Oh yeah you're right. well the watchtower then. at least the study edition would not have those type of comments
jw.org says "be your own person"
by hoser 17 Replies latest watchtower bible
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sparrowdown
The difference in content and tone between the awake and the study watchtowers is quite shameless.
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WTWizard
Hypocrisy at its finest. Suppose I take that phrase out of context, just as the washtowel takes passages out of its LIE-ble (rubbish it already is) for its own advantage. So "Be your own person" is Satan's true message! Following that advice exactly as, one wonders why we even serve joke-hova who merely wants us to exist as slaves.
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zeb
WHAT! proposing the individual?
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Pete Zahut
For decades they said " There is no room for individuality in Jehovah's Organization" and gave biblical examples of what happened to people who tried to do things their own way.
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Heaven
Be your own person ... and you will be called into the back room and 'shepherded'. If you persist, you will be disfellowshipped.
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EndofMysteries
Be your own person.
After we tell you what you can or can not wear.
What facial hair styles you may or may not have.
What you may or may not celebrate.
What hotels and food options you may or may not do at conventions.
What kind of music and the volume of the music you may have at your own wedding.
Who you may or may not invite at your own wedding.
Not allowed to pursue a rewarding career.
Should not put your health first.
Should not put your family first.
Should not pursue hobbies.
Should not have too much fun or entertainment.
Not allowed to make friends with outsiders.
Not allowed to celebrate your own or others birthdays.
We determine what clothing and styles you may wear.
Not allowed to vote or participate in society.
You must spend all your free time in service.
Must study all of our repetitive literature on how you must obey us each.
Go to all our meetings teaching how obeying us is vital to your salvation.
You must shun anybody who doesn't agree to worship us and listen to our every word.
After all of these addendums, "be your own person"
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Pete Zahut
What EndofMysteries said and:
Even at your funeral, they set the guidelines for what will be said.
They determine who can get up and speak about you. Certainly not your mother or sister or anyone not baptized or in good standing.
Even though Motown music and country line dancing is OK when it suits them, they'll say photos of you and your life events and elaborate flower arrangements are not appropriate at the Kingdom Hall.
They even set the guidelines on how much emotion should be displayed by your loved ones. Being overly sad is showing lack of faith in the resurrection hope.
Forget about anyone playing your favorite song(s) unless it's a Kingdom Melody.