Goatshapeddemons mention of Chess being banned by JW's at one time was a new one to me. It got me thinking. They never corrected that did they? There hasn't been 'new light' on the subject? So technically it still is banned. As well as the countless other ridiculous opinion based articles that have never been given the 'new light' treatment.
So would this (technically) be considered a current teaching?
And here is an excert from the Walsh trial that kind of illustrates my point:
Q. How does one now joining Jehovah's Witnesses, and reading this erroneous view of Judge Rutherford's know that it is now regarded as erroneous? ?
A. Because he keeps up with the latest expositions and the latest publications in bound book form.
Q. But there is no latest or recent publication of the Society which brings to the notice of the Witnesses that that view held by Judge Rutherford is wrong?
A. The explanations given show that there is a different understanding of the matter to-day.
Q. Where upon that particular point does the adherent to the society find any enlightenment?
A. In the publications that he reads.
Q. Must he read all of them to arrive at the fact that upon this one point Judge Rutherford was in error?
A. It isn't necessary for him to read that Judge Rutherford is in error on that point. What he is interested in is in the present truth, the up-to-date truth.
Q. Yesterday's errors cease to be published do they?
A. Yes, we correct ourselves.
Q. But not always expressly?
A. We correct ourselves as it becomes due to make a correction, and if anything is under study we make no statement of it until we are certain.
Oh well maybe whether chess is evil or not has just been under study these last 40 years - my mistake. I'm sure we'll have some new light about it before long.
ps. Does anyone have a copy of the entire Chess article they could post up here?