Tenets of faith — and GROPING!

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The Watchtower organization is quick to make light of other Christian religious communities as they seek answers and improvement.

Here is an image of Watchtower doing precisely that[1]:

And, here is a brief summary of two teachings Watchtower asserts as tenets of faith:

Neutrality

From here:
● Conscripted Christians need not necessarily abstain from alternative non-military duty.

To there:
● Conscripted Christians must abstain from alternative non-military duty unless a court sentences you to it.

To yonder:
● Conscripted Christians need not necessarily abstain from alternative non-military duty.

Blood transfusion

From here:
● Christian patients need not necessarily abstain from transfusion of whole blood or any fractions rendered from blood.

To there:
● Christian patients must abstain from transfusion of whole blood and any fractions rendered from blood.

To yonder:
● Christian patients must abstain from transfusion of whole blood. They need not necessarily abstain from transfusion of some fractions from blood but must abstain from other fractions from blood.

And then nearly back:
● Christian patients must abstain from transfusion of allogeneic whole blood but not necessarily autologous whole blood. They need not necessarily abstain from transfusion of any fractions from blood.

Question

Should Watchtower’s Governing Body be made fun of for this history of flipping and flopping, as though they might just be groping along?

Marvin Shilmer
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References

1. Awake!, published by Watchtower, February 8, 1960, p. 17.

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