A comment to my JW friend on the definition of ‘doctrine’ and how the WTBTS uses the term 'doctrine' pejoratively and mockingly to describe ideas of the people of 'christiandom,' another derogatory word. Can anybody think of other words the JWs use to attack people of other persuasions?
"You have a misunderstood word on 'doctrines' as the bible is full of doctrine written by the MEN who authored the bible.
See definition of doctrine: A doctrine is a body of teaching and the Bible contains a body of teaching. The WT has made this neutral term into a pejorative term for their followers. The Bible is also the traditions of Israel written down and again in my opinion, the WT has given the neutral term 'tradition' a sinister connotation. They seem to say the doctrines of oral church tradtion are ‘devilish’ but if some of those oral traditions were written down in various books by the men of the very same church, and accepted as canon by councils of the church then the doctrines expounded within in are suddenly inspired by God?”
Pejorative: having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix -ling in princeling.