Kent has recently undertaken posting more and more 'headlines' fashioned much like those found in tabloid rags such as the National Inquirer. Such headlines skirt the issue but rarely are an accurate representation of the real story.
Case in point a headlines such as:
Never Marry a JW!
in the story quoted she didn't marry a JW. He converted later on after they were married.
I intentionally used a Kent-ish type of headline for this topic. Note I didn't actually call him a liar, but the headline certainly focuses your thoughts in that direction long before reading the first word of the post. Thus the power and danger of tabloid type of headlines.
This leads me to other sensational or tabloidesque comments in his posts. For example....
Today the Watchtower is all about money. ...
And business is what it's all about. Weapons production, security companies, real estate companies, travelling agencies, microwave equipment, grocery stores, Car sales, fruit exporters, printing, stocks - you name it - and the Watchtower do have a finger there!
While the Watchtower Society may have some connection to the above, it has been proven time and again that some of the above have nothing to do with the religious organization except sharing the same name.
Others have been shown to be other corporate entities created only for use by the Bethel Family such as the orange groves in Florida. No outside sales are made.
Re: weapons. Yes the WTBS is a stock holder of Rand. However as has been explained on numerous ocasions both here and on H20, the WTBS has no influence in the business decisions. The stocks or more importantly their dividends (if any) were donated to the WTBS by a brother who was one of the founders of Rand. These were non-voting shares...read ...no business influence. The Society also has no rights to sell these shares. To read your comments you would have people believe Bethelites are making AK47's in Walkill not magazines. Intentional half truths are still lies.
The innuendo is made that all the above are 'for profit' undertakings of the WTBS. This is wrong.
New word for the day:
pre·var·i·cate (pr-vr-kt)
intr.v. pre·var·i·cat·ed, pre·var·i·cat·ing, pre·var·i·cates
To stray from or evade the truth; equivocate. See Synonyms at lie2.
Kent with this type of 'reporting' the Society doesn't have to defend itself at all. Even someone never associated with the JW's will take one look at your tabloid headlines/comments and realize ...yep all those 'ex-JW's are troublemaking malcontents. They have no legitimate claims.
Why can't you just stick to facts? There are plenty of them!! You don't have to resort to half truths, and sensationalism to make the point. Each time you do, you shoot your efforts (and other's efforts)in the foot.
i.e. "Thank you for your comments Mr Bowen. Now I understand there are links to your site as well? here's one "watchtower Observer" This site contains many lies and half truths Mr Bowen, and here is your link directly below it.. What does that say about how the jury should feel about your site and more importantly your allegations?"
Exageration??? maybe. Is it worth the risk? I leave that to you to determine.
Kismet