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Re:Here goes Raymond Franz on EW - 2005/05/11 21:25
Stormy wrote:
Of course EW couldn't take it anymore and he had to close the thread down with his usual insults. I wasn't surprised though at the amount of towards Franz because frankly a lot of the old timers are growing out of the EW mentallity. I can see that many are moving away from EW's propaganda that just leaves people spiritually stagnant. There is no spiritual growth the EW way. I also think that his judgemental dogmatic ways are only driving people away from him but not necesarily the board because they've made wonderful friends there.
I think he serves a purpose insofaras his essays help newly disgruntled JW's from going into a total meltdown. He gives them a reason to cling to something they've loved (WT) for so long. But as they slowly realize the Society has no place in God's future plan and they can't hack going to the meetings being complacent and putting on airs that there isn't anything wrong and they're in agreement with the Society on issues they really aren't they too start to pull away from the Society. EW makes the inevitable for many a slower process which really isn't a bad thing. He also provides a place where strong friendships are forged and people can pass along new ideas and interpretations.
So, what I see is many of the old timers are growing stronger spiritually and moving away from EW's ideologies but there will always be an influx of new ones because EW advertises the heck out of his site.
I've also become convinced that this guy is not looking for followers. He doesn't participate enough to try to keep people wrapped around his finger. Also, if you notice he rarely ever responds to the cooing over him. I'm not so sure he's all that concerned with the average rank and file hearing him ... I think he's interested in the top dogs attention. And I think he's got it. I think they're paying more attention to him then they ever did Ray Franz. When they came out that they were revamping the Awake! magazine I just got an uncanny feeling that it was to much of a coinkidink between his essay and the change in the magazine.
So yeah, he's rude, abrasive, obnoxious and his hermeneutics are attrocious but I think he's helping to reveal the truth about the Society and he's provided a place for hurting JW's to talk about their owies and that aint a bad thang.
Agape,
Stormy<br><br>Post edited by: Stormy, at: 2005/05/11 15:59
I thought those were rather wise words sister.
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) But as I think most of us here have found, once we start learning and we keep progressing, the EW interpretations served a purpose in getting us using our own brains.