Doctrines always vary between religions, but it is what identifies it as a cult that is most interesting. I would do a historical summary of how the doctrines developed inititally, and then look at the cult like aspects. ie, Russell taking some Adventist and freemason beliefs and then tailoring them, with strong focus on the end and return of paradise in 1914. His death, Rutherford taking over and changing all the date prophecies and creating a strict religion with the word Jehovah as its focus, designing the name and then saying that only JWs would be saved. Introduction of blood and disfellowshipping as the two controverial areas of manipulation, and Trinity as the controversial Christian teaching. Then do a synopsis on Liftons eight identifiers of a coersive religion and how it relates to the JWs
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Doctrines always vary between religions, but it is what identifies it as a cult that is most interesting.
I would do a historical summary of how the doctrines developed inititally, and then look at the cult like aspects.
ie, Russell taking some Adventist and freemason beliefs and then tailoring them, with strong focus on the end and return of paradise in 1914. His death, Rutherford taking over and changing all the date prophecies and creating a strict religion with the word Jehovah as its focus, designing the name and then saying that only JWs would be saved. Introduction of blood and disfellowshipping as the two controverial areas of manipulation, and Trinity as the controversial Christian teaching.
Then do a synopsis on Liftons eight identifiers of a coersive religion and how it relates to the JWs