fjtoth	Re: What Most Needs to be Changed
	Teaching that true Christianity is an organization instead of a way of life Centralizing authority in an organization instead of letting Christ be the head of each Christian Claiming salvation is dependent upon belonging to the JW denomination Teaching that the early Christians were led by a governing body Interpreting Jewish restoration prophecies as fulfilled in "the anointed remnant" Teaching that Jesus appointed the "anointed remnant" as his true church in 1919 Viewing the so-called "anointed" class (actually, the governing body) as God's channel and prophet Placing WT literature above the Bible Claiming that the "faithful and discreet slave" is the "anointed" class rather than each individual Christian who shows himself or herself to be responsible and obedient to Christ Class distinctions such as "governing body," "anointed remnant" and "great crowd" Class distinctions such as publishers, auxiliary pioneers, regular pioneers, special pioneers, circuit overseers, district overseers, Bethelites, Governing Body, etc. Teaching that the Scriptures are directly addressed only to "the remnant of anointed ones" Creating a climate of fear by authoritarianism Keeping meeting attendance and field service records as a gauge of an individual's spirituality Controlling what individual JWs may read of Bible-related publications that are not produced by the WT Society Claiming that spiritual food comes from the "anointed" class whereas nearly all the writers of WT publications are members of the "other sheep" class Teaching that Jesus is not the mediator between God and the "great crowd" of Revelation 7 Teaching that only the "anointed" must be born again Teaching that the "great crowd" are not begotten or anointed by the Holy Spirit Teaching that the "great crowd" are not members of the bride of Christ Teaching that the "great crowd" are God's grandchildren and not his sons and daughters Inviting only the "anointed" to partake at the memorial Teaching that only "anointed" JWs will receive immortality in the resurrection Teaching that the resurrection of the "anointed" precedes the resurrection of the "other sheep" and that it has already begun Teaching that Abraham and the faithful men and women of old are not among the holy ones who will rule with Christ in his Kingdom Falsifying the fact that Charles Russell predicted for 1914 the end of the world, not Christ's return Lying about a so-called "increase" in earthquakes, warfare, famines, persecution, etc., since 1914 Teaching that Jesus returned in 1914 and is "invisibly present" since then Organizationally requiring no blood transfusions instead of letting it be a matter of conscience Teaching that it's wrong to celebrate birthdays and all holidays Forbidding attendance and participation at other churches Defining apostasy as against an organization instead of against God Being quick to disfellowship instead of making efforts to restore persons who have done something wrong Teaching that the "congregation" of Matthew 18:17 is the body of elders Holding heresy trials and disciplinary hearings in secrecy from the rest of the congregation Conducting heresy trials of members who have doubts or who think differently upon the Scriptures Withholding information that would be helpful to persons who have been accused of wrongdoing Prohibiting fellowship with disassociated persons Covering over and hiding damaging facts about the JW organization Denying that the JW organization is part of Babylon the Great
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