Sometimes I like to go through slightly stale light for amusement alone. Here is a daily text marvel from about a year and a half ago:
"Tuesday, March 17
Search for what is good, and not what is bad . . . Hate what is bad, and love what is good.—Amos 5:14, 15.
Nearly a quarter of a century ago, The Watchtower lovingly warned the household of faith about TV serials. This observation was made about the subtle impact of popular soap operas: “The search for love is used to justify any conduct. For instance, one unwed pregnant youth says to a friend: ‘But I love Victor. I don’t care. . . . To have his baby is worth everything to me!’ The soft background music makes it hard to consider her course to be so bad. You too like Victor. You feel sympathy for the girl. You ‘understand.’ ‘It is amazing how you can rationalize,’ stated one viewer who later came to her senses. ‘We know that immorality is bad. . . . But I realized that mentally I was taking part.’” Can a Christian really justify choosing to be entertained by the sort of people he would never dream of inviting into his home? w07 10/1 3:11-13"
Emphasis mine, of course. Do you see what a sneaky way to tell you what to do? This is set up not as an advise or a direction from the WT, but for the WT to REAFFIRM your own thoughts. Thoughts you may or may not have, but you sure have firmly implanted in your head after reading this garbage. If anyone is familiar with NLP, please tell me what exactly is the above Jedi mind trick called.
So, ladies, imagine your lifelong (just happen to be a non-JW) girlfriend is getting married next month. She had found the man of her dreams, they are very much inlove, can't wait to spend an eternity together. Your girlfriend comes over to talk about the details of the wedding and you, being a part of the wedding party, are thrilled to help with the planning. But there is something different about your girlfriend - she seems excited, her face is aglow and can barely sit down and confide in you that they just found out she is pregnant. Oh how wonderful, now the soon to be newlyweds will have yet another great reason to share a life together...
Sooo, what do you do?
You tell her how excited for her and the fiancee you are and how she would make the best mom in the world?
Of course not!!!
You defend your "Christian" beliefs. You take a firm stand on what you know is right and wrong and tell her to get the hell out of your house, tell her that she has committed a gross sin, she is wortless and you don't want to do anything whatsoever with her and actually you are ashamed you've ever known her....
What a sick bunch of frigid old farts...
