What "Common Denominator" do most JW's have? (page 2)

juni

NEEDY

Need to be right.

Need others to direct their lives.

Need an answer for a lot of life's mysteries.

Need like community.

Need to have it spelled out what they should do for God's favor.

carla

Arrogant & stubborn, fearful of life & death, lack true faith in anything but the wt, wishy-washy, better stop before I can't.

yaddayadda

They all believe their eternal future and happiness depends entirely on their loyalty to the organisation.

Fear......death, a pretty mean and nasty God and Watchtower authorities, demons, apostates, worldly people, fellow congregants (being ratted on or gossiped about), losing their family if they speak their mind or commit a "sin", how they appear to the others

NotaNess

Personal experience says they can walk on the edge of the WTS rules, and get free passes from other JW's when they do things un-becoming of a witness.

Lie, Cheat, Abuse, Dis-Respect, but hey, it's a new morning the next day!

On the opposite side of the field, as oon as you hint at questioning doctrine...you're pushed off the edge.

FatSlimBoy...., Stereotype = Fact ( a majority of the time )

Arthur

Tired and burned out

The organization pushes the friends to continue forward on a rigorous treadmill of busy-work. Tons of meetings, assemblies, studying publications, and door-to-door activity keep them so busy, that they don't have time to do serious, in-depth research of the Bible. Ironically, it is only when people start missing meetings, and going out in service less, that they actually have the time to seriously research their own beliefs and dogma. No wonder the GB doesn't want to lighten the load.

jaguarbass

Ill go with at least one wacky parent, for a lowest common denominator.

winnie

They lack respect.

While most people would respectfully listen to at least some of their rantings, as soon as you start to tell them your beliefs, and (god forbid) back them up with your own publications, they don't want to know.

Arrogance and ignorance at it's best.

OnTheWayOut

They are virtually all likely to wear name badges 16 hours a day on their summer vacations.
Most of them know every coffee shop within a 10 mile radius of a Kingdom Hall.
They are the only people who never went to college that have several bookbags per person.

Steve Hassan claims from personal experience and studies that cult members come from
all walks of life. While people who went through a major change in their life are most
vulnerable, JW's come from all walks of life. My feeling is that non-religious people
going through some life-changing turmoil (divorce, unemployment, death of loved one) are
most vulnerable.

pollyana

A higher than normal incidence of mental illness?

What "Common Denominator" do most JW's have?