Posted by Liberty [Liberty] on October 26, 1999 at 13:01:09 {c/rgKhj4NcMwiuh6GymAdHqlgCajU.}:
In Reply to: *Post #5 posted by Cheeky on October 26, 1999 at 11:09:22:
Hi Cheeky,it really doesn't matter in the long run if this guy is for real or not. He said it like it is as far as the Internet taking its toll on the Watch Tower Society. His warning applies even if he's not on the G.B.. Growth is stagnant or negative in all the Western countries for the Society and this leaves them only the Third World and Eastern Europe,for now that is. As soon as Internet technology spreads to these places growth will stop there too. The Society is not equipped to counter this private untraceable computer use like it used to be when you could be caught in a bookstore or having anti-J.W. books and literature in your home. The truth about the "Truth" is too easy to come by now. I'm not trying to bait you or argue with you, it's just the way it is now. Things have changed and the Watch Tower didn't change fast enough to keep up and now it's costing them. Anyone who is honest with themselves knows it's true. If this guy is real they are lucky, cause he'll help them hang on a little longer with his suggestions. I'm not saying J.W.s are going away,I'm just saying they will remain a small fringe group whose influence is reduced every day by information.
More than just the Internet is responsible for this decline cause people are waking up to the fact that all the predictions the W.T.B.T.S. have made are not coming true. The 1914 generation has come and gone as will this whole century in just 2 months and the end is no where in sight. Most people suspect now that all this End of The World stuff is just a pipe dream. I suspect even you have your moments of doubt,I know I did even when I was a true believer. Its just not going to sell as well as it used to. Reform or stay a fringe group,those are just the facts. I don't know if he's real. Only time will tell. In any case, may you find what you are looking for Cheeky. Liberty