Watchtower Changes- Pointed Counsel - what -speculate

by stillajwexelder 39 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

  • wozadummy
    wozadummy

    This is perhaps an example of what Stilla was referring to : Watchtower Sept.2007 in an article "HOW TO CULTIVATE LOVE FOR GOD IN YOUR CHILD'S HEART" page 10 under the heading "Selecting Associates"

    "Moreover ,it is worthwhile to make oppotunities for our children to meet Jehovah's Witnesses who have taken up the full-time ministry as their career in life.

    Many who have chosen that course did so because of associating with zealous servants of God. A sister who became a missionary says " My parents invited Pioneers for a meal on numerous occasions. They were obviously so happy in their ministry that I wanted to serve God in the same way" "

    Of course , our childrens attitudes can be influenced both for good and for bad. The dangers of bad associations therefore challenge our skills as parents. 1 Cor 15:33 It is an art to teach youngsters how to avoid socializing with those who neither love Jehovah nor know him. Prov 13:20Shawn quoted earlier says "We taught our youngsters to have freindly working relationships with schoolmates but to leave those relationships there - mat school. Our children understood why they should not share in extracurricular activities or school sports events"

    There you go, notice how cunningly they use the third person quote to drive the law down ,they don't directly lay down a law such as "no JW parent will allow sports school events etc to be part of there childrens life" but they use the model example to drive the law home and then no-one can accuse them of being wrong!

    As for parents searching out Pioneers to encourage their kids ,I honestly think in a lot of areas parents would have a battle to find any of these model people to help them.

    No mention of Prince ,the Williams sisters etc just take our pointed laws thru third person advocates.

  • OnTheWayOut
    OnTheWayOut

    Study articles I would love to comment on:

    Selling Brooklyn Real Estate to Benefit God's People

    The Need to Double the Number of Assembly Halls

    Congregations Merging: An Indicator that the End is Near
    followed the next week by
    The End of Worldwide Growth: Another Indicator...

    Lawsuits Against Watchtower Are SOOOO Unchristian

  • changeling
    changeling

    The members only WT will be the "Kissing Hank's Ass edition". Do this, don't do that. Why? Because we said so.

    changeling

  • AK - Jeff
    AK - Jeff

    Porneia will be redifined as ; Sex, even between married people, if conception of a child is not intended.

    Two reasons;

    • Time spent having sex could be used for the ministry or preparing for meetings - or in prayer which might be neglected due to the release of serotonin after sex, contributing to the tendency to fall asleep instead of praying before sleep.
    • The Borg needs growth, and little kids will come to all the meetings, participate in family study and service, and likely grow into good little jdubs with time.

    So, mating should have a purpose. No more sex just for pleasure.

    Jeff

  • KW13
    KW13

    I think more and more the witnesses will be isolated from the normal world in every way possible and that anything that involves thinking will be killed off.

  • stillajwexelder
    stillajwexelder

    Some tongue in cheek suggestions but all sound realistic

  • cultswatter
    cultswatter

    Those freaking JOES watch the filthiest TV shows imaginable. I've been over to a few of the "friends" places and 10 year old JWs are watching occult/soft porn movies!!. The GB allows TV watching but scorns JWs for looking at apostate sites on the internet. I call that a double standard!!

  • Serg
    Serg

    So I guess since we're not going to be able to look and do research using outside sources, they too will have to begin leaving all of their outside source references out, which are often seen in WT literature.

    If they do not this will naturally spark many doubtfull minds that have been on idle for a while. I'm sure they have thought of this but then again probably and more than likely will self justify THEIR research since it is richeous and from the FDS.

  • Room 215
    Room 215

    If I were a JW, I would find this once-monthly issue just for JWs troubling.... what is it if not Kool-Aid for the initiates? Then too, what happens if a newly-acquainted worldly (read ``normal" here) comes for the public talk? Is he/she ushered out after the talk and told the WT study to follow is ``just for insiders?"

  • bite me
    bite me

    What does "the issue of private bathroom" mean? I know there are a lot of strange rules, but that one other then being in a stall by yourself,what else do they mean? Does that mean if a girl wants to go to the bathroom with a friend, you know the girly thing to do. Just hang out in the bathroom fixing your hair and talking while others do what they need to do. Are they saying that should be banned?

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