Watchtower Kool Aid

by TooBad TooSad 20 Replies latest jw friends

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  watson

  Just a little far fetched. Everyone knows that the weaker ones will be shielded from Jah's wrath.
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  AlphaOmega

  I guess that it's possible - especially if it is linked in with the promise of eternal life afterwards.

  After googling "Kool Aid", I found this...

  

  He looks strangely familiar...
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  choosing life

  They would have to convince the jws that the great tribulation had begun and this was JEHOVAH'S REVEALED WAY OF PROTECTING HIS SERVANTS. They could possibly do this with a few scriptures. One that comes to mind talks about going into your inner chamber and hide until the destruction passes over. Sorry, can't remember book or verse.

  I really don't know how many would comply. It would also have to be built up beforehand and stated as a test of their faithfullness to Jehovah.

  Let's hope it never happens.
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  Bonnie_Clyde

  That's my take. If they say to drink NOW, still only 20% or less would do it. This cult is
  conditioned to obey, but they are not a hardcore, compound-living, deprived of food and sleep
  cult.

  I recall that the Jonestown people were deprived of food and sleep. Maybe under those circumstances it might be possible that more than 20% would capitulate. With the deepening financial crisis, it's possible that our society might change and there might be food shortages. In our state they are talking about shutting down some of the government services next week. What if there were no authorities to call to intervene?

  Just speculating....
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  snowbird

  

  Go, Minimus
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  shopaholic

  About 80%. They would build up the drama by cancelling Saturday meeting and have those folks go on Sunday. Then the announcement would be made at every meeting that day. This would also mean there would not be much time for folks to call their relatives, you know...the other 10 million that show up at the memorial, to get a sip of the juice so the authorities would not have much time to intervene.

  Here's what we have to remember, even for the doubters in attendance, this would be a time to prove that they love Jehovah. They would see this as time to make up for the times they did not informally witness, told someone "Happy Birthday", said "You too!" when someone wished them a merry christmas, lied on their field service slip, watched porn, got a little freaky with someone, stood up a bible student, worked overtime instead of going to the meeting, etc. The WTBS makes you feel so guilty about every little thing you do, that even the doubters in attendance would take a sip thinking it to be their time to show loyalty when it matters. Very few would have the courage to walk away from this cult.
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  changeling

  I don't know about the rest, but my mom would drink the Kool Aid.

  changeling
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  RisingEagle

  I don't know about the rest, but my mom would drink the Kool Aid.

  changeling

  Lol! My mom would donate the punchbowl and the tablecloths. And now that I think about it she would want me to go across town to her house to dig the 8 foot long tables out of her toolshed and load them into her 'service' van. To top that off she would stand off to the side of the driveway while I loaded them and berate me for not going along with her to get my cyanide fruit punch. Oh Yeah!

  Chris
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  Carmel

  ...and how would drinking the cool aid increase revenue in Crooklyn? carmel
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  WTWizard

  The funny thing is that if there was an announcement made 5 weeks ahead, or that December 2 is Armageddon and that they had better come and drink the Kool-Aid, this forum would be about two months ahead of it. The whole big deal of the announcement would already be posted somewhere on this forum, and just about everyone would be discussing it, even before they made the announcement at the Kingdumb Hell.