JW.ORG logo on EVERYTHING

dynamiterose77

Fine line between idolotry and branding... just sayin...

I'm just seeing a lot of home-made or print on demand site items with JW.org logos pasted all over. As an art director, I laugh, because it's hideous. But, as a former JW... well I also laugh.

Weren't we all taught that religions of the world wore symbols of faith but JWs did not? No crosses, no stars of david, yin yang, etc... But... seriously... all those things are, from a modern way of looking at it, are branding. I'm seeing gold buttons being sold with JW.org... how is that different than wearing a cross?

Between the logo branding, the gaudy silver bible and these news stand things I'm seeing more and more, its obviously more of a corporation than ever.

William Penwell

My sister gave me one of their pamphlets with the JW.org on it. Gag they never give up.

jwfacts

JWs pay out Christians for wearing a cross as being idolatry. They reason that the person must be idolising the symbol, rather than using it as a reminder of Jesus. How is it different that the jw.org logo is not considered the same. In fact it should be considered to be worse, as it is idolising an organisation instead of Jesus.

The jw.org logo is a reminder of the organisation, just as the cross is a reminder of Jesus, and not an idol at all. But it does highlight the double standard JWs have for themselves when compared to others.