Beroean Pickets Jw.org Reviewer
Pleasant Unity and the Memorial
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:15:41
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[From ws1/18 p. 12 for March 5 – March 11] “How good and how pleasant it is...to dwell together in unity!”—PS. 133:1. We find immediate issues with accuracy in the first sentence of the opening paragraph where the claim is made that “'God’s people' will assemble for the memorial." That expresses an opinion of the organization rather than a fact. It would be accurate to say “Jehovah’s Witnesses” instead of "God's people". The final sentence then states “Each year, this observance is the most amazing unifying event that takes place on planet Earth.” According to Wikipedia at least, “The Arba'een Pilgrimage is the world's largest public gathering that is held every year in Iraq. And last year was estimated at between 20 and 30 million.” Perhaps what is more important to our discussion here though is the claim that the observance is unifying. At this point, we would invite comments from our readers. Does the highly formalized way the emblems are passed with no one partaking create a sense of unity? And ho