Comments on: New Light on Education

By: Baker

Baker — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:44:28 +0000

And now its changed again!!
I feel like its ground hog day. I pioneered all through the 90’s and up until 2003 and wondered why there was a change in 92 regarding education and then a lot of quite over pioneering. For years it was not really pushed, then BANG!
Last year, education is out, pioneering is the only way forward!!!
Do these guys spin a bottle or what???

By: D111115

D111115 — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:06:31 +0000

The sensible thing to do about education is not to allow doctrinal matters to make the decision for you. If a religion is going to make your decisions for you, then it is probably going to be the wrong one. The best decision should focus on (1) What are you most interested in, (2) What do you do the best, and (3) What are you qualified for. For instance, it does no good to get a college education if you are not able to read well–learning to read comes first. And you will not qualify for college if you do poorly in school. Finally, if you are bored with a subject or find the material too difficult, you are going to flunk out.

This is no decision that you can afford to let a group of old men in Brooklyn make for you. The Witnesses are notorious for flipflopping with their doctrines. What they say now is not likely to be what they say 20 years from now. I have seen this myself–in 1992, they allowed adherents to go to college with the understanding that it is to pioneer. Is that what you really want to do with your life?

In order for society to function, it takes people to create value in all areas. Some make great mathematicians, and these should go to college for math. Others are excellent in construction and may stink at science, and might choose not to go. But, for any religious or governmental group to take that freedom away from its members is a guarantee that people are going to suffer. It is best if you make the decision yourself, using your aptitudes and financial situation be the best guide. Do not allow your religion to make that decision for you, especially one that keeps changing its mind as Jehovah’s Witnesses have.

By: Dennis Whicher

Dennis Whicher — Sun, 03 Dec 2006 11:48:27 +0000

Sure, just in time for those that should have gone to college to miss out. And those who missed out are not supposed to feel bad because of some specious reasoning that they were faithful to what they thought was required.

I only hope that the Watchtower Society starts picking up the Welfare bills for these people. I would like to see this end up in a Time magazine that is going to be seen by hundreds of millions of people in the doctors’ and dentists’ waiting rooms, for months to come. These people are forced to take up part time employment to pioneer, and they are not trained to do more than run a cleaning business. (I wonder what is going to happen if I come up with the technology to keep things from ever getting dirty in the first place).

I have heard that they are now getting strict about education again. They feel that the same education that may help people make some money is also going to wise them up to what is going on. Apparently they care more about keeping the cult going on then they do about people’s welfare. I can only hope that someone puts together a special issue of Time magazine with all the sins that the Watchtower Society has committed, from the education debacle to the pedophile situation and others, print up about 100 million copies, and place them at every waiting room in the country. That ought to make people think before joining or giving. And then, if no one joins, they will have no ability to keep people from going to college or getting a good job.