. Then to say for SOME of the disappointment... How about ALL!!! The GB is to arrogant and incompetent to do so! They are not inspired by anything but their own false hearts!!!