What Double Standards Exist With Jehovah's Witnesses?

by minimus 37 Replies latest jw friends

  • seek2find
    seek2find

    Freedom of speech is fought for all the way to the supreme court, but not allowed in the congregation (I.E. expressing doubts, ECT.) Ray comments on this in the 1st chapter of COC seek2find

  • minimus
    minimus

    An elder is not a "clergyman" but he'll take that designation to conveniently park in a hospital lot that has a sign "Clergy Only".

  • lavendar
    lavendar

    I don't know if this fits into your post, but our JW daughter-in-law has always been soooo sweet to our face, but one time we were out at the movies and she pretended not to see us. Guess she didn't want her JW "friends" seeing her associating with a couple of "goats".

    Lavendar

  • The Dragon
    The Dragon

    Tell them one day you have a friend who is double standard and will not listen to what anyone says......play along and watch them condemn this person you are talking about and how wrong they are for being this way....then tell them it was them you were really talking about...and they just judged themselves.....

    Should make them think and think twice before judging anyone again.

  • minimus
    minimus

    Lav, it fits in their 2 facedness.

  • winnie
    winnie

    They will take advantage of any kind of social services that is offered, yet will not support this country in anything

    My thoughts exactly. They refuse to vote, salute flags etc but are the first in line for handouts when the government offers.

  • rowan
    rowan

    there was this crass CO who would send awful reports (which we read becasue the congo folder was in our home) to the branch about my father's materialism. well the sod was married to a brazilian chic, whenever they came to our congo they were placed in a spare property of ours. guess what? 500 dollars worth of phone bills for calls to Brazil from my country.

    big, loud, crass, ignorant, zealot sod who abused his power and stole our money. but, his letter to the branch clearly stated that my father was neglecting his duties as an elder in favor of taking care of the building of a new "luxurious" (it was not luxurios) house, in spite that we already owned a comfortable and functional home.

    guess he had no problem of taking advantage of our "materialism", that BTW, he condemned from the platform.

    yeah, I know how I sound. like an arrogant bitch. but guys... my father would crawl in front of these vermin who did not reach the sole of his shoes in humanity. yeah! I am angry.

    My father, by trying to be a good christian, set no boundaries. and we all suffered for that.

    well, that's for today.

    Rowan

  • ithinkisee
    ithinkisee
    Increase in JWs evidence of divine blessing

    When people are joining the JWs in large numbers, they say it is "evidence of Jehovah's blessing". (Watchtower July 1, 2002, p.13, paragraph 17-19)
    But ... when the numbers are down they claim it's because "the greater number has cooled off".

    JWs can take blood, but can't donate

    JWs are allowed to take every single component of blood (including the ones that transmit diseases) from other people and the general blood supply.
    But ... JWs are NOT allowed to donate any blood back to the very system they take blood from!

    Kids dying from no blood

    They brag about how many JW kids face death because of their stance on blood, including putting the kid's pictures on the cover of the Awake magazine. (Awake! 1994 May 22 p.2 Youths Who Put God First 3-15)

    But ... JWs say Satan is persecuting them when they are labeled as child killers. (Watchtower 1998 December 1 p.14 par. 4 Defending Our Faith)

    Strong Families

    If someone wants to leave the JWs (like me), they are labeled as apostates and shunned - even by family members.(Watchtower 1998 December 1 p.17 Defending Our Faith)
    But ... JWs say Satan is persecuting them when they are labeled as a religion that breaks up families.(Kingdom Ministry August 2002 pp.3-4)

    Interpreting the bible accurately

    JWs condemn the Catholic Church as arrogant for saying only the Catholic Church can accurately interpret the bible. (The Watchtower, 7/1/1943, p. 201.)
    But ... JWs brag that the Watchtower Society is the only one that can accurately interpret the Bible. (The Watchtower, Feb. 15, 1981; The Watchtower, Oct. 1, 1967. p. 587)

    Pedophiles

    JWs condemned the Catholic Church for decades for not owning up to their pedophile problems. (Any "Watching The World" in the 80's & 90's)
    But ... the JWs have never apologized for their pedophile problems. (The Catholics DID apologize!)

    Apostate Literature

    JWs condemn the Catholic Church for not allowing their followers to read or study with JWs. (Year Book 1988 p.100 Ireland)
    But ... JWs are instructed to promptly throw away any literature from other "apostate" religions. (Watchtower 1986 March 15 pp.15-20 Allow No Place for the Devil!)

    New Light

    JWs condemn the Catholic Church's "new light" doctrine, saying it makes the Catholic Church unreliable. (g70 4/22 p. 8 Changes That Disturb People)
    But ... JWs excuse for all their false prophecies and flip-flops is "new light".

    Any others?

    -ithinkisee

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