u/Fulgarite

The Meeting - And Love - That Isn't There
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The Meeting - And Love - That Isn't There

The Bible says nothing about a Service Meeting....or a Ministry School... or a Watchtower Study.

Yet, there is a Christian meeting plainly referred to in the Bible that the Governing Bozos ignore.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agape_feast

Early Christians scheduled common meals in which the rich and poor ate together in fellowship. A few churches still try to follow this practice (Adventists, I believe). It was done for the purpose of 'agape' or principled love, if you favor the WTS definition of that word.

A further point? Take note of the 'spirit of the world' (zeitgeist, I love that word!). The US , in particular, is drifting towards being asocial, as many such as Atlantic magazine have noted. People stay glued to their phones, do meetings on Zoom, and shy away from going out to dinner or various events. Some say this has gotten worse since Covid hit.

The GB has set a poor example of such love as when they dumped old Bethelites in years past (actually behaving worse than the world - which may offer severance, extended insurance, job retraining).

You could argue against any such reforms in the hope that this whole sick edifice just sells off and goes away. I get that. And many JWs would be better off spending their time and money elsewhere - away from the boredom and spiritual/social stagnation that is the WTS.

For you then, this is just an observation that, while the Organization is guilty of many sins of commission, there are sins of omission as well.

u/Fulgarite — 24 hours ago
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Dinosaurs Got Cancer, Too

https://www.science.org/content/article/doctors-diagnose-advanced-cancer-dinosaur

Millions of years ago, some dinosaurs suffered from cancer.

Why is this relevant? (on exjw?)

Because it contradicts the notion of a Paradise that existed before Adam screwed up in the Garden of Eden.

Another problem with JW thinking is that they have never supplied solid scientific evidence that radioactive dating methods are wrong. The severe problem with this point is that, if you could come up with solid evidence that radioactive decay somehow varies, the reaction in physics would be Huge. It might lead to a whole new source of energy.

Imagine hundreds of millions of years of nothing more than dinosaurs chasing each other. Human civilzation is only a few thousand. JWs can't imagine this sort of thing. Totally, Not Eden.

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u/Fulgarite — 4 days ago
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Surprizing Organization Penury

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/4884921248645120/here-somebody-from-finland-able-check-tax-statement-chairmen-bethel

From Simon's site. Using an odd facet of Finland regulation, this is a claim about the surprizing minimal income of Watchtower officials.

I suppose if they can get enough men to accept this level of poverty , they can go on indefinitely. Judge that as you wish, I still get a little surprized. The other aspect of this is, that IF you hope for the disapperance of the Watchtower - as the sick social illness that it is - they don't appear to have a great depth of finance in cash flow.

That - could be a wonderful thing. Maybe..... they are asset rich but cash flow poor. We Can Hope......

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u/Fulgarite — 7 days ago
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The Ministry School Is To Real Life As......

I will expound on this very carefully......

The Ministry School, with it's "conversations" - currently re-emphasized by the Governing Bozos is highly similar to an extremely different presentation of social interaction.

Um.....Adult videos.

Just as there is no reality in "starting conversations" such as "have you ever wondered why God permits evil?" "why yes......"

The superficial, breezy, nature of these approaches cracks me up .......because it has the flimsy sort of premise One Would Encounter in cheesy Adult videos. Thus:

"Yes, stepson, I will "help" you" - or noting a tumescent condition

"Oh.....you can't go to school like that!" or

"He won't be home for hours......it's OK"

You get the idea.

I am now happy.......because if you are stuck attending this midweek bull sh*t, you won't be able to get this analogy out of your head - and you will fantasize accordlingly to avoid the boredom.

If my humble contribution on this site succeeds in its intent, a number of people in Kingdom Hall audiences this week wiil feel naughty smiles emerging, trying to stifle them.

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u/Fulgarite — 13 days ago