Here's a review of the infomercial put out by the j.w.'s about who the j.w.'s are and what they teach. Here is my old post on this topic.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/116797/1.ashx
The program opens with an imbedded title which is..."Now's the Time".
And where is this title imbedded?
ON A HUGE AMERICAN FLAG, UNFURLING IN THE WIND !
Now, that caught my attention, seeing as they don't salute the flag, say the "Pledge of Allegiance" to it in schools, and won't even do military service for their country. So, what this tells me, since this "infomercial" is for non-j.w. "worldly" people to view, is a boldfaced lie from the start, designed to make it look like the j.w. cult religion is like normal "Christiandom religions.
The program consisted of a "host", presumably not a j.w. as this host is asking questions about the j.w. cult, and also an Elder, and a dub bible reader.
Host starts with "Who are these well-dressed people who shop where you shop, go to your schools, blah, blah, blah? (Why, they are jehovah witnesses, of course) LOL !! She also states "They are not immune from the press, and have many challenges for the time we are living in."
She states..."We are going to get to the core of some of their beliefs and their motives and why they are j.w.'s."
Then she says. "Perhaps we can dispell some PREJUDICES, those who had been (mis) informed about them."
The elder then talked about the usual crap, wars and famine, etc., backed up by the dub reading the appropriate bible verses. (of course).
Then he talked about the "scope" of work done by j.w.'s today, and he said "J.w.'s are not salemen, they study and go to meetings, and are NOT TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PEOPLE, not selling books or magazines. We give them out for free."
Then he went into how many congs there were, (98,200 plus), in 235 lands, worldwide. Also j.w.'s spent over A BILLION HOURS LAST YEAR, bringing the "good news' to unsuspecting neighbors.
He then showed photos of kingdom halls in Guatamala and Africa, and quickbuild projects. He then said that if people in other lands can't read, "we teach them to read". We have reading programs for young and old." (Can anyone verify or disprove this statement)?
He mentioned that how they teach not ritualistic, but they teach "SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE", given from the scriptures. Then went into the "Last Days", "Keep on the Watch" theme.
I believe the host was also a j.w. because of the statement she asked the elder..... "Do you want to discuss something about the watchtower, because WE do put OUR MESSAGE in print. (Wouldn't that tell you she is a j.w.?
So, there you have a j.w. asking j.w.'s about what they believe. This is why there was no discussion on what the j.w.'s "core of beliefs" are. In my opinion.
Just an after note...All quotes are true but not in their exact format and order.
At the end of the program there was an imbedded advertisement for the district convention in Amherst, Massachusetts for the weekend of July 14th.
Any comments?
Hubert