The Loaded Language

by The wanderer 23 Replies latest jw friends

  • The wanderer
    The wanderer
    The Loaded Language

    The hot button words that placed a label and
    identification on everything that was considered
    either good or bad.

    It occurred to me that the organization had many
    expressions, and two that are suddenly recalled to
    mind are "the truth" and "apostate."

    The Motivating Factor

    I am seriously considering screen writing a movie detailing
    the accounts of what happens to individuals who become
    involved in an organization such as the Watchtower Society.

    Total Recall

    Can you recall as many terms that we used in the
    organization as possible?

    If you can—can you please list them, or find a link to a
    similar thread and post it?


    Thank you and respectfully,

    The Wanderer

    P. S. Please understand if this project gets
    off of the drawing board it can help thousands.

  • SirNose586
    SirNose586

    "Right heart condition" (polite enough to talk to us at the door without being rude or disinterested)

    "Honest-hearted" (a term that the Watchtower uses to descibe people who agree with WTS doctrine and are obedient to direction)

    "Readjustment/Adjustment in thinking" (forcing someone to accept your viewpoint, or being forced to accept "new light")

    "Present truth" (any literature from at least 10 years ago, or even 5, might not fit with current WTS doctrine)

    "Good standing" (a person who has regular meeting attendance, comments, and field service, and hasn't been involved in a JC)

    "Judicial Committee" (a 3-elder kangaroo court where the guilt of the accused is decided before trial, and the outcome is certain unless the elders agree that the person has been humiliated to accept WTS doctrine)

    And there are many more like these....

  • jgnat
    jgnat

    "True Christian" (implies there's such a thing as a False Christian.

  • nelly136
    nelly136

    bad associate

    unwholesome

    wholesome (associate or whatever word they want to tag it to)

    bad association

    zealous

    spiritually weak

    upbuilding

  • bernadette
    bernadette

    Inative

    low

    bitter

    worldly

    meek

    haughty

    rebellious

    disobedience

  • Mary
    Mary

    Independent thinking

    spiritually weak

    bad association

    marked

    worldly

    annointed

    from pagan origin

    new light

    present truths

    System of Things

    faithful and discreet slave

    Governing Body

  • juni
    juni

    theocratic warfare

    happifying (a WT made up word among many others)

    typical and antitypical

    God's people

  • fullofdoubtnow
    fullofdoubtnow

    shepherding visit

    bible trained conscience

    christendom

    false religion

    new world order

  • heathen
    heathen

    Like minded( ones will see it our way .)

    placing magazines (not fund raising or selling them)

    house holder ( like these people are in a fort and you have to break down some sort of barrier to talk with them)

    voluntary contributions ( but if we don't get enough money we will complain for at least an hour about how the contribution box system works and people deliberately avoid using them.

  • JWdaughter
    JWdaughter

    'this wicked system of things' worldly people (non-JWs, including the Dali Lama and Billy Graham)

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