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so are you talking about the Mormons (LDS) or Jehovah's Witnesses? they have two very different views on how the 'world ends' and what to do about it.

FooHentai 9y ago
They are... somewhat different. How they frame the rapture, and whom might make the grade on such a junket - I wouldn't say they're fundamentally divergent on those topics because in LDS doctrine exaltation is obtainable by a potentially uncapped number of true believers that strive towards it, whereas for a witness there's a hard cap number on the souls to be saved circa ~150k. You make the team or it's goodnight. But how that grade is attained and what one should do to prepare.... both churches espouse the same basic tenets. JWs are just a bit more rigorous in terms of determining who made the team or not, and the alternative for those that don't seems entirely enjoyable so... If you're of a particular church you're probably acutely aware of the differences and that's a point I have no appetite to contest. How it factors into distinctions in preparedness doctrines emanating from each church? Not much I reckon - They're both putting out a good message and I'm, irrespective of personal beliefs, comfortable taking on-board the core messages of both churches. They are doing good works and that is to be lauded! tl;dr you can take or leave interpretations of the rapture; the idea of squaring away a few bags of rice and some tea lights has universal value to even the ungodly masses. Everyone wins, and there's nothing to be gained taking up a mantle of chief faith-questioner, I reckon :)
- slamdance 9y ago
  I am neither, but I have family who is a JW. Their viewpoint on anything remotely close to 'prepping' is that it shows a complete 'lack of faith' in the assumption that god will provide & protect. Now, this person doesn't live in earthquake/tornado/disaster prone area, so I'm not sure if this is a universal belief for all JWs. I can't imagine they would reject the most basic safety precautions such as 3-day kits or something of that nature...

FooHentai 9y ago

They are... somewhat different. How they frame the rapture, and whom might make the grade on such a junket - I wouldn't say they're fundamentally divergent on those topics because in LDS doctrine exaltation is obtainable by a potentially uncapped number of true believers that strive towards it, whereas for a witness there's a hard cap number on the souls to be saved circa ~150k. You make the team or it's goodnight. But how that grade is attained and what one should do to prepare.... both churches espouse the same basic tenets. JWs are just a bit more rigorous in terms of determining who made the team or not, and the alternative for those that don't seems entirely enjoyable so... If you're of a particular church you're probably acutely aware of the differences and that's a point I have no appetite to contest. How it factors into distinctions in preparedness doctrines emanating from each church? Not much I reckon - They're both putting out a good message and I'm, irrespective of personal beliefs, comfortable taking on-board the core messages of both churches. They are doing good works and that is to be lauded! tl;dr you can take or leave interpretations of the rapture; the idea of squaring away a few bags of rice and some tea lights has universal value to even the ungodly masses. Everyone wins, and there's nothing to be gained taking up a mantle of chief faith-questioner, I reckon :)

slamdance 9y ago
I am neither, but I have family who is a JW. Their viewpoint on anything remotely close to 'prepping' is that it shows a complete 'lack of faith' in the assumption that god will provide & protect. Now, this person doesn't live in earthquake/tornado/disaster prone area, so I'm not sure if this is a universal belief for all JWs. I can't imagine they would reject the most basic safety precautions such as 3-day kits or something of that nature...