An Ex-JW Study who still has some inclinations toward the Witnesses, respects them also but doesn't believe it to be the right thing has invited me and a friend (who is a Christian) to speak to him tonight. He knows my mum and several of the elders i knew - infact my mum and him know each other well, we met through my Christian friend who also knows him from the past, on the way to the pub the guy recognized me to be my mums son by chance because i look like her lol.
I wondered...
What process is there for making people into witnesses?
I thought...
- Called on in the Ministry - someone desperate or keen to learn about God and what he wants
- Study begins - indoctrination sessions
- Meetings are introduced as a 'taste and see' what you think - actually from then on and even before its a pressure for people to progress
- Contrasts drawn between other religions - Make other ones look bad and point out the positives in being a Witness...
- Terms, expressions creep in like 'the truth' and before long your dressing like a Witness - Feel part of the same group and an equal
- Leaving now means losing something amazing - actually meaning if you go now, we'll ignore you/turn back on you