I have studied history, the holocaust, WW2, etc. As a Witness I found it very interesting as I wanted to see what my fellow brothers and sisters went through. The thing is, there was not that many of them. In fact, they were a very small part of a huge horrific event. I remember going to Washington D.C. and touring the Holocaust museum with some Witnesses. In the beginning they hand you a card on someone who died in the Holocaust. Everyone wanted a card that was a Witness (aka Bible Student). Yet to me, I realized that the reason it was unlikely to get one, was because it was mainly an event that affected the Jews. I have met a couple of Holocaust survivors over the year, a privilege, and all were Jews. I have such a strong sympathy for them and what they went through. I admit though, when I was a Witness, I put more sympathy on the Witnesses and I realize now ... I kind of felt the Jews deserved it, as they were part of Babylon the great. After all, god was going to do far worse to the world's religions in the future. Armageddon after all, is the great genocide! Now, away from the religion, I see it as most "worldly" people would have. A terrible event that mainly and largely affected the Jews. Yes others died, but for the most part, don't fool yourself ... it was the Jews. The more I think about it, I do think the Witnesses were trying to steal the Jew's Sympathy in WW2 by making too big a deal out of their small involvement. Ever thought about it this way, or a I alone in this thinking?
Did the Witnesses try to steal the Jew's Sympathy in WW2?
by free2beme 7 Replies latest jw friends
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Lady Lee
My question about the JWs who were victims of the holocaust and the WTS is regarding some of the financial settlements that are resulting from some court cases.
I just have to wonder if the WTS' interest in getting involved in the Holocaust museums and war crimes cases was their eternal interest in $$$$.
I could be wrong and actually hope that I am. But my fear is that I am not wrong
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evita
Interesting topic.
I have seen my therapist for 12 years so she obviously knows all of my issues with JW's. Recently we were discussing them again and she said something like, "to be fair, they were persecuted in the concentration camps and really stuck together to help each other survive." I was flabbergasted and just stared at her. She is Jewish and so am I! She had never brought this up before and I can only think she must have heard this recently. The witnesses really promote their relatively small part in WWII and it continues to be repeated as a morality play in many venues.
I don't think they are trying to steal sympathy. I think they just view themselves as the center of the universe and cannot empathize with any other group. Also, in order for their religion to be the "truth" they must be "persecuted". -
Mysterious
I remember my mother saying she could not understand how a group that was not god's chosen people could get through such a thing. I did find that when we studied the holocaust in school I had a vast knowledge on it compared to my peers. But I was always interested in it as a witness in the context of what I was told I would have to endure one day..sick.
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FreeWilly
Consider this; In one of their video's the narrator mentions that "the largest concentration of the annointed remnant" were in Europe, implying that WW2 was Satan's attempt to get a the annointed!!
I guess everyone else who got killed were simply by-products. They really do think it all about them.
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rebel8
1 possible reason is the WTS' eternal tendency to embellish factoids that validate their persecution complex and to reject facts that invalidate it.
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Sam the Man
Both sides are equally as guilty of stealing sympathy over WWII. For Christ sake, get over it.