Jehovah's Witnesses & The Theory of "Exceptionalism"!

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Jehovah's Witnesses & The Theory of "Exceptionalism"!

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Hi all,

Today on the news, the media and people are talking about America & Russia and who "buys in" to the theory of EXCEPTIONALISM. President Obama wants to say America "qualifies" to be considered by the world, "Exceptional." Russia's President (Putin) greatly disagrees. This dispute has arisen because of the dispute of which way is the best way to remove chemical weapons from Syria. Here is a article on it.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the ... explained/

Here is what President Putin thinks about this concept applying only to America...

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/12/politics/ ... index.html


Exceptionalism can be explained this way,

Exceptionalism is the perception that a country, society, institution, movement, or time period is "" (i.e., unusual or extraordinary) in some way and thus does not need to conform to normal rules or general principles. ...

See link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_exceptionalism

Kind of like when the Police, use their position and authority to run red lights and stop signs so that they can hurry and get to the donut/coffee shops for some much needed refreshments! The "normal rules" just don't apply to them. LOL

I began to think...

At every Watchtower Study, every week at the Kingdom Halls around the globe year in and year out, it is pounded into the JWs heads..."You are exceptional, you are qualitatively different from all others, special, beyond compare"... you are really better than everyone else, isn't that so? And therefore, does not necessarily need to conform to normal rules or general principles, like the bible. The standards of the bible, don't apply to the GB or JWs, because they "special" servants of God. The bible standards only apply to everyone else, but not the JWs. Like, when the JWs partner up with the UN, its okay and excusable from God's point of view. But if the churches do it, according to the June 15, 1991...it is apostasy! It becomes an UNFORGIVABLE, unspeakable act on their parts. And that's the way JWs feel about, when they get the news, they were NGOs for the UN for 10 years and all.

They further teach:

"The anointed remnant is "qualitatively different" from all others. They (and only this movement) accomplished all things, way back in 1919...right??? We (as the anointed remnant) were the only religion back then, that got that special promotion and recognition from God and Christ, back 1919. Our assemblies back in 1922 in Cedar Point, Ohio could be considered legendary, breathtaking, earth-shaking. In fact, those assemblies should be considered by the world, as the true fulfillment of the Great 7 Trumpets Blasts (Rev. 8:7 to 10:7) to the world, they were so powerful and moving...Yes, the anointed remnant did it all, way back before the Great Crowd had anything to do with it! The second class Great Crowd didn't come along (as Jonadabs) until 1935. But, the anointed remnant did all of the preaching before then. So, we get the real glory, don't we? Those assemblies were monumental back during those days, and all sponsored by who ... the anointed remnant of JWs, and nobody else! Don't forget that!"

However we learn more recently, this month in fact, the Watchtower Study is all about how the Governing Body of JWs accomplished all things, they are the Faithful & Discreet Slave. We learn now, just how they are the only ones that can really understand the bible and no one else can do it! Jehovah's Spirit really works with them, and not per say, the "anointed remnant" anymore. You need to know this. We must learn, the GB are the true channel of communication for mankind...so forget the anointed remnant. The Governing Body has now relegated these "nobodies" down to be only "domestics" and fit to worship Jehovah with the "nobody" or second class citizens, the Great Crowd, those "Johnnie come lately" people. But all praise has to go to Jehovah and His magnificient Governing Body, for astutely awarding the prestigious honor of king of world of spirituality, to none other than the Governing Body of JWs. And in also a second class group, in a secondary sense, all who wisely submit to the ecclesiastical authority of the Governing Body, aka Faithful & Discreet Slave of our modern times. And of course, that makes us all, all JWs...qualitatively different, special among all other religions. We are better than everyone else. We are "exceptional!"

So, America is better than any one else, President Obama says ... and the GB & second class JWs (anointed remnant & Great Crowd) are also better than everyone else ... too.

And that's just the way it is.

No wonder, we can't get a word in to them (JWs), no wonder we can't tell them anything. They are victims of "exceptionalism" ... we are not unfortunately "qualified" to tell them anything. We are worthless "apostates" and that's just that. And please, don't forget that fact either.

...diabolical isn't.*:-O surprise

Donald C. Burney
Jeremiah 33:16 {NWT} ...And this is what she will be called, Jehovah Is Our Righteousness.
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