Religion has to constantly amend its own rules to walk a delicate balance between control and acceptance. The rules change as society evolves. The JWs decided they can no longer allow sick children to die from treatable problems. At this point in history, allowing that outcome undermines the stabilty of the control structure. It’s the same reason catholic mass isnt given in Latin anymore as it was for your great grandparents. It’s why youre not getting vilified for eating meat on Friday anymore. It’s why most of the bible’s literal content is now ignored. Religious dogma has to be just strict enough to enforce control, but just loose enough not to be rejected outright. It’s a delicate balance. But when the tithes stop flowing in, and the adherents drift away, you can bet your ass the foundational rules will be changed in a hurry.
Religion has to constantly amend its own rules to walk a delicate balance between control and acceptance. The rules change as society evolves. The JWs decided they can no longer allow sick children to die from treatable problems. At this point in history, allowing that outcome undermines the stabilty of the control structure. It’s the same reason catholic mass isnt given in Latin anymore as it was for your great grandparents. It’s why youre not getting vilified for eating meat on Friday anymore. It’s why most of the bible’s literal content is now ignored. Religious dogma has to be just strict enough to enforce control, but just loose enough not to be rejected outright. It’s a delicate balance. But when the tithes stop flowing in, and the adherents drift away, you can bet your ass the foundational rules will be changed in a hurry.